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Jamaica: Returned Letter Branch

Reason for Non Delivery
‘Returned to Sender’ Reason Date Stamps

Up to 1930 it had been the practice for the Postman write on the envelope the reason for non delivery.
To simplify the situation these new handstamps listed most of the common reasons for non delivery,
so that the Postman could place a cross against the reason applicable.

Type 1 has a frame 65 x 35mm and lists ten reasons for non delivery.

This handstamp has the wording ‘Business extinct’ rather than the more normal wording, ‘Business Defunct’.
The earliest of two known examples.

At Kingston
TMC
of 12 Nov 1930.
RTS Reason Type 1
with
‘Insufficient
Address’ marked.

Type 2 has frame 67 x 44mm shows ten reasons for non delivery

It also has an extra two dotted space lines for further information. Six copies recorded.

At London
cds of 12 Jun 1935.

At kingston
Red ‘UNDELIVERED /
RETURN TO SENDER’
of 29 Jun 1935.

RTS Reason Type 2 (VR)
with ‘Insufficient address’
marked.
Recorded, between
11 Feb 1932 and
27 May 1937
At London
cds of 20 Jul 1935.