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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 94

United States Possessions
Danish West Indies - Regular Issues & Guam

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2092
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Cat No: 8

image Danish West Indies, 1874, 5¢ green & gray. Tied by strike of "St. Thomas, 5/7, 1881", second strike adjacent on folded cover to San Juan, Puerto Rico, carried as endorsed by RMSP Arno from St. Thomas to Puerto Rico, Very Fine and rare use at the 5¢ UPU letter rate within 300 nautical miles.
Scott No. 8; Estimate $500 - 750.

Effective April 1st 1879, the DWI UPU standardized rates to any member country under 300 nautical miles was 5¢ per 15 grams (approx. ½ ounce) for letters.
Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 600.00
Sold...US$ 600.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:13:28 EST
Sold For 600

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2093
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Cat No: 9

image Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ lilac & orange. Used with 5¢ green & gray (8), tied by "St. Thomas, 6/11, 1878" cds, matching strike adjacent on orange cover to Boston, Mass., endorsed p Ger: Str "Kronprinz Friederich Wilhelm"" at top left, reverse with New York Paid All (11.14) transit duplex and Boston "Carrier" (11.15) arrival cds, blue "John P. C. Raven, St. Thomas, D.W.I., Nov 6, 1878" flap seal double-oval; some wear along top edge, Very Fine.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A SCARCE 5¢, 7¢ BICOLOR FRANKING PREPAYING THE 12¢ UPU TRANSITIONAL RATE TO THE UNITED STATES. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:13:59 EST
Sold For 1000

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2094
Symbol:
Cat No: 10

image Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown. Tied by "St. Thomas, 20/2, 1880" cds, matching strike adjacent on cover to Goshen, N.Y., carried as endorsed by US Brazil Line City of Para from St. Thomas direct to New York, reverse with Feb. 27th "Paid All, B" duplex arrival; reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:14:25 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2095
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Cat No: 11

image Danish West Indies, 1874, 12¢ red lilac & yellow green. Printing I, bright colors, tied by "St. Thomas, 13/3, 1879" cds, additional strike adjacent on "G.W. Smith & Co. Commission Merchants" corner card cover to Brooklyn N.Y., carried as endorsed by Quebec & Gulf Ports S.S. Co. Bermuda from St. Thomas Mar. 23rd via Puerto Rico to New York, reverse with New York Paid All (4.7) entry duplex and Brooklyn (4.8) arrival cds; reduced at left, ink edge stains, Fine and scarce 12¢ Bicolor use at the UPU transitional rate.
Scott No. 11; $1,750; Estimate $400 - 600. Scott $1,750
Est. $400-600 (Image)

Scott $1,750
Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:14:48 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2096
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Cat No: 18a

image Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, diagonal bisect. Tied by "St. Thomas, 17/3, 1903" cds on picture post card to Germany, Dortmund (4.6) arrival cds, picture shows view of port with message in German, Very Fine and scarce bisect use.
Scott No. 18a; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2097
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Cat No: 18a

image Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, diagonal bisect. Tied by "St. Thomas, 26/1, 1903" cds on cover to Fredericksted endorsed "Vigilant via Christiansted" at top, Christiansted (1.27) transit backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 18a; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00


Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2098
Symbol:
Cat No: 24

image Danish West Indies, 1902, 2¢ on 3¢ blue & lake, inverted frame. Tied by "St. Thomas 2/1 1902" cds along with uncancelled 1¢ light green (21) on picture post card to Budingen, Germany, Jan. 21st arrival cds; minor perf toning, still Very Fine and scarce.
Scott No. 24; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:19:47 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2099
Symbol:
Cat No: 28

image Danish West Indies, 1902, 8¢ on 10¢ blue & brown. Tied by "St. Thomas, 4/7, 1902" cds on cover to New York, N.Y., Jul. 11th arrival backstamp, Very Fine, The earliest recorded use of this overprint issue..
Scott No. 28; Estimate $150 - 200.

The overprint issue arrived in St. Thomas on July 1, 1902. This use is only three days later.
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:19:58 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2100
Symbol:
Cat No: 29

image Danish West Indies, 1903, 2¢ carmine. Tied by "St. Thomas, 13/4, 1905" cds on picture post card to Philadelphia Pa., U.S.A., picture shows St. Thomas harbor, Newport Va. (4.21) transit and Philadelphia (4.21) arrival cds, Very Fine use at the foreign post card rate.
Scott No. 29; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 70.00


Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2101
Symbol:
Cat No: 31

image Danish West Indies, 1905, 5b green. Used with D.W.I. 1908 Christmas Seal, both tied by four-ring cancel on picture post card datelined from "Kingshill, derr 23/12 1908" to local St. Thomas address, picture scene depicts farm workers, Very Fine and scarce Christmas Seal use from Kingshill.
Scott No. 31; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:20:29 EST
Sold For 90

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2102
Symbol:
Cat No: 48

image Danish West Indies, 1908, 30b claret & slate. Horizontal strip of three, used with 5b yellow green (51), tied by two strikes of "St. Thomas, 6/1, 1917" cds and matching "R" oval handstamp on orange registered cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, purple "St. Thomas, R" framed handstamp, reverse with "St. Thomas, KGL. Postkontor, D.V.I." official post office seal; bit of flap missing, Very Fine and choice registered use.
Scott No. 48; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Opening US$ 375.00


Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2103
Symbol:
Cat No: J1

image Danish West Indies, Postage Due, 1902, 1¢ dark blue. Uncancelled pair on Virgin Islands, ½d green postal card cancelled by "A91" barred oval, matching "Tortola, JU 5 '02" cds to St. Thomas, Jun. 12th arrival cds, bold "T" taxe handstamp and blue crayon "2" cents due rating, Very Fine and scarce postage due use.
Scott No. J1; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:21:06 EST
Sold For 240

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2104
Symbol:
Cat No: 1, 2, 5

image Guam, San Luis D'Apra, Guam, Dec 9, 1899. Type 1.6 straightline postmark with separate datestamp in blue ties Guam, 1¢ green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue (1, 2, 5) on cover with preprinted address to San Francisco Cal., reverse with "Mil. Sta. No. 1 Manila, Philippine, Received, Dec 16 99" transit cds and San Francisco (1.20) machine, fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 1, 2, 5; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:21:23 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2105
Symbol:
Cat No: 1, 2, 5

image Guam, San Luis D'Apra, Guam, Dec 13, 1899. Type 1.6 straightline postmark with separate datestamp in dark blue ties Guam, 1¢ green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue (1, 2, 5), along with matching blue "Bear Paw" cork cancels, reverse with "Mil. Sta. No. 1 Manila, Philippine, Received, Jan 6 1900" transit cds and Altoona (2.3) arrival machine, fresh and Extremely Fine, this is the earliest recorded usage of the "Bear Paw" cancel that was used for a short period between December 13, 1899 and February 24, 1900.
Scott No. 1, 2, 5; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 230.00


Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2106
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection

image Guam, Guard Mail, Third and Fourth Issues. Over 50 covers on pages with a fair amount of useful information, including Nos. M5-M6 Third Issue and M7-M11 Fourth Issue, nice range of towns, nearly all double-circle types but including 14 three-line Inarajan and Merizo, singles, blocks of four, three "set" covers of the Fourth Issue, First and Last days and couple Commercial uses, also First day of U.S. Mail (Jan. 1, 1931), First Air Mail Over Guam by Navy Amphibian airplane, Pan American Airways survey flights, 1939 cover from Guam to a Marine Sgt. in Shanghai with attractive cachets for Midway and Wake Islands which were refueling stops for the trip from Guam to Hawaii, Aug. 1, 1944 censored cover mailed from Guam from APO77 (first one used during re-capture of Guam) and mailed during heavy fighting with Japanese resistance (full American occupation was on Aug. 10, 1944), also APO's 953 and the short-lived and very scarce 1057, F.-V.F., a fabulous collection of this interesting and scarce material, certainly the largest and most comprehensive we have ever seen, ex-Whitpain.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00


Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:22:49 EST
Sold For 1400


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