1838 (Jan 1) Entire from St. Thomas to London, rated "2/2" with framed "PACKET LETTER" hs, reverse with London arrival, with contents referring to the creation of Schön, Willink & Co (shipping merchants in St. Thomas), very fine (Facit SEK1'500). (Image)

1863 (July 13) Entire letter from St. Thomas to Paris, bearing "St-Thomas/A Jy 13 63/Paid" cds in red, with oval "PD" and London Paid cds alongside, entering France with Calais transit cds and "8" in purple ink due on receipt. According to Parmenter handbook (2016), the earliest recorded strike of this cds (by one day). A very scarce usage during the pre-philatelic period, when the St. Thomas crowned circles were still in use. Extremely fine. (Image)

1859 (Mar 1) wrapper from Christiansted, St. Croix, to Denmark, with Danish despatch, "FRANCO" hs and Danish St. Thomas cds, passed to the British P.O. with "PAID / AT / ST. THOMAS" crown circle hs (S.G. CC2, £1'800) and British P.O. cds on reverse, sent via London and Hamburg with Copenhagen arrival, various ms rates, an attractive cover with good strikes of the various hs and ds, (Facit SEK10'000). (Image)

1863-65, trio of covers to Paris with Anglo-French "GB/1F60c" accountancy marking, including one rare example originating in Cuba with George Nunes forwarding agent cachet struck in St. Thomas, all with British small cds or double-arc ds of St. Thomas.

1865 (Oct 28) Entire letter from St. Thomas to Paris, redirected to Alger, with British small cds on dispatch on reverse and alongside Alger cds, on front "GB/1F60c" exchange marking and "8" & "16" taxes; an extremely rare destination. (Image)