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Description: | Postage stamps for Jamaica were first issued in 1860. They were printed in London by Thomas De La Rue and the values were 1d, 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d and 1/-.
Shown is a proof of the 1/- value in a complete sheet, printed in black on blued paper.
The second stamp in the second row shows a small flaw in the printing plate, this is known as the “dollar variety”. The S in Shilling is malformed as a $ and can clearly be seen in this unique proof. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | De La Rue & Co. | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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