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Jamaica: Pre-Adhesive Postal Rates

UK Packet Rate
In 1854 the Packer Rate was reduced to 6d.

Unpaid Packet Letter from Dry Harbour at 6d Rate

At Dry Harbour
P8 (D2) of 10 Oct 1854
EKD (on reverse)

At Kingston
P8 of 10 Oct 1854 (on reverse)

At London
Red receiving mark of 1 Nov 1854

Pre-Paid Packet Letter from Duncans at 6d Rate

Prepayment of Packet charges became compulsory in 1858.

At Duncans
P2a (D1) of 9 Apr 1858
(in use 1840 to 1859)

At Kingston
PD5 (PD7)
m/s ‘Paid 6’

At London
PAID 4 May 1858