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Jamaica: 1860 to 1879 Postal History

Letters Between Jamaica and North America
Adhesive Period Steamship Letters

1873 Steamship Letter from Jamaica to USA (Pensylvannia)

At ???
Obliterator A6?
6 Oct 1873

At New York
‘NY Steamship 10’
21 Dec 1870
Postage Due

Rated 6d adhesives paid of which 2d due to the Jamaica PO (inland) charge
and 4d to the packet operator.

1874 Steamship Letter from Jamaica (Kingston) to USA (New Jersey)

At Kingston
Obliterator A01
cds 4 Jun 1874
‘per Atlas’

At New York
‘US Currency 10’
13 Jun 1874
Postage Due

Rated 5d adhesives paid of which 1d due to the Jamaica PO and 4d to the packet operator.
The additional 1d to the Jamaica PO (for inland postage) was applied by the PO Law introduced May 1868.
In the USA, charged the blanket 10c rate introduced 1864 for all US inland distances.