Jamaica Post 1860

Postage stamps, booklets, flight, censored and maritime mail and philatelic covers of Jamaica for sale.

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1860-3 Pines issue: 1/- cut down die proof on glazed card. Fine. £120

1860-3 Pines, 1d (SG1) wing margin copy with good part strike of 'FALM(OUTH) JAMAICA OC -- 62' cds. Stamp with small faults.  £40

1860-3 Pines, 3d green (SG3), top marg. plate 1 block, 4 x 2. Light crease affects one and small nick in corner of another, still fine mint. A rare and impressive multiple. Ex Surtees.  £800

1860-3 Pines, 3d green (SG3), wing margin block of 4, fine mint, mtd. on two. Lovely multiple. Cat £520+  £300

1864 (1 Aug) EL from Liverpool to Jamaica. with Liverpool and London Paid cds's and Kingston b/stamp. Rated 1/- Clean. £16

1864 (5 May) small cover addressed to Montego Bay with fine SPANISH TOWN O MY 5 64' cds and m/s rate mark. MONTEGO BAY cds b/stamp. £15

1870-83 proofs in the issued colours each ovptd. 'CANCELLED' of ½d, 1d, 2d, 4d and 6d.  Fine.  £75

1874 (18 Apr) envelope from Berlin to Jamaica. with Berlin and London Paid cds's both in red and 'GORDON TOWN MY 19 71' double arc cds and with Kingston b/stamp. Various rate marks. £75

1875 (16 Feb) cover to Monklands, Morant Bay with G.B. 1/- green (2) tied by London duplex cds's. On reverse good Kingston and Morant Bay cds's. Endorsed 'Per West India Mail.' Rather crumpled. £15

1881 fine 'BUFF BAY FE 11 81' cds. on QV 1d postal card also with Kingston cds. Fine. £32

1883-97 Crown CA, 6d deep yellow and 6d orange yellow (SG23, 23a), m.m. £8

1883-97 Crown CA, 1/- brown and 1/- chocolate (SG24, 24b), m.m. £8

1883-97 Crown CA, 2/- (SG25), m.m. £12

1892 cover from England to 2nd West India Regiment, addressed to 'Surgeon Major C.W. Moore - Mayo, Medical Staff, Jamaica' and with squared circle 'UP PARK CAMP' ds on reverse. Rather roughly opened. £16

1892 postal stationery 1d card from England to 2nd West India Regiment, addressed to 'Col. Caudfield, 2 W.I. Regt., Kingston, Jamaica' and with squared circle 'UP PARK CAMP' ds. £22

1892 (19 JY) GB 2½d postal stationery envelope addressed to 'Miss Reid, c/o Charles D.O. Reid Esq., 2nd West Indian Reg., Up Park Camp, Kingston, Jamaica.' East Finchley cds, Kingston cds and 'UP PARK CAMP' squared circle on reverse. £25

1892 (20 DEC) GB 2½d postal stationery envelope addressed to 'Chs Oldham Reid Esq., 2nd West Indian Reg., Up Park Camp, Kingston, Jamaica.' East Finchley cds, Kingston cds and 'UP PARK CAMP' squared circle on reverse. £25

1894 St Lucia postal stationery 1d card to 2nd West India Regiment, addressed to 'Mrs Caulfield, Camp House, Jamaica' and with squared circle 'UP PARK CAMP' ds. Vert. crease. Presumably related to Col. J.E. Caulfield who wrote the regimental history. £22

1894 Egypt 5pi postal stationery card addressed to, 'Mrs Caulfield, Up Park Camp, Jamaica, West Indies' with Alexandrie cds, London ds, Kingston and Up Park Camp squared circles. Fine. Presumably related to Col. J.E. Caulfield who wrote the regimental history. £36

1895 2nd West India Regiment embossed envelope used to England with pair of 2½d's tied by Up Park Camp squared circle. Fine. Contains long letter written on regimental stationery headed S.S. Warwick Castle giving an account of the regiment's journey from St Lucia to Jamaica and of life in camp. £45

1896 slightly cut down cover to Myerscough & Co, London with 2½d tied by good 'LITTLE LONDON' double circle cds. £8

1897 p. stat. ½d postal card used to England with added ½d tied by LUCEA cds also Kingston cds. Fine. £12

1902 p. stat. ½d card with good large type 'SPANISH TOWN' squared circle ds also fine 'SAINT ANNS BAY' cds at left. Clean. £20

1903 (Jun) p.p.c. with 1d Falls tied by fine s/l 'ALTAI' h/s in red. Also two line 'PAQUEBOT (N.Y. 2D DIV)' h/s and Hamburg cds. Hamburg America Line. Ex Swarbrick.  £200

1905-11 QV types, set to 2/- (both) with most shades (SG46-56), m.m. Cat £251. (16) £90

1905-11 Mult CA, QV types, 4d red/yellow (SG50), marg. block of 4, tiny tone spot, mint. £4

1910 cover from soldier in the 2nd W.I. Regiment sent from Sierre Leone with 1d tied by 'Plymouth Paquebot' machine cancel. Embossed West India Regiment monogram on reverse. Fine. £30

1921-7 Script CA, ½d with bow flaw (SG89ab), f.u. with pmk. well clear of the variety. £8

1935 cover to U.S.A. with GB ½d tied by Paquebot Kingston cds. Fine boxed 'Ocean Mails Ex Ariguani' cachet in purple. Clean. £25

1935 Silver Jubilee set (SG114-7), in marg. blocks of 4, gum yellowing, u.m. £15

1935 Silver Jubilee 6d and 1/- (SG116-7), in marg. blocks of 4, gum yellowing, mint. £4

1935 Silver Jubilee 6d extra flagstaff variety (SG116a), a marg. copy, slight gum yellowing, u.m. £50

1935 Silver Jubilee 6d extra flagstaff variety (SG116a), a marg. copy, perf faults, l.m.m. £40

1935 Silver Jubilee 1/- extra flagstaff variety (SG117a), a marg. copy, crease in margin, l.m.m. Cat £250. £50

1955 local cover with 2d tied by scarcer Kingston 'GIVE TO THE PRINCESS ALICE APPEAL FUND' slogan cancel. Clean. £10

1966 C/W Games M.S. (SG MS258), u.m. £3

1974 Mail Packet Boats, perf 14½, 5c (SG380a), comp. sheet of 25, plate 1B, u.m. £12