Introduction

Sources

Reference	Prime Source	Transcribed From
RGZ	Royal Gazette	Royal Gazette
JGZ	Jamaica Gazette	Jamaica Gazette
JGZ_Supp		Supplement
JGZ_Extra		Extra
JGZ / Bacon 1891	Jamaica Gazette	The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers, postcards, and telegraph stamps of the British Colonies in the West Indies, together with British Honduras and the colonies in South America. Bacon, ED Philatelic Society London 1891
JGL	Gleaner	Jamaica Gleaner, transcribed by Steve Jarvis
JGZ / Clerk	Jamaica Gazette	Transcribed by Astley Clerk and published in The Postage Stamp 1909 to 1913
Col Std / Clerk	Colonial Standard	Transcribed by Astley Clerk and published in The Postage Stamp 1909 to 1913
JGL / Clerk		Transcribed by Astley Clerk and published in The Postage Stamp 1909 to 1913
Timbre Post / LP		London Philatelist Jan 1892: Jamaica Postal Notices By E. H. Bacon. The HE number of the Timbre-Poste for November last, contains a review of the Philatelic Society's recently published work on the stamps of the British West Indies. The Editor of that Journal is recognised all over the world, and justly so, as one of the greatest authorities upon all things appertaining to the science of Philately, and our Society may well be proud of the highly eulogistic terms in which he speaks of our latest catalogue. The review is specially interesting, as the writer gives translations in extenso of four important Jamaica postal notices, which are not found in my "Preliminary Notes" at the head of the Colony. As I stated at page 89 of the catalogue, the only file of the Jamaica Official Gazette I could find in this country, commences with the number for June 3rd 1869, consequently I was unable to furnish any notices of an earlier date than this, from that source. Three of the notices translated by Mons. Moens were published previous to the year 1869, while the fourth, which is dated 1st April, 1879, for some reason or other did not appear in the Official Gazette, although it was published in, at any rate, one, if not more, of the local newspapers. Mons. Moens, in reply to a request I made him, has kindly sent me the original copies of the notices he received from Jamaica, which I now reproduce here for the benefit of those collectors who may not have seen the number of the Timbre-Poste. I have drawn attention to.
Jamaica 1928		Jamaica, Its Postal History, Postage Stamps and Postmarks. Collett et al SG 1928

Index to Information

1780

Link		PO Notices
	8 Mar 1780	Packet Service Procedures	Jamaica 1928 p12

1776

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1777

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1779

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1782

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1784

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1787

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters
	List of Packet Boats sailing from Falmouth to West Indies

1790

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1796

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1799

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1802

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1805

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1808

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1816 to 1830

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Property owners

1817

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1824

Link	PO Notices
Link	Blue Book
	Wm Jekyll Astey, Deputy Postmaster General, General Post Office Kingston. Appointed 17 Feb 1822. By commission from His Lordship, the Post Master General. Office executed by Principal. Salary: £400 sterling per annum with an extra allowance of £228.2.6 sterling per annum to cover the contingencies of office. Annual salary in sterling £628.2.6, in Currency £879.7.6. No fees, The Deputy Post Master General enjoys the privilege of franking Colonial newspapers to all parts of the island of Jamaica, from which a profit is derived of about £2000 Currency. Net amount in sterling £2056.13.11, Net amount in Currency £2879.7.6.
Link	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1825

Link	Blue Book
	Deputy Post Master General Anstey excised and deputy John Morce

1833

Link	Blue Book
	Deputy Post Master General John Morce

1834

Link		Blue Book
		Deputy Post Master General Anstey & Lord Sussex Lennox
Link		PO Notices
	13 Sep 1834	Spanish Town Daily Post	Gleaner 13 Sep 1834
	13 Sep 1834	Shipping Intelligence	Gleaner 13 Sep 1834

1835

Link	Blue Book
	Deputy Post Master General John Wilson

1837

Link		Royal Gazette
	7 Jan 1837	British and French Weight Rate Steps	RGZ 7 Jan 1837
	21 Jan 1837	Silver Coin & Packet Schedule	RGZ 21 Jan 1837
	21 Jan 1837	American Packet Ship Orbit	RGZ 21 Jan 1837
	28 Jan 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 28 Jan 1837
	4 Feb 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 4 Feb 1837
	4 Feb 1837	Packet Schedule with Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 4 Feb 1837
	4 Feb 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 4 Feb 1837
	11 Feb 1837	Steamer Carron Arrival	RGZ 11 Feb 1837
	11 Feb 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 11 Feb 1837
	18 Feb 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 18 Feb 1837
	25 Feb 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 25 Feb 1837
	4 Mar 1837	Packet Schedule	RGZ 4 Mar 1837
	4 Mar 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 4 Mar 1837
	11 Mar 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 11 Mar 1837
	11 Mar 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 11 Mar 1837
	18 Mar 1837	Packet and Internal Post Schedule	RGZ 18 Mar 1837
	18 Mar 1837	Post Office Revenue for 1836	RGZ 18 Mar 1837
	18 Mar 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 18 Mar 1837
	25 Mar 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 25 Mar 1837
	1 Apr 1837	Country Post and Newspapers	RGZ 1 Apr 1837
	1 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 1 Apr 1837
	8 Apr 1837	Alban Packet & Country Mail Schedule	RGZ 8 Apr 1837
	8 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 8 Apr 1837
	15 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 15 Apr 1837
	22 Apr 1837	1st March Packet Arrived 15 Apr	RGZ 22 Apr 1837
	22 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 22 Apr 1837
	29 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 29 Apr 1837
	29 Apr 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 29 Apr 1837
	6 May 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 6 May 1837
	13 May 1837	Post Office should be Jamaica Govt Controlled	RGZ 13 May 1837
	13 May 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 13 May 1837
	20 May1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 20 May1837
	27 May 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 27 May 1837
	3 Jun 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 3 Jun 1837
	17 Jun 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 17 Jun 1837
	24 Jun 1837	Ship Arrivals & Departures	RGZ 24 Jun 1837
Link		Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
		Property owners

1838

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Property owners

1839

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Post towns and Postmasters

1840

Link	Jamaica Almanac	Jamaica Almanac
	Property owners

1841

Link	Notices
	Jamaica PO incl Rates	London Times 19 Nov 1841

1844

Link	Treasurt Warrant
	Change to weight and rates

1846

Link	Blue Book
	Deputy Post Master General John Wilson

1847

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1848

	Notices
Link	UK GPO General Instructions to a Post Master in the British West Indies	GB PO

1849

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1850

Link
	O’Connor Morris now DPMG
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1851

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.
Link	Jamaica Almanac
	Deputy Post-Master General: [Blank] Surveyor: R. M. Perring Chief Clerk: E. C. Burkhardt Assistants: James Jenkins, R. B. Lord, G. C. Baines, W. S. Harvey, and F. T. Broadhurst Solicitor: J. Macpherson McNeil
	Post towns and Postmasters with inland rate to each town (4d, 6d or 8d).
	A line of American steamers now ply between this island and New York, and carry letters for the United States, British America, or Great Britain at a low rate of postage. They generally leave Kingston on the 17th and last of the month.

1852

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1853

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1854

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1855

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1856

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1857

Link	Blue Book
	Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.
Link	Almanac	Jamaica Almanac 1857
	Postage rates incl to USA
	Post towns, Postmasters and rates that applied
	Post Roads and distances

1858

Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Apr 1858	Prepayment of Packet Letters Compulsory	[Gazette 25 Feb 1858 / Gleaner-Clerk]
	17 Apr 1858	Issue of GB Adhesives	[Jamaica 1928]
	8 May 1858	Issue of GB Adhesives	[Gazette? / Bacon 1891]
Link		Stamp Duty (Revenue) Act Revision
Link		Blue Book
		Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1859

Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Feb 1859	Use of GB Adhesives for internal mail	[PO Notice 9 Nov 1858 / Jamaica 1928]
			Treasury Warrant
Link		Blue Book
		Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1860

Link	13 Apr 1860	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1860	[National Archives CO 139/94]
Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Aug 1860	Appointment of Brymer as Postmaster	[Gazette 2 Aug 1860 /Clerk]
	24 Nov 1860	Issue of QV Head	[Jamaica 1928, p46]
Link		Blue Book
		Lists all Postmasters, date of appointment and income.

1861

Link	22 Mar 1861	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1861	[National Archives CO 139/94]
		Paragraph 15 includes town rate of 1d & parish rate of 2d
Link		Post Office Notices
	19 May 1861	Inland Postage Rate	[PO Notice 19 May 1861 / Morning Journal 20 May 1861]
	3 Oct 1861	Uniforms for Post Men	[Gazette 3 Oct 1861]
	20 Nov 1861	½d bisect for Book Post	[Timbre Post / LP]
Link		Blue Book
Link		Jamaica Almanac
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1862

Link	12 Dec 1862	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1862	[National Archives CO 139/95]
Link		Post Office Notices
	6 May 1862	GB Postage Labels not valid	[Jamaica Guardian 8 May 1862 /Jamaica 1928]
	28 Aug 1862	Only 1d allowed to be bisected	[Timbre Post / LP]
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1863

Link		Post Office Notices
	10 Sep 1863	Laureated Head 3d issued for Ship Letters	[Timbre Post / LP]
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1864

Link	Blue Book
	Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1865

Link	22 Dec 1865	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1865	[National Archives CO 139/98]
		Extension of previous Law
Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Jan 1865	Maximum inland rate reduced from 4d to 3d	Notice: 1 Dec 1864 [Jamaica 1928 p19]
	25 Oct 1865	Mails for Belize by SS Plantagenet	[Gleaner 14 Oct 1865]
	22 Nov 1865	Late Fee Rates on Packet Mail	[JGL18651122]
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates
Link		Jamaica Almanac
		Head Office PO Employees

1866

Link		Post Office Notices
	15 Feb 1866	Registration Rate to UK reduced to 4d	[Gleaner 15 Feb 1866]
	20 Mar 1866	GB Postage Labels not valid	[Jamaica 1928]
	21 Mar 1866	Late Fee 3d with timing	JGL18660321
	28 Apr 1866	Printed Paper Rates to the UK	[Gleaner 28 Apr 1866]
	1 Jun 1866	Spanish Line Steamers in the Antilles (carrying mails)	[Gleaner 1 Jun 1 1866]
	1 Jun 1866	Belize Mail Service Tenders	[Gleaner 1 Jun 1 1866]
	18 May 1866	Reward for Registered Letter Fraud [Gleaner 1 Jun 1866]
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1867

Link	29 Mar 1867	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1867	[National Archives CO 139/98]
		Continuance of previous law.
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates
Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Jan 1867	Mail to Honduras	[Gleaner]
	7 Jan 1867	Closing of Mails	[Gleaner 7 Jan 1867]
	17 Jan 1867	New Kingston PO	[Gleaner]
	9 Feb 1867	Money Orders	[Gleaner]
	25 Feb 1867	Postal Table	[Gleaner 25 Feb 1867]
	28 Feb 1867	Postal Table	[Gleaner 28 Feb 1867]
	28 Mar 1867	Brymer Reinstated	[Gleaner]
	1 Apr 1867	RMSP Route	[Gleaner 1 Apr 1867]
	11 Apr 1867	Mail Tenders: Lucea- Green Island, OchoRios-Green Island, Ocho Rios-Annotto Bay, Chapelton-Clarendon	[Gleaner 11 Apr 1867]
	11 Apr 1867	New York West India-Steamship Co
	30 Apr 1867	New GPO	[Gleaner 30 Apr -1867]
	2 May 1867	New GPO [	Gleaner 2 May 1867]
	16 May 1867	Uniform Button]	[Gleaner 16 May 1867
	20 May 1867	Private Letter Boxes	[Gleaner 20 May 1867]
	8 Jul 1867	Belize Mails	[Gleaner 8 -Jul 1867]
	29 May 1867	Letter Addressing Clarendon-Chapelton-FourPaths	[Gleaner 29 May 1867]
	18 Nov 1867	Mail Disruption Flood	[Gleaner 18 Nov 1867]

1868

Link	29 Mar 1867	Jamaica Post Office Law of 1868	[National Archives CO 139/99]
		Includes rates schedule.
Link		Post Office Notices
	9 May 1868	Land Near Pear Tree Grove for Sale	[Gleaner]
	11 May 1868	Spanish Town PO Move of Premises	[Gleaner]
	11 May 1868	Mail Conveyance on Sunday	[Gleaner]
	6 Jun 1868	Royal Mail Service	[Gleaner]
	17 Jun 1868	Vera Cruz Mail	[Gleaner]
	22 Jun 1868	Late Letters	[Gleaner]
	24 Jun 1868	Missing Letter from Rodney Hall	[Gleaner]
	25 Jun 1868	Lost Mail	[Gleaner]
	1 Jul 1868	Late Letters	[Gleaner]
	7 July 1868	Ship Letter rate [Gleaner 7 July 1869]	[Gleaner]
	6 Jul 1868	RMSP Schedule	[Gleaner]
	6 Jul 1868	Virgin Gorda Post Office	[Gleaner]
	7 Jul 1868	Mail to Australia	[Gleaner]
	7 Jul 1868	Newspapers being Opened & Read at Porus PO	[Gleaner]
	10 Jul 1868	Australian Mails	[Gleaner]
	14 Jul 1868	Kemble's Wife Death	[Gleaner]
	15 Jul 1868	Mail Delivery / Collection Service	[Gleaner]
	29 Jul 1868	Clock Time Synchronisation at Kingston	[Gleaner]
	31 Aug 1868	Audit at Falmouth PO	[Gleaner]
	5 Sep 1868	Liverpool West India & Pacific Steamer	[Gleaner]
	16 Oct 1868	Mail Conveyance Service	[Gleaner]
	20 Oct 1868	West India-Pacific Steamship Co	[Gleaner]
	3 Nov 1868	Inland Postage Rate 2d for up to 30 miles [Gleaner 3 Nov 1868]	[Gleaner]
	12 Nov 1868	Liverpool West India & Pacific Steamer Govt Contract (now same rates)	[Gleaner]
	13 Nov 1868	Mail Delay in Portland due to Weather	[Gleaner]
	13 Nov 1868	PO Staff at HO	[Gleaner]
	13 Nov 1868	Manford PM at SpanishTown	[Gleaner]
	23 Dec 1868	Reward at Mandeville PO	[Gleaner]
	24 Dec 1868	England - North Germany Rates (3d)	[Gleaner]
Link	16 Dec 1869	PMG-Report for Oct 1867 to Sept 1868	[Gazette 16/12/1869
		1^st annual report contains a retrospective of changes since 1860. Includes conveyance information, rates and Post Offices opened
Link		Stamp Duty (Revenues) Act Revision
Link		Blue Book
		Post towns and Postmasters with distances and inland rates

1869

Link		Post Office Notices
	1 Jan 1869	USA Registration	[Gleaner]
	9 Jan 1869	RMSP Atrato Mails to the Pacific	[Gleaner]
	11 Jan 1869	Registration with USA Rates	[Gleaner]
	11 Mar 1869	Rate to Australia & NZ	[Gleaner]
	5 May 1869	WI&P Steamer Darien	[Gleaner]
	1 Jun 1869	Mail to Cuba	[Gleaner]
	8 Jun 1869	Kingston Road Commissioner PO Shed	[Gleaner]
	30 Jun 1869	Four Paths PO Closure	[Gleaner]
	30 Jun 1869	Kemble Leave of Absence	[Gleaner]
	30 Jun 1869	Mail Closing Time for Spanish Town	[Gleaner]
	14 Jul 1869	Four Paths PO	[Gleaner]
	4 Aug 1869	Mails to Spanish Town by Railway	[Gleaner]
	03 Jun 1869	Mail Service Lucea-MoBay	[Gazette 03/06/1869
	03 Jun 1869	Vere PO (PM Distributor of Stamps)	[Gazette 03/06/1869
	01 Jul 1869	Unpaid in Coin	[Gazette 01/07/1869
	08 Jul 1869	Clarendon PO Closure	[Gazette 08/07/1869
	15 Jul 1869	Mail Service St Ann’s Bay-Annotto Bay	[Gazette 15/07/1869
	22 Jul 1869	Clarendon PO Reopened	[Gazette 22/07/1869
	05 Aug 1869	Gayle PO Closed	[Gazette 05/08/1869
	05 Aug 1869	Lilliput PO Closed	[Gazette 05/08/1869
	05 Aug 1869	Old Harbour (PM Distributor of Stamps)	[Gazette 05/08/1869
	19 Aug 1869	Kingston Pillar Box Collection	[Gazette 19/08/1869
	19 Aug 1869	Lacovia PO-Opened	[Gazette 19/08/1869
	19 Aug 1869	Old Harbour-Kingston-Mail Service by Train	[Gazette 19/08/1869
	02 Sep 1869	Book-Packet-Rate Inland and to UK	[Gazette 02/09/1869
	30 Sep 1869	Gayle PO ReOpened	[Gazette 30/09/1869
	30 Sep 1869	Little River PO-Opened	[Gazette 30/09/1869
	30 Sep 1869	Military Rate Concession	[Gazette 30/09/1869