A double-circle CDS with 'PAQUEBOT' usually at the top, seperated from the (CITY NAME)
at the bottom by two 'killer' arcs. The date, and usually time of reception, occupy the centre.
COUNTRY PORT YEAR-DATES
RARITY** ENGLAND HULL 1906-14 C " LIVERPOOL1 1895-1985
1906-69AA
A " LONDON2 1935-82 AA " PLYMOUTH3 1904-32
1907-31
1933-85AA
AA
A " SOUTHAMPTON 1908-33 B WALES SWANSEA4 1935-75 B SCOTLAND EDINBURGH 1938-87* A IRELAND COBH/QUEENSTOWN5 1907-11
1924-58
A
AATRINIDAD PORT-OF-SPAIN 1936-81 AA BRITISH GUIANA GEORGETOWN 1934-41 B ZANZIBAR6 --- 1932-65 A SINGAPORE7 --- 1919-24
1925-36
1937-48
C
A
BNOTES
* Still thought to be in use according to 2nd. Edition (1987) of Hosking's Book.
** Hoskings uses Studd's rating system (A=common, B=less common, C=reasonably
scarce, D=rare) with the added categories: AA=very common and DD=very rare.
1 Liverpool: 1906 'LIVERPOOL.1' Letters relatively larger. Arcs shorter.
2 London: 'LONDON F.S.' at top, 'PAQUEBOT' at bottom.
3 Plymouth: 1907 - 'PAQUEBOT.PLYMOUTH' at top; 1933 - 'PAQUEBOT PLYMOUTH DEVON' at
top.
4 Swansea: 'SWANSEA G.I.A.M.' at top.
5 Queenstown: 1907 - 'PAQUEBOT QUEENSTOWN' at top; 1924 - 'PAQUEBOT COBH' at top.
6 Zanzibar: No inner circle.
7 Singapore: Relative sizes of letters vary.