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Lot 1531 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 5b green (Facit 32), single (rounded perf), pair and strip of three, all tied by strikes of "St. Thomas 13/11 1907" c.d.s. on large homemade wrapper to Copenhagen, Denmark, Valby (12.7) arrival backstamp; reduced a bit at left, Fine and scarce 30b. franking prepaying six-times the 5b. printed matter rate. Scott 31.
Estimate $200 - 300
Expertization: 2001 Moller Certificate.
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Lot 1532 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 5b green (Facit 32), tied by "Christiansted 31/3 1917" on small cover used locally, endorsed "Transfer-Day 31/3 1917", clean and Very Fine. Scott 31.
Estimate $200 - 300
A CELEBRATING USE ON TRANSFER DAY.
The strategic location of the islands as a naval base to protect the Panama Canal became apparent as World War I neared American shores. Negotiations which had been going on for decades were concluded, and the United States purchased the islands from Denmark for $25,000,000. At 4:00pm, March 31, 1917, the Danish flag was lowered and the Stars & Stripes was raied at Government House Park in St. Thomas.
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Lot 1533 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 20b blue & green (Facit 34), used with 5b green (41) on A.H. Lockhart cover to Tortolo at the 5¢ favored island rate, Very Fine and scarce. Scott 33, 43.
Estimate $150 - 200
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Lot 1534 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 25b ultramarine (Facit 35), single used with 5b green (32), single and pair, all tied by three strikes of "St. Thomas 25/2 1907" c.d.s. on oatmeal cover to Greece, light Greek arrival backstamp; couple edge tears, still a Very Fine and exceptionally rare destination. Scott 34, 32.
Estimate $500 - 750
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Lot 1535 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 40b gray & red (Facit 36), used with 5b green (32) and 20b blue & green (34), all tied by "Frederiksted 29/3 1906" c.d.s. on registered cover to Washington D.C., purple type 14 registered h.s., New York (4.5) and Washington D.C. (4.6) backstamps; Very Fine three-color franking. Scott 35, 31, 33.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1536 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 40b gray & red (Facit 36), horizontal pair, tied by "Christiansted 17/7 1911" c.d.s. on registered cover to Denmark, Christiansted type 9 registry handstamp overdrawn by ms., purple St. Thomas type 10 registry h.s. and (7.18) backstap, Aarhies (4.8) arrival backstamp; Very Fine. Scott 35.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1537 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 50b gray & yellow (Facit 37), two singles, used with 5b green (32a), all tied by two strikes of "Christiansted 28/4 1906" c.d.s. on registered cover to Austin, Tx., purple St. Thomas registry handstamp and (4.29) backstamp, reverse with New York (5.8) and Austin (5.12) arrival transits, Very Fine. Scott 36, 31.
Estimate $200 - 300
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Lot 1538 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 1fr blue & green (Facit 38), used with 5b green, 10b red (32, 33) tied by "St. Thomas 13/4 1912" c.d.s. on legal-size commercial cover to New York City, endorsed "Per S.S. 'Parima' "; faulty at ends, Fine and rare commercial use. Scott 37, 31-32.
Estimate $300 - 400
The 115 bit franking (1fr 15 bit) prepaid the seven-times foreign letter rate of 25 bit for the first 15 grams, plus six-times 15 bit for the additional increments.
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Lot 1539 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 1fr blue & green (Facit 38), tied by "St. Thomas 8/6 1907" c.d.s. on registered cover to Germany, St. Thomas registry (type 7) handstamp, Koetzschenbroda (6.29) arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine. Scott 37.
Estimate $200 - 300
The St. Thomas Harbor issue of 1905 consisted of 1, 2, and 5 france stamps, depicting the cruiser Ingolf in the harbor at Charlotte Amalie. These stamps were issued just after the lower value issue honoring the 40th anniversary of the reign of Christian IX. They were intended primarily for parcels, so that covers are uncommon.
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Lot 1540 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 2fr. brown & orange red (Facit 39), well centered, tied by crisp strike of "St. Thomas 8/9 1916" c.d.s. on registered cover to Roxbury, Mass., purple St. Thomas registry handstamp (type 9), New York (9.22) and Boston (9.22) backstamps, "St. Thomas Kgl. Postkontor" flap seal, Very Fine. Scott 38.
Estimate $300 - 400
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Lot 1541 |
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 5fr. brown & yellow (Facit 40), vertical pair, tied by "St. Thomas 21/11 1913" c.d.s. on registered parcel card for two parcels to Helsingborg, Sweden via London, Harvre, Cologne (12.18), Berlin (12.20) and Tralleborg (12.21); file crease, Fine. Scott 39.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
AN EXCEPTIONLY RARE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE 5FR HARBOR ISSUE THAT IS CORRECTLY FRANKED.
Expertization: 1988 Moller Certificate.
The 10fr franking correctly prepays the sea rate of 2fr for up to 4kg plus ½fr for both country of origin and destination plus the four transit countries each ½fr for a total of 5fr per parcel.
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Danish West Indies, 1905, 5fr. brown & yellow (Facit 40), well centered, tied by "St. Thomas 19/9 1916" c.d.s. on registered cover to Birmingham, England, purple St. Thomas registry handstamp (type 9), censor tape at right, Liverpool (10.10) and Birmingham (10.12) backstamps; slight cover crease, a Very Fine use. Scott 39.
Estimate $500 - 750
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