Lot
1597 
Cuba, 1867 (Jan. 16) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux, France, blue folded letter with "Cuba, 16 Janv. 67" French Consular octagon datestamp and matching anchor lozenge ties France 40c orange (27) horizontal pair, small framed "PD" handstamp, "Ligne-D, Paq. Fr., No. 1, 16 Janv. 67" and "Ligne-B, Paq. Fr. No. 4, 26 Janv. 67" backstamps, carried per Imp. Eugénie to St. Nazaire arriving Dec. 2nd, Bordeaux (2.13) arrival backstamp; addressee name crossed out, small erosion spot, Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
From December 1866 until March 1867, as a result of an epidemic yellow fever on St. Thomas, French ships had to land at Fort de France (Martinique) to embark mail originating from the Danish colony, while British, Danish and U.S. ships embarked mail at Water Island.