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1863, stampless cover postmarked with red ST THOMAS PAID “A” c.d.s. (14 Dec), rated 1/- in manuscript, paying the single ounce rate to London, with split-ring receiver on front (31 Dec), a few small edge tears, else fine.
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1902, 1c to 10c blue Postage Dues, overprinted SPECIMEN in black, diagonally, descending, most with part original gum, each adhesive toned to some degree, quite scarce; with 1983 British Philatelic Association certificate.
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1859, folded cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, sent from the Danish post office in St. Thomas, with 3c rate paid in cash, struck with circular FRANCO to denote prepayment, conveyed to the British Post Office and struck with PAID AT ST THOMAS Crown Circle in red, with both St. Thomas c.d.s. and St. Thomas double-arc datestamps on reverse (22 Mar), onwards via London (14 Apr) and Hamburg (16 Apr), with transit markings of each, Danish c.d.s. arrival backstamp, wax seal cut from reverse, slight toning spots around edges, else a pleasing and scarce cover.
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1907, 5fr yellow & brown Harbour, upper left corner single, tied to registered philatelic cover to Dresden, Germany, by St. Thomas c.d.s. (16 Aug), with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, attractive.
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1912, 10bit red and 40bit red & grey Friedrich VIII, tied to registered cover by St. Thomas c.d.s. (21 Oct), to Seattle, Washington, redirected within the city, with New York (29 Oct), Seattle (2 Nov) and Seattle Sta F (4 Nov) backstamps, typical light wrinkles, fine.
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1910, 10bit red postal stationery card, postmarked with neatly-struck KINGSHILL c.d.s. (2 Jul), day slug inverted, to Lokstedt, Hamburg, light corner bumps, a choice example of this elusive town cancel.
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1906, cover franked with 5bit light green vertical pair, 10bit brick red, 20bit green & ultramarine, and 25bit ultramarine, King Christian IX, tied by Christiansted c.d.s. (6 Dec), registered to La Sarthe, France, with St. Thomas (7 Dec) c.d.s. transit and two French c.d.s. backstamps, vertical fold at left, a pleasing four-color franking; with 1987 Nielsen certificate.
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1909, 5bit green, 15bit violet & brown, 20bit green & blue, and 25bit blue & dark blue Christian X, tied by St. Thomas c.d.s. to cover from the German Consulate to Berlin, Germany, without backstamps, a pleasing four-color franking.
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1891-5, 3c red, Type III, cancelled with neatly-struck St. Jan c.d.s. (21 Jul), to St. Croix, with St. Thomas (21 Jul) and next-day Christiansted c.d.s. backstamps, some light edge toning, else fine, the St. Jan c.d.s. being quite scarce. (Facit FK8)
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1864, folded letter dated 23 July, franked with Trinidad 1863 1d lake, paying the inland rate, tied by circular black grid, postmarked with Trinidad double-arc despatch, to Ragged Islands, Nova Scotia, endorsed in manuscript “via St. Thomas & Bermuda”, with double-arc transit backstamp (29 Jul), “4” in manuscript denoting Caribbean transit amount due, received in Halifax on August 10, partial Ragged Island receiver backstamp (13 Aug), a desirable routing.
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