Jamaica CONSTANT SPRING HOTEL, Kingston KG5. 1d 1914 Old Postcard Special Series

Vintage Old Postcard. Jamaica. British West Indies. B.W.I. CONSTANT SPRING HOTEL. Palm Trees, Kingston. Postally Used in 1914 with King George 5th 1d stamp.

Publisher: Special Series
Series No: 1
Faults: Minor crease or wear at left & top corners
Background: Jamaica was discovered by Christopher Columber in 1492. The name is derived from the word XAYMACA, given it by the original Indian tribe, the Arawaks, who were exterminated by the Spaniards, rulers of the island until 1655. The English, under General Venables and Admiral Penn father of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, took it from the Spanish by conquest and Jamaica later became an Independent Nation within the British Commonwealth in 1962.

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