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Auction: 21041 - The "Dubois" Collection of Jamaica Postal History and Stamps - Part II
Lot: 36

The Post Town Straight Line Handstamps
Type T1 in Two or Three Lines
1801 (20 Jan.) entire letter, headed "Shapton Jamaica", "p Caroline Packet" to St. Albans, rated "Inld Postg 1/3" for inland postage plus 1/- Packet rate to UK and 8d. UK inland postage, a total of "1/8" and showing, on reverse, "robins/river" and with very fine "jamaica/29 jan 1801" J5 datestamp and arrival datestamp (25.3); the latest recorded usage of this short-lived handstamp which was only in use for some four months. Proud PS2 LRD. Photo

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