Virgin Islands – U.S., St Thomas, The Blue Parrot Bar, brass token, rev. good for one highball, 26mm (Tankersley 437); Royal Mail Inn, blue plastic token, rev. good for 25c in drinks, 28mm (Tankersley 436) [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine, both rare (£30-50)

The Royal Mail Inn, located on Hassle Island near the site of the Royal Mail Steam Packet coaling depot, was the hotel Herman Wouk adapted for the ‘Gulf Reef Club’ in his famous novel Don’t Stop The Carnival, published in 1965