The Vreedenhoop Post Office, located on the West Bank of the Demerara River, was opened by 1860 at the police station in the Demerara River West Bank Postal District. It served as the terminus for the West Coast Railway, with mails reaching Vreedenhoop from Georgetown by ferry. Mails from Warimia followed a unique route by canal, then by lorry along canal bank roads to Bagotville, and from there to Vreedenhoop.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Vreed-en-hoop 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 code-marks.

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→ Panda Type # E  4. 19 -Vreed-en-hoop

T&H – Type 3a p. 300 ; Proud – Vreeden Hoop D3 p. 263

EKD: 29 Oct 1881 / LKD:3 Jul 1903

The Vreed-en-hoop 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 E4.19 is cataloged as Type 3a and is listed as “Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.