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The L Barrington-Smith Covers.





1890
The "Golding" jobbing platen machine.
Stamp image : ebay
Machine Image: "Postage Stamps in the making" John Easton (Fred Melville) 4th edition.

Sc#27 1890 2½d on 4d surcharge.

Labels.
# L1 (No overprint)
1915-1916 World War 1 Fundraising label.
Biplane and Red Cross
19mm x 22mm
Perf 12



#L3 Overprint and Surcharge
Image not mine.

Very nice labels Rod! #128578;

Hi Nigel, thank you.
I recall the curiosity, when I first saw them.
They regularly pop up in Cinderella lots.

Unfortunately, I do not have the author of this work.
Possibly sent to me years ago

Found it ! "The Revenue Reverend"
https://www.revrevd.com/jamaica.html

There is more informative info about the history of the Red Cross labels in the SG British Commonwealth catalogues.

Wow! So there is.
Chapter and verse. Thank you.
I shan't post for fear of copyright infingement.

Printed by Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framington USA

The link is perhaps, Dennisons were manufacturing crepe war bandages at this time. Looks like it may link.

Perfin ID : Blair Stannard, Canada.

Like this a lot, Rod
Thanks !!
René

Bumping this topic to show a nice Kingston, Jamaica cancel on Scott #24.

Linus

Very nice double ring Postmark, Linus.
These are relatively hard to find, most of them in my collection
are worn and deteriorating.
Good clear postmarks are a premium.

The were eventually replaced in 1939 by the single ring "BIRMINGHAM" Postmarks.

Bib: The "Birmingham" Postmarks of Jamaica. Thomas Foster 1976

Here is one of my favorite Jamaica stamps. You can find it with both MCA and MSCA watermarks.

Yes, nice stamp KG6
Not seen that one before.
Design is lost on me, cherubs?
Perhaps..
In Islam, the cherubim are the angels closest to God and sometimes include the Bearers of the Throne

Rod,
I am not sure why the design was chosen, but it was used in one of two variations from 1920 until the early 1950's. It was modified after King George V died and was changed to show the new King George VI in 1938. So it must have been popular to be used for so long.

Lovely scan KG6
Do we know the printing process here ?

I have narrowed the Iconography down to my best guess.

Frame is constant British design of the time, interlaced Olives and leaves, (Peace)

The 2 "Cupids" probably the last association
Associations with peace, prosperity, mirth, and leisure


The two winged babies (Putti)

Iconography of the putto
The iconography of putti is deliberately unfixed, so that it is difficult to tell the difference between putti, cupids, and various forms of angels. They have no unique, immediately identifiable attributes, so that putti may have many meanings and roles in the context of art.

Some of the more common associations are:

Associations with Aphrodite, and so with romantic—or erotic—love
Associations with Heaven
Associations with peace, prosperity, mirth, and leisure

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putto

Thread Bumped, Dormant 1 year

Best suggestion: Forged Postmark?
Barefoot #3 1873 1d Wmk Crown CA sideways

Sc # 79 1919 2.5d PERFIN UFCo
UNITED FRUIT COMPANY

Auction Lot from 2014

75> 1919

88> 1921

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