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Jamaica Registration: Money Letters, 1850 and 1852.

After the 1843 change to weight-based postage rates, money letters were charged only postage, with
no additional money letter charge.
Money Letter entire from Kingston to Spanish Town, 1850.

Charged 4d single rate with no extra money letter charge.

The inside includes:
“Kingston 14 March 1850.”
“I enclose £5- check…”

Outside:
Money Letter.

Rated 4, the less than 60
miles rate, for the 13 miles
from Kingston to Spanish
Town.

Kingston:
14 March 1850.

Spanish Town:
14 March 1850.

Money Letter cover from Lucea to Montego Bay, 1852.

Charged 4d single rate with no extra money letter charge.
Money Letter and p post.

No. 6 is the number of this
Money Letter at Lucea.

Rated 4 for the less than 60
miles rate. Lucea and
Montego Bay were on the
same Northside Post Road, so
this did not need to travel to
and from Kingston but could
be charged for only the 28
miles between the two towns.

Lucea: 21 June 1852.

Montego Bay: 22 June 1852.