British Guiana Post Offices: West Coast Railway

T.P.O Demerara Railway West Coast

The following are the Date Stamps used at West Coast Railway 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.




→ Panda Type # E 2 8 . 1 1-T.P.O. Railway, W.C.

T&H TPO Type 10 p. 381; Proud West Coast Railway D2 p. 281

EKD: 31 Jul 1899 / LKD: 4 Jun 1917

The T.P.O. Railway W.C. Circular Date Stamp (C.D.S) 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 E28.11 is cataloged as TPO Type 10 in The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana by Townsend & Howe.

1899- From the Panda Collection
1902- From the Panda Collection
1905 – From the Panda Collection
1901 – From the Panda Collection