Jamaica Queen Victoria 'Arms of Jamaica'

Jamaica · 1900 · 1d

This definitive stamp features a central vignette of the Arms of Jamaica, which includes a shield with five golden pineapples, supported by a Taino man and woman, and surmounted by a Royal Helmet and a crocodile. The portrait of Queen Victoria is in an oval at the upper left, and the denomination 'ONE PENNY' is at the bottom. The stamp is notable for its bicolored design, with a carmine frame and a black center.

Issued during the final year of Queen Victoria's reign, this stamp was part of a definitive series for the British colony of Jamaica. The design, combining the British monarch with local heraldry, was typical for colonial issues of the period.