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Jamaica: The 1929 – 32 Issue.
The Crown Agents accepted De La Rue’s tender for new definitives on 25 September 1928.
De La Rue recess printed all three values in sheets of 120, two panes of 60, comb perforated 14.
1d value, issued 15 March 1929.
The 1d die proof was approved
on 2 November 1928.
21 die 1 printings were invoiced
between 18 January 1929 and
5 September 1931, 27,569,831
stamps.
Die proof of die 1.
Lettered A and
initialled.
Specimen type D19.
Ex Hemmings. 431 produced.
One 120 set plate was
made from die 1.
There are no plate
numbers but there is
an engine turned
pattern in the lower
sheet margin.
Die 2, issued in 1932, Die 1.
had several minor
design differences, but
the most obvious is the
shading below
JAMAICA.
Die 1 printings were
more scarlet; Die 2.
die 2, more carmine.
