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Jamaica: Pre-Adhesive Postal Markings

Post Town Circular Hand-Stamps
Port Maria Letter with c.d.s. Type P3 (D2)

Replacement cds were sent out in Dec 1842 to 10 offices (note the absence of ‘Jamaica’).

Port Maria
P3 (D2) of 5 Mar 1849

At Kingston
K7a (D9) of 7 Mar 1849

In UK
Receiver 9 Apr 1849

Rated 1s2d, the ‘All In’ packet letter rate from a Post Town
Port Maria is in the parish of St Mary, on the North coast, 42 miles from Kingston.

Porus Packet Letter with c.d.s. Type P5 (D1)

Porus was the first office to receive this style of cds in 1846, a further four offices were supplied later.

At Porus
P5 (D1) of 6 Feb 1847

At London
Receiving cds 10 Mar

Manuscript 1s2d, the
packet letter rate from
a post town applied
from Aug 1843 to 1854.