Lot
2084 
Danish West Indies, 1871 (Sep. 15) Matanzas, Cuba to Buenos Aires, Argentina via St. Thomas, blue docketed folded letter with blue "Francisco Aballi, Matanzas" sender's oval, flap with blue "Forwarded by J. Niles & Co., St. Thomas W.I." double-oval and U.S. 10¢ brown (150), well centered with part of adjacent stamp at right, lightly tied by circle of wedges cancel, "St. Thomas, 1/10, 1871" cds, carried by U.S. Brazil Line South America from St. Thomas Oct. 14th to Rio de Janeiro arriving Oct. 21st, then by packet to Buenos Aires, blue crayon "2/11" due rating of 3 pesos 11 reales, Very Fine and choice use. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF A UNITED STATES STAMP USED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THE MAILS TO PREPAY POSTAGE FROM ST. THOMAS TO ARGENTINA.
There are only three recorded examples of this solo 10¢ Bank Note use from Cuba to Buenos Aires via St. Thomas. There are a greater number of G.B.-U.S. combination uses prepaying the British packet postage from Rio to Buenos Aires.