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I like to keep discussion together, so am moving this back here. You must have missed the two notices about keeping discussions in one place. Anyway, despite the reference not being new, one should place reference anywhere that confirms data that might be questioned, so I have added the jamaica post
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status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient
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Jamaica stamp as fair use, on second thought, I think it might be PD world-wide under the 50 year rule for British Commonwealth. If so, it can later be moved to
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Stanley Gibbone reference is basically useless. If you are referencing a book, please give the complete details including page number, publisher and isbn. Just referencing the wiki page for
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British Commonwealth entity more than 50 years ago. It can be transferred to Commons.
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