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the stamps are from Jamaica but I think they were posted in some other location.
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The first stamp is actually franked Kingston, Jamaica.
Second and third stamps are probably also postmarked in Jamaica, possibly A74, which at least in later times was Salt Gut, Jamaica.
None of the stamps look to be used abroad as far as I can see,
Maybe one of our members has an indexed list of post offices and their numbers.
Edit, just to add
A70 was Rio Bueno,
A71 was Rodney hall,
A72 was Saint David,
A73 was St Ann's Bay,
A74 was Salt Gut,
A75 was Savanna La Mer,
A76 was Spanish Town,
A77 was Stewart Town,
A78 was Vere, now called Alley.
These were the postmarks for the overprinted British stamps and probably the same cancellers were used later on the Jamaican stamps.
The use of British stamps in Jamaica after 1860 for civilian mail was unauthorised by the P.M.G. of Great Britain.
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I am curious about this also.
A few cases that have caught my attention:
Stamps of India were used in colonies around the Indian Ocean and Asia, including Bushire, Aden, Tibet, Somaliland, Burma, Sikkim.
Stamps of Gibraltar were used in Morocco before they spun off the Morocco Agencies.
I think stamps of Singapore were used in Sarawak.
Gold Coast stamps were used on then separate entities inland such as Ashanti.
British stamps were used in offices in Latin America.
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I'd recommend finding a cheap pre-loved SG Commonwealth catalogue, it's the best resource for these. The age of the catalogue is irrelevant if you only need it for lookups. If values matter to you, grab one from 2020 onwards, as prices seem static.
I recently bought this GB stamp as a "normal" stamp, but it has the scarce Beyrout (Beirut) hooded circle cancel and has a CV of £450.
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Thanks Dave just bought one!
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Me again, is there a listing somewhere that indicates the postmarks for British possession stamps used elsewhere.
the stamps are from Jamaica but I think they were posted in some other location.
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re: Me again, is there a listing somewhere that indicates the postmarks for British possession stamps used elsewhere.
The first stamp is actually franked Kingston, Jamaica.
Second and third stamps are probably also postmarked in Jamaica, possibly A74, which at least in later times was Salt Gut, Jamaica.
None of the stamps look to be used abroad as far as I can see,
Maybe one of our members has an indexed list of post offices and their numbers.
Edit, just to add
A70 was Rio Bueno,
A71 was Rodney hall,
A72 was Saint David,
A73 was St Ann's Bay,
A74 was Salt Gut,
A75 was Savanna La Mer,
A76 was Spanish Town,
A77 was Stewart Town,
A78 was Vere, now called Alley.
These were the postmarks for the overprinted British stamps and probably the same cancellers were used later on the Jamaican stamps.
The use of British stamps in Jamaica after 1860 for civilian mail was unauthorised by the P.M.G. of Great Britain.
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10:11:17pm
re: Me again, is there a listing somewhere that indicates the postmarks for British possession stamps used elsewhere.
I am curious about this also.
A few cases that have caught my attention:
Stamps of India were used in colonies around the Indian Ocean and Asia, including Bushire, Aden, Tibet, Somaliland, Burma, Sikkim.
Stamps of Gibraltar were used in Morocco before they spun off the Morocco Agencies.
I think stamps of Singapore were used in Sarawak.
Gold Coast stamps were used on then separate entities inland such as Ashanti.
British stamps were used in offices in Latin America.
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re: Me again, is there a listing somewhere that indicates the postmarks for British possession stamps used elsewhere.
I'd recommend finding a cheap pre-loved SG Commonwealth catalogue, it's the best resource for these. The age of the catalogue is irrelevant if you only need it for lookups. If values matter to you, grab one from 2020 onwards, as prices seem static.
I recently bought this GB stamp as a "normal" stamp, but it has the scarce Beyrout (Beirut) hooded circle cancel and has a CV of £450.
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re: Me again, is there a listing somewhere that indicates the postmarks for British possession stamps used elsewhere.
Thanks Dave just bought one!
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