Page 266 - Jarvis & Wright: Jamaica Display to RPSL

Jamaica: King George V Period

1919-29 Pictorials
4d Value - Cathedral, Spanish Town Design

The Cathedral Church of St. James (or St. Jago de la Vega) in Spanish Town
was originally constructed in 1523 and was the first Cathedral in the New World.
The British replaced it in 1666 and the current structure was raised in 1714 after its predecessor was destroyed by a hurricane.
The church is built of brick in the shape of a cross. The wooden steeple was added in 1831.
Die Proof

Specimens
Multiple Crown CA Printer’s Sample Multiple Script CA

Specimen Type D12x Specimen Type D12x

Issued Stamps

Multiple Script CA