Lot no. 6070

50 cents grey-violet with 12 cents yellow-green/lilac-red with horizontal pair 5 cents VII. printing and 2 copies 4 cents II. printing, tied to registered linen envelope with boxed "AR" from "ST. THOMAS 24 11 1896" via London to Belgium with transit and arrival marks on front and reverse. The letter is correctly franked with 7x 10 cents letter fee, 7 cents registration fee and 3 cents 'avis reception'. A very rare and most attractive franking, certificate Nielsen (2005)