Lot no. 6145

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), clear strike on entire letter from "FREDERIKSTED 29/5 1856" via "ST. THOMAS 30/5 1856" (blue) to Copenhagen, carried with the British mail to London, further by Prussian closed mail to Hamburg and from here to Denmark. The letter was fully paid with 37 c. incl. 4 c. inland postage to St. Thomas and 33 c. (=1/4½" shilling) British postage to Copenhagen. A very fine entire with the scarce crowned circle