The Jamaica 1sh inverted-frame error was discovered in March 1922 at the post office in

Manchioneal Manchioneal is a settlement in Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lie ...

, a village in the parish of

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

. An entire sheet of 60 stamps on multiple CA paper existed, but only half of this sheet was sent to Manchioneal. The majority of these may have been used for fiscal purposes, because Manchioneal was a banana trading centre and buyers may have used the telegraph office to confirm purchases. The other half of the sheet was possibly sold over the counter in Jamaica's capital, Kingston, because a copy with a

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

cancellation exists. Only 5 examples are known in used condition, 4 with a Manchioneal cancel and only 1 with a Kingston cancel. Jamaica_Inverted_Frame

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{{Reflist Postage and revenue stamps Philately of Jamaica Postage stamp invert errors 1920 in Jamaica

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