Lot no. 6040

3 cents carmine, wide original Copenhagen gum, horizontal strip of 3, slightly touched at the top of the two left stamps, otherwise ample to large margins, tied by black target to lettersheet with adjacent clear "CHRISTIANSTED 28 8 1858" and manuscript "pr Mercurius" to Copenhagen. A very fine and rare cover. There are only 2 strips of 3 on cover recorded, with wide Copenhagen gum a unique and most desirable item. Certificate C.A. Møller AIEP (2007) (FACIT 1a) Provenance: Illustrated in V.E. Engstrom "Danish West Indies Mails" p. 6-16