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United States Possessions Danish West Indies - Foreign Mails 1868-1870
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2081
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Danish West Indies, 1869 (Sep. 11) St. Kitts to New York, N.Y. via St. Thomas. Folded letter with two strikes of red "St. Kitts, Paid, SP 11, 69" cds and red crayon "4" pence prepaid rating, carried by RMSP packet to St. Thomas, "St. Thomas, A, SP 13, 69" transit backstamp, carried by US Brazil Line Merrimack from St. Thomas Sep. 14th to New York arriving Sep. 21st, partial "N.Y. Steamship 10" due cds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:09:05 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2082
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Danish West Indies, 1869 (Oct. 31) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica. Gray folded letter bearing G.B. 4d vermilion, brilliant color tied by bold "C51" barred oval, red "St. Thomas, OC 31 '69" cds, carried by RMSP Neva from St. Thomas to Kingston, Nov. 4th arrival backstamp, Very Fine. 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: 2083
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Danish West Indies, 1870 (Jul. 9) Barbados to Hartford Conn. via St. Thomas and New York. Mourning cover bearing Barbados, 1d blue and 4d rose tied by "1" bootheel, red crayon "4" pence inter-Caribbean credit, reverse with matching "Barbados, JY 9, 70" origin cds and St. Thomas (7.13) transit cds, carried by US Brazil Line South America from St. Thomas Jul. 14th to New York arriving Jul. 20th; edge wear, F.-V.F. and scarce mourning cover use. Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:09:58 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2084
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Danish West Indies, 1871 (Sep. 15) Matanzas, Cuba to Buenos Aires, Argentina via St. Thomas. Blue docketed folded letter with blue "Francisco Aballi, Matanzas" sender's oval, flap with blue "Forwarded by J. Niles & Co., St. Thomas W.I." double-oval and U.S. 10¢ brown (150), well centered with part of adjacent stamp at right, lightly tied by circle of wedges cancel, "St. Thomas, 1/10, 1871" cds, carried by U.S. Brazil Line South America from St. Thomas Oct. 14th to Rio de Janeiro arriving Oct. 21st, then by packet to Buenos Aires, blue crayon "2/11" due rating of 3 pesos 11 reales, Very Fine and choice use. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF A UNITED STATES STAMP USED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THE MAILS TO PREPAY POSTAGE FROM ST. THOMAS TO ARGENTINA.
There are only three recorded examples of this solo 10¢ Bank Note use from Cuba to Buenos Aires via St. Thomas. There are a greater number of G.B.-U.S. combination uses prepaying the British packet postage from Rio to Buenos Aires. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2085
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Danish West Indies, 1873 (Mar.) Valparaiso, Chile to London, England via St. Thomas. Cover endorsed "From Harry Newbold, Armourer, On Board H.M.S. Nereuse, Valparaiso" at top and counter-signed "William Sharp, commanding Officer" tying G.B. 1d red pair, faults from edge placement, cancelled and tied through perfs by St. Thomas "C51" barred oval, red London Paid (4.14.73) arrival cds and various backstamps; small faults, no flap, still Very Fine Naval cover from Valparaiso, with 1995 Paaskesen certificate. Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A RARE 2D NAVAL CONCESSION RATE COVER SENT VIA ST. THOMAS TO GREAT BRITAIN. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Est. $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 750.00
Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2086
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Danish West Indies, 1874 (c.) Bonaire to Bangor Me. via St. Thomas. Blue folded cover with only "Bonaire" portion of dateline, unusual strike of "Lamb & Co., St. Thomas W.I." forwarders oval, bearing U.S. 10¢ brown (161) tied by partial strikes of "St. Thomas" cds and "N. York Steamship" cds, endorsed "Per Chimo" at top left, F.-V.F. and unusual forwarded use from Bonaire. Estimate; $400 - 600.
Bonaire, an island municipality of the Netherlands, lies off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 375.00
Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2087
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Danish West Indies, 1876 (Jan. 8) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to New York, N.Y. via St. Thomas. Blue folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence with blue "Boulton & Co., Puerto Cabello" double-oval endorsed "Via St. Thomas", sent privately to New York, entered mails with bold strike "New York, Jan 24" "Due 3 U.S. Currency" duplex, Very Fine. Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Closed..Dec-17-2020, 04:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2088
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Danish West Indies, 1876 (Oct. 6) Havana, Cuba to Lima, Peru via St. Thomas. Gray folded letter bearing G.B. 6d gray (S.G. Z9) horizontal pair tied by "C58" barred oval duplexed with "Havana, OC 6, 76" cds, "St. Thomas, B, OC 13, 76" transit backstamp; reverse with Peru 5c vermilion postage due pair mostly removed upon opening and docketed received Oct. 31st; file fold affects right 6d, F.-V.F. and scarce use to Peru,ex-Tows. Estimate; $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Est. $400-600
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:11:28 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2089
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Danish West Indies, 1879 (Dec. 8) La Guaira, Venezuela to Wilmington Del. via St. Thomas, D.W.I. Orange cover with "Correos, La Guaira" double-circle postmark endorsed "Str. "Floride Mayo" La Guaira" at left, St. Thomas (12.8) transit backstamp and matching "T" in circle handstamp, blue crayon "30" centimes (6¢) rating, New York F.D. (12.26) arrival backstamp, U.S. Postage Dues, 1¢, 3¢ red brown (J1, J3 five) Postage Dues cancelled by corks; edge wear and faults, F.-V.F. and scarce postage due use. Estimate; $300 - 400.
Postage due was 5¢ Venezuela, 1¢ St. Thomas transit and double deficiency 5¢ steamship to New York. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Dec-16-2020, 15:11:42 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 94
Lot No: 2090
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Danish West Indies, 1887 (May 16) Charleston S.C. to Curacao, West Indies via St. Thomas. "Charleston S.C., May 16, 87" duplex cancels 2¢ red brown entire to Captain of Steamship City of Monticello, large blue crayon "30" due rating, St. Thomas (6.15) transit backstamp, black "T" in circle and "30" handstamps, Curacao (6.27) arrival cds, F.-V.F. Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Danish West Indies, 1870 (Apr. 14) St. Thomas, Danish West Indies to New York N.Y. Blue folded cover with "Elias, Dunlop & Co., Saint Thomas, 13 Apr 1870" flap seal handstamp bearing United States 10¢ yellow (116), intense shade, tied by "N. York Steamship Apr 21" cds, carried by USBMCNorth America from St. Thomas Apr. 14th to New York arriving Apr. 21st; 10¢ light diagonal crease, Very Fine. Scott No. 116; Estimate $750 - 1,000. Est. $750-1,000 (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
