British Guiana  

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H&G 11 H&G 12 H&G B8 H&G C10 H&G E6 H&G E7 H&G F1

UPU member as British Colony from 1 April 1877.

Waterlow & Co SPECIMEN types have been renumbered

class H&G T and H year value colour size description printer specimen type notes
post card 4 4 1886 1c     ship (inland) De La Rue D{2}  
  5 5 1887 3c     ship De La Rue D{2}  
  8 8 1892 2c     ship De La Rue D{2a}  
  9 9 1892 2c + 2c     ship De La Rue D{2a}  
  10 10 1894 1c     ship De La Rue D{2a}  
  11 11 1939 1c     KGVI rice fields Waterlow W{24}  
  12 12 1945 2c     KGVI waterfalls Waterlow W{18}  
envelope B1a – 1894 1c   140 × 78 embossed ship De La Rue D{2} 1
  B2 2 1894 2c red 145 × 88 embossed ship De La Rue D{2}  
  B3 3 1894 5c   133 × 106 embossed ship (thin paper) De La Rue D{2}  
  B6 6 1923 2c violet   embossed ship De La Rue D{4}  
  B7 7 1935 2c     KGV fisherman Waterlow W{21}  
  B8 8 1935 3c     gold mining (no head) Waterlow W{21}  
  B9 9 1938 2c     KGVI waterfalls Waterlow W{21}  
regist env C7 9 1902 4c blue G: 152 × 96 embossed ship De La Rue D{4rb}  
  C8 10 1922 4c brown G: 152 × 96 embossed ship De La Rue D{4r}  
  C9 11 1923 6c blue G: 152 × 96 embossed ship De La Rue D{4r}  
  C10 12 1935 4c   G: 152 × 96 KGV waterfalls De La Rue D{4}  
  C11 13 1938 4c   G: 152 × 96 KGVI map Waterlow W{23}  
  C12 14 1939 6c   G: 152 × 96 KGVI fisherman Waterlow W{23}  
wrapper E3 3 1905 2c violet   ship De La Rue D{4}  
  E4 4 1935 1c     KGV rice fields Waterlow W{22}  
  E5 5 1935 2c     KGV fisherman De La Rue D{4}  
  E6 6 1938 1c     KGVI rice fields Waterlow W{22}  
  E7 7 1940 2c     KGVI waterfalls Waterlow W{25}  
air letter F1 1 1944 12c     Stabroek market Waterlow W{26}  

type image dimensions application
BG2 22¼ × 3 handstamped diag across stamp impression
BG3   perforated through stamp impression
D{2} 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{2a} as above 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4r} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BR to TL (inverted) on reverse
D{4rb} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TR to BL (inverted) on reverse
W{21} 68 × 8½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{22} 76 × 7½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{23} 88 × 7 overprinted diag BL to TR
W{24} 41 × 5½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{25} 98 × 9½ overprinted diag BL to TR
W{26} 85 × 9 overprinted diag BL to TR
W{27} 59 × 6 overprinted diag BL to TR

Note

1  Specimen not listed by Townsend and Howe.

Acknowledgement

Compiled by Charles Freeland.

Reference

Townsend, W. A. and Howe, F. G. The Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana. The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1970.

Last updated 28 October 2009

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