Lot 1425
Danish West Indies, 1840 St. Thomas to Sheffield, England, folded cover bearing double strike of "St. Thomas" small green straightline with inverted "S", manuscript "1/5" due rating for the reduced 1s 3d packet rate plus 2d unpaid fee; minor soiling on flap, still Very Fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS SMALL ST. THOMAS GREEN STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP.
The green "St. Thomas" straightline markings were applied upon arrival at Falmouth on loose packets letters arriving from St. Thomas, and are only recorded during the 1840-41 period. Most letters during this period had the boxed "Packet Letter" markings.
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