JAMAICA

JAMAICA.

Definitive stamps.
Blue Mountain Peak and portrait of Queen Elizebeth II.
Nineth stamp in a set of 16, issued on 15.11.1956.
Face value: 8 Jamaican pence.
Printing: Recess.
Size: 35 x 25 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 169.
- Scott No. 167.
- StampWorld No. 172.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 167.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 174.

Blue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica at 2,256 metres (7,402 ft). It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee. It is located on the border of the Portland and Saint Thomas parishes. It is part of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.