COLONIAL SECRETARY, Jamaica postal history 1889 Colonial Secretary's Office printed circular requesting George Tenland of May Pen to attend a meeting of the Exhibition Commissioners posted with ON SERVICE/FREE/COLONIAL SECRETARY cachet supported by Kingston DE 28 89 sqc with MAY PEN same day arrival cds, the paper with curious crowned head watermark which has been seen on preparation sheet 1866 Montserrat revenue stamp issue, and envelope stock paper posted Tasmania NO 22 1867. £95
FONT HILL, JAMAICA postal history purple TRD dated 27 NOV 1954 on commercial card. £18
ASHTON, JAMAICA postal history purple TRD dated 22 DEC 1955 on full cover £14
POSTMARKED DAY GB STAMPS ARRIVED and also on DAY THEY WERE PLACED ON SALE, Jamaica postal history FROM AN OFFICE ABOUT TO BOYCOTT THEM!: 1858 entire to Archibald Campbell in London with weakly struck GRANGE-HILL manuscript dated 6 May (185)8 marked "Paid "6" in red crayon showing both red JAMAICA/PAID MY 8 1858 and London Paid MY 31 58 arrival. This being a unique "associated first day cover" for the day that GB QV adhesives were placed on sale in Kingston, Jamaica. The GB QV 1d, 4d, 6d arrived on "Solent" MY 6 1858 and were placed on sale at Kingston MY 8 1858. When Grange Hill received its supply of GB adhesives it boycotted their use for some 3 months along with about 30 other offices (Thomas Foster handbook Page 127) as GPO London ruled on April 16 1858 that the PMG's deputies at the Post Towns would receive only 1% commission on sale of the GB stamps whereas they had been receiving 15% commission on prestamp letters prepaid in money.
£350
BICKERSTETH, Jamaica postal history 1991 cover to Mandeville P.O. with pair 25c fish pmk'd BICKERSTETH FE 25 91 with large purple "MISSENT" and reverse with JONES TOWN POST OFFICE purple TRD dated 28 FEB 1991. £14
SPRING HILL, Jamaica postmark (D/R) DE 10 94 on QV 2½d Keyplate (SG.29) fragment. £10
PALISADOES, Jamaica skeleton cancel dated AU * 27/57 on QE2 6d, 1/- (SG.166,168) piece. £16
SAINT ANNS BAY, JAMAICA to SWITZERLAND postal history 1896 cover to Horgen, Switzerland with QV ½d, pair QV 1d (SG.16a,27) pmk'd SAINT ANNS BAY DE 7 96, reverse fine sender's cachet. £40
SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica postal history (P1 in black) dated MY 30 1835 (the Foster ERD) on wrapper docketted as from St. Mary (MY 27) to London rated 2/2. £85
BROWNS-TOWN sqc plus TELEGRAPHS combination, Jamaica postmarks (SQC) dated A/M5 8 94 with JAMAICA/TELEGRAPHS/M5 8 94/BROWNS-TOWN on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27), a rare error with both cancels having "M5" for month. £18
OLD HARBOUR STATION, Jamaica railway postmark (S2a, D1) in blue dated APR 18 1904 on 1d Falls (SG.32). £28
PARCEL POST OFFICE G.P.O., Jamaica postmark (PP?, narrow O in G.P.O.) MY 3 24 on 1/- Statue (SG.102). £12
BOG WALK, Jamaica railway postmark (S3, D3) in blue dated JAN 12 1923 on KGV 1½d Contingent (SG.96), perf. faults. £85
SAINT DAVID, Jamaica postmark (CDS) A/JA 25 92 on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27). £10
SAINT ANNS BAY, Jamaica postmark (D/R) in blue ink dated FE 10 04 on QV 3d (SG.21). £10
SANTA-CRUZ, Jamaica postmark (CDS) 8 AU 94 on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27). £4
EWARTON, Jamaica postmark (CDS) JU 11 01 on 1d Falls (SG.31). £3