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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 14

The Kingston "jamaica" and "iamaica" Handstamps
1746 (12 Aug.) entire letter "per ye Snaper" to Robert Hamilton care of James Banahan in London ", rated "1N6" and showing, on reverse, fine "jamaica" (Foster J1 sub type with tail of the "j" not extending below the line of the other letters), Bishop mark on reverse. The previously unrecorded type of the "jamaica" handstamp and the earliest date recorded by Foster, the other three examples recorded at the time of the Foster sale being dated between January 1747 and July 1749. Proud PS2 and the earliest date of use recorded by him. An important Jamaica rarity. Photo

provenance:
Lt. Col. G. Saville-Smith
Bob Swarbrick, September 1995

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Sold for
£1,600

Starting price
£1200