Jamaica continued...
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| 61 |
C |
 24 OCTOBER 1942 / A form Acknowledging Card from Internee No. 35, Franz Berner, to the ‘American Aid for German War Prisoners’ in Buffalo, New York, thanking the sender for the successful delivery of clothing and other
supplies. Bearing both the oval, violet internment postal censorship handstamp ‘INTERNMENT & P. of W. CAMP / 24 OCT 1942 / JAMAICA’ and the octagonal ‘H2 / D5’ wartime censor marking.A poignant glimpse of life behind barbed wire, combined with
scarce internment postal history. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $250-$300 (Image) (image2)
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Selling for...US$75.00
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| 62 |
C |
 17 NOVEMBER 1941 / Acknowledging Card from Internee No. 283 (name undecipherable) to Buffalo, New York, expressing thanks for the safe delivery of a gift parcel. Struck with violet oval internment handstamp ‘INTERNMENT
& P. of W. CAMP / 17 NOV 1941 / JAMAICA’ and the earliest Jamaican postal censorship marking, ‘POSTAL CENSOR / JAMAICA / PASSED / 6.’ Light stain at lower front and reverse, not detracting. A scarce and evocative item of Jamaican internment mail.
Fine to Very Fine. Est: $250-$300 (Image) (image2)
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| 63 |
C |
 22 FEBRUARY 1943 / Acknowledging Card from Internee No. 293, Robert Weinschenk, to Buffalo, New York, thanking the sender for received correspondence. Struck with violet oval internment handstamp ‘INTERNMENT & P. of W.
CAMP / 22 FEB 1943 / JAMAICA’ alongside British censor handstamp with Imperial Crown ‘PASSED D/35’ and U.S. censorship mark ‘EXAMINED / By 196’ A scarce triple-censored internment item, combining Jamaican, British, and American oversight. Fine to
Very Fine. Est: $300-$350 (Image) (image2)
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Selling for...US$80.00
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| 64 |
C |
 DATE UNKNOWN / Cover from Kingston, Jamaica, to Congress Park (Brookfield), Illinois, franked with a 1938 3d (SG 126). Sealed with resealing tape showing purple circle Examiner’s Number ‘6’ (4mm), an example of
Jamaica’s scarce Type I censor tape. These early provisional labels, inscribed in two lines ‘OPENED BY / CENSOR’ in orange or red on white or azure paper, were used before the standardized P.C. 90 labels arrived.Employed from September 1939 until
about July 1942, they represent the first stage of Jamaica’s wartime censorship system. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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Selling for...US$10.00
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| 65 |
C |
 ? JUNE 1940 / Kingston, Jamaica, to New York City. Franked with 1938 3d (SG 122) and 9d (SG 129), sealed with an early Jamaican Type I censor label. These first labels carried no printed examiner numbers; instead,
numbers were hand stamped separately on the cover in purple or violet ink, enclosed within small circles, recorded up to ‘27.’ This example shows purple Examiner’s Number ‘8’ (4mm). Used prior to the introduction of standardized P.C. 90 tapes,
these provisional labels are scarce and highly desirable censorship varieties. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 66 |
C |
 1 JUNE 1940 / Kingston, Jamaica, to Chicago, Illinois. Early censorship with Jamaican Type I label, handstamped with Examiner’s Number ‘10’ (4mm). Franked with 1938 3d (SG 126), tied and enhanced by a bold patriotic
‘BUY BRITISH GOODS’ strike and by ‘KINGSTON / 1 JNE / 1-PM / 1940’ cds. A scarce and desirable example of Jamaica’s provisional censorship combined with wartime propaganda. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 67 |
C |
 7 APRIL 1941 / Crossroads, Jamaica, to Ottawa, Ontario. Censored with Jamaican Type I label, handstamped in purple with Examiner's Number ‘13’ (4mm). Franked with 4d (SG 127) and 6d (SG 128), tied by Kingston cds. Small
tear at top left corner, otherwise fine. A fine example of Jamaica’s early provisional censorship on overseas mail. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 68 |
C |
 24 SEPTEMBER 1942 / Kingston, Jamaica, to Montclair, New Jersey. Censored with Jamaican Type I (Examiner Label Type IId), showing purple examiner’s number ‘14’ (4mm). Franked with 1938 1s (SG 130), tied by a
socked-on-the-nose Kingston cds. A fine and desirable example of Jamaica’s early censorship on transatlantic mail. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 69 |
C |
 20 OCTOBER 1940 / Half Way Tree, Jamaica, to Brooklyn, New York. Censored with Jamaican Type I label, handstamped in purple with Examiner’s Number ‘15’ (4mm). Franked with a vertical pair of 1½d (SG 123), tied by ‘HALF
WAY TREE’ cds. Missing corner on reverse. Examiner #15 is recorded among the earliest group of Jamaican censors, active during the first phase of the island’s wartime censorship before the arrival of standardized P.C. 90 labels. A scarce and
appealing provisional censorship usage. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $50-$60 (Image) (image2)
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| 70 |
C |
 18 AUGUST 1942 / Kingston, Jamaica to Chicago, Illinois, censored with Jamaican Type 1 label, showing purple Examiner's Number '15' (4mm). Franked with 1938 1s (SG 130), tied by Kingston cds. Sent by Grace Kennedy & Co.
Limited, one of the Caribbean's largest conglomerates with diversified holdings across the region, Europe, and North America. A fine example linking wartime censorship with commercial correspondence. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$60 (Image) (image2)
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| 71 |
C |
 14 NOVEMBER 194? / Kingston, Jamaica, to the Union Pacific Railway office in Salt Lake City, Utah. Censored with Jamaican Type 1 label, bearing purple Examiner's Number '16' (4mm). Franked with 4d (SG 127) and 6d (SG
128), tied by Kingston cds.The left side shows signs of a crease. A fine commercial usage showing early Jamaican censorship on overseas correspondence. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 72 |
C |
 16 SEPTEMBER 1942 / Brown's Town, Jamaica, to East Orange, New Jersey. Censored with Jamaican Type 1 label, showing purple Examiner's Number '22' (4mm). Franked with a pair of 1d (SG 122) and 1½d (SG 123), tied by
Brown's Town cds. A scarce example of censorship from a smaller Jamaican post office. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $50-$60 (Image) (image2)
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C |
 13 APRIL 19? / Port Antonio, Jamaica, to New York City. From 'H.E. BUCHANAN / Contractor and Builder,' franked with a pair of 6d (SG 128), tied by 'PORT ANTONIO / AP 13 / JAMAICA' cds. Front and reverse marked
'Important' in manuscript. Sealed with bold P.C. 90 Type IIa censor label, ’OPENED BY EXAMINER / D '2005'. The P.C. 90 labels were introduced to replace Jamaica's earlier provisional censor tapes, providing a standardized format for British wartime
censorship.Signs of rough opening on reverse. A fine example of the transition to standardized censorship practice on Jamaican overseas mail. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $50-$60
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| 74 |
C |
 DECEMBER 1943 / Port Antonio, Jamaica, to New York City. Registered letter (7819) franked with a pair of 4d (SG 127) and 3d (SG 126), tied by Port Antonio cds. Censored with Jamaican Type IIa label, ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER
3710' Reverse shows a cluster of Jamaica registered double-oval cds, alongside a sequence of New York registered markings: 'NEW YORK / 12 11 / 1943,' 'NEW YORK / 12 12 / 1943,' 'NEW YORK / 12 15 / 1943,' and purple 'NEW YORK N.Y. / DEC 16 1943 /
REGISTERED,' pencil manuscript ‘44’, plus the bold purple '4114 ¢' accounting handstamp applied by the New York Registry Division to track incoming foreign registered mail.Lower right corner missing, otherwise a scarce registered and censored
wartime usage with an uncommon auxiliary marking. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $60-$70 (Image)
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Selling for...US$20.00
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| 75 |
C |
 DATE UNKNOWN / Kingston, Jamaica, to the National Paper & Type Co., New York. Censored with Jamaican Type IIa label, ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER 2548'. Franked with 1938 3d (SG 126). Reverse bears embossed 'BARCLAY's BANK /
DOMINION / COLONIAL & OVERSEAS' on back flap, adding commercial interest. A fine example of Jamaican wartime censorship on business correspondence. Fine to Very Fine. Est $30-$40 (Image) (image2)
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Selling for...US$10.00
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| 76 |
C |
 DATE UNKNOWN / Ocho Rios, Jamaica, to Chicago, Illinois. Censored with Jamaican Type IIa label, ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER 5610' Franked with 2d (SG 124) and 6d (SG 128). The cover bears a purple 'NAZARA – OCHO RIOS / ISLAND
OF JAMAICA / B.W.I.' handstamp, the marking of the Nazara Hotel in Ocho Rios, a popular guesthouse and holiday spot that also served as a sender’s cachet on correspondence.Bottom right corner of cover missing, crease left of center. A scarce and
colorful item showing both censorship and a distinctive Jamaican hotel cachet. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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| 77 |
C |
 15 JUNE 1944 / Port Antonio, Jamaica, to New York City. Registered (#8500) cover franked with 2d (SG 124), 3d (SG 126), and 6d (SG 128), tied by Port Antonio cds. Censored with Jamaican Type IIb label, ‘OPENED BY
EXAMINER D./5662' Reverse shows 'KINGSTON / JU 15 / REGISTERED' transit, 'NEW YORK / 6 18 / 1944' receiving mark, and purple 'NEW YORK N.Y. / JUN 19 1944 / REGISTERED' cds.Cover missing pieces on left side of reverse, otherwise a fine example of
Jamaican registered mail carried through World War II censorship controls. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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 17 OCTOBER 1944 / Port Antonio, Jamaica, to New York City. Registered cover (#7235) franked with 2d (SG 140), 3d (SG 126), and 6d (SG 128), tied by Port Antonio cds. Censored with Jamaican Type IIb label, 'OPENED BY
EXAMINER D./ 5662' Reverse bears 'NEW YORK / OC 23 1944' registered receiving mark. Partial cover with left side, top, and corner missing, but still a scarce example of Jamaican registered mail under wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est:
$30-$40 (Image) (image2)
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C |
 9 JUNE 1943 / Port Antonio, Jamaica, to New York City. Registered cover (#3785) censored with Jamaican Type IIb label, ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER D./8824' Franked with 6d (SG 128) and 9d (SG 129), tied on reverse. Backstamped
with oval 'JU 10 / KINGSTON – JAMAICA / REGISTERED,' followed by purple double-circle 'MIAMI, FLA / JUN 12 1943 / REGISTERED' and concluding with New York arrival on June 14, 1943.Small tear at lower right corner. A well-traveled and attractive
example of Jamaican registered mail carried under the watch of wartime censors. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $40-$50 (Image) (image2)
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 DATE UNKNOWN / Kingston, Jamaica, to Los Angeles, California. Commercial correspondence from S. C. Black & Co., Kingston, addressed to the Killefer Manufacturing Corporation of Los Angeles, a leading U.S. agricultural
equipment company of the early 20th century (later absorbed into Allis-Chalmers). Franked with a pair of 4d (SG 127), tied by Kingston cds. Censored with Jamaican Type IIb label, showing smaller black ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER D./ 8844’.These
smaller-format tapes are scarcer and believed to have been locally printed to supplement standard supplies. An appealing example of Jamaican mail subject to WWII censorship, linking Caribbean commerce with American industry. Fine to Very Fine. Est:
$50-$60 (Image) (image2)
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Selling for...US$14.00
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