Jamaica 1956–58 £1 chocolate and violet explained

Common Name:	1956–58 £1 chocolate and violet
Location Of Production:	Waterlow & Sons Ltd., London
Nature Of Rarity:	Unissued
Number In Existence:	7
Face Value:	one pound

The Jamaica 1956–58 £1 chocolate and violet was a planned, but unissued, Jamaican postage stamp. The stamp's design was identical to the King George VI stamp, issued in 1949, which depicted a scene of workers rolling cigars by hand, but with the vignette image of King George VI replaced with that of Queen Elizabeth II. Although the stamp was abandoned after printing and not issued, there are seven copies in existence.^[1] It was replaced by a £1 stamp depicting Jamaica's coat of arms.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• British Library Philatelic Collections
• Postage stamps and postal history of Jamaica

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jamaica: 1956-58 £1 chocolate and violet, unissued. . . 2009-09-20 . 1 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151101134947/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/philrar/j/010jm0001938s58u00001001.html . dead .
2. [Scott catalogue]
3. [Stanley Gibbons]