(Picture Stationery) 1898 2c. card to Bassin, St Croix with the stamp used to uprate the item removed and part St Thomas cds remaining, the front bears multi blue images of other picture postcards including a panorama at top, Christiansted arrival cds.
(Puerto Rico) 1876 (JY 23) entire to Santander, Spain, endorsed “Via Inga.” franked Line Engraved ½d. (damaged corner), 1d. and 2d. together with 1867-80 10d., plate 1, TC, the 1d. tied by Mayaguez Porto Rico Paid cds of British Post Office. As this cancel only tied the 1d. four ‘C51’ obliterators were applied in transit at St Thomas, Danish West Indies, London transit at centre, arrival backstamp; vertical filing crease affecting stamps not detracting.
(Second British Occupation) 1813 (Jun 12) outer letter sheet to London, endorsed at top “To the b. Conference”, struck with large ST THOMAS fleuron, rated “2/2” t pay in manuscript upon receipt, London arrival backstamp of 15 JY. Good clean example. Ex. H Wood.
(Straits Settlements) 1894 5c. postal stationery registration envelope to St Croix, Danish West Indies, additionally franked 8c. orange tied Singapore B cds, repeated to left, registration handstamp bottom left, Registered London (29 AU) transit at right, red Dansk/ Vestindien registration handstamp at left and with St Thomas (27/9) transit and Christiansted (28/9) arrival. Good condition, a fine destination.
(Used Abroad) 1870 (29 Oct) part entire to London, endorsed “St Thomas/ 29 Oct 70” franked strip of three 1865-73 4d., plate 12, LB-LD, cancelled by ‘B16’ mail boat obliterators, red London arrival below of 14 NO, only with part of back.
1788 Decree pamphlet regulating the application of European patents in the West Indies, a very fine four page document (size 180 x 230mm). Also 1850 Decree pamphlet regulating trade and shipping in the West Indies, some water stain, eight page document (size 190 x 230mm).
1797 (March 23) entire from St Thomas to Philadelphia, endorsed “Schooner “Liwely”/ C Clark”, struck on arrival by ‘4’ cents handstamp. This is the earliest handstamp rate marking of the United States (1792-98), 15 letters recorded; some filing creases, scarce.
1804 (27 Jan) entire to Aberdeen endorsed “Per Packet”, headed St Croix and bearing fine two-line Tortola/ Jan 30 1804, rated “2/2” amended to “2/4” in manuscript and with large type red Bishop arrival date stamp MR/17; light and clean filing crease towards base. A fine early letter carried privately from St Croix to Tortola (British Virgin Islands); a fine example.
1808 ENTIRE TO London, datelined St Croix, 19th June, endorsed “Pr Packet” and bearing two-line Tortola/ 17 Jul 1808 handstamp, arrival backstamp of Aug 24.
1812 (23rd August) entire from the ‘Tower’ correspondence to Aberdeen, endorsed to travel on the “Neptune” which arrived in Lancaster on 30th October – a long transit of 69 days, bearing a very fine SHIP LETTER/ crown/ LANCASTER oval handstamp, manuscript charge “1/4” under the Act of July that year (4d Ship Letter and 1/- for 230-300 miles inland to Aberdeen). The content is mainly concerned with the purchase of puncheons of meal to tide the slaves over until the yam crop. Ex Robertson and Booth.
1818 (Feb 18) entire to London bearing good strike of rare straight-line St THOMAS handstamp, arrival backstamp of 26 MR; horizontal filing crease not detracting from fine example of this cancel of the British Post Office.
1818 entire from John James in Barbuda to Sir Bethel Codrington at Dodington, carried from Antigua to St Thomas where straight-line I.THOMAS applied (only used in 1818), transferring to the main packet for Falmouth where charged “2/2” ; small part of entire excised otherwise fine and fresh. Ex Brian Brookes.
1840 entire to Edinburgh without any sign of despatch but the author of the short letter, Clinton Spalding is recorded around 1838-45 at St. Croix (Christiansted and later at St Thomas). The reverse shows unframed green LEEWARD ISLAND F without date applied at Falmouth, arrival cancel alongside.
1852 (JY 22) entire to Quebec, Canada endorsed “Via Steamship/ to/ New York” bottom left and “Paid Ship 4d/ Inland 8d” top right, with Jamaica Paid (JY 24) double-arc date stamp, reverse with Montego Bay Jamaica date stamp, St Thomas transit (JY 31) and various arrivals. Entire from “Providence Estate, St James” addressed to a member of the Legislative Council with both Quebec and Toronto included in address and forwarded between them with a 3d. charge at Quebec but no further charges raised; light vertical filing crease.
1854 outer letter sheet to Revel, France bearing various manuscript rate markings and “per Plata”, red French entry cds at right, reverse with double arc St Thomas date stamp, overstruck by red Seebrief Per England und Aachen transit and Paris transit, arrival cds below.
1866 (AP13) Folded cover to the Danish Consul in London franked 1s green pl.4 tied by 'C51' with London Paid cds in red (30 AP) alongside, bs small St Thomas A (AP 13) bs, filing creases clear of adhesive
1866 part entire to Glasgow franked pair Great Britain 6d. lilac, plate 5, FE-FF cancelled by ’C51’ obliterator, St Thomas transit backstamp, red London transit on front and arrival backstamp.
1867 entire to London written from Santiago de Cuba franked Great Britain 1s green, plate 4, DI tied by C51 obliterator, arrival cds to left, reverse with oval company chop and fine St Thomas cds.
1868 (15 MAR) Entire from St Thomas to Jamaica franked GB 4d vermilion plate 9 tied by 'C51', with 'SCHOON & WILLINK & Co.' St Thomas forwarding cachet and Kingston Jamaica (MR23) arrival alongside, St Thomas dispatch on revers (MR17), fine
1869 (Sep 1) entire from Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela to Philadelphia with fine red Cuidad Bolivar Paid cds of British Post Office, routed via Trinidad where 1d. lake (SG 69) added and tied D22 obliterator with N.Y. Steamship 10 (Sep 21) alongside. Reverse with Trinidad transit of SP 5, St Thomas transit of SP 13 and arrival cds of Sep 21. Fine and rare, Exhibition piece. R.P.S.L Cert 2001.