Lot 30726 – 1871 Cover sent from St Thomas to New York, franked

1871 Cover sent from St Thomas to New York, franked with a rare combination of Danish West Indies 3c red and a US 10c brown both tied by the New York Steam Ship circular, date unclear although possibly ‘FEB 15’, the DWI stamp additionally cancelled by a black 5 ring undated obliterator, also to the front a St Thomas cds dated ‘FEB 13’, to the reverse the forwarding agent’s cachet « Nunes Fills & Co » dated ‘FEB 13’; horizontal and vertical filing creases and some minor faults, but an appealing and scarce US and DWI mixed franking; cert. Moller (2001) and Asofilca (2009); ex Seybold, Ackerman and Knapp.