Danish West Indies, 1861, 3¢ rose, horizontal strip of six, in combination with 1863, 2¢ black on incoming double rate cover from St. Thomas, Danish West Indies to Vinal Haven, Me., tied by "N. York, Steamship, Dec 23" cds's with light "St. Thomas, 16/12, 1867" origin cds additionally tying 3¢ strip; stamp edge flaws and some light tone spots, small cover tear at bottom right, otherwise F.-V.F., a rare and unique usage from St. Thomas. Scott No. 65+73  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1861, 3¢ rose, irregular block of three, in combination with 1831, 2¢ black on cover overpaying the 10¢ West Indian rate from Saint Barthelemy, West Indies to Maine, all tied by "N. York, Steamship" circular handstamps, reverse with "St. Bart, W.I., May 10, 65" docketing in pencil; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, a very scarce origin and unusual usage. Scott No. 65+73  Estimate $750 - 1,000. Saint Barthelemy, about 100 miles east of St. Thomas, is a small island in the Leeward Islands which was under Swedish control untill it was ceded to France in the late 1860's and now is part of the French West Indies. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose, imperf, margins large to just shaving design at left, tied by "St. Thomas, 16/12, 1867" cds on large part of rebacked cover front to Phialdelphia, Pa., manuscript "Brazil Steamer" endorsement and "Steamship 20" circular rate handstamp applied upon arrival in New York, Very Fine, one of Two Examples Known of the 1856-66, 3¢ Issue Canceled By the St. Thomas Circular Datestamp Rather Than the Usual Target Cancellation instead of the ring target killer, illustrated in Engstrom Danish West Indies Mails, 1754-1917, Volume 1 (page 4-41). Scott No. 2  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. This letter, missing the regular U.S. mail packet by two days, was sent by U.S. merchant packet with D.W.I. postage paid but U.S. postage unpaid. The arrival rate handstamp indicate a double rate letter however the sender only postaged the letter with a single 3¢ D.W.I. stamp. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1867, 10¢ green, E. grill, canceled by "New-York Sep. 21" circular datestamp on incoming 1868 folded letter sheet from La Guayra, Venezuela sent via Danish West Indies, "St. Thomas, 11/9 1868" transit cds and blue La Guayra company handstamp; some wear, Very Fine, a rare usage from Venazuela via St. Thomas. Scott No. 89  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1871 St. Thomas to Genova, Italy, commercial folded letter with manuscript manuscript "via Southampton" routing endorsement, reverse with "St. Thomas, De 14, 71" origin and red London transit cds's, Italy 1870, 1l + 40c + 30c Postage Dues tied by "Genova, 31 Dic, 71" cds's; stamps with a few edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce destination and postage due usage. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, horizontal strip of four, in combination with 1874, 3¢ blue & carmine + 4¢ brown & dull blue on registered cover to Colchester, England, all tied by "St. Thomas, 14/8, 1889" cds's, red boxed registry handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. 10+6+7  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, horizontal pair, in combination with 1874, 1¢ green & brown red, two singles + 5¢ green & gray on double rate registered corner card cover to New York City (20¢ rate + 7¢ registration), all tied by neat "St. Thomas, 17/5, 1900" cds's, red regitry box handstamp and receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive usage. Scott No. 16+10+14  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1874, 12¢ red lilac & yellow green, tied by "St. Thomas, 5/4, 1879" cds with second strike alongside, on fresh cover to East Lamoine, Maine, manuscript "Via Havana" routing endorsement and New York transit backstamp, Very Fine and rare, a 2¢ overpayment of the newly lowered 10¢ rate which went into effect on April 1st. Scott No. 11; $1,750  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1874, 3¢ blue & carmine, tied by "St. Thomas, 23/4, 1883" cds on Austria 1876, 2kr brown, postal card to St. Thomas and returned back to sender, card uprated with Austria 1876, 2kr yellow, strip of three tied by "Graz, 22/3, 83" cds's, with additional "Graz, 16/5, 83" receiving cds's, Very Fine, a colorful and rare combination. Scott No. 6  Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1874, 5¢ green & gray, tied by "Frederikstad, 19/1, 1899" cds on cover to Washington, D.C., underpaid with "T" in circle handstamp and manuscript "2/50" due (10¢ cents), treat as an unpaid letter upon arrival with "Collect Postage/ .20 Cents" handstamp and U.S. 1¢ Postage Due, two blocks of 8 and 2 pairs affixed to front and reverse and canceled by oval handstamps; dues with overlap flaws, one pair removed from reverse and cover opened for display, F.-V.F., a unusual postage due cover from Danish West Indies. Scott No. 8  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1895, 10¢ on 50¢ violet, thin paper, tied by "St. Thomas, 1/10, 1895" cds on fresh corner card cover to Barbados, manuscript "pr R.M. Str. "Esk"" endorsement at top, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a scarce inter-island use. Scott No. 15  Estimate $150 - 200. The Esk was in service for the longest time of any Royal Mail steamers in the Carribean (1849-1910). $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1902, 8¢ on 10¢ blue & brown, affixed over Columbia 1899, 10c brown on lilac rose (Sc. 164) on Barranquilla corner card cover to Kingson, Jamacia, tied by bold "St. Thomas, 2/2, 1902" cds, initial manuscript "Por Constantia" ship endorsement crossed out and reverse with "Kingston, Fe 21, 02" receiving cds; cover file fold and large sealed cover tear at left, D.W.I. 10¢ stamp lifted and placed at left to showing stamp underneath, F.-V.F., a rare Carribean combination cover. Scott No. 25  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, 1915, 5b-50b complete, in combination with U.S. 1¢-2¢ Wash-Frank issues on locally addressed cover, all tied by two strikes of "Christiansted, Saint Croix, Sep 17, 1917" duplex postmarks, fresh and Very Fine, a combination franking used during the 6 month transition period. Scott No. 51-58  Estimate $400 - 600. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, British Offices in the Danish West Indies Group, 15 mostly different G.B. issues with the St. Thomas "C51" cancellation, includes 3d Z6, 4d Z10 from plates 9, 10, 13 & 14, Z11, Z12, 9d Z25, 10d Z27, 1s Z29 & Z30, 5sh Z32 from both plate 1 & 2; S.G. cat £2,562, few flaws to be expected, worth review (no photo). Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

Danish West Indies, Koefoed Whitmore & Co., St. Thomas W.I., Forwarded By, clear sharp red oval handstamp on folded letter datelined "New York, August 31st, 1860" addressed to St. Domingo City, Dominican Republic with "Foreign Letter Office, St. Thomas" oval handstamp on reverse, Very Fine. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, Spanish West Indies Mailboat "D26", sharp bold oily strike of oval barred obliterator tying G.B. 1865, 4d vermilion on folded letter sheet to Fort Lee, N.J., manuscript "Due 10¢" and stamp additionally tied by "N.Y. Steamship, 10, Dec 10" cds, reverse with "Spanish Mail Packet, A, No 8, 68" and "St. Thomas, No 17, 68" backstamps; cover with expert reinforcement or restoration in corners and folds, otherwise Very Fine, One of Only Two Covers and the Unique Usage Canceling a British Stamp on Cover, pictured in Stone's A Caribbean Nepture (pg 111); Spectacular Strike of the Spanish West Indies Mailboat "D26" Obliterator,The Unique Usage of the "D26" Obliterator. SG No. Z191. Estimate  $20,000 - 30,000. This cover was post at Santo Domingo, at the docks aboard the Herrera Line Spanish ship S.S. Moctezuma, which departed on the 9th and arrived in St. Thomas on the 17th of November. There it was sent by British Packet to New York via Havana. This cover is one of two known, the other bearing a Spanish franking and is addressed to Havana. The "D26" barred oval is among the rarest of all British Used Aboard cancellations, as approximately 20 British stamps are known bearing this cancellation. $0 (Image)

Danish West Indies, Whitmore & Co., St. Thomas, Forwarded By, clear oval handstamp on 1836 folded letter to addressed to Rev. Benjamin Hale in St. Croix, D.W.I.; some faint toning, otherwise Very Fine, the earliest recorded example of this forwarder handstamp. Estimate  $150 - 200. $0 (Image)