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Jamaica: Postal Stationery
Overseas Rates
Card Used for 1½d Overseas Rate (1879 to 1890)
The 1½d rate applied to cards sent overseas from 1 Apr 1879 until 31 Mar 1890.
De La Rue Issue: QV UPU Type
On 16 Jun 1883 a new style of card was introduced for overseas usage.
Spur Tree
12 Feb 1889 to
Germany
Card Used for Overseas Rates (1890 to 1893)
The rate changed to 1d for mail only by non-contract steamers on 1 Jun 1890 (but not for mail on contract steamers).
De La Rue Issue: QV UPU Type 1d.
Kingston
29 Dec 1891
To USA (St Louis)
By non-contract
steamer, hence the
1d rate applied.
