Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: William Carrol, 1836 wrapper sent from Singapore July 8 addressed to Dan Bradley, Marcellus, N.Y., U.S.A. by his son, endorsed "Forwarded from St. Helena by /Yrs. respectfully/W. Carrol/U. States Consular/Agent at/St. Helena", charged "203/4"(c.) and showing rare octagonal framed marking showing square rigged ship alongside and Philadelphia Nov. 13 receiving datestamp, both in red. William Carrol was U.S. Commercial Agent on Saint Helena from 1831 to 1847 and appointed full U.S. Consul in 1860. Dan Bradley was a pastor and judge. His son, Dan Beach Bradley (1804-1873), had left in July 1834 with his wife Emilie for life as a Protestant missionary in Thailand and was held up in Singapore for the first six months due to the monsoon season. Bradley is remembered today by the Thai for introducing them to vaccination, Western medicine and the printing press, as well as for his friendship with the Siamese royal family. His influence on the country is considered to have been far greater than that of his contemporary, the celebrated royal governess Anna Leonowens (of "The King and I" fame). Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: William Carrol, 1841 entire sent by W.H. Medhurst from Batavia May 5 addressed to the London Missionary Society, endorsed "Recd. at St Helena & forwarded/by yrs. respectfully/Wm. Carrol/U. States Consul/at St. Helena", charged "8"(d.) ship rate and showing two strikes of straight line "SHIP LETTER" and receipt note of Sept. 3. William Carrol was U.S. Commercial Agent on Saint Helena from 1831 to 1847 and appointed full U.S. Consul in 1860. Walter Henry Medhurst (1796-1857) was an English Congregationalist missionary, one of the early translators of the Bible into Chinese languages. He served first in Malacca, Penang and Batavia until the conclusion of the First Opium War in 1842 whereupon he proceeded to Shanghai where he founded the London Missionary Society Press. Ex Art Groten and George Montrose. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: Saul Solomon, 1833 prices current from Forestier & Co., Batavia Apr. 3 with accompanying letter to Providence, R.I., U.S.A., showing ms. "Forwarded pr. Neptune of Salem/by yours obediently/S. Solomon/St Helena/1 August 1833", with Salem, Mass. Sept. 21 receiving c.d.s. and straight line "SHIP" in red, charged "12"(c.), a little fragile and in need of reinforcement of folds. Saul Solomon (1776-1852) born in Canterbury, Kent, sailed for India but fell dangerously ill during the voyage and was put ashore on Saint Helena where he recovered and subsequently established a merchant business empire that dominated commercial life on St Helena for more than two centuries. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: Saul Solomon, 1834 wrapper from Singapore Sept. 22 to France, showing ms. in French "Re̤ue ÌÊ Ste. HÌ©l̬ne le 23 janvier 1835/& acheminÌ©e le 31 janvier par l'Alcide/par votre tr̬s humble serviteur/S. Solomon/Agent Consulaire/de France ÌÊ Ste HÌ©l̬ne", charged "9"(dÌ©cimes) framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and Nantes arrival c.d.s. of Mar. 17, some ink corrosion and staining. Saul Solomon (1776-1852) born in Canterbury, Kent, sailed for India but fell dangerously ill during the voyage and was put ashore on Saint Helena where he recovered and subsequently established a merchant business empire that dominated commercial life on St Helena for more than two centuries. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: Saul Solomon, 1836 wrapper addressed to W.S. Wetmore at Canton endorsed "Forwarded from St Helena May 30/36/ by your obt. servant/S. Solomon", sent by tea broker Hugh Wade Maccaughey (1799-1872) returning from China on the "Marquis Camden" and showing crowned G.P.O. Cape Town transit of Sept. 3. Merchant William Shepard Wetmore (1801-1862) had returned to Canton in 1833 to establish Wetmore & Co., trading in Chinese tea, silk, opium, and other goods. Saul Solomon (1776-1852) born in Canterbury, Kent, sailed for India but fell dangerously ill during the voyage and was put ashore on Saint Helena where he recovered and subsequently established a merchant business empire that dominated commercial life on St Helena for more than two centuries. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: Saul Solomon, 1844 entire from W.H. Osborn in Manila July 17 to fellow merchant Willard P. Phillips in Salem, Mass., U.S.A. endorsed "care/Saul Solomoin Esqr./St Helena/"Vindicator" showing ms. "Forwarded from St. Helena per 'Eliza Ann'/By your obt. servt./S. Solomon" and New York Jan. 8 1845 receiving c.d.s. in red, charged "203/4"(c.) being 2c. ship rate added to 183/4 inland rate. Importer/exporter (and later railroad tycoon) William Henry Osborn (1820-1894) had set up his own business in Manila while still in his twenties. Saul Solomon (1776-1852) born in Canterbury, Kent, sailed for India but fell dangerously ill during the voyage and was put ashore on Saint Helena where he recovered and subsequently established a merchant business empire that dominated commercial life on St Helena for more than two centuries. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: Solomon & Moss, 1853 (July 15) entire to France via London "per steamer", sent from the island with endorsement "St. Helena July 1853/forw. by your obt. servants/Solomon & Moss", rated "15"(d̩cimes) and showing framed "COLONIES/& ART.13" in red, transit and Marseille Aug. 30 arrival datestamps. In 1814 Saul Solomon's brother Joseph had married Hannah Moss, daughter of boot and shoemaker Isaac Moss. With new partners the shipping and forwarding business became Solomon & Moss. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Manuscript Marks: U.S. Consular Agent, 1844 printed religious tract sent with lengthy handwritten personal message sent by Asa Hemenway from Bangkok Feb. 13 addressed to to his uncle in Ohio, showing ms. endorsement "Forwarded from St. Helena by the/U. States Consular Agent", charged "27"(c.) and showing New York July 8 receiving c.d..s with straight line "SHIP", both in red, a little damaged and fragile. Asa Hemenway (1810-1892) was a missionary under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and had sailed for Bangkok in 1839, remaining in the country with his wife Lucia until the closing of the Siamese Mission in 1850. The unsigned 'U.S. Consular Agent' endorsement is by unknown hand, not that of William Carrol himself but likely to be that of an associate. Ex Art Groten. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Cachets: George W. Kimball, "FORWARDED FROM ST. HELENA/BY/GEORGE W. KIMBALL/U.S. COMMERCIAL AGENT" type FAC.5, a fine strike, one of just three known examples of this cachet, on 1856 (Jan.) wrapper to D. & A. Kingsland & Sutton in New York with further fair strike across reverse, with New Bedford, Mass receiving c.d.s. of Mar. 5 and straight line "SHIP", charged "5"(c.) being the 2c. ship rate rate added to the 3c. U.S. inland rate. George Washington Kimball (1822-1860) had married Sarah, the widowed daughter of William Carrol and was the U.S. Commercial Agent on the island from 1852, becoming the first U.S. Consul from 1857 to 1860. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Cachets: Solomon, Moss, Gideon & Co., "SOLOMON, MOSS, GIDEON & Co./St. HELENA" type CC.2, the unique example on 1876 (Apr. 21) envelope franked 1s. at 1/2oz. packet rate cancelled rectangular 'cork' with despatch c.d.s. alongside, light vertical folds. In 1814 Saul Solomon's brother Joseph had married Hannah Moss, daughter of boot and shoemaker Isaac Moss and after Saul's brother Lewis Gideon adopted an abbreviation the new company name was adopted. Illustrated on p. 13 of "Saint Helena: The Postal, Instructional and Censor Markings 1815-2000" ed. B. Mabbett (2000), this is the only known example of the CC.2 cachet. Ex Deakin. Photo. (Image1)

Stefan Heijtz Saint Helena: Forwarding Agents' Mail, Forwarded in London: 1854 entire to Copenhagen headed "Ste. H̩l̬ne l4 Marts/Solomon & Moss" sent under cover to London where posted by forwarding agent, showing "D.DUNBAR & SONS/LONDON" double oval cachet in blue and marked "pd 111/2" for rate from England to Denmark via Belgium and Germany with "2" for local delivery, Apr. 21 red London Paid and blue Limehouse double arc despatch marks, Hamburg and St. P.A. transits. Photo. (Image1)