The No. 51 Village Post Office, was moved from No. 50 Village after the closure of the police station. However, there is some discrepancy among sources: Proud suggests it was “reopened later at No. 51,” while Townsend & Howe (T&H) and Nathan indicate it “became” No. 51. Despite the change in designation, the postmarks continued to reference No. 50 until 1966.

The following are the Date Stamps used at No. 51 Village 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 and the Type and referenced page from The Postal History of British Guiana by Edward B. Proud.

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→ Panda Type # E 28. 6 – 2-No. 51 Corentyne

T&H Type 12b p. 305, Proud No. 51 Corentyne D1 p. 229

EKD: 13 Mar 1900 / LKD: 2 Aug 1911

The No. 50 Corentyne Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S) was used at No. 51 Village. It is a Panda Type E28 postmark.  The Panda Type E28 is S.R. 27-28 mm. 3 L.D. with Y.I.F. and Y.A. B. Guiana at foot.

The Panda Type E28.6-2 is cataloged as Type 12b and listed as “Very Scarce” in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

This strike was used at No. 51 Village Post Office after 26 Sep 1899.