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Postage stamps and postal history of the Cayman Islands

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dates from 1935, and consisted of a set of 12 with five different designs. The pictorial series of 1938 also had five designs, with similar themes as those in 1935 but otherwise completely different. A 1950 pictorial set featured an older George VI and all different designs for its 13 stamps; these
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At the end of 1907, a new version of the Key Plate design included the inscription "POSTAGE & REVENUE", as they were now allowed for use as
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The Caymans had no regular postal system until April 1889, when stamps of Jamaica came into use. There two known postmarks, "GRAND CAYMAN" for
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A set of two stamps issued 4 July 1959 marked the Caymans' new constitution, and on 28 November 1962 a new definitive series came out.
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are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
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The Post Cards of the Cayman Islands including Cayman Brac and drawings of Little Cayman
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came in 1932, marking the centenary of the "Assembly of Justices and Vestry", now the
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ascended the throne, and two new designs added, for 4d and 1-pound denominations.
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at Georgetown. Additional shortages in 1908 resulted in the use of manuscript
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The first stamps of the Caymans were issued in November 1900. They were two
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are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
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The Postal History of the Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands
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The Cayman Islands: Their Postal History, Postage Stamps and Postmarks
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region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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Index


coat of arms

King Edward VII
overstamped
Cayman Islands
British Overseas Territory
Caribbean Sea
Jamaica
George Town
Stake Bay
Key Plate
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
overprints
Kingston
handstamping
frankings
revenue stamps
George V



commemorative stamps
Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
William IV
palm
pictorial series
Queen Elizabeth
Rossiter, Stuart

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