Lot 1475
Danish West Indies, 1851 (Jan. 30) St. Thomas to Carupano, Venezuela, datelined folded letter bearing crisp strike of "Foreign Letter Office, St. Thomas" oval handstamp on flap, green "Gruner & Co." merchant oval on front, endorsed "pr la Bernarda"; docketed as received Feb. 6; clean and Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
Merchants in St. Thomas maintained a Foreign Letter Office from 1846-1860. Mail was bagged and shipped by private packets to avoid high charges of inconvenient schedules.
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| Realized $230 |
