The Whim Post Office, located on the Corentyne Coast in the Berbice Postal District, was opened by 1871. It became a money order office on November 1, 1886, and was reclassified from a 1st class to a 2nd class office in 1902. The office, situated 18 miles from New Amsterdam, possibly used the coded postmark “ECB 5,” a rare strike.

The following are the Date Stamps used at Whim 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. 2 1 -Whim

T&H – Type 3 p. 300 ; Proud – Whim D3 p. 268

EKD: 22 Sep 1880 / LKD:12 Nov 1895

The Whim 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 E4.21 is cataloged as Type 3 and is listed as “Rather Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

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→ Panda Type # E 21 . 11-Whim

T&H Type 10 p. 303; Proud – Whim D4 p. 268

EKD: 2 Jun 1896 / LKD: 25 Jun 1915

The Potaro Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S) is a Panda Type E21 postmark.  The Panda Type E21 is S.R. 24 – 24.5 mm. with dividing dots separating office from colony. 2 L.D. with YIF. B. Guiana at foot.

The Panda Type E21.9 is cataloged as Type 10 and listed as “Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.