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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 151

Great Britain Stamps Used in Jamaica
Imperial Issues used at the Post Towns after the arrival of the Obliterators
Overseas Destinations
India
1860 (24 Aug.) envelope ex the Major Kent correspondence "Per Packet from Jamaica 25th. August 1860" to Calcutta, bearing 6d. lilac (2, some perf. faults) both cancelled "A01" with "kingston jamaica" K8 and London Paid (1.9) datestamps, and manuscript "1" alongside, three Indian datestamps on reverse including Benares Sorted (2.11). An almost certainly unique cover from the last Packet Letter mailing that was, after representations from the new Jamaican Post Office, allowed without being charged Postage Due, even though Great Britain stamps were not allowed for postage at that time. Foster lists one other cover, to Great Britain, from the two August 1860 mailings, a total of 200 letters despatched in all according to the records. Photo

provenance:
L.C.C. Nicholson, February 1940
Sissons, December 1982
Francois Piat Dewavrin, December 2014

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,200

Starting price
£800