1817, folded letter dateline St. Croix, 9 September, to Aberdeen, North Britain, rated “5/2” in black, further struck with boxed “ADD 1/2” Scottish tax mark, endorsed in manuscript “per packet”, received at Falmouth and struck with fair unframed LEEWARD ISLAND F datestamp (24 Oct), with adjacent red OCT 29 c.d.s., light filing folds, else a fine entire displaying a higher rate than often seen, scarce, with Dubois recording only seven such Leeward Island strikes between 1808-20.
