The following are the Date Stamps used at T.P.O. Berbice River 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.
(T&H Type TPO-1a, C)
→ Panda Type # E 7.32 -T.P.O. Berbice River
T&H TPO Type 1a p. 380; Proud Berbice River T.P.A. D2 p. 283
EKD: 19 June 1881 / LKD: 1 Aug 1913
The T.P.O. Berbice River Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S) is a Panda Type E7 postmark. The Panda Type E7 is Double Ring (D.R.) 23 – 24.5 / 13 – 14.5 mm. 2 L.D. with Y.A. B. Guiana at foot
The Panda Type E4.22 is cataloged as TPO Type 1a and is listed as “Common” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.
The Panda British Guiana Postmark Catalog 