1773, Entire letter from St. Croix to Tortolar, Virgin Islands, very fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1790, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Philadelphia, showing on front straight line "NEW YORK CITY" and in manuscript total postage of "1/" (incl. 2 d. sea post, 4 d. inland postage and 1 d. delivery fee); a fine and scarce early letter to the US (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1796, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Philadelphia with manuscript "5½ d", most likely for the postage from St. Thomas to Philadelphia, on arrival charged with handstamp "4" cents American ship letter fee; the earliest tax mark used in the US (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1801, Entire "Service"-letter September 1 from St. Croix to a British ship at Fort Royal, Martinique with manuscript forwarding note on reverse (part missing); a very rare letter during the British occupation March 1801-1802 (Image 1) (Image)

1804, Entire letter from St. Croix to Philadelphia via "NEW HAVEN. CT. SEP. 3" (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1807, Lettersheet endorsed "p the Fortitude" via St. Thomas forwarding agent Dixon & Burrow to Tortola, on reverse forwarding note of April 18, 1807 (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1812, "ST CROIX JA 8 1812", small fleuron cancel, clear strike on dated lettersheet to Guernsey, charged with "4/2"; a light vertical file fold just touching the lower part of a cancel, otherwise very fine. A rare entire, only few recorded with this postmark (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1815, Entire letter from St. Croix to Aberdeen with framed "BRISTOL SHIP-LETTER", charged with a total of "6/½" incl. 6 d. British inland fee, 2 d. captain's fee and ½ d. Scottish share (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1834, Dated lettersheet from St. Thomas to Petersburg, endorsed "p John", showing on front clear red octagonal "PHILA 17 OCT" and rare "Full-rigged ship" handstamp, charged "20 3/4" cents; fine and very scarce (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1838, Entire letter from St. Croix, forwarded via St. Thomas forwarding agent Hjardemaal & Nolding (manuscript notation on reverse) and London forwarding agent Preller & Garbach to Copenhagen, on reverse red boxed "PACKET LETTER" and London transit mark.A scarce destination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1845, Prepaid entire letter, dated "St. Croix 27 Sept. 1845", addressed to Madeira, showing on front red "LONDON PAID 15 NOV 1845", and manuscript "7/4" for the quadruple rate, at Madeira charged with "400" reis inland postage (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1846, Entire letter, dated "St. Croix 28 October 1846" to Madeira, on front red "LONDON PAID 1 DEC 1846" and noted "3/8"; at Madeira taxed with "240" reis inland fee (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

Entire second rate letter from St. Croix via "ST:-THOMAS JY 14 1846" to Copenhagen, transported per "Avon" to Bermuda and from here July 21 per "Clyde" to Southampton and finally via London to Hamburg, taxed in London with "3/4" and charged at Copenhagen with a total of "184" skilling (on reverse), scarce (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1848, Entire letter from St. Croix via "ST:-THOMAS SE 30 1848" to Copenhagen, transported via Bermuda, Southampton, London and Hamburg, from here - due to the German-Danish war - via Lübeck, charged with a total of 114 skilling (Image 1) (Image)

1856, Entire letter from "CHRISTIANSTED 13 11 1856" via "ST. THOMAS 14 11 1856" to Copenhagen, transported via the British PO, London, Belgium, Prussia and Hamburg, charged with a total of "60" skilling, light file folds, scarce (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1865, Small envelope from "ST. THOMAS 20/12 1865" to Boston, part-paid with 4 c. inland fee, charged on arrival with "STEAMSHIP 10", very fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1866 (ca.), Red oval "FORWARDED BY J. CAPPE'S SONS ST. THOMAS W.I." on reverse of small envelope with manuscript return address "U.S. Stmer 'Swatara' ST. THOMAS W.I." to New Jersey with frontside "NEW YORK SHIP 5 CTS. / MAR .." (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1879, Entire unpaid letter from "ST. THOMAS 29/9 1877" to Paris, marked at St. Thomas with "T" in circle and taxed in France "7" decimes; on reverse octagonal "LIGNE B PAQ. FR. No 4 / 29 SEPT. 77" (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

"FRANCO" in circle, clear handstamp in blackish-red on front of small envelope from "ST: THOMAS 10 11 1857" to St. Croix, fine and very scarce, just 9 entires with this handstamp recorded (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

"PORTO" in circle, clear handstamp on front of envelope from the US, franked with 3 c. and addressed to a member of the U.S.S. "Oscola" at St. Croix with St. Thomas date stamp on front and reverse (16. and 18.3.1867); in the envelope at left 3 cm scissors' cut, otherwise fine and very scarce, just 6 entires with the "PORTO" handstamp are recorded (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)

1856/73, Coat of Arms, 3 c. dark carmine with yellow gum, ample to good margins, unmounted mint, very fine, opinion Vagn Jensen (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

3 c. dark carmine with brown gum, ample to large margins, unmounted mint, very fine, opinion Vagn Jensen (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

3 c. carmine with nice even margins, tied by clear target to entire letter, written at Puerto Cabello 2.7.1866, privately forwarded and mailed via "ST. THOMAS JU 12 1866" via London, Copenhagen, Lübeck and railway "J. JERNB. P.SP.B. 2 TOG" to Randers in Northern Denmark, here charged with a total of "63" skilling.rnA fine, very attractive and rare letter, rarely seen in this quality, certificate Nielsen (1995) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

3 c. carmine, 2 copies, partly cut close or in the frame line, tied by target to double rate lettersheet from "FREDERIKSTED 11/9 1860" via St. Thomas Danish and British PO and London to Norfolk, England, charged in London with "1/-". An attractive and exceedingly rare letter to Europe; just a handful of multiple frankings of the DWI square issues are recorded. Certificates Nielsen (1996) and Paaskesen (1996) (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)

1866, 3 c. carmine-rose, block of 25 from the lower right sheet corner, pre-folded between the 3rd and 4th vertical row, unused with original gum and adhesions, fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)