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Cayman Islands

THE HALFPENNY IS THE KEY

Prior to 1908 mails from the Cayman Islands were small. irregular and infrequent.
Often as fe, as I 00 letters or so would make a mail every t\J o to eight weeks.
Approximately 550 sheets of the Yid and the Id with 400 sheets of 2Yid stamps were
supplied in the five years 1902 to 1907. This resulted in shortages of these low alues
at various times.

The postal history of the islands is shown both local and overseas through the
keyplate design halfpenny stamps of Edward VII and George V including the 1907
surcharge, various rates, town and village cancels, special postal services and mails
arc shown.

Local Mail

Georgetown

Following the reduction in local postal rates from 1 d to Yid in June 1908 a 1.00 p.m.
daily local mail delivery service within Georgetown was introduced in January 1909.
No local mail prior to 1908 has been recorded.

Local Georgetown cover with type V cancel to Miss G. A. Parsons, formerly
postmistress, promoted 111 1908 to Clerk of the Council addressed to Government
House.