A major harbour town on the north-east coast

 

Cancel Type	Potter No.	EKD	LKD	Cancel Notes
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T3	6790.01	11.8.1817	2.5.1836	A type “T1” may have been issued but is not known used.
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T4a	6790.02	30.6.1837	1.11.1838
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T4b	6790.03	21.11.1834	10.7.1838	Usually under-inked, sometimes albino, especially in 1835. Issued 7.2.1833.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P2a	6790.04	5.7.1839	5.2.1840
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P2b	6790.05	3.3.1842	5.7.1842
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P3	6790.06	21.1.1844	23.1.1863	Name is hyphenated.
SL8	6790.07	8.10.1845	8.10.1845	Reads: “Port Antonio / SHIP LETTER”.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11a	6790.08	2.9.1859	3.8.1894	Has a narrow Letter “M” in JAMAICA. Has been seen in blue.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11b	6790.09	11.5.1863	10.8.1888	Has a narrow Letter “M” in JAMAICA is much wider than in 6790.08 and the letters of the name are narrower.
Numerical Obliterator. Type - A64 H	6790.10	23.1.1863	11.1.1889	Known to have been used 1859 to 1889. Given dates are on dated covers.
Squared Circle. Type - SqC-2	6790.11	25.1.1889	13.6.1902	Appears to have been cleaned up with a sharp instrument taking the bottom off the lettering (top of “JAMAICA”) early in use.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.12	5.6.1899	10.12.1905	Appears to have an obliterated index mark.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.13	1.9.1902	9.10.1923	Has a thinner inner ring. Has the letters “P” and “O” at the ends of the name below the dateline.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.14	5.9.1908	5.7.1946	Rings are of equal weight. The letter “P” of “PORT” is level with the top of the date.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.15	11.11.1908	22.2.1928	Name has a hyphen.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - R1/26	6790.16	xx.7.1911	18.5.1912	Reads: “Street Letter Box / .................. 1911 / Port Antonio, Ja.” in three lines
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.17	30.10.1912	5.9.1927	Reads: “STREET LETTER BOX. PORT ANTONIO / JAMAICA”.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.18	10.2.1915	13.6.1929	Has a thin inner ring similar to 6790.13 but end letters of name are level with the dateline, not below.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.19	14.9.1927	13.11.1967	Reads: “STREET LETTER BOX - PORT ANTONIO / JAMAICA” as 6790.17 but with a hyphen between words rather than a full stop. Also has heavier lettering.
Double Ring Datestamp	6790.20	25.1.1922	17.12.1960	Has very narrow rings.
Birmingham. Type - B1	6790.21	11.12.1945	x9.5.1999	LKD was in violet. x9.5.1999 strike had index “5”.
Modern Single Ring	6790.22	19.3.1956	19.5.1999	Known to be two dies, one with and one without an asterisk.
Modern Single Ring	6790.23	10.2.1964	7.9.2000	Six similar dies issued with index numbers “1” to “6”. Index “5” may not exist.
Modern Single Ring (reg)	6790.24	8.12.1958	19.5.1999	Reads: “REGISTERED / PORT ANTONIO JAMAICA”. An asterisk over the date.