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STAMPS. 
WATERMARK, CROWN & C.C. 
Present issue ; began 1904; face value |d. to 
3d. ; black centre with Jamaica coat of arms bear- 
ing its inscription of debated meaning, Indus uterque 
serviet uni — the two Indies shall serve one ? 
Official. 
First issued in 1890; Queen’s head ; face value 
\ d to 2d ; the most valuable, 2d grey, is catalogued 
at 6d. ; the value will of course increase in time. 
The surcharge official is in both light and dark 
types. Errors occurred and there are both inverted 
and double surcharges — a stamp collector must 
have been at the bottom of it ! Official stamps are 
now obsolete — Government letters being franked 
with a handstamp. 
Fiscal Stamps. 
Issued 1878--1881 ; three types: — 
(1) Queen’s head ; ordinary size ; most valuable is 
id. rose, with pineapple watermark, catalogued at 
(2) Jamaica coat of arms ; face value -|d. to 3d. ; 
catalogue value i/to 15/. 
(3) Large stamp, Queen’s head over a shield, no 
water-mark, face value 1/ and 5/. Catalogue value 
of the 1/, rose on blue, is £2, if unused. The 5/ 
lilac on blue is not valued in Gibbon’s catalogue. 
There is a 10/ Queen’s head not recognized by 
Gibbon. It has, however, locally exchanged 
owners for £15. 
PICTURE POSTCARDS. 
A great variety of these, illustrative of Ja- 
maica scenery and customs, and of many of 
our quaint local proverbs, can be procured. 
