371. Auktion

1854, "ST. THOMAS AU 15 1854" on reverse of entire letter to France with frontside clear red boxed "COLONIES & ART. 13.", taxed "15" decimes on arrival

1858, Entire letter from "ST. THOMAS JU 4 1858" via London forwarding agent Huth & Co. to Herrenhut in Saxony with clear red "SHIP-LETTER" on front, fine and scarce

"ST. THOMAS AU 16 1858" on reverse of envelope to Amsterdam with adjacent "NEDERLANDSCHE PACKET AGENT ST. THOMAS", London transit mark and Amsterdam arrival mark of 3.9.1858

1863, Lettersheet docketed "St. Thomas 28 Janv. 1863" addressed to Le Havre, sent as loose letter on board the British packet 'Atrato' to England with clear "SOUTHAMPTON PACKET-LETTER FE 13 1863" on front, adjacent accountancy mark "GB 2F87 5/10C". In France taxed with "12" decimes. Fine and very rare, just one similar letter recorded

1 d. rose-red, plate 186, tied by vertical barred oval "C51" on 'sailor's letter' envelope from a seaman on HMS "SHAH" to England with arrival mark of July 30, 1877. Part of reverse flap missing and small faults, still fine and extremely scarce (SG Z3)

1 d. rose-red, plate 76, horizontal pair with vertical "C51" used on small soldier's cover to London with clear "LONDON PAID MY 14 73" on front. A fine and rare cover (SG Z3)

1 d., plate 106, 4 copies with 2 d. blue, 2 copies 3 d. rose, plate 5, 4 d. vermilion, plate 11 and horizontal pair 6 d. lilac, plate 6, tied by horizontal "C51" with adjacent "REGISTERED ST. THOMAS AU 13 69" and small single circle dispatch mark of the same day on registered 2nd envelope to England with arrival mark of August 30. One 1 d. applied around the edge of the cover, one 3 d. with crease and tear, otherwise fine with some usual transportation marks. An outstanding colour franking and one of few registered letters recorded from St. Thomas (SG Z3, 5, 7, 10, 17)

2 d. blue in horizontal pair, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS PAID AU 1 74" to entire letter to Port au Prince, Haiti (SG Z5)

4 d. vermilion, plate 12, tied by vertical barred oval "C51" with adjacent red "ST. THOMAS PAID MY 31 71" to entire letter to Jamaica with frontside handstamp "1"; fine and scarce

4 d. vermilion, plate 10, tied by clear vertical "C51" with adjacent faint red "ST. THOMAS PAID MY 18 1870" to entire letter to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico with frontside black octagonal "S. TOMAS"; on reverse arrival mark of May 19; very fine and rare (SG Z10)

4 d. vermilion, plate 13, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS AU 16 73" to entire letter to San Juan, Puerto Rico, here franked for inland postage with Spanish Cuba 1873, 25 c. pearl-grey in horizontal pair, tied by clear strike of oval "ADMON. GENL. DE CORREOS DELA YSLA DE PTO. RICO". On reverse Puerto Rico arrival mark of August 17 (with month inverted). A very attractive and unique combination franking and one of the most important items of British PO at St. Thomas. Certificates BPA (1012) and Graus (1991) (SG Z11+ Cuba53)

4 d. vermilion, plate 13, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS DE 6 76" to entire letter to New York, additionally franked with US 5 cents blue, cancelled "N. YORK STEAMSHIP DEC 18" with additional strike alongside. The paper of the letter restored underneath the British stamp, otherwise very fine and attractive. A very rare combination letter,certificate APS (2002) (SG Z10+US)
Provenance: Illustrated in "Danish West Indies Mails" p. 50

4 d. vermilion, plate 14, horizontal pair and single stamp together with 2 copies 1 d. rose-red, plate 150, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS MR 13 76" to lettersheet to Copenhagen with London transit mark on front and faint arrival mark on reverse; a vertical filing crease affecting one 1 d. slightly in the left margin, still fine and attractive (SG Z10, 3)

1 shilling green, plate 12 and 1½ d. lake-red, tied by duplex "C51/ ST. THOMAS JA 15 77" on lettersheet via England to France with transit and arrival marks; 1 shilling tiny corner bend, otherwise fine, a quite scarce 13½ d. franking to France (SG Z30, 4), signed Møller BPP

1862/64, 9 d. straw and 1865/67, 3 d. rose, plate 4, tied by horizontal "C51" to lettersheet docketed "Gouvernmentet St. Croix 1865" with frontside "R.S." (Royal Salutation) to the Danish consul general in London with frontside arrival mark. 3 d. with pulled corner perf re-enforced, otherwise very fine; an attractive and scarce franking (SG Z24, 6)

"No. __  DETAINED FOR POSTAGE", clear red double line marking on entire letter from Maracaibo 13.8.1864 addressed to Veracruz, privately carried to St. Thomas, from here finally sent with red "ST. THOMAS PAID OC 15 64" with adjacent "1/-". Some ink erosion in the address, otherwise very fine; an extremely rare letter

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B No.1 / 25 JUIL. 69", clear strike on reverse of lettersheet with frontside Danish "ST. THOMAS 24/7 1869" to France, taxed on arrival with "10" decimes

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B No.1 / 23 AVRIL 70", clear strike on entire letter dated St. Thomas the same day, sent to London with adjacent oval "FR./2F20C", London arrival mark of May 10 on reverse. A very fine and rare letter, the only recorded from St. Thomas with this accountancy mark

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B No.2 / 23 JUIN 67", good strike on envelope with adjacent Danish "ST. THOMAS 23/6 1867" to Lyon, franked with Napoléon perforated 18 centimes rose, tied by anchor mark; 2 vertical creases not affecting the stamp, fine, signed Møller BPP

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. B. No.3 / 26 JANV. 69", clear strike on double rate lettersheet with adjacent Danish "ST. THOMAS 25/1 1869", franked with Lauré 80 centimes in horizontal pair with central anchor mark, addressed to Cardiff with arrival mark of February 11. The pair with minor crease in the upper perforation, still fine and attractive. A rare letter to England transported by French packet

"LIGNE B PAQ. FR. * No.2 /  24 OCT. 65", clear strike on small envelope franked with Napoléon perforated 20 centimes blue (soldier's rate), tied by anchor mark with adjacent manuscript "St. Thomas (Ile Danoise) 22 8 br. 1865" to Lyon with transit and arrival marks. Name in the address crossed out, otherwise fine. A very scarce paquetbot mark Provenance: Dubus (1989)

"ST. THOMAS PAQ. FR. D No.2 / 26 MAI 80", clear strike in red on frontside of lettersheet franked with colonies general issue Ceres 25 centimes, tied by clear "PAQ. FR. POINTE-A-PITRE-GUADE 22 MAI 80" to Bordeaux with arrival of June 10. Stamp with small marginal faults, otherwise fine

"ST. THOMAS 26 AOUT 74", the consular handstamp, good strike on dated lettersheet, franked with Ceres 30 centimes in horizontal pair and 40 centimes, tied by anchor mark, to Bordeaux with "LIGNE B PAQ. FR. No.2" and arrival mark on reverse

1865, Entire letter dated "St. Thomas le 30 Septembre 1865", franked with Napoléon perforated 20 centimes and 40 centimes (partly scissors' cut), tied by blue anchor mark without dispatch mark addressed to Pointe à Pitre, Gouadeloupe; fine and unusual

"So. TOMAS", straight line in red, clear strike on entire letter, dated "Sn. Tomas 14 junio 1844" to Manati, Puerto Rico. Vertical filing crease touching the first S in the handstamp, otherwise fine. One of the rarest items of DWI postal history and the only recorded strike of this handstamp in red

"S.TOMAS", octogonal handstamp in red, clear strike on reverse of entire letter from Paris 1846 to Puerto Rico, privately carried to Guadeloupe, and from here posted with frontside cds. "POINTE-A-PITRE GUADELOUPE 13 OCT. 1886". Frontside notation "Europa 4½ s" (sols) cancelled and corrected on reverse to "8½ S". Slightly stained, but still fine and scarce

"S. TOMAS", octagonal handstamp in dark blue on front of envelope to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico with adjacent straight line "PONCE". A fine and rare cover; 3 such combinations recorded

"SANTHOMAS.", oval marking, clear strike on wrapper with return address "Del cefe civil y Militar de la Prova. de Marac." to the Venezualian consul at Santiago de Cuba, taxed "12" reales inland postage; some tropical staining, otherwise fine. Only few entires with the oval marking are recorded, this one of the nicer ones.

1867, Envelope franked with 1861/66, 3 cents rose in horizontal strip of 6 and 2 cents black with adjacent "ST. THOMAS 16/12 1967" (tying two 3 cents), addressed to Maine, cancelled upon arrival in the US with cds. "N.YORK STEAMSHIP DEC 23". The franking with some marginal faults and slightly stained, still attractive and very scarce cover, transported by the first U.S. & Brazil mail steamship company

1873, Undated double rate envelope franked with horizontal pair US 10 cents brown with adjacent blue "FORWARDED BY G. W. SMITH & Co. ST. THOMAS. W.I.", addressed to New Jersey, the stamps cancelled on arrival by cds. "NEW YORK JAN 22". The letter was transported by the "Southamerica" of the USBMSC. Paper of the envelope partly split in the folds, otherwise fine

INCOMING MAIL FROM DENMARK: 1843, Parcel accompanying letter with original contents, dated "Kiöbenhavn den 14ch Januar 1843" to a military address at Christiansted, St. Croix; very scarce

1862, Unpaid ladies envelope with embossed frame from "NEXØ 3/6" via "HAMBURG 6/6.62"with adjacent tax stamp "6½"  to St. Thomas with arrival mark of July 1st 1862. Slightly stained and light vertical crease, still fine

1904, Postal stationery envelope 5 on 4 öre from "RANDERS 6.4.04" to St. Thomas and re-directed to the Faroe Islands, showing on reverse St. Thomas arrival mark, transit mark of Lieth and Thorshavn arrival mark; marked as underpaid with "T" and circle and boxed "Utilstraekkeligt frankeret"; light bend, otherwise fine

1913, Registered cash on delivery cover franked with Frederik VIII 25 öre from "KJÖBENHAVN 15.9.13" to St. Croix and returned to Denmark with transit and arrival marks including register handstamps of Christiansted and St. Thomas on front; fine and scarce

1864, Waterlow 2 reales green, tied by "CORREOS CARACAS" to lettersheet via London to Bordeaux, taxed "8" decimes for the distance St. Thomas-France, very fine (Facit LG2)

1864, Waterlow printing 2 reales green, tied by cds. "CORREOS LA GUAIRA AGO 25" (1864) to lettersheet with combination franking Spanish West Indies 1857, 1 real green (cut into at bottom and affected by vertical cover crease), addressed to San Juan de Puerto Rico and mailed via St. Thomas with frontside octagonal blue "S. TOMAS" and adjacent handstamp "1"; the stamp cancelled upon arrival, paying the inland fee. Slight erosions in the top portion of the address panel and the 2 reales with small termite hole; all together a fine and extremely rare entire. Certificate Philatelic Foundation (2008) (Facit LG 2+ Scott 13)