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Jamaica: Postal Stationery
Inland Rates
Inland 1d Country Rate (1877 to 1889)
The 1d rate applied to cards sent / delivered beyond the same town until 31 Dec 1889..
De La Rue Issue: First Type
Issued 14 Nov 1877
Port Maria
30 Mar 1882 to
Kingston
Inland ½d All Island Rate (1 Jan 1890 to 1939)
On 1st January 1890 the two tier Inland rates were abolished with a uniform ½d rate.
As a result the 1d cards became obsolete and were overprinted “HALF-PENNY”.
De La Rue Issue: Overprinted locally ‘HALF-PENNY’
Issued Oct 1890.
Kingston
18 Apr 1891 to Sav
La Mar
