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JAMAICA
Land of\X'ood and Water
Jamaica was the last British West Indian colony to take control of its own post office from the G.P.O. in
London, having very effectively delayed the measure, on financial grounds, since 1847. An Act of
Transference was finally passed in April1860, and became effective from August 1860.
r The Preparation of Jamaica's first postage stamps duly commenced in May 1860. Like the Fiscal issue
(: of 1857, they were to be based upon the "Diadem IV" head, one of eight variations of the famous Wyon
1~ Head portrait of the young Queen Victoria re-engraved by Joubert for De La Rue & Co. Set within a
number of new frames, the design, more commonly known as the "laureated head" and more correctly
described as a "fillet of bay leaves", was to prove endwing, being in use for over 60 years.
-· ,, ....-.·
. .
-- ·---· ----- -· •• "'l- """' ...
7•.- "'l!• ""'- ... :000 - _,...
ji The working proofs above show late stages of the preparation of the dies. The Queen's head was re- l~
1
engraved several times to appease critics, including, it is believed, the Queen herself. The 1 d plate was ~
finally registered on 26th September 1860, and the other four plates (2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- duties) on the 3rd
October 1860. Printing commenced immediately. ~~I'
Jamaica's first stamps. Surface Printed by De La Rue. Comb Perf. 14 at Somerset House
p· le watermark
Issued~ November 1860
•
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,,
~i .);
The colours, registered at Somerset House, were as follows: 1
1d- blue 2d- pale cannine 4d- pale red-brown 6d -lilac 11-- chestnut-brown ~
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Land of\X'ood and Water
Jamaica was the last British West Indian colony to take control of its own post office from the G.P.O. in
London, having very effectively delayed the measure, on financial grounds, since 1847. An Act of
Transference was finally passed in April1860, and became effective from August 1860.
r The Preparation of Jamaica's first postage stamps duly commenced in May 1860. Like the Fiscal issue
(: of 1857, they were to be based upon the "Diadem IV" head, one of eight variations of the famous Wyon
1~ Head portrait of the young Queen Victoria re-engraved by Joubert for De La Rue & Co. Set within a
number of new frames, the design, more commonly known as the "laureated head" and more correctly
described as a "fillet of bay leaves", was to prove endwing, being in use for over 60 years.
-· ,, ....-.·
. .
-- ·---· ----- -· •• "'l- """' ...
7•.- "'l!• ""'- ... :000 - _,...
ji The working proofs above show late stages of the preparation of the dies. The Queen's head was re- l~
1
engraved several times to appease critics, including, it is believed, the Queen herself. The 1 d plate was ~
finally registered on 26th September 1860, and the other four plates (2d, 4d, 6d and 1/- duties) on the 3rd
October 1860. Printing commenced immediately. ~~I'
Jamaica's first stamps. Surface Printed by De La Rue. Comb Perf. 14 at Somerset House
p· le watermark
Issued~ November 1860
•
~ I
,,
~i .);
The colours, registered at Somerset House, were as follows: 1
1d- blue 2d- pale cannine 4d- pale red-brown 6d -lilac 11-- chestnut-brown ~
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