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Central and South America British Guiana
The Packet Rate Structure for British Guiana, was One Shilling. Packet Rates were effective 1840 through March
of 1854, when rates reduced to 6d. Control of the Post Office transferred to the local government on 1 May, 1860.
Packet Letter to a Demerara Plantation
6d paid
!..' - 1 ..- ...
To Oemerara, 13 June, 1859-27 days
Paid packet letter, Cambeltown numeral 65 cancel. 15 June, London transit and
10 July, 1859 arrivai Demerara. Se/dom seen Southend receiving office back
stamp on reverse with Cambeltown double arc backstamp.
Reverse markings -->
Southend local
receiving office &
Demerara receiver.
24c paid
British packet from
Georgetown A03 duplex
cancel on 24c adhesive,
rate equal to 6d.
29 April arrivai
Georgetown, 7 April, 1872-22 days
(Addressee Top) The Turkeyen Plantation, a sugar growing plantation exporting to Scotland located on the East Coast of Demerara.
