A major town on the north coast

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PO

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1773

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Cancel Type	Potter No.	EKD	LKD	Cancel Notes
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T2	8110.01	27.6.1792	27.6.1792	Reads: “ST. ANN”
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T3	8110.02	20.6.1803	25.2.1830	Reads: “ST. ANNS / JA”.
Straight Line Named Handstamp. Type - T4b	8110.03	12.4.1833	26.10.1836	Reads: “SAINT ANNS BAY”.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P2a	8110.04	17.4.1840	18.1.1843	Reads: “ST. ANNE’S-BAY”.
SL8	8110.05	14.3.1843	16.1.1848	Reads: “Saint Anns Bay / SHIP LETTER”.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P3	8110.06	21.11.1844	4.2.1859	Reads: “ST. ANN’S BAY”. Known used with a circular handstamp surrounding the word “PAID” 7.4.1857 in magenta ink.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11a	8110.07	9.4.1859	9.5.1874	Reads: “ST.-ANN’S BAY”.
Numerical Obliterator. Type - A73 H	8110.08	1.1.1859	31.12.1892	Dates indicate a period of use only.
Circular Named Handstamp. Type - P11b	8110.09	12.5.1880	26.5.1892	Reads: “ST. ANN’S BAY”.
Double Ring Datestamp	8110.10	4.7.1892	22.9.1919	Known in blue 10.3.1904.
Double Ring Datestamp	8110.11	15.1.1912	7.11.1933	Reads: “St ANNS’ BAY” with a dash or a dot under the “t” of St.
Double Ring Datestamp - no dots	8110.12	4.5.1923	12.6.1990	Reads: “ST ANNS BAY” with a dash under the “T” but no apostrophe. Inner ring is thinner than the outer. Rings are very close together.
Double Ring Datestamp	8110.13	xx..4.1932	24.7.1968	Reads: “ST ANN·S BAY” with a dash under the “T” and a dot between the “N” and “S”. Rings are of equal width.
Birmingham. Type - B4	8110.14	17.1.1952	1.6.1971	Reads: “ST. ANNS BAY” with or without an asterisk.
Modern Single Ring	8110.15	14.4.1956	2.12.1967	Reads: “ST.ANN”S BAY” with a gap between ANN’S and BAY of 5mm.
Machine M.S.R.	8110.16	18.2.1960	29.5.1990	7 wavy lines or a slogan.
Modern Single Ring	8110.17	3.10.1962	20.6.1997	Reads: “ST.ANN”S BAY” with a gap between ANN’S and BAY of 3.5mm.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3*/37	8110.18	30.9.1974	30.9.1977	No apostrophe in ANNS.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	8110.19	2.5.1978	24.1.1984	With an apostrophe in ANN’S.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3/41	8110.20	1.5.1984	6.2.1986	Without an apostrophe in ANNS. Known in black 19.5.1984 and 4.11.1984.
Temp. Rubber Handstamp. Type - O3*PO/37j	8110.21	16.2.1988	12.4.1989	Reads: “ST ANN’S BAY POST OFFICE / JAMAICA”. EKD strike was in black.
Modern Single Ring - 91	8110.22	8.10.1990	28.3.2001	No asterisk. Space between “ST. ANN’S” and “BAY” is 2.5mm. EKD, on a registered cover from Laughlands, has no year plug.