Lot 1459
Danish West Indies, 1861 (Jan. 25) Barbados to Ponce, Puerto Rico via St. Thomas, blue folded cover bearing Barbados 1d red, 4d blue tied by "1" barred oval cancels, Barbados (1.25) origin backstamp, manuscript "4" rating crossed out and red crayon "4" adjacent, St. Thomas (1.29) and Puerto Rico (2.3) backstamps, beautiful clear strike of "S. Tomas" framed handstamp applied upon arrival to indicate origin and matching "2½" (r.) due rating handstamp; Fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Schnell
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| Realized $2,900 |
