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Jamaica: 1860 to 1879 Postal History

Letters Between Jamaica and North America
1877 Interim UPU Rate

On 1st April 1877 Jamaica joined the GPU and from then their rates applied.

1877 Steamship Letter from Jamaica (Kingston) to USA (Ohio) (Interim UPU Rate)

At Kingston
Obliterator A01
K12 (D26) of 11 Jul 1877
‘Malabre / Jamaica’ Cachet
m/s ‘Per Claribel’
(an Atlas line steamer)
At New York
on reverse:
New York ‘Paid All’ transit
Cin. Ohio receiver

Rated 6d – the Packet Letter rate in use 1st April 1877 to 31 March 1879.

1878 Steamship Letter from Jamaica (Kingston) to USA (New York) (Interim UPU Rate)

At Kingston
Obliterator A01
K12 (D28) 13 Jun 1878 (LKD)
‘Davidson, Colthirst
& Co’ cachet

At New York
Cds of 20 Jun 1878
Circular ‘PAID ALL’

Rated 6d – the Packet Letter rate in use 1st April 1877 to 31 March 1879.