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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 115

On Post Office Business
1847 (31 Jan.) OHMS General Post Office, Kingston printed circular from the Deputy Postmaster General to Bogata confirming that a letter is awaiting collection when postage of 2/- is paid, after which the letter will immediately be despatched, showing a fine strike of the very rare "on post office business/free" FR1 handstamp in red and, on reverse, Kingston datestamp. A rare early post office document. Proud OPD1 and the sole date recorded by him. Holcombe Certificate (1989). Photo

Note: There being no postal treaty with Colombia at this time, all mail had to be prepaid and the postage on foreign letters passing through Jamaica had to be collected before the item was forwarded

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Sold for
£580

Starting price
£400