The Airy Hall Post Office, located on the Essequibo Coast (sometimes referred to as the Arabian Coast), was first opened in 1860 at the local Police Station. It was later moved to Aurora around 1861, operating under the name “Aurora & Airy Hall.” The post office was closed for a period but was subsequently reopened on June 6, 1876, and remained in operation until its final closure on July 31, 1902.

During its years of operation, Airy Hall was a key point in the mail delivery network of the Essequibo Postal District. The T.P.O. Essequibo Steamer played a crucial role in connecting Airy Hall to the rest of the colony, bringing mail to various points along the coast, including Suddie and Adventure. Additionally, mail carts, and earlier wagons, provided delivery services from Airy Hall south to Aurora and north to Charity, linking it with the Pomeroon postal system.

After the closure of the Airy Hall Post Office, mail services for the area were handled by the Suddie Post Office.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Airy Hall with EKD prior to 22 January 1901, the day marking the end of the reign of Queen Victoria. In addition to listing the Panda Type #, for reference, we also list the T&H Type from The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe, the Type and referenced page from The Postal History of British Guiana by Edward B. Proud, and the referenced pages from British Guiana Coded Postmarks – Study paper No 3 by Michael Rego, for coded postmarks.

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→ Panda Type # E  4.1 – Airy-Hall

T&H – Type 3a p.300 ; Proud – Airy Hall D3 p.29

EKD: 26 Apr 1880 / LKD: 26 Mar 1902

The Airy Hall Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S) is a Panda Type E5 postmark.  The Panda Type E5 is Double Ring (D.R.), 22.5-24mm, 2 line date (2 L.D.) with year abbreviated (Y.A.).  Colony not shown.

The Panda Type E5.1 is cataloged as Type 3a and is listed as “Rather Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

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