Lot 1418
Danish West Indies, 1813 (Jun. 2) St. Croix to London, folded letter bearing fine strike of "St. Croix, JU 2 1813" flueron postmark, endorsed "Per Packet", red London Aug. 1813 arrival backstamp and manuscript "2/2" due rating for single packet rate to London; file fold and edge flaws, Fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY 14 RECORDED COVERS WITH THE ST. CROIX FLUERON.
This May 28, 1813 letter bemoans the failure of the addressee, William Tower Esq., to respond to earlier business letters about sugar and rum. The ship from England "must be taken or lost". (Perhaps "taken" by the Americans in this year of the War of 1812).
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| Realized $1,300 |
