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Jamaica Revenues: Judicial Stamps, 1858.
Issued 1 January 1858.
Typographed by De La Rue on unwatermarked blued paper, perforated 15½ x 15.
SPECIMENS
The control of production of stamps for Jamaica did not pass to the Crown Agents until 1862.
Specimens were produced by the Inland Revenue, who used a British handstamp.
Two types are known on the 1s.
Handstamp Nicholson type 15, (Samuel type GB2).
Handstamp
Nicholson
type 16.
Current
number 3.
Post Office use. Fiscal use.
Kingston, 11 November 87.
Up Park Camp, 28 June 00.
