"On going through some old postal records recently I came across an indent to the Crown Agents dated 21st December, 1931 for, inter alia, three registration postmarks to be supplied with the words 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' in top half and 'REGISTRATION' in bottom half of circle or oval. Two of these were to be oval and one circular. I also found the invoice for them. I have never seen a copy of this postmark on an entire although I have a few stamps with parts of: this mark. No one in the G.P.O. today remembers using such a mark. I shall be glad to know if any member has any information that will afford some indication of its life.
On April 1st, 1933, a branch post office was opened at St. Lawrence before its postmarks had been received. Pending the receipt of these the G.P.O. lent them one of theirs. Has any member an entire posted from St. Lawrence between April 1st and May 29th 1933 (the date their postmarks were received) from which particulars can be obtained of the G.P.O. postmark used? I need this information for my Postmark collection."
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