Page 6 - Jamaica Military & Patriotic Mail
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World War 11 Army Censor Markings
At the outbreak of war a British infantry battalion was stationed in Jamaica, together with support units. Military
censorship was immediately introduced at unit level, before mail was passed to a civilian post office, usually
Kingston or Cross Roads. Later in the war this procedure was slightly altered when mail from the various units
was collected by the Army Base Post Office at Up Park Camp before being passed on to the Jamaica post
office for onward transmission.
Undated (1oth December)
Airmail Cover from Up Park Camp to London
Although the year is not present in the Kingston circular datestamps, the airmail franking of one shilling was
1 1
the rate to the UK from 5 ~ May 1941 until 15 h September 1943 (air to New York and on by sea), and thus this
cover was mailed in December of either 1941 or 1942.
The cover bears the endorsement "Trans-Atlantic" Air Mail (which was a two shillings and twopence rate),
apparently in error.
EN~LAWV"'
c:.. )
r . &
The cover bears a very clear strike of the first general censorship handstamp issued to the British Army (AC3)
with the censor number 5667. This handstamp/number is known struck in both black and purple ink.
AC3 (5667) EKD: LKD: s A PR 19'tJ
in black
This cover is the earliest recorded example of this handstamp numbered 5667 in any colour.
The sender of the letter (D. J. Lynch) has signed the envelope at the lower left, but no further details are given.
World War 11 Army Censor Markings
At the outbreak of war a British infantry battalion was stationed in Jamaica, together with support units. Military
censorship was immediately introduced at unit level, before mail was passed to a civilian post office, usually
Kingston or Cross Roads. Later in the war this procedure was slightly altered when mail from the various units
was collected by the Army Base Post Office at Up Park Camp before being passed on to the Jamaica post
office for onward transmission.
Undated (1oth December)
Airmail Cover from Up Park Camp to London
Although the year is not present in the Kingston circular datestamps, the airmail franking of one shilling was
1 1
the rate to the UK from 5 ~ May 1941 until 15 h September 1943 (air to New York and on by sea), and thus this
cover was mailed in December of either 1941 or 1942.
The cover bears the endorsement "Trans-Atlantic" Air Mail (which was a two shillings and twopence rate),
apparently in error.
EN~LAWV"'
c:.. )
r . &
The cover bears a very clear strike of the first general censorship handstamp issued to the British Army (AC3)
with the censor number 5667. This handstamp/number is known struck in both black and purple ink.
AC3 (5667) EKD: LKD: s A PR 19'tJ
in black
This cover is the earliest recorded example of this handstamp numbered 5667 in any colour.
The sender of the letter (D. J. Lynch) has signed the envelope at the lower left, but no further details are given.
