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- 6p Port Royal in 1853 single
6p Port Royal in 1853 single
Object Details
- Description
- In 1921 Jamaica planned to release a stamp marking the abolition of slavery. It was cancelled at the last moment when falling sugar prices led to unrest among sugar and dock laborers, who were mostly black. The following year a stamp showing Port Royal in 1853 replaced the original stamp.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1922
- Object number
- 2011.2005.4
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue, black)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (3.2 x 4.5 cm)
- Place
- Jamaica (British colony)
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue Jamaica 95
- Topic
- International Stamps & Mail
- Record ID
- npm_2011.2005.4
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