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Jamaica Registration: Registration Labels.

Labels applied by other postal administrations.
Registered letters, and before them, money letters, were numbered by post offices. Many letters
acquired an array of different manuscript numbers in transit. From 1883 the UPU expected countries
to apply a prominent letter R either on a label or imprinted. The UPU prescribed labels that combined
the letter R and printed numbers from 1 January 1899, but permitted postponement. Britain was late
in adopting this system in 1907, and Jamaica did not introduce registration labels until 1908. In the
interim, post to and from Jamaica acquired the labels of other countries.

From Kingston to Mexico, with U.S. and Mexican registration labels, 1900.

1s (4 x 2½d UPU rate and 2d registration).
Kingston: registered
4 June 00
(Lant type RC 7);
· R in oval ®

(Lant type RS1).

MS registration
number 110.

Boston: 11 June 00.

New York:
12 June 00;
New York Exchange
registration label.

Mexico: 17 June 00;
· Federal District
registration label.
Tepic: 21 June 00.

From Kingston to Great Britain, with British label, 1907.
3d (1d Empire rate and 2d registration).
British registration labels
were introduced on 18
February 1907, 10 days
before this cover left
Jamaica. This London F.S.
registration label is a type
only in use in 1907-08.

Kingston:
· registered 28 February 07
(Lant type RC 8);
· R in oval ®

(Lant type RS1).

Registration number 58
deleted.

London: 12 March 07.
London W.D.O.:
13 March 07.