Danish West Indies, 1787 (Apr. 4) St. Croix, D.W.I. to Philadelphia Pa. Folded letter datelined "St. Croix 4 April 1787" with some interesting content "…requesting the Particulars of the purchase of a Negro Man of Capt. John Earl…", entered U.S. Mails with Philadelphia "11 MA" Franklin mark.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Danish West Indies, 1809 (Sep. 28) Antigua to Well, England via St. Thomas. Folded letter datelined "Antigua Sept 28th. 1809" and bearing "St. Thomas, Dec 6, 1809" large fleuron datestamp, manuscript "1/10" due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Danish West Indies, 1810 (Jan. 26) St. Bartholomew to Guernsey via St. Thomas. Docketed folded cover with light "St. Thomas" large fleuron datestamp, upon arrival in Falmouth blue Leeward Island, F, 3 AP 3, 1810" rimless entry cds struck, manuscript "4/2" due rating, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED USE WITH BOTH THE ST. THOMAS FLEURON AND LEEWARD ISLAND MARKINGS.

One of only four recorded example of the Falmouth "Leeward Island, F" entry marking struck in blue, all are recorded on Apr. 3, 1810. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Danish West Indies, 1851-64, Ship Letters from St. Thomas to New York N.Y. Group of four comprising 1851 with "Savannah Geo." cds and "Ship" "5" ratings; 1855 with "Foreign Letter Office" backstamp and Boston "Ship" and "7" ratings; 1861 with Philadelphia cds and "Ship" "5" ratings; and 1864 with red "Boston, Mass." cds and "Ship" handstamp with blue crayon "18" for triple the 6¢ rate, Very Fine ship letter group.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Complete Images. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Danish West Indies, 1852 (Nov. 3) St. Eustatius to New York N.Y. via St. Thomas and Philadelphia. Gray folded letter datelined "St. Eustatius 3 November 1852", flap with "Foreign Letter Office * St. Thomas" oval and red "Forwarded by Henry Degetaus & Co., St. Thomas" oval with ms. "19/11/52" dating, endorsed "p Govr. Oxholm", entered mails with blue "Philadelphia Pa. Dec 7" cds and matching "Ship" straightline with "7" in circle rating handstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce St. Thomas combination forwarding.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1852 (Nov. 25) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Carupano, Venezuela. Blue folded letter datelined "San Tomas Novembre 25 de 1852" and showing "Foreign Letter Office * St. Thomas" oval on back flap, endorsed "p Telmina"; flap tear, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1853 (Oct. 5) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New York N.Y. Blue folded letter with "St. Thomas, OC 5, 1858" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St-Thomas" crown mark (CC2, £1,800) with magenta "1/-" schilling prepaid rating, perfect bold "Boston Br. Pkt. '5' OCt 21" integral due cds; some light file fold toning, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Danish West Indies, 1856 (Aug. 16) St. Thomas D.W.I. to Corsica. Cover with "St-Thomas, AU 16, 1856" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St Thomas" crown mark (CC-1), red London "Paid" (9.1) transit cds and matching "PD" in circle handstamp with "1/7" shilling rating, matching "British rate 1/2" and "Foreign /5" tally at top left, Calais (9.2) entry cds, various French transit backstamps including Marseilles (9.3) transit and Corsica (9.9) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1858 (May 19) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New Bedford Mass. Blue folded letter with "St. Thomas, MY19, 1858" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crownmark with red crayon "1/-" schilling prepaid rating, endorsed "p Merlin" at bottom left, New York bold "Steamship 10" due handstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1859 (Jul. 4) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New York N.Y. Blue folded letter datelined "St. Thomas 4th July 1859" with sharp strike of red "Forwarded by Koefoed Whitmore & Co., St. Thomas. W.I" forwarder's oval, carried by private ship, entered mails with "New Haven, Con. Jul 25, 1859" cds, no indication of rating; file folds, a Very Fine strike of this red forwarder's oval.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1862 (May 16) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica. Gray folded letter with "St. Thomas, MY 16, 1862" double-arc backstamp and neat red "Paid at St. Thomas" Crownmark (CC1, £500) with magenta "4" pence prepaid rating, Kingston (5.20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1862 (Jul. 1) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica. Folded letter with "St.-Thomas, JY 1, 1862" double-arc cds and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crownmark with magenta "4" rating to Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston (7.5) arrival backstamp; file fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Danish West Indies, 1863 (Jan. 22) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New York N.Y. Blue folded letter with blue-green "G. Simmonds & Co., St. Thomas" sender's double-oval across flaps and endorsed "Via Boston", bold blue "Forwarded by Geo. A. Philips & Co." forwarder's oval, clear strike of blue "St. Thomas, Express Office" double-oval on back flap with manuscript "24-1-63" dating within, entered mails with "Boston, Mass. Feb 16" cds and matching "Ship" and "5" rating handstamps; slight file fold toning, Very Fine, Less than 10 Express Office covers also handled by St. Thomas Forwarder.
Estimate; $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Danish West Indies, 1866 (Apr. 13) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to London, England. Blue folded letter bearing G.B. 1s green tied by "C51" barred oval, matching "St. Thomas, A, AP 13, 66" cds backstamp, endorsed "R.S." at bottom left for Royal Service, bold London Paid (4.31) arrival cds; horizontal fold, red ms. top left, Very Fine Danish Royal Service cover.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Danish West Indies, 1868 (Mar. 17) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica. Gray folded letter bearing G.B. 4d vermilion tied by "C51" horizontal barred oval, matching "St. Thomas, MR 17 '68" backstamp, Kingston (3.23) arrival cds, blue "Schoon and Willink & Co." oval at bottom left; horizontal fold, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300