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(Updated 26 May 2020) The illustrated JAN 31 1910 and JUN 2 1911 strikes are different. The 1910 has closely set ‘IC' and wider ‘M’ in JAMAICA. The Maltese crosses may be different in format; and whilst the JAMAICA GOV’T. RAILWAY in the 1910 strike has apostrophe and stop in ‘GOV’T.’ the 1911 may differ in it not having the stop. If you can supply decent full strikes for this period please do so. David Horry has very kindly supplied drawings of the two cancellations (subject clarification on the GOVT portion in the 1911 strike), and an overlay of the two cancels to show their difference.
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(Updated 25 April 2020) The illustrations below review all the measurements of the two duplex obliterators, and update the short-lived life span of handstamp II.
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Further covers to McCormick & Company in Baltimore, Maryland might determine whether the blue ink ‘OCT 19 ‘31’ datestamps (22.5 x 5mm) were applied by the company to show date of receipt (this cover having no other markings), but application of two strikes suggest a deliberate intention to kill all three adhesives which would be more in line with the duty of a postal clerk, and of little importance to the recipient. Attention must focus on whether the datestamp (which could be construed as blanket coverage for OCT 1931) was applied in a temporary capacity during the aftermath of the devastating hurricane which destroyed the town of Belize on the afternoon of 10th September 1931.
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The attached article was written for the British West Indies Study Circle journal and appeared in the June 2015 issue. John Tingey has his article on this cover scheduled for the August 2015 edition of "Stamp & Coin Mart" written in the form of an Arthur Conan Doyle "whodunnit" (should go on sale approx. 12th July).
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