Located on a street running down the side of Kings House from the main square

Status

PO

Opened

1774

Closed

 

Cancel Type	Potter No.	EKD	LKD	Cancel Notes
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T1a	7990.01	xx.xx.1773	12.4.1799
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T1b	7990.02	24.12.1792	xx.2.1802
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T3a	7990.03	17.11.1804	9.5.1831	Reads: “SPANISH-TOWN” with a hyphen.
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T3b	7990.04	15.4.1819	xx.xx.1834	Reads: “SPANISH*TOWN” with an asterisk.
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T4a	7990.05	19.6.1817	xx.xx.1837
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P1	7990.06	30.5.1835	19.12.1841	Has a complete inner circle.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P1a	7990.07	13.2.1840	1.11.1841	The inner circle is partly or completely missing. Known: 1.11.1841 in black.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P2a	7990.08	28.2.1840	9.8.1841	Known in black 10.10.1840 to 15.2.1841, otherwise in blue.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P2b	7990.09	xx.2.1842	xx.xx.1862
Numerical Obliterator. Type - A76 H	7990.10	xx.xx.1859	xx.xx.1874	Dated examples are known 10.12.1859 to 27.5.1870.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11a	7990.11	16.5.1859	9.12.1871	EKD is probably date of issue rather than earliest date of use.
Numerical Obliterator. Type - A76 O	7990.12	xx.xx.1874	xx.xx.1892	Dated examples are known 18.10.1877 to 1.8.1892.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11b	7990.13	19.10.1875	21.9.1892
Double Ring Datestamp - no dots	7990.14	1.8.1892	12.7.1899	Reads: “SPANISH-TOWN” with a hyphen.
Double Ring Datestamp - with dots	7990.15	21.9.1892	24.8.1900	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN” without a hyphen.
Squared Circle. Type - SqC-4	7990.16	6.5.1900	14.12.1923	Known in blue 4.4.1904 to 3.10.1904.
Double Ring Datestamp - no dots	7990.17	30.10.1908	25.3.1928	Name with a hyphen.
Double Ring Datestamp - with dots	7990.18	8.3.1915	1.11.1930	Name without a hyphen.
Double Ring Datestamp - no dots	7990.19	20.3.1929	17.12.1964	Thin rings often appear as one. Probably more than one die.
Double Ring Datestamp	7990.20	21.11.1932	5.1.1957	Medium thick rings. A round "O"
Double Ring Datestamp	7990.21	25.11.1933	28.3.1957	Narrow rings.
Birmingham. Type - B4 - with *	7990.22	6.3.1952	26.11.1992
Modern Single Ring (with *)	7990.23	3.10.1958	20.12.1994	Four dies. Known in violet: 13th to 24th February 1981, 18.3.1981 and 11.5.1981.
Machine M.S.R.	7990.24	16.4.1959	26.4.1990	Seven wavy lines or a slogan.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3*/37	7990.25	24.11.1967	17.8.1968	More than one die used in both black and violet during the same period. Also known in blue: 22.5.1968.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	7990.26	16.6.1979	21.2.1981	Known in black 29.4.1980 to 21.1.1981. Held together with an elastic band from 22.1.1981. Said to be falling apart in FEbruary 1981.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	7990.27	7.9.1979	28.5.1985	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN NO. 1 / JAMAICA” with a full stop after “NO”. Known in black 2.6.1984 and in blue 19.2.1985.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	7990.28	xx.12.1980	29.8.1984	Was in new condition in late 1980. Used in black 14.9.1981.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	7990.29	2.6.1984	30.1.1987	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN No 1 / JAMAICA” “No” has a small “o” and no full stop. Known in blue xx.1.1985.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3*PO/37k	7990.30	14.5.1987	24.10.1988	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN / POST OFFICE No1 JAMAICA”
Modern Single Ring - 91	7990.31	2.10.1992	9.3.1994	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN No 1 / JAMAICA”. No year plug in 1994.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - 03POWI/41	7990.32	14.2.2001	16.3.2001	Reads: “SPANISH TOWN P.O. / JAMAICA, W.I.” without asterisks. Reported held together with 2 rubber bands in 2001 which show on covers.