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Hoping someone may be able to help identify a postmark which has me stumped.
It is on a 1968 6c. Efficiency Year stamp and what I can make out reads;
T.P.A.B'??RIV.ST
Possibly an R at the end, which would probably make it "something" River Steamer.
Any help would be terrific.
thanks
martyn
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Hi Martyn,
It appears to be "T.P.A. B'CE RIV. STR." so I agree it's a steamer TPO.
I believe here "B'CE" is short for "Berbice", a river and district in Guyana.
Here's a complete postmark that I found on the Internet:
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I see references in the BWI Study Circle Bulletin to "Travelling Postal Agents" relating to steamer services like this one.
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"I believe here "B'CE" is short for "Berbice", a river and district in Guyana."
Definitely agree with that although I couldn't make out the C and E I was leaning to Berbice as it was the only thing that I could think of that made any sense.
Now just need to work out what T.P.A. stands for.
Thank you nigelc for that picture as well.
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TPA = Travelling Postal Agent
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Thanks again Nigel, should have known that, had a mental block 
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07:18:54am
Hi,
Hoping someone may be able to help identify a postmark which has me stumped.
It is on a 1968 6c. Efficiency Year stamp and what I can make out reads;
T.P.A.B'??RIV.ST
Possibly an R at the end, which would probably make it "something" River Steamer.
Any help would be terrific.
thanks
martyn
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re: Guyana Postmark Query
Hi Martyn,
It appears to be "T.P.A. B'CE RIV. STR." so I agree it's a steamer TPO.
I believe here "B'CE" is short for "Berbice", a river and district in Guyana.
Here's a complete postmark that I found on the Internet:
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I see references in the BWI Study Circle Bulletin to "Travelling Postal Agents" relating to steamer services like this one.
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09:57:55am
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"I believe here "B'CE" is short for "Berbice", a river and district in Guyana."
Definitely agree with that although I couldn't make out the C and E I was leaning to Berbice as it was the only thing that I could think of that made any sense.
Now just need to work out what T.P.A. stands for.
Thank you nigelc for that picture as well.
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10:54:52am
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Thanks again Nigel, should have known that, had a mental block
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