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Jamaica: The Nyasaland Key Plate
Stamps, 1911 - 1921.

In June 1910 the Kingston Philatelogical Society
and the Jamaica Philatelic Association petitioned
the Governor of Jamaica for a stamp to be issued
bearing the profile of King Edward as a lasting
memorial to their "late beloved King". The Governor
recommended the petition and forwarded it to
London, which resulted in an issue in February
1911, 8 months after the King's death.

To meet the new order De La Rue produced a 2d
stamp in the key plate design also used for issues in
Nyasaland, St. Lucia, Straits Settlements and British
Honduras. The stamp used a key plate of the head
of Edward VII and a 2d Jamaica duty plate.

Typographed by De La Rue in two panes of 60 side
by side to form each sheet of 120. For this stamp
and the first George V printing, both plates had
Jubilee lines forming a double border with gaps to
release pressure.

Watermarked Multiple Crown CA,
comb perforated 14.

A single printing of 1012 sheets, 121,440 stamps.

Issued 3 February 1911 and used up that year.

Overprinted Specimen
(Samuel Type 012).

Flaw in inner frame
line of duty plate,
right pane, row 2,
stamp 6. Not
present throughout
the printing, it is not
on this complete
sheet.
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