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World War II - Canadian Army in ~amaica .

The second Ba.ti:.alion to serve in J"amaica was t.he 1st

:Sa 'lta lion o:f the Arg'y 11 and .sut'herland Highlanders of Canada
and ~wo covers froM me~bers of that uni~ are shown above.

The canadian \JClits we:re "ktlown as "Y Force", and both coYers
bear -the second type. of cettsors'hip nand~-tatl\p, "MTLITAR't
CE.'NSOR/ "Y ''/FORCE/NO . -\I i the examples s'hown are both of

nandstatnp "NO. 1", i:'he 1:.op Cover 't'li th it in bla ck -to Rainy
~iver with Kingstan dater of 6th rebruary. 1941~ ~he lower
co....,er wit'h handstalnp in purple. on. cover to Hamillon with

d'ai:e r of the '22Tld Se ptaniber, 1941 This har-td stamp is a )2Mm
double ~ine c i~c1e wiih ~he outer circle. with a serrated
edge .