Cayman Islands

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The Cayman Islands is a group of three islands southwest of Cuba. It was a British colo½ny since the 1600s and made a dependency of Jamaica in 1863..

 File:Caymans half d QV.jpg|1900 ½d value File:Caymans 2.5D KEVII.jpg|1905 2½d Edward VII definitive File:Caymans One Halfpenny.jpg|1907 "One / Halfpenny." on 1d surcharge File:Caymans KEVII second .jpg|1907 ½d value; note side panels File:Caymans uarter d.jpg|1908 ¼d value 
 * Its first post was opened in 1889 in Grand Cayman. Jamaican stamps were used.
 * Its first country specific issue was released in 1900, two Victoria keytype values.
 * In 1902-03, Edward VII keytypes were issued on Crown CA watermarked paper.
 * In 1905, Edward VII stamps were issued on Multiple Crown CA watermarked paper.
 * In 1907, new values and/or colors were added.
 * Also in 1907, provisional surcharges were issued. The ½d expressed as "One / Halfpenny." or with a large "½d".
 * In 1907-09, the Edward VII design was change with the side tablets now with colored backgrounds instead of white.
 * In 1908, "2½d" surcharges on 4d stamps were issued, the great rarity of the Caymans. Dangerous forgeries exist.
 * In May to June 1908, ½d and 1d stamps were used up, so mail was endorsed by hand with "Postage Paid G.A.P.", with and without the value.
 * In June 1908, a ¼d stamp was issued.
 * In October 1908, the post office ran out of ¼d stamps so manuscript endorsements were used again, reading "Pd ¼d. W.G. McC", "Paid", etc.

(more to follow)  File:Caymans 1sh KGV.jpg|1916 1/- value File:Caymans 1d KGV second.jpg|1922 1d value File:Caymans 1.5d Centenary.jpg|1932 1½d centenary of assembly File:Caymans 1d KGV booby.jpg|1935 1d booby File:Caymans 6d turtle.jpg|1943 6d value File:Caymans 6d KGVI suit.jpg|1950 6d definitive value 

 File:Caymans 1.5d QEII engr.jpg|1962 1½d pictorial definitive File:Caymans xmas.jpg|1968 Christmas stamp. 

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