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Lot 1482 |
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Danish West Indies, 1856, 3¢ dark carmine, brown gum (Facit 1), full margins, tied by bold three-ring cancel on 1862 folded cover to St. Croix, reverse with "St. Thomas 30/10 1862" origin c.d.s.; light aging, Fine and rare use. Scott 1.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1483 |
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Danish West Indies, 1856, 3¢ dark carmine, yellow gum (Facit 1b), margins except in at bottom left corner, tied by three-ring cancel on local pink cover, reverse with "St. Thomas 16/2 1860" c.d.s.; violet "5769" handstamp adjacent to stamp, reduced slightly at left, Fine and rare. Scott 1a.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1484 |
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose (Facit 2), two singles, mostly large margins, tied by five-ring target cancels, used with pair of U.S. 10¢ brown (150) tied by "New York Dec 21" duplex with fancy geometric, on blue cover to Danbury, Ct., "Christiansted 12/12 1870" origin c.d.s., docketing at left; some cover restoration, attractive and Very Fine appearing. Scott 2.
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500
THIS IS THE ONLY DOUBLE-WEIGHT COVER RECORDED WITH THIS COMBINATION FRANKING.
Provenance: Schnell
Cover was carried by the "Merrimac" from St. Thomas to New York.
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Lot 1485 |
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose (Facit 2), four margins, tied by light strike of "N. York Steamship, Jun 20" c.d.s. along with U.S. 10¢ green (68) on blue folded cover from Barbardos to New York via St. Thomas, endorsed "Dummett & Co., Barbados 8/6/67" at bottom; edge faults and soiling, Fine. Scott 2.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
A SCARCE COMBINATION FRANKING TO THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATING OUTSIDE OF ST. THOMAS.
This letter was carried by Brazil Line steamer "North America" to New York. Overseas letters (except for the British Postal Agency) had to pass through the DWI Post Office with a prepaid rate of 13¢. The DWI stamp should have been cancelled by the DWI post office, one other cover from this same sailing was similarly left uncancelled. U.S. stamps were sold in the DWI post office from 1866-1875.
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Lot 1486 |
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose (Facit 2), large to huge margins, tied by five-ring target on 1868 folded cover to Basin, St. Croix, matching "St. Thomas 11/12 1868" c.d.s.; some worm holes, still a Very Fine and rare use. Scott 2.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 1989 Paaskesen certificate.
Provenance: Schnell
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Lot 1487 |
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose (Facit 2), mostly large margins, tied by two-ring cancel and used with U.S. 10¢ green (68), tied by New York City grid duplex on folded cover to New York, "St. Thomas 7/12 1867" c.d.s.; mostly separated and missing side and bottom flaps, tape stains at left, Fine. Scott 2.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1996 Nielsen certificate.
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Lot 1488 |
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Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose, privately rouletted (Facit 2v2), tied by strong strike of five-ring target on 1871 folded letter to Basin, St. Croix, matching "St. Thomas 23/3 1872" c.d.s., endorsed "p Petrel", blue Hardemaal Mar. 23 merchant oval; some file fold erosion and light discoloration, Fine and rare. Scott 2 var.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED ROULETTED COVERS.
Provenance: Schnell
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