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JAMAICA

Postal history up to UPU membership
Packet mail

Packet letters to the United Kingdom

Until 1 April 1863 both the packet letter and ship letter rates to the United Kingdom had been six pence, but
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when the packet rate increased to one shilling the ship letter rate was reduced to three pence.

1867 Cover from Kingston to St. Helier, Jersey

Franked with a wing margin
copy of the one shilling purple-
brown stamp with Pineapple
watermark paying the packet
letter rate
Carried on RMSP Conway to
St. Thomas and then on RMSP
Atrato to Southampton

Kingston: A01 duplex cancel of 25
January 1867
London: Large red paid eds of 18
February 1867
Also a red single ring eds of the
same date on the back
Jersey: Single ring eds of 19
February 1867 on the back

Ship letters to the United Kingdom

Ship letters were those carried by a vessel that was not a contracted packet ship. The reduction in the ship
letter rate from six pence to three pence on 1 April 1863 was the reason for the introduction of a stamp of this
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denomination.
1867 Entire letter from Kingston to Ashbourne

Entire letter carried by non-
contract vessel "Bolivar"
(of the West India and
Pacific Steamship Co.)
from Kingston to Liverpool

Kingston: A01 obliterator
Also K10 single ring eds of 20
February 1867
Two-line Jamaica Ship Letter
handstamp (SL5. late use)
1 Y:z accountancy mark in red
ink (PD9) denoting the agreed
share of the postage due to
the British Post Office
Liverpool: Red tombstone
paid datestamp of 24 March
1867
Ashbourne: Single ring eds of
25 March 1867 on the back

Provenance: ex Wood