Jamaica 1920 1s Orange-Yellow and Red-Orange, Frame Inverted Error

Jamaica · 1920 · 1s

This definitive stamp features a central vignette of the Jamaican coat of arms printed in red-orange, surrounded by an orange-yellow frame with a portrait of King George V. This particular example is a famous error where the central vignette was printed upside down relative to the frame. It is one of the most significant and sought-after errors in British Commonwealth philately.

Issued during the reign of King George V, this stamp is part of a pictorial definitive series showcasing Jamaican symbols. Inverted center errors like this occurred when sheets for two-color stamps were fed into the printing press incorrectly for the second color application.