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BRITISH WEST INDIES CINDERELLA
Jamaica Patriotic Labels
The League obtained official support, as the Governor (Sir W.H. Manning) authorised
the labels to be placed on sale at all post offices throughout Jamaica; and the
postmistresses, instructed to push their sale, had to account for them just as they did
for postage stamps (Cooke).

GEORGE 1-.. GOil BAULT
.l ·~ ., B A 'tCA
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Above is a 1917 (26 February) registered cover Annotto Bay to US.A. which
includes a second issue red cross label (the "Jamaica" in red overprint).