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Jamaica: 1860 to 1879 Postal History

Letters Between Jamaica and North America
Pre-Adhesive Ship Letters

1849 Steamship Letter from Jamaica (Kingston) to USA (Bethlehem)
The Empire City line steamships started calling at Kingston on return trips from Chagres in July 1849.

At Kingston
Paid, PD6 of 20 Oct 1849

Carried by the Empire City Line
steamer Crescent City

At New York
New York / 28 Oct /Ship / 7
NYB-1 ‘5’ in circle
Known used
Jan 1849 to Jul 1851

Jamaica ship letter charge of 4d prepaid.
Rated at New York 7c (part of the ship cancel) =
2¢ Ship Fee plus 5¢ – the inland rate for less than 300 miles.

1849 Ship Letter from Morant Bay (Jamaica) to USA (Ohio)

At Morant Bay
Letter dated 6 Nov 1849
‘per steamer Fairy’

At Philadelphia
cds
‘SHIP’

Rated at Philadelphia 22¢ – 2¢ Ship Fee plus double 10¢ inland rate for more than 300 miles.