1775, Entire letter dated "St. Croix 3d August 1775" to Burlington, N.J. endorsed "p the Pennsylvania farmer Capt. Newton via N. York" (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 140.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 342
Symbol:
1810, Entire letter dated "St. Croix 5th March 1810" to Aberdeen with frontside superb blue "LEEWARD ISLAND F / 3 AP 3 1810" with adjacent Scottish exchange mark "APR W8 M 1810", charged on arrival "2/5"; horizontal cover crease with slight paper break, still a fine and attractive letter and of just 2 recorded with the Leeward Island handstamp in blue colour (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,100.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 343
Symbol:
1810, "ST. CROIX DE 26 1810", superb strike of the fleuron post mark on dated lettersheet to Guernsey, charged on arrival "2/1". A striking entire with the earliest recorded strike of the St. Croix fleuron (Image)
Opening EUR 2,000.00
Sold...EUR 5,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 344
Symbol:
1814, "ST. THOMAS MAR 12 1814", good strike of the large fleuron cancel on entire letter, dated "Antigua March 7th 1814" to England, charged "2/-", fine and very scarce (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 850.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 346
Symbol:
1819, "(S)T. THOMAS", straight line in black on entire printed circular from La Guaira, Venezuela to London, charged "2/2" (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 349
Symbol:
1829, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with red "SHIP" and "NEW-YORK JAN 23", charged "12½" cents (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 90.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 353
Symbol:
1857, Entire double rate letter from "CHRISTIANSTED 28/7 1857" to Copenhagen, transported via Danish and British PO at St. Thomas, London and Hamburg, charged with a total of 119 skilling (noted on reverse), a scarce letter (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 190.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 354
Symbol:
1859, Entire letter from "CHRISTIANSTED 29 7 1859" via St. Thomas Danish and British PO (single semi-circle), London and Hamburg to Copenhagen, charged with a total of "60" skilling on front (Image)
Opening EUR 120.00
Sold...EUR 108.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 108
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 355
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
1866, 3 c. carmine-rose, complete sheet of 100 stamps with full sheet margins, unused with original gum, 86 stamps mint never hinged; a vertical fold between the 2nd and 3rd row from right, touching some of the stamps slightly, otherwise extremely fine and fresh, very rare, certificate Nielsen (1994) (Image)
Opening EUR 1,400.00
Sold...EUR 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 356
Symbol:
Cat No: 2
3 cents carmine-rose, privately rouletted 4½, tied by target to lettersheet with adjacent "ST. THOMAS 24/1 1871" to Bassin, St. Croix. The entire with some minor staining, the stamp due to the primitive rouletting applied with tear at top, still fine and very rare. Certificate Nielsen (1988) (Facit 2v2) (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 900.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 358
Symbol:
Cat No: 5I
1873/90, Bi-coloured type 1 c. purple/green, horizontal pair tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 17/8 1891" to small printed matter wrapper to New Jersey; left stamp rounded corner at lower left, still fine (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 359
Symbol:
Cat No: 5IIb, 6IIb
1 c. purple/green with inverted frame and 3 c. red/blue with inverted frame in horizontal strip of 3, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 24/5 1892" to envelope of the Bank of St. Thomas to Halifax, Nova Scotia with arrival mark, very fine (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 362
Symbol:
Cat No: 8I, 6Ia, 7I, U
7 c. orange.-yellow/lilac with 3 c. red/grey and 4 c. blue/brown, tied to postal startionery envelope 3 c. red without watermark, as registered letter from "ST. THOMAS 7/4 1883" to Germany with arrival mark; a very attractive and rare cover with a most unusual variety (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 2,800.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 363
Symbol:
Cat No: 8Ib
7 c. yellow/lilac, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 25/5 1885" to postal stationery envelope 3 c. red to Germany with arrival mark; lower left corner perf slightly shortened, otherwise fine. A scarce combination, certificate Paaskesen (1990) (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 270.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 365
Symbol:
Cat No: 10I
5 c. grey/green, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 5/11 1881" to lettersheet to San Juan, Puerto Rico, a fine and scarce single franking (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 367
Symbol:
Cat No: 11Ia
10 c., 2nd printing, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 16/2 1880" to lettersheet to Veracruz, Mexico, some minor staining, otherwise fine (Facit 10b) (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 320.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 368
Symbol:
Cat No: 11Ic
10 c. brown/ultramarine, tied by clear "ST. THOMAS 4/10 1892" to envelope to Philadelphia but undeliverable with violet "CANNOT BE FOUND" and postage due stamp 1 c. applied; 10 c. one corner perf missing, otherwise fine (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 369
Symbol:
Cat No: 12Ib
12 c. lilac/yellow-green, horizontal pair, used on commercial double rate envelope from "ST. THOMAS 20/2 1879" to Brooklyn with arrival marks on reverse; some short perfs and the right stamp rounded corners, still a fine and very rare multiple franking of this stamp (Facit no. 11) (Image)
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 370
Symbol:
Cat No: 14I/II
1887, 1 CENT on 7 c., 18 copies incl. 5 with inverted frame used on front and reverse of registered envelope from "ST. THOMAS 19 11 1890" to New York, 3 copies uncancelled (since overpaid), 2 further stamps missing on reverse, despite of that a very scarce and still attractive cover, certificate Møller BPP (2018) (Facit 23bv1, b) (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 371
Symbol:
Cat No: 18IH
4 c. blue/brown, diagonal bisect with left sheet margin, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 9/2 1903" to small envelope to Christiansted with arrival mark; little toned, still fine (Image)
Opening EUR 80.00
Sold...EUR 80.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 372
Symbol:
1902, surcharge 2 CENTS on 3 c., proof with year "1901", unused o.g., fine and scarce (Facit 24v3) (Image)
Opening EUR 170.00
Sold...EUR 280.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 373
Symbol:
Cat No: essay
1905, Christian IX, 2 bicoloured essays 5 c. green/black resp. red/black on ungummed paper, certificate Nielsen (2008) (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 340.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 374
Symbol:
Cat No: 30 essay
1905, 10 bit, 2 composite photographic essay with head larger than issued with values in white on black square as issued stamps, 2 copies fixed on card in letter format (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 225.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 375
Symbol:
Cat No: 30 essay
Similar item as before but with additional inscription ".CHR. .IX: :REX:DAN." (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 135.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 376
Symbol:
Cat No: 29
1905, Christian IX 5 bit, tied by mute 4 ring cancel to postcard with adjacent "ST. THOMAS 18 8 1906", used locally, little stained (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 377
Symbol:
Cat No: 39
Surcharge 5 BIT 1905 on 5 c. blue, block of 25, tied by cds. "FREDERISTED 9/5 1906" to piece; the 2 outer stamps in the bottom line with corner faults and one stamp missing corner perf, otherwise fine, a scarce multiple (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 378
Symbol:
Cat No: 41, 45
1907/08, Frederik VIII 5 bit. in strip of 3 and 25 bit. tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 10/11 1908" on treasury department envelope to the chief quarantine officer at Ancon, Canal Zone with arrival mark, very unusual (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 220.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 379
Symbol:
Cat No: 48
1907/08, Frederik VIII 50 bit. brown/yellow, 2 horizontal pairs and single stamp tied to parcel card from "ST. THOMAS 24/12 1912" to Denmark; some creasing affecting 3 stamps, still fine and extremely scarce (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 900.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 380
Symbol:
1917, Official envelope "Postsag-Service des Postes" as registered letter from "ST. THOMAS 31.3.1917" to the Director General of the post in Copenhagen with arrival mark. An interesting item of the last day of Danish rule (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 381
Symbol:
Cat No: P5A, 8A
POSTAGE DUE: 5 bit in horizontal pair and 50 c. uncancelled on reverse of commercial cover with New York return address and straight line "CONSIGNEES MAIL" to Frederiksted with arrival mark on front and reverse, taxed "60" in blue crayon (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 382
Symbol:
POSTAL STATIONERY: 1905, Double card 5+5 bit. green with additional franking 5 bit. from "CHRISTIANSTED 11 8 1906" to New York with St. Thomas transit mark on reverse (Facit BKd9) (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 90.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 383
Symbol:
1877, Die proof 3 c. in black for postal stationery envelope, printed on vertically laid paper, small ink spot at bottom, fine, certificate Møller (2013) (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 100.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 384
Symbol:
Cat No: K1
1877/78, Envelope 2 c. blue used as printed matter envelope from "ST. THOMAS 28/3 1879" to Liverpool with arrival mark on front; undeliverable with oval "RETOUR", on reverse "RETURNED LETTER OFFICE LIVERPOOL" and transit mark of Copenhagen; fine and interesting (Facit FK1) (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 700.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 385
Symbol:
Cat No: K1
Envelope 2 c. blue, used as printed matter envelope from "ST. THOMAS 25/5 1886" to Germany with frontside octagonal "ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B No. 2" (Facit FK1) (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 260.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 386
Symbol:
Cat No: U+5IIb, 10I
Envelope 2 c. blue with additional franking bi-coloured type 1 c. with inverted frame, single copy and horizontal pair and 5 c., used from "ST. THOMAS 25/11 1895" to the US with transit and arrival marks, some light staining (Facit FK7+5, 8) (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 387
Symbol:
Cat No: U, 6Ib, 7Ib
1891/95, Envelope 3 c. red with additional franking 3 c. and 4 c. (both normal frame) from "ST. THOMAS 18/2 1891" via France to Hamburg, 4 c. rounded corner, otherwise very fine (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 160.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 388
Symbol:
EXPRESS LETTER OFFICE AND FORWARDING AGENTS: 1846, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Carupano, Venezuela, docketed inside by Schon Willink, showing on front double circle "CORREO DE VENEZUELA / CUMANA DEBE", rate mark "½ onz" and tax stamps "2½" and "½", signed Holcombe (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 240.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 389
Symbol:
1854, "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS" on reverse of entire letter from Barranquilla to New York with frontside forwarding agen cachet "RECD & FORWD. ST. THOMAS / M. PRETTO & Co.", transported to Baltimore with blue arrial mark of July 12, blue "SHIP" and "7" (cents due), a fine and scarce combination letter (Image)
Opening EUR 200.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 391
Symbol:
1860, "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS", clear strike on reverse of entire letter from St. Thomas to Carupano, Venezuela (Image)
Opening EUR 100.00
Sold...EUR 90.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 393
Symbol:
1863, "ST. THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE", double-oval in blue, clear strike on entire letter from St. Thomas to New York with adjacent 3 strikes of red "FORWARDED BY J. CAPPE'S SONS / ST. THOMAS W.I."; on front straight line "SHIP", boxed "6" and Baltimore arrival mark, all in blue. A fine and rare letter (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 950.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 394
Symbol:
BRITISH MAIL: "PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC1), good strike on entire letter from "ST. THOMAS JA 3 1853" to San Francisco, prepaid with "4 d" and rated "20" cents at arrival. A fine and scarce letter to the west coast of the United States (just 4 recorded) (Image)
Opening EUR 300.00
Sold...EUR 300.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 395
Symbol:
"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC1) in black, good strike on lettersheet dated 17.4.1855 to Port au Prince; on reverse large double-line arch "ST:-THOMAS 1855" without day and month; little stained, still fine. An extremely rare entire, only few strikes of the crowned circle in black are recorded (Image)
Opening EUR 1,000.00
Sold...EUR 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 397
Symbol:
"PAID AT ST. THOMAS", crowned circle (CC2), nice clear strike on entire letter 1859 via London and Hamburg to Tondern in the Danish duchy of Schleswig, fully paid, showing on front manuscript 2s/sd and clear Hamburg "Franco"; a fine and rare letter (Image)
Opening EUR 600.00
Sold...EUR 600.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 400
Symbol:
1 d. rose-red, pl. 139, vertical pair, the lower stamp with clipped perforation, tied by vertical "C51" to small sailor's cover from a crew member of H.M.S. 'Reindeer', Arica, Pacific, addressed to Newton Abbot with arrival mark of February 12, 1872, usual slight transportation marks. A fine and rare cover (SG Z3), certificate RPS (1973)
Provenance: J. Grant Glassco (Robson Lowe 1969) (Image)
Opening EUR 800.00
Sold...EUR 720.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 720
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 401
Symbol:
4 d. vermilion, plate 12, tied by vertical barred oval "C51" with adjacent red "ST. THOMAS PAID MY 31 71" to entire letter to Jamaica with frontside handstamp "1"; fine and scarce (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 180.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 402
Symbol:
4 d. vermilion, pl. 12 and 4 copies 3 d. rose, pl. 6, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS JU 14 72" to lettersheet to Genua, taxed on arrival with "20" centesimi. The 3 d. at right with missing corner perf at top, otherwise fine; a very attractive and scarce 16 d.-rate cover (SG Z7, 10) (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 560.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 560
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 403
Symbol:
6 d. grey and 1 sh. green, pl. 8, tied by "C51" to envelope without dispatch mark to Portsmouth with arrival mark (Image)
Opening EUR 150.00
Sold...EUR 135.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 135
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 404
Symbol:
1 sh. green, pl. 12 and 1½ d. lake-red, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS DE 11 76" to envelope via London to France with transit and arrival marks; a fine and quite scarce 13½ d. franking to France (SG Z30, 4) (Image)
Opening EUR 400.00
Sold...EUR 360.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 405
Symbol:
Cat No: Z30, 5
1 s. green, pl. 12 and 2 d. blue, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS OC 30 75" to lettersheet to Marseille with transit and arrival marks, the entire with slight paper splits, still fine (Image)
Opening EUR 250.00
Sold...EUR 225.00
Closed..Jun-22-2020, 03:00:00 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 373
Lot No: 406
Symbol:
FRENCH MAIL: "ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. D No.2 / 26 MAI 80", clear strike in red on frontside of lettersheet franked with colonies general issue Ceres 25 centimes, tied by clear "PAQ. FR. POINTE-A-PITRE-GUADE 22 MAI 80" to Bordeaux with arrival of June 10. Stamp with small marginal faults, otherwise fine (Image)
