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Postage , Definitive and Commemorative stamps Pictorials ,
Revenue stamps ,
Postal stationery; Sheetlets , Miniature sheets ,
Souvenir sheets , Corner blocks or plate blocks , First day covers -
(FDCs)
First Day Ceremony Programs "FDCPs" and
Souvenir pages
Jamaica was the first British colony to operate its own postal service.
Use of stamps began on 8 May 1858, with stamps of Great Britain.
Until 1860, the postal service under the control of Great Britain, The
first issue consisted of five values ranging from one penny to one
shilling, each with a different frame, inscribed "JAMAICA POSTAGE",.
In 1887, the Legislative Council resolved to use a common stamp design
for both postage and revenue purposes. In 1900, Jamaica's first
pictorial stamp featured a view of Llandovery Falls. A pictorial series
in 1919 included twelve stamps, ranging from the Jamaica Exhibition of
1891 to various statues and scenery.
The next definitive series was issued for George VI in 1938.
A set of four stamps with historic scenes marked the 300th anniversary
of British control in 1955, followed in 1956 by a series of 16 stamps
depicting flora, fauna, and local scenery. Upon independence in 1962,
the 1956 stamps were overprinted "INDEPENDENCE" and "1962".
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