Ref: DR19402
- £50.00
Great Britain. (Jamaica). 1893. Great Britain postal stationery envelope 'two and halfpence' grey-blue cancelled by Bury St. Edmunds/ 97 duplex dated 'Feb 27 1893' addressed to 'The Second West Indies Regiment, Up Park Camp, Jamaica' with Kingston and Up Park Camp squared circle arrival '17th March' on reverse.
Up Park Camp was the headquarters of the British Army in Jamaica. The mortality rate of British soldiers in Jamaica was very high particular as a result of yellow fever. The camp expanded in the 19th Century and was the base for the West Indies Regiments.
