Lot 30827 – 1897-1902, pair of envelopes sent without stamps when supplies ran short, one 1897 (Sep 1) from Newmarket to Kingston with boxed “JAMAICA PAID”

Lot 30827 – 1897-1902, pair of envelopes sent without stamps when supplies ran short, one 1897 (Sep 1) from Newmarket to Kingston with boxed “JAMAICA PAID”

Jamaica
Price realised
180 GBP
Estimate
200 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Wed 6 Dec 2023 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1897-1902, pair of envelopes sent without stamps when supplies ran short, one 1897 (Sep 1) from Newmarket to Kingston with boxed “JAMAICA PAID” and ms “Paid” in crayon; and other 1902 (Oct 30) with “PAID / JAMAICA” and Kingston cds, initialled at top left, addressed for collection at a PO Box in Kingston so it may have been normal procedure.

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