| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description | Issued 1 September 1987 |
| Front Description | George William Gordon, (1820-1865) was a Jamaican businessman and politician who was a leading critic of the policies of the governor of Jamaica Edward Eyre. On Eyre's orders, he was executed after the Morant Bay rebellion. Gordon's execution created huge controversy in Britain, and several attempts were made to charge Eyre with murder. On the centenary of his death, he was proclaimed a National Hero of Jamaica. |
| Back Description | The bauxite industry Jamaica has natural resources, primarily bauxite, and an ideal climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar and bananas. By the 1970s, Jamaica had emerged as a world leader in export of these minerals as foreign investment increased. |
| Catalog code | P#71b |
| Height | 69.00 mm |
| Width | 145.00 mm |
| Material | Paper |
| Printed by | THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED. |
| Catalog prices | UNC $6.00 |
