Cayman Islands

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

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 * Its first post office 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 with a numeral design.
 * 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.

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 * In 1912-20, George V keytypes were issued, all die I.
 * In 1921-26, new engraved George V definitives were issued, five values with Multiple Crown CA watermark, more with Multiple Script CA watermark.
 * In 1932, a centenary of the assembly series was issued,
 * In 1935, a pictorial definitives with the portrait of George V were released.
 * Also in 1935, the Silver Jubilee issue was released, the first of the colonial omnibus issues to follow.
 * In 1938-48, a pictorial series in various formats with the portrait of George VI were issued. These were in various perfs at various times.
 * In 1950, a new pictorial series with a full-face portrait of George VI was issued.

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 * In 1953-62, Elizabeth II pictorial definitives were issued.
 * In 1962-63, new definitive designs were issued with a new portrait.
 * In 1969, photolitho pictorial definitives were issued, now with just the Queen's emblem.
 * In September 1969, previous definitives were surcharged "C-Day / September 1969" and new values for the con version to new currency in cents/dollars.
 * The designs of the 1969 definitives were issued with decimal currency values in 1970.
 * In 1985, small marginal year dates were added.

War tax
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 * In 1917, WAR / STAMP. / 1½d surcharges on 2½d stamps in two styles were issued.
 * In 1917, WAR STAMP. / 1½d surcharges on 2½d stamps were issued in two styles again. The type with the taller "1" is the scarce one.
 * In 1918, more "WAR STAMP." 1½d surcharges on two other definitives were issued, plus a ½d just overprinted.

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