Postal History of
JAMAICA

Post Offices BETHEL TOWN to BLACK RIVER
BETHEL TOWN
28.08.1891 to Independence
Area: Westmoreland
1   TEMP       28.08.1891 18.03.1895  
2   DR "JAMAICA" Wide "H" 28.08.1891 01.01.1934  
3   REC TEMP "JAMAICA"     23.02.1923 25.02.1928  
4   DR "JAMAICA" Narrow "H"
Last seen: 03.12.1991		 25.07.1935 05.08.1962  
BETHSALEM
19.07.1955 to Independence
Area: St. Elizabeth
1   OVAL TEMP     19.07.1955 25.10.1955  
2   1C "JAMAICA" 1956 strikes in violet
Last seen: 10.08.1992		 15.02.1956 05.08.1962  
BEVERLEY
16.12.1955 to Independence
Area: St. Ann
1   1C "JAMAICA" Last seen: 06.09.1980 16.12.1955 05.08.1962  
BIG PEAR TREE
10.08.1961 to Independence
Area: St. Andrew
1   OVAL TEMP     Last seen: 23.11.1961 10.08.1961 05.08.1962  
       
(2)   1C     First seen: 28.03.1963
Last seen: 18.02.1974		      
BIGWOODS
25.11.1947 to Independence
Area: Westmoreland
1   OVAL TEMP     25.11.1947 03.04.1948  
2   2C "JAMAICA"   Bars on sides
Last seen: 02.11.1997		 13.05.1948 05.08.1962  
       
BIRD'S HILL
 14.01.1946 to Independence
Area: Clarendon
1   OVAL TEMP       14.01.1946 25.11.1946  
       
2   2C "JAMAICA"   Bars on sides
Last seen: 23.11.1967		 13.03.1951 05.08.1962  
       
BLACK HILL
25.11.1957 to Independence
Area: Portland
1   OVAL TEMP     25.11.1957 02.08.1958  
2   1C "JAMAICA"   Last seen: 04.06.1990 01.06.1959 05.08.1962  
BLACK RIVER
25.03.1760 to Independence
Area: St. Elizabeth
1   One-liner       25.03.1760    
2   Two-liner       16.01.1773 02.07.1794  
3   Two-liner?       24.07.1806    
4   One-liner       12.11.1825    
5   Manuscript  
Two different known 12.10.1808 22.11.1825  

Spink Auction		        
6   DARC "JAMAICA"     17.03.1840 28.11.1859  
7   1C "JAMAICA"     10.10.1859 ??.12.1882  
8   BONC "A30" Type "H" 28.02.1859 27.12.1868  
       
9   SQC "JAMAICA"   13.08.1882 01.10.1913  
       
10   DR "JAMAICA"   With dots 29.10.1913 13.09.1925  
       
11   DR "JAMAICA"   No dots 25.04.1923 08.10.1937  
12   DR "JAMAICA"   No dots
Last seen: 05.09.1985		 12.05.1937 05.08.1962  
13   DR "JAMAICA" No dots
Last seen: 26.06.1980		 01.02.1938 05.08.1962  
14   2C "JAMAICA"   Thin lines on sides
Last seen: 21.03.1979		 02.06.1953 05.08.1962  
15   1C "JAMAICA" Last seen: 03.11.2000 08.08.1957 05.08.1962