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Jamaica Queen Victoria Laureated Head: Crown CA 1883 -97.
1s Value.
Issued in March 1897, superseded in 1906.
6 printings invoiced between 14 January 1897 and 18 January 1904, 103,920 stamps.
Brown.
Plate
number. Chocolate.
Deep brown.
Dollar Variety.
The dollar variety ($ for S in SHILLING) is
constant in pane 1, row 2 column 2.
It exists throughout, from the proof sheets printed
in 1860 now held in the British Library, in all
watermarks until the final printing in 1911.
↑ Ex Swarbrick.
Only 433 sheets were printed on Crown CA paper.
1s CA on 1899 registered cover to the USA.
1s (10d, 4 x the
1891 2½d UPU
rate, and 2d, the
1893 2d
registration fee).
Half Way Tree:
9 October 99.
Kingston:
registered:
9 October 99.
