Lot 1517
Danish West Indies, 1901, 10¢ dark red-brown and blue, perf 13 (Facit 18), horizontal pair, well centered, used with 1¢ bluish green (19) pair and 5¢ clear blue (21), all tied by strikes of "St. Thomas 17/8 1901" c.d.s. on registered cover to New York City, endorsed "pr Brit Str 'Karaina' ", purple St. Thomas registry handstamp, New York (8.23) backstamps, Very Fine use at two-times the 10¢ foreign letter rate plus 7¢ registry fee. Scott 20, 21-22.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A SCARCE 10¢ 1901 BICOLOR ISSUE USE.
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| Realized $2,300 |
