Jamaica 1956-58 £1 chocolate and violet
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The Jamaica 1956 £1 chocolate and violet was a planned, but unissued, Jamaican
postage stamp
. The stamp's design was identical to the King George VI stamp, issued in 1949, which depicted a scene of workers rolling cigars by hand, but with the vignette
image of King George VI replaced with that of Queen Elizabeth II. Although the stamp was abandoned after printing and not issued, there are seven copies in existence. It was replaced by a £1 stamp depicting Jamaica's coat of arms.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
. The stamp's design was identical to the King George VI stamp, issued in 1949, which depicted a scene of workers rolling cigars by hand, but with the vignette
Vignette (philately)
In philately, the vignette is the central part of a postage stamp design, such as, a monarch's head or a pictorial design, which often shades off gradually to the edges of the stamp....
image of King George VI replaced with that of Queen Elizabeth II. Although the stamp was abandoned after printing and not issued, there are seven copies in existence. It was replaced by a £1 stamp depicting Jamaica's coat of arms.
See also
- British Library Philatelic CollectionsBritish Library Philatelic CollectionsThe British Library Philatelic Collections is the national philatelic collection of the United Kingdom with over 8 million items from around the world. It was established in 1891 as part of the British Museum Library, later to become the British Library, with the collection of Thomas Tapling...
- Postage stamps and postal history of JamaicaPostage stamps and postal history of JamaicaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Jamaica.-Early postal service:Jamaica was the first British colony to operate its own postal service, appointing a Gabriel Martin as postmaster on 31 October 1671, shortly after British possession of the island was confirmed. Martin...