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Covers and Cancellations 1890 (17 Feb.) envelope from Kingston to New York and enclosed in a bag of mail washed away in the Haughton River and subsequently recovered, bearing 4d. red-brown cancelled by squared-circle datestamp and with diamond-framed "street/letter box/jamaica" handstamp and "jamaica paid" framed datestamp in red alongside, the reverse with label inscribed "This Postal-Packet was contained in the Mail Bag from Kingston, for New York via Port Maria, Jamaica, for despatch per S.S. "Bergenseren" which Mail Bag was washed away in the "Haughton River", near Annotto Bay, on the night of Tuesday the 18th. instant, and which was subsequently re-covered. Fred Sullivan, Postmaster for Jamaica. General Post Office. 21st. Feb. 1890." and showing New York arrival duplex datestamp. A fine and scarce cover from this wreck. Photo