Category: Jamaica

Details Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: Multiple J & Pineapple Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1D (Bluish Green), 1D (Brown), 1D (Bistre), 1D (Blue), 1D (Pink) Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: Reprint: 1 June 1965 25 April…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2½d Land Shells

Considered as a legacy from the British with slight modifications, the Jamaican coat of arms was granted to Jamaica in 1661 under Royal Warrant. The original was designed by William Sancroft, then Archbishop of Canterbury. The original motto, INDUS UTERQUE SERVIET UNI is the Latin translation for “The Indians twain…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 10s Arms of Jamaica

Port Royal is a village located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest city in the Caribbean, functioning as the centre of shipping and commerce in the Caribbean Sea by the…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 5s Port Royal Exploration of Sunken City

Jamaica’s National Stadium was built for the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, for which it was the main stadium hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field and cycling events. It was also home to the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Details Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 1s National Stadium

The monarchy of Jamaica is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Jamaica. The terms Crown in Right of Jamaica, Her Majesty in Right of Jamaica, or The Queen in Right of Jamaica may also be used to refer…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – £1 Queen Elizabeth II

The Palisadoes Airport was considered the biggest single Government project to be completed in Jamaica in 1961. A feature of this terminal building was that it was constructed by a local firm, headed by Contractor A.D. Scott. Built at a cost of roughly £750,000 and described as a “symbol of…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 1/6d Palisadoes National Airport

Details Series: 1964 Definitive Series Subject: Sport Fishing Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: Multiple J & Pineapple Perf: 13.5 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: R6 x 10 Quantity: Reprint: 1 June 1965 15 August 1967 Sheet Numbers

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 3/- Sport Fishing/Blue Marlin

Details Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: Multiple J & Pineapple Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: Reprint: 27 June 1967 Sheet Numbers

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 9d Gypsum Industry

Details Date of Issue: 4 May 1964 Reprint: 1 June 1965 (1½d, 2½d, 4d, 1s, 3s, 5s, 10s, £1) 29 June 1965 (1d, 2d, 6d, 1/6d, 2s) 25 April 1967 (2½d, 3d) 27 June 1967 (1½d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 1s, 1/6d) 15 August 1967 (2s, 3s, 5s, 10s) 16 July…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series

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. It is the first and so far only Central…

View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games