1872, Letter from St Thomas (Danish West Indies) to New-York, franked at 1f20 with a strip of 3 Bordeaux stamps Y&T n°48 40c orange anchor cancellation, superb margins and vivid shade, departure stamp from St Thomas dated 09.11.1872, and arrival stamp in New-York dated 22 November, very rare use of stamps from the Bordeaux issue in this Danish West Indies trading post.