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Jamaica: Laureated Head of Queen Victoria
½d Design
Die & Plate Proofs Issued Adhesives
Only one state of the ½d exists, produced in 1872. Paper watermarked Crown CC
Issued from 20th October 1872.
Damaged during the Blitz.
Ink Recipe
In the 1870s and later De La Rue documented the ink colour mix for each issue and printed dummy stamps.
