Jamaica Queen Victoria Key Plate

Jamaica · 1900 · 1d

This definitive stamp features a central portrait of Queen Victoria, framed by an ornate key plate design. The Jamaican coat of arms, which includes a crocodile on a log and five pineapples, is prominently displayed at the top. The denomination 'ONE PENNY' is inscribed at the bottom.

Issued at the end of Queen Victoria's reign, this stamp is part of the widely used 'Key Plate' or 'Key Type' design system employed across the British Empire, where a common frame was combined with a country-specific duty plate.