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JAMAI\..A
Land of Wood and Water

Watermark Crown CC 1/- Used Multiples

The growth of the Jamaica postal service in the latter half of the 1 fJh Centwy was remarkable. The
volume of letters rose dramatically, and the service was used for increasingly bulkier items. This led to
the introduction of2/- and 5/- duties in 1875 and also the regular use of multiples of the 11- duty

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