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FRANCE - BOLIVIA: 1842, Entire letter from Le Havre with red boxed "P.P." to Cobya, Bolivia, on reverse manuscript forwarding agent note, little unfresh

FRANCE - CUBA: 1870, Lettersheet with 2 copies Napoleon Lauré 40 c. from "MARSEILLE 12 NOV. 70" endorsed "VOIE DE ST. NAZAIRE" and addressed to Santiago de Cuba. As the inland transport was delayed due to the French-German war, the cover could not be taken directly to St. Thomas but instead to Fort de France, Martinique with "LIGNE W 19 NOV 70" and from here with "LIGNE L 1 DEC 70" to La Guaira and from here to St. Thomas, here franked with GB 4 d. vermilion cancelled "C51" with adjacent red "ST. THOMAS PAID" and sent to Cuba, here charged with 2 reales inland postage. The French stamps with faint horizontal crease, otherwise fine; a very rare and attractive combination letter with very interesting routing, certificate APS (2003) Provenance: Harmers of London 1975

FRANCE - CURACAO: 1867, Lettersheet from Paris, franked with 2 copies Napoleon perforated 80 c. rose, tied by star cancel, and sent January 16 "Par steamer 17 Janvier via Southampton", transported per closed mail to St. Thomas and with Jesurun sailboat to Curacao with somewhat unclear red arrival mark on front, charged "25" cents for the distance St. Thomas-Curacao, a fine entire with scarce destination

FRANCE - ECUADOR: 1866, Lettersheet from "PARIS 31 AOUT 66", franked with Napoleon perforated 80 c. in horizontal pair (scissors' cut at right) and 40 c., tied by star cancel "2", with adjacent straight line "VOIE DE PANAMA" via London and per closed mail via St. Thomas to Panama with arrival mark on front and from here to Guyaquil

FRANCE - MEXICO: 1857/58, Pair of covers of first and second British resp. second and fourth British rate, both to Veracruz, transported via England and closed mail via St. Thomas to Veracruz, franked with 1853, Napoleon 80 c. pair resp. 2 pairs; the double rate letter one pair with horizontal crease, still fine

FRANCE - ST. LUCIA: 1868, Entire letter franked with Lauré 80 c., tied by dotted "844" with adjacent "CHALONS S. MARNE 30 MAI 68" via London and via closed mail via St. Thomas to St. Lucia with arrival mark of June 18; stamp few short perfs, otherwise fine

FRENCH GUYANA - FRANCE: 1846, Entire letter "FORWARDED BY HENRY DEGETAU & Co. ST. THOMAS 2/3 46" (black oval) via forwarding agent "AGENCE RAYSBURG HAVRE", posted "LE HAVRE 26 MARS 46" and sent to the Isle of Corse, here re-directed, charged "12" decimes

FRENCH GUYANA - FRANCE: 1852, Entire letter with clear oval "POSTE AUX LETTRES GUYANE FRANCAISE a Cayenne" to Bordeaux, endorsed in red "Par la voie anglaise", transported via Demerara, on February 3 per "Derwent" to St. Thomas (February 7) and the same day per "Avon" to Southampton, on front "ANGL. CALAIS 2 (AM.1) 27 FEVR. 52", on arrival taxed with "15" decimes

GREAT BRITAIN - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1873, Cover franked with 1 s., plate 7, with top sheet margin, from "LONDON JU 9 73", addressed to Samana with manuscript "N. COAST OF HAITI", sent via "ST. THOMAS JY 14" to Haiti, where the mistake was detected and noted "Missent to Jacmel" and from "JACMEL JY 17" re-directed (SG 117)

GREAT BRITAIN - HAITI: 1878, Entire letter dated "Liverpool 2nd December 1878" to Port au Prince, privately carried to St. Thomas, franked with 1873/80, wing margin 1 s. green, plate 13 with sheet margin "1 Pound per Sheet of 20", cancelled "ST: THOMAS 16/12 1878" (repeated on reverse); the stamp with perforation faults at right, otherwise fine and highly unusual Provenance: Collection Andre Bollen, Harmers of London (1993)

GREAT BRITAIN - MEXICO: 1871, Entire double rate letter from Manchester to Acapulco, franked with 4 copies 1 s. green and 1 d. red as late fee, sent with "Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm" of Norddeutsche Lloyd to St. Thomas and from here via Colon, blue oval on front to forwarding address at Panama and with oval "ENGAMINADA POR HOURQUET POYLO & CA PANAMA" to Acapulco for which service "40" cents are noted; a filing crease affecting one 1 s. and 1 d., interesting letter

GREAT BRITAIN - NEW ZEALAND: 1868, Small envelope franked with 3 d. rose and 6 d. lilac (both damaged), tied by duplex "SUNDERLAND JU 1 68" and endorsed "Via Panama", addressed to Riverton located far South on the Southern Island, sent in closed mail via St. Thomas, Colon and Panama to Wellington, here franked with 3 d. violet, tied by duplex "WELLINGTON JY 3 68" and mailed to Invercargill with arrival mark of August 10; an interesting and scarce combination franking; opinion Holcombe (1988)

GREAT BRITAIN - UNITED STATES: Lettersheet with part of contents with octagonal "GLASGOW PAID JUN 1 1852", endorsed "p.W.I. Packet via Southampton to San Francisco, prepaid with "4/8", transported in closed packet via Southampton per "Parana" to St. Thomas (June 17) and the same day per "Dee" to Shagres, further with railway to Panama and July 11 per "California" of Pacific Mail SS. Co. to San Francisco, fine and scarce

GREAT BRITAIN - VENEZUELA: 1868, Lettersheet franked with 2 copies 1 s. green, pl. 4, tied by duplex "LIVERPOOL 5 NO 68" and endorsed "per 'St. Thomas'" and mailed per closed mail to La Guaira, here franked with 1866, ½ r. brownish-violet, tied by "CORREOS LA GUAIRA" for inland postage and mailed to Caracas. The top flap partly loose and tiny hole in the letterfront without importance. An attractive and rare combination franking, certificates BPA (1974) and Holcombe (1992) Provenance: Soler & Llach 1992, Harmers Craveri 1994

GUADELOUPE - NEW BRUNSWICK: 1854, Entire letter from "POINTE-A-PITRE 12 MARS 1854" addressed to St. John, transfered the British PO and posted "GUADALOUPE MR 13 1854" via "ST.-THOMAS MR 15 1854" per closed mail via Bermuda to Halifax, arrival mark "ST. JOHN'S NEW BRUNSWICK AP 15 1854", charged "8" d. British Northamerican currency, slight age wear

GUADELOUPE - UNITED STATES: 1863, Lettersheet franked with French colonies 1859/65, 5 c. green and 40 c. orange in strip of 3, tied by diamond of dots with adjacent "POINTE-A-PITRE 11 DEC 1863" addressed to New York, transported by British mail with frontside crowned circle "PAID AT GUADELOUPE" and mailed via "ST. THOMAS DE 14 1863" and per closed mail via Havana to New York with frontside "STEAMSHIP 10". A fine and scarce combination cover

GUATEMALA - FRANCE: 1858, Entire letter from "GUATEMALA 3 AGO 1858" with adjacent red boxed "Franco" to Paris, sent via British PO "BELIZE AU 16 1858" per closed mail via St. Thomas to England and with triangle accountancy mark "GB 2 F" to France, here re-directed, little unfresh

GUATEMALA - PRUSSIA: 1852, Lettersheet from "GUATEMALA 1 DICBRE 1852" with adjacent "4" (reales) part-paid, via British PO "BELIZE DE 15 1852" per closed mail via St. Thomas to London and further to Krefeld, charged on arrival "17" silbergroschen, front with paper fault

GUATEMALA - PRUSSIA: Lettersheet with red "GUATEMALA ... 1862" endorsed "per steamer via Panama" addressed to Krefeld in Prussia, prepaid with "4" reales to Panama, from here overland to Cologne and August 23 per "Clyde" in closed mail to St. Thomas (29.8.) and per "Seine" (30.8.) to Southampton and London with arrival mark of September 15, at arrival charged with at total of "27" silbergroschen

HAITI - FRANCE: 1881, Imperforated issue 3 c. and 7 c., both with wide margins, tied by clear cds. "CAP-HAITIEN 7 MARS 82" via "ST. THOMAS 21/3 1882" to France with arrival marks, very fine, certificate Holcombe (1986)

HAITI - MEXICO: 1866, Entire letter from Jacmel, "FORWARDED BY HURZIG & Co. ST. THOMAS" with manuscript "30/6/66", franked with GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 7, tied by "C51" and sent from "ST. THOMAS JU 30 1866" via "PANAMA JY 9 1866" to Mazatlan (SG Z10)

HAITI - OLDENBURG: 1855, Envelope showing on reverse clear blue forwarding agent oval marking " ARTHUR B. WHITE. PORT AU PRINCE. HAYTI" and faint British PO "JACMEL JY 12", mailed July 13 per "Tyne" to St. Thomas and July 18 with the same ship to Southampton, German transit mark "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND AACHEN 5/8 B", charged with a total of "19½" silbergroschen. The envelope 2 tears at left, otherwise fine

ITALY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1875, Letterfront franked with Victor Emanuel 30 c. and 60 c. in horizontal pair from "GENOVA 12 NOV 75" per address of forwarding agent Hurtzig & Co., St. Thomas, to Puerto Plata; in St. Thomas additionally franked with 4 d. vermilion, pl. 14, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS PAID / C51"; some ink erosion in the last line of forwarding address, otherwise fine; a rare combination Provenance: St. Gibbons 1976

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1856, Entire letter from "SAVANNAH-LA MAR JA (8) 1856) to Montreal with transit mark of Kingston and St. Thomas, arrival mark of February 16, charged with "10" d. Britsh Northamerican currency

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1856, Second rate entire letter from "SAVANNAH-LA MAR-JAMAICA SP 22 1856" to Montreal with transit mark of Kingston, St. Thomas and Quebec, arrival mark of October 28, charged with "1/8" British Northamerican currency

JAMAICA - CANADA: 1857, Entire letter from "SAVANNA LA MAR JAMAICA AP 23 1857" to Montreal. Although Kingston noted "6" d. for the direct route to Halifax, the letter was transported per "Urinoko" to Southampton with London transit mark of May 17, here taxed with "1/2" and transported from Liverpool "L/MY 19" per "Canadian" to Quebec, Montreal arrival mark of June 2, charged with at total of "1/4". The "Canadian" wrecked on this trip on the St. Lorenz, no further mail recorded

JAMAICA - ST. BARTELEMY: 1844, Entire letter from "PORT ROYAL JAMAICA FE 23 1844" via St. Thomas forwarding agent De Gout / National Hotel, to St. Bartholomews with frontside red "JAMAICA PAID FE 23 1844"; the entire somewhat weak in the folds, otherwise very fine

JAMAICA - UNITED STATES: 1869, Lettersheet from Kingston, privately carried to St. Thomas, posted at Danish PO with "ST. THOMAS 14/11 1869", franked with 1869, 10 c. orange to New York, cancelled "N. YORK STEAMSHIP DEC 20" at arrival, very fine

MARTINIQUE - UNITED STATES: 1860, Envelope from "FORT DE FRANCE MARTINIQUE 27 MARS 1860" via St. Pierre to St. Thomas, here handled by forwarding agent Koefoed, Whitmore & Co. (clear red oval on front) and handed over to the Danish PO, here posted with cds. "ST:-THOMAS 15 4 1860" by private ship to Boston with frontside arrival mark, "SHIP" and "5" (cents due), small marginal faults

MEXICO - CONFEDERATE STATES: 1862, Lettersheet franked with 1861, 2 r. on rose MEXICO, cut into at left, tied by mute cancel and light "CORREOS MEXICO 28 AGO" addressed to New Orleans, transported via the British PO "VERA-CRUZ SP 1 1862" and transported via St. Thomas (per "Trend") to Southampton, London transit mark of September 29 and again from Southampton October 1st per "Hansa" of the Northgerman Lloyd to New York with frontside "NEW YORK AM.PKT. OCT. 14". From New York most likely transported with U.S. navy ship. A very rare letter redirected via Europe due to Civil War blockade

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1855, Lettersheet with clear "FRANCO ENELMIN. DE LA LUZ FRANCO" with manuscript date in centre, sent via British PO "VERACRUZ SP 4 1855" and from here in closed mail via St. Thomas and England to France with boxed "COLONIES & c. ART.12", taxed with "15" decimes

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1859, Partpaid entire letter from Santa Ana de Tamaulipas to France, transported by Mexican post to Tampico and from here by British closed mail via St. Thomas to England. From London mailed by mistake via Belgium to Prussia ("SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN 30/6") and returned to London, here re-charged and sent with boxed "GB 1F 60 c" directly to France, charged with "8" decimes, interesting letter

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1865, Entire letter with clear "FRANQUEADO VERACRUZ OCTBRE 2" addressed to Le Havre, partpaid with 2 reales, sent in closed mail via St. Thomas and London with boxed "GB 1F 60 C" on front, taxed with "8" decimes

MEXICO - FRANCE: 1868, Entire partpaid printed matter stamped on reverse "FRANQUEADO VERACRUZ AGOST.." addressed to Aigre, sent per closed mail via St. Thomas, Plymouth and London with frontside accountancy mark "GB/2 F PK.", some age stains, still fine, taxed "15" centimes

MEXICO - JAMAICA: 1868, Lettersheet with frontside forwarding agent mark "BÜSING, MERTENS & Co. Veracruz / FEB 1 1868" sent to St. Thomas forwarding agent Schon Willink & Co. (blue oval on reverse) and sent via British post, franked with 4 d. vermilion, cancelled "C51" from "ST. THOMAS FE 17 68" to Kingston with arrival mark

MEXICO - JAMAICA: 1871, Lettersheet dated "Tampico 25 Mar.", dispatched at the Mexican PO, franked with Hidalgo 12 c. cancelled by oval "FRANCO EN TAMPICO", transfered to the British PO and here franked with 4 d. vermilion, pl. 11, tied by clear "C63" with adjacent "TAMPICO MR 27 1871", carried by the "WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC STEAM-SHIP COMPANY LIMITED" (blue oval of Tampico agency on reverse) and sent via "ST. THOMAS AP 12 71" to Kingston, with arrival mark of April 21; the British stamp few short perfs, otherwise very fine. A rare letter