Lot no. 6143

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B. No.3 / 26 JANV. 69", clear strike on double rate lettersheet with adjacent Danish "ST. THOMAS 25/1 1869", franked with Lauré 80 centimes in horizontal pair with central anchor mark, addressed to Cardiff with arrival mark of February 11. The pair with minor crease in the upper perforation, still fine and attractive. A rare letter to England transported by French packet