"JAMAICA RAILWAY" On Top, Broad Letters
Known Used Between May 1902 and July 1909
Cover to St. Ann's Bay dated March 26, 1903 franked with one penny bi-color Falls issue
and tied by Williamsfield railway datestamp. Reverse bears Kingston datestamp of same date
where it entered the postal system and St. Ann's arrival datestamp the following day
(move cursor over image to view).
Cover to Pennsylvania dated Feb. 9, 1905 franked with 2½d bi-color Arms issue
and tied by Williamsfield railway datestamp. Reverse bears Kingston datestamp of same date,
Boston transit, and Philadelphia Feb. 20 arrival (move cursor over image to view).
Picture postcard to Connecticut dated March 7, 1906 cancelled by Williamsfield railway datestamp.
Kingston transit postmark of same date and New Haven arrival datestamp of Marh 14. Postcard
shows view of Port Antonio.
"JAMAICA RAILWAY" On Top, Narrow Letters
Known Used Between April 1910 and November 1924
Picture postcard to Montreal dated April 9, 1910 with franking tied by Williamsfield railway datestamp.
Kingston transit datestamp of April 11 and Montreal arrival of April 19 on face. Postcard shows a ferry
on the Rio Cobre river (move cursor over image to view).
Cover from Mandeville to Kingston dated Aug. 23, 1918 with franking tied by Williamsfield railway datestamp
which shows an erroneous year of 1919. T.P.O. and Kingston Aug. 23, 1918 datestamps on reverse
(move cursor over image to view).
Cover back with franking tied by Williamsfield railway datestamp of Sep. 4, 1922 and T.P.O. datestamp alongside.
"JAMAICA GOVERNMENT RAILWAY" On Top
Official Jamaica Railway cover to Mandeville dated April 24, 1947 with a Williamsfield railway
datestamp to indicate its origin. T.P.O. datestamp of April 25 at top and Mandeville arrival
datestamp of same date on reverse. The Jamaica Railway continued to handle its own official mail
after the railway station postal system was eliminated on Dec. 31, 1924. Offical mail could be
sent postage free within the island. The only known usage of this railway datestamp on mail.
First class railway ticket from Williamsfield to Kingston dated Aug 7, 1954 showing the primary
usage of this datestamp and showing this datestamp to still be in use in 1954.