Category: Jamaica

The 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica,…

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Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 8d Track and Field

The 1d stamp shows four sports: Weightlifting – is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete vying to successfully lift the heaviest weights. Weightlifting was introduced to the games in 1938. Boxing – is a combat…

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Water sports are a sport played or practiced on or in water, such as swimming, water polo, or surfing. The 6d stamp shows four water sports: Swimming – including pool swimming and open water swimming. Swimming was one of the original sports introduced to the games in 1926. Diving – …

View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 6d Water Sports

The Murex Antillarum (Siratus formosus) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d Murex Antillarum

The red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), also known as the ‘doctor bird,’ is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. It is the national bird of Jamaica. The Arawaks believed the green hummingbird was magic and was believed to be a reincarnation…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 8d Doctor Bird Trochilus polytmus

World War II greatly increased the demand for aluminium across the world.  During the 1940s exploration and development work was carried out in Jamaica, mainly by Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Reynolds Metals Company and Kaiser Bauxite Company. Jamaican bauxite was not used during the war, but these three North American companies…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2/- Bauxite Mining

Papilio homerus, commonly known as the Homerus swallowtail or Jamaican swallowtail, is the largest butterfly species in the Western Hemisphere. The butterfly is named in honor of the Greek poet Homer. It is endemic to Jamaica where the butterfly simultaneously serves as an icon of national pride and a need…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 6d Papilio homerus

The blue mahoe (talipariti elatum), is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, the US. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The blue mahoe is a beautiful and durable timber that is widely used for cabinet making and also…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2d Blue Mahoe Hibiscus elatus

The flag of Jamaica was adopted on 6 August 1962 (Jamaican Independence Day), the country having gained independence from the British-protected Federation of the West Indies. The flag consists of a gold saltire, which divides the flag into four sections: two of them green (top and bottom) and two black…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 3d National Flag