Lot 1494
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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| Realized $325 |
