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JAMAICA

Postal history up to UPU membership
Inland mail

After Jamaica took over control of her own Post Office on 1st August 1860, Jamaican postage stamps were
made available for prepayment of postage from 23rd November 1860. However, prepayment of inland postage
did not become compulsory until 1 st January 1872.
Until 1862 the inland letter rate for up to a half ounce remained the same is it had been previously: 4d for
distances up to 60 miles, 6d from 60 to 100 miles and 8d for over 100 miles.

Inland letters (up to 60 miles and over 100 miles)

1861 Entire letter from Kingston to Mandeville

An unpaid letter rated 4d for
distances of up to 60 miles

Kingston to
Mandeville is 58 miles

Kingston: K8 double arc datestamp
of 12 September 1861 on the back
Also manuscript "4" in blue crayon
indicating the payment due
Mandeville: PB double arc
datestamp of 13 September 1861
( s· "1" missing) on the back

1861 Cover from Flint River to Spanish Town

An irregular strip of four
two pence stamps paid the
eight pence half ounce
letter rate for distances of
over 100 miles

Flint River to Spanish
Town is 115miles

Flint River: A40 numeral
obliterators in brownish ink
Also an indistinct P11 circular
datestamp of 25 November
1861 in the same brownish
ink ("25" added by hand)
Spanish Town: P11a single
ring eds of 27 November 1861
Provenance: ex Wood