POST SENT TO GERMAN NAVY SHIPS IN ST. THOMAS - POST TREATED
St.Thomas March 20 to S.M.S Panther (German Navy) in St.Thomas harbour - Local ship arrival postmark March 20 1903. Commercial mail rather than philatelic - message on the reverse. Very rare.
The German Navy was in St.Thomas due to the Venezuelan blockade - which had just ended.
Cover cancelled St. Thomas March 21 1903. S.M.S. Panther. Also stamped Kais Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No/7 21/3 03.
S.M.S. Panther of the German Navy.
St.Thomas March 21 to S.M.S Panther (German Navy) - no arrival postmark - sealed and not opened. Philatelic.
St.Thomas March 30 to German Naval Flagship “Vineta” - German Consulate - no arrival mark - but sealed and then opened - likely non-philatelic.
Maybe commercial. Inverted frame - Printing 4.
German Naval ship S.M.S. Vineta.
Cover to S.M.S. Vineta - cancelled St. Thomas March 21 1903.
Cover to S.M.S. Vineta - cancelled St. Thomas March 20 1903.