Lot 1426
Danish West Indies, 1841 (Mar. 20) St. Croix to Putmuis, Scotland, datelined folded letter bearing bold double strike of large "St. Thomas" green straightline with inverted "S", endorsed "p Packet", red London "May 1, 1841" arrival c.d.s., manuscript "1/5" due rating (1s 3d packet rate plus 2d unpaid fee), sharp "Arbroath, MY 1, 1841" framed arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE LARGE ST. THOMAS GREEN STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP.
Provenance: Schnell
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