David Feldman All World & Collections June 5-7, 2019

257 All World & Collections – June 6 & 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 42314 F ST.THOMAS CODE LETTER “A” CDS 1865 Transiting envelope from New York to Barbados, franked US Washington 10c green, carried on US steamship to Havana before being sorted together with other mail at St.Thomas, bears on reverse ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED examples of this St.Thomas cds, missing in practically every DWI collection 500 42315 F / 256 1865 Folded entire from St.Thomas to Bordeaux, clearly struck ST-THOMAS JA13 65 A PAID in red alongisde PD, LONDON/PAID JA30 65 transit and French entry cds, carried by SS “Atrato” to Southampton, very fine 200 42316 F / 256 1865 Envelope from St.Thomas to Bordeaux, reverse bears “no letter code” ST-THOMAS AP13 65, London transit AP28 cds and BORDEAUX 30 AVRIL 65 arrival, boxed GB 1F60 accountancy marking on face, very fine 150 42317 F / 256 1866 Folded entire to Guadeloupe franked by QV 1865-67 1s green tied by horizontal barred C51 numeral, small arc ST:-THOMAS NO15 1866 cds on reverse together with GUADELOUPE / BASSE TERRE 18 NOV 66, carried by SS “Conway” on the Barbados route, triple “4d” rate for foreign ports in the West Indies, scarce destination, cert. RPS (2004) 700 42318 F / 256 1866 Folded cover to Tönsberg, Norway, ST-THOMAS DE4 66 code letter A despatch cds and LONDON DE31 66 transit cds on reverse, carried by SS “Shannon” to Southampton, also Norwegian CHRISTIANIA 8/1 1867 entry cds, very fine and good destination 200 42319 F / 256 1867 Folded entire to Jacmel/Haiti franked by QV 1865-67 4d dull vermilion (short corner perf.) tied by horizontal barred C51 numeral, ST-THOMASAP14 67 despatch cds on reverse, fine and unusual destination 400 42320 F / 256 1867 Folded entire from Santiago de Cuba to Paris franked by QV 1865-73 6d lilac in strip of four cancelled by horizontal barred C51 numeral, ST.THOMAS MY12 67 despatch cds on reverse, red PD and French entry cds on face, carried privately from Cuba to St.Thomas, then by SS “Douro” through Southampton, attractive triple weight cover 400 42321 F / 256 1867 Folded entire to Marseille franked by QV 1865-73 3c rose and 4c vermilion cancelled by ST.THOMAS OC15 75 duplex, red PD, LONDON 30 OC 75 transit and French entry cds alongside, adhesives with small faults, carried by SS “Tasmanian” to Plymouth 240