FRANCE

Covers and stamps / France

FRANCE: 1868 (Dec): Envelope to "Sir John P. Grant / Spanish Town / Jamaica", endorsed "via Southampton", franked with two 80 c. Napoleon laureated (Yv 32) tied by '3' Paris star lozenges, PARIS cds to left, boxed PD, "LONDON PAID" transit and "SPANISH TOWN" arrival alongside, KINGSTON backstamp (Jan 23). Ex Dubois. Note: Sir John Peter Grant was the first Governor under the Crown Colony Regime which lasted from 1866 until 1884 with the Governor having absolute power: He laid the foundations of the modern Jamaica by improving the legal system, creating local councils, an island Police force, local medical system and transferred the seat of Government from Spanish Town to Kingston.