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Lot 1489 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 1¢ light red lilac and light green (Facit 5d), tied by neat "St. Thomas 1/6 1885" c.d.s. on folded circular to San Juan, Puerto Rico at the 1¢ printed matter rate, Extremely Fine and rare inter-island printed matter use. Scott 5.
Estimate $400 - 500
Expertization: 1997 Moller certificate.
Provenance: Schnell
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Lot 1490 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 1¢ light red lilac and light green (Facit 5d), horizontal pair, tied by "St. Thomas 11/6 1885" c.d.s. on large folded circular missing outer wrapper band with address, minor aging, Fine and scarce. Scott 5.
Estimate $200 - 300
The enclosed circular "The Bulletin and St. Thomas Commercial and Shipping Gazette" dated June 9, 1885 was published by August Walloe as a commercial adjunct to his bi-weekly "St. Thomas Tidende".
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Lot 1491 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 1¢ brown and yellow green (Facit 5i), horizontal pair, well centered, tied by "St. Thomas 5/1 1897" c.d.s. on unsealed light rose cover to New York City at the 2¢ printed matter rate; abrasion at left, Very Fine and scarce printed matter use. Scott 5.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1492 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 3¢ carmine rose & blue (Facit 6g), rich color, tied by sharp "St. Thomas 4/7 1899" c.d.s. on picture post card to St. Petersburg, Russia, blue St. Petersburg arrival datestamp, Very Fine and scarce destination. Scott 6.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1493 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 3¢ carmine rose & blue, 4¢ ultramarine & yellow brown (Facit 6g, 7b), singles, tied together by four-rings cancel on cover to Denmark at the rare 7¢ mailbag rate, Very Fine and scarce. Scott 6, 7b.
Estimate $500 - 750
Provenance: Schnell
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Lot 1494 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 4¢ ultramarine & deep blue (Facit 7a), some faults, used with 3¢ dark carmine & deep blue (6d) and 10¢ dark chocolate brown & dark steel blue (10b), three singles, one affected from file fold, tied by "St. Thomas 28/4 1887" c.d.s. on yellow registered cover to England, magenta St. Thomas registry handstamp (Type 5 var.), endorsed "pr. R.M. Str. via Barbados", blue crayon "35", red London (5.14) registered oval, Colchester (5.15) arrival backstamp, Fine and rare triple-weight foreign letter rate plus 7¢ regsitry fee. Scott 6, 7, 10.
Estimate $500 - 750
A RARE USE OF THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE 4¢ VALUE.
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Lot 1495 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 4¢ ultramarine & yellow brown (Facit 7b), block of six and single used with 1¢ brown & yellow green (5i), block of eight and single, all cancelled and tied by multiple strikes of "Frederiksted 10/2 1899" c.d.s. on triple-weight registered cover to Denmark, Very Fine, the 37¢ postage pays three-times the 10¢ foreign letter rate plus 7¢ registry fee. Scott 7b, 5.
Estimate $400 - 500
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Lot 1496 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 4¢ light blue & yellow-brown, bisected diagonally (Facit 7 var., 16 var.), small mounted collection comprising four covers and two post cards plus one on piece cancelled on the first day of sale (Jan. 20, 1903), covers comprise printings 2, 3, and two of 4, post cards include printing 3 used to Sao Paulo, Brazil, and printing 4 used to Germany, Very Fine and scarce assemblage. Scott 7b, 18a.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 1497 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 5¢ grey & yellow green (Facit 8b), pair and single, used with 1¢ brown & yellow green (5i), all tied by "St. Thomas 10/4 1896" c.d.s. on registered cover to New York City, New York (4.18) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 8, 5.
Estimate $200 - 300
Provenance: Schnell
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Lot 1498 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 5¢ grey & green (Facit 8e), single, used with 1¢ brown lilac & green (5h) pair, all tied by two strikes of "St. Thomas 7/8 1894" c.d.s. on 3¢ orange (FK2) entire to Colon, Columbia, purple Colon (8.20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine. Scott 8, 5.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1499 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 5¢ light gray & green (Facit 8f), two well centered singles, tied by "St. Thomas 3/3 1896" c.d.s. on cover to Nova Scotia, New York Paid All (3.20) transit backstamp; opened on bottom, Very Fine and choice use. Scott 8.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ deep yellow & lilac (Facit 9), horizontal pair, tied by four-ring cancel on folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, "St. Thomas 17/9 1878" c.d.s., endrosed "p Tiber", purple merchant oval, Fine. Scott 9.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS SPECIAL 14¢ PACKET RATE TO MEXICO.
Provenance: Schnell
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Lot 1501 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ deep yellow & lilac (Facit 9), cancelled by four-ring on cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, "St. Thomas 10/5 1875" c.d.s., red crayon "5/" at left, file fold, Fine and scarce early solo use at the 7¢ rate. Scott 9.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
From October 22, 1872 to October 16, 1875, the postal rate from St. Thomas to Copenhagen by Danish or German packet was 7¢.
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Lot 1502 |
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ dull orange & red lilac, inverted frame (Facit 9b), intense color, used with 10¢ brown & blue (10), tied by "St. Thomas 21/2 1893" c.d.s. on 3¢ red orange (FK2 var.) entire to Surinam, Parimariso (3/3) arrival backstamp, Fine. Scott 9b, 10.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ dark chocolate brown & ultramarine (Facit 10a), horizontal pair, well centered, tied by "St. Thomas 2/10 1877" c.d.s. on cover front to Belize, blue Paulsen & Co. merchants oval, Belize (10.10) arrival c.d.s., red crayon "4" due rating for inland postage due; Very Fine and rare destination. Scott 10.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
Provenance: Schnell
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ black brown & dark ultramarine (Facit 10b), tied by "St. Thomas 14/4 1883" on folded letter to Norway, endorsed "Per S. S. Para", red London (4.23) backstamp, light horizontal file fold, a Very Fine and scarce use. Scott 10a.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ dark chocolate brown & dark steele blue (Facit 10b), tied by "St. Thomas 25/5 1881" c.d.s. on folded cover to Sweden, purple Bache & Co. merchant oval, sharp strike of Le Havre (6.11) transit c.d.s., Paris (6.11) and Swedish (6.14) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce French mails use. Scott 10a.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1506 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ red brown & light gray-ultramarine (Facit 10d), well centered, tied by "St. Thomas 10/9 1888" c.d.s. on mourning cover to Brooklyn, N.Y., reverse with New York "Paid All" (9.16) and Brooklyn (9.16) arrival c.d.s., some light toning, a Fine use. Scott 10.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ light brown & light pearl grey (Facit 10e), tied by "St. Thomas 29/1 1891" c.d.s. on cover with H. Michelsen Bay Rum Distillery c.c. to Jersey City, N.J., partial arrival backstamps; small edge tear at top, Very Fine use. Scott 10.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ black brown & gray-blue (Facit 10f), used with 1¢ brown-lilac & green (5f) pair and 5¢ gray & green (8f) tied together by "St. Thomas 13/10 1893" c.d.s. on registered cover to England, bold red St. Thomas registry handstamp (type 3), red London (11.20) registry arrival and blue crayon cross marking, Croydone (11.20) registered arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at top, clean and Very Fine use prepaying the 10¢ foreign letter rate plus 7¢ registry fee. Scott 10, 8, 5.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1509 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ grey-blue & black-brown (Facit 10f), horizontal pair tied by New York "12" simplex cancels on incoming double-weight ship letter, purple "Paquebot/ (N.Y. 2d Div.) " handstamp, endorsed "Pr. 'Fontabelle' ", New York (6.22.1890) backstamp; file fold at left, Fine and scarce. Scott 10.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1510 |
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Danish West Indies, 1876, 10¢ light red brown & dull grayish blue (Facit 10g), horizontal pair, tied by "Chistiansted 29/10 1899" c.d.s. on cover to New York City, endorsed "per 'Madiana' ", purple Moorhead merchants handstamp, Frederiksted (10.29) and New York (11.1) backstamps; a Fine double-weight use. Scott 10.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1511 |
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Danish West Indies, 1877, 12¢ emerald green & grayish lilac (Facit 11a), well centered, tied by bold strike of four-rings cancel on 1878 folded letter to New York City, sharp "St. Thomas 21/9 1878" c.d.s., New York Paid All (9.27) arrival backstamp; some docketing and minor file fold wear, Fine and rare solo use. Scott 11.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 1512 |
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Danish West Indies, 1877, 12¢ yellow green & lilac (Facit 11b), horizontal pair, used with 3¢ dark carmine & deep blue (6d), tied by sharp "St. Thomas 1/8 1896" c.d.s. on registered cover to Austria, endorsed "pr. Royal Mail", red St. Thomas registry h.s., Vienna (8.21) arrival backstamp; right 12¢ faulty and cover file fold, Fine and rare use. Scott 11, 6.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1513 |
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Danish West Indies, 1877, 12¢ yellow green & lilac (Facit 11b), exceptionally well centered, used with 5b green (32), both tied by "St Thomas 11/1 1907" c.d.s. on registered cover to Boston, Mass., New York (1.19) and Boston (1.19) backstamps; partial flap and reduced slightly at top, clean and Very Fine use at the 40 bit (8¢) foreign letter rate plus 25 bit (5¢) registry fee. Scott 11, 31.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A RARE MIXED CURRENCY FRANKING.
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Lot 1514 |
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Danish West Indies, 1877, 12¢ yellow green & lilac (Facit 11b), single, used with 1¢ brown & yellow-green (5, Facit 5i), single and pair, 3¢ red & green blue (6, Facit 6h), blocks of four and six, 4¢ light blue and yellow brown (7, Facit 7b), strip of three, and 10¢ black brown and gray-blue (10, Facit 10f) pair, all tied by "St Thomas 9/11 1896" c.d.s. on large registered package front to New York City, partial reverse with "New York (11.16) regsitry oval; stamp faults, Fine and rare franking of 77¢ represents seven-times the 10¢ foreign letter rate plus 7¢ registry fee. Scott 11.
Estimate $750 - 1,000
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Danish West Indies, 1874, 14¢ deep green & lilac (Facit 12), used with 12¢ emerald green & grayish lilac (11, Facit 11a), both tied by "St. Thomas 14/3 1889" c.d.s. on regsitered cover to Caracas; small edge tear at top, clean and Very Fine. Scott 12.
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 14¢ BI-COLOR ISSUE COVERS.
Expertization: 1963 Gronlund, 1996 Nielsen and 1996 Paaskesen Certificates.
Provenance: Schnell
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