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)
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Lot No: 20272
Symbol: F
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)
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Lot No: 20273
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Cat No: 48
French Post: 1872, Envelope from St Thomas to New York, franked with France strip of three Bordeaux Y&T n°48 40c orange with anchor cancellations, superb margins and bright shade, St Thomas 09.11.1872 departure and New York 22 November arrival, with "FORWARDED BY / C.W. SMITH & Co. / ST THOMAS W.I." oval forwarding agent cachet, an extremely rare use of the stamps from the Bordeaux issue in this Danish trading post in the Antilles. (Image)
