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Auction: 20041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part I - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 516

Covers and Cancellations
Red Cross Labels
1916 (26 July) envelope from Kingston and addressed locally to the Jamaica Government Railway, bearing plain unoverprinted label cancelled by typed "Jamaica Patriotic Stamp League", Kingston datestamp and signed "Lewis Ashenheim", Kingston datestamp for the same date on reverse, a little light toning around the edges of the stamp, otherwise very fine. A very rare proper postal use of this label. Photo

Note: The Red Cross labels of the Jamaica Patriotic League were sold for ½d. The fund was founded by Lewis Ashenheim, a Kingston lawyer, with the proceeds going to support the British Red Cross, the purchase of aircraft for the Royal Flying Corps and the relief of Polish Jews. The labels had no postal validity when used by the general public, however, by special order of the Governor, they were accepted for the payment of postage on the League's official mail if inscribed "Red Cross Business" or "Jamaica Patriotic Stamp League" and endorsed with Mr. Ashenheim's signature

provenance:
Joseph M. Mahfood, January 2011


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