383. Auktion

" K.K.FELDPOST EXPOS. No.3 7/11", klar auf kleinem Briefkuvert nach Wien mit Ankunftsstempel  (rückseitig leicht fehlerhaft), handschriftliches Federkreuz für Portofreiheit. Sehr selten.

1854/57, 8 sk. green, with 1864/70, 16 sk. olive, horizontal strip of 3 and three single stamps, and two copies 3 sk. lilac, tied by numeral "1" and partly by faint Kopenhagen cds., to lettersheet (side flaps missing) to St. Croix, Danish West Indies. A horizontal filing crease broken and thus one 3 sk. damaged, 2 further stamps small (filing) hole and some usual transportation marks. An outstanding franking.

1870, Coat of Arms 2 sk. grey/ultramarine, 3 sk. grey/lilac (2) and 4 sk. grey/red (2), tied by concentric circles "1" with adjacent cds. "KOBENHAVN 8 2 3-4" to registered folded entire to Harburg, transit three-line mark on reverse, one 4 sk. defective corner, light transportation traces, still fine and scarce three-colour franking (Facit-Nr. 20-22)

1921, 5 ö. brown and 10 ö. green in blocs of three with se-tenant "CHEVROLET", GMC", "OAKLAND" and "BUICK" advertising labels, tied by cds. "NAKSKOV -2.3 29" with 1 ö. , 7 ö. and 12 ö. to registered cover to Frankfurt am Main, reverse arrival cds. and "FEMERN RUTEN" colourfull vignette, some toned perfs, fine

1913, 4 øre stationery bisect with Christian 5 ø., tied by star cancel "SANDEVAAG" with adjacend "THORSHAVN 23.1.19" to envelope to Thorshavn, very fine, certificate Moeller AIEP

1915, 1 ö. and 20 ö., Thiele printing, fresh colours, neatly tied by oval crowned "GRØNLANDS STYRELSE" (Facit IVa) to receipt card (type 4h, 1933/35) for a parcel sent to Jakobshavn, very fine, signed Møller BPP

1912, Frederik 50 a. and Double head 10 a., tied by cds. “REYKJAVIK 28.IV.15” to reverse of parcel card from Copenhagen to Reykjavík. Fine and scarce. Certificate Nielsen

1929, Woodrow Wilson 17 c. with oval mude mark "NEW YORK" on registered preprindet cover "RADIO BREV" with senders note "S/S Oscar II" to Broklyn with arrival mark from 26.6.1929. The cover with slight traces of transportation and slightly shortened on the left side, otherwise fine, till now only a few letters outside Denmark are known

"SHANGHAI DP *b 22.9.05" klar auf Reichspost-Aufdruck-Ganzsachenkarte 10 Pfennig mit viel Text und geändertem Leitvermerk via Singapore nach St. Croix mit vorderseitigem Ankunftsstempel "CHRISTIANSTED 18.11.05", in guter Erhaltung. Eine seltene Verwendung mit Destination Dänisch-Westindien

"AUS WESTINDIEN ÜBER COLN 18 7 93" rück. auf Dänisch-Westindien Ganzsache-Umschlag 20 C. blau mit Stempel "ST THOMAS 28 6 93" und rück. Ankunftstempel; Brief minimal stockfleckig, seltene Verwendung

1912, Ballonfahrt Aarhus - Stendal mit Ballon "Leipzig", Flugpost-Sonderkarte "Aarhus i. Flugleperspektiv" mit rotem Zudruckstempel "AARHUS DEN 22.SEPTEMBER 1912 Befordret med BALLONPOST" sowie Deutsches Reich Germania 10 Pfennig mit Stempel "BERLIN W9 23.9.12" nach Dänemark, leichte Beförderungsspuren im Rand und Patina

1806, folded letter datelined St. Croix, 18 October, to London, endorsed “p. packet” and struck with unframed PACKET-LETTER in black, rated 2/- for the rate from the West Indies to London via Falmouth, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (Dec 29), some discoloration at top mostly confined to reverse, else a fine example of this straight-line marking, rare, with DuBois recording only five examples from 1808, and none prior.

1808, folded letter datelined St. Croix, September 29, to Aberdeen, Scotland, rated 4/8 for the double-rate via Falmouth Packet to London and inland rate to Aberdeen, adjusted to 5/- to reflect the Scottish tax, struck with fine FALMOUTH PACKET split-ring, red receiver (21 Nov), horizontal fold, else fine; the “Falmouth Packet” marking is quite scarce, with DuBois recording only five covers, this being in the first year of recorded usage, and quite possibly the earliest example extant.

1810, Second British Occupation, folded letter from the Codrington correspondence, datelined Antigua, October 14, with contents discussing agricultural yields as well as a proposed purchase of Guana Island, carried privately to St. Thomas where struck with choice example of small St. Thomas fleuron (29 Nov), rated 6/- in manuscript, to Dodrington, Gloucestershire, a superior strike of this rare marking, of which only six are recorded.

1812, Second British Occupation, stampless folded letter datelined St. Croix, from the firm of Hancock & McCormick, struck with very fine strike of large St. Thomas fleuron (27 Apr), to Aberdeen, Scotland, endorsed “p. Packet”, rated “2/4” in payment for the packet letter charge and inland rate to Aberdeen, with May 30 receiver struck on front, a fresh and fine example of this scarce marking. 

1814, Second British Occupation, folded letter datelined 18 November, with choice strike of ST CROIX Fleuron (24 Nov), to Armagh, Ireland, rated 2/6 in red, crossed-out and re-rated 3/2, denoting the packet charge, inland rate from Falmouth to Holyhead, and inland Irish postage, reverse with partial January receiver, a remarkably fresh entire and a lovely strike of this rare marking.

1817, folded letter dateline St. Croix, 9 September, to Aberdeen, North Britain, rated “5/2” in black, further struck with boxed “ADD 1/2” Scottish tax mark, endorsed in manuscript “per packet”, received at Falmouth and struck with fair unframed LEEWARD ISLAND F datestamp (24 Oct), with adjacent red OCT 29 c.d.s., light filing folds, else a fine entire displaying a higher rate than often seen, scarce, with Dubois recording only seven such Leeward Island strikes between 1808-20.

1818, folded letter datelined Guayra, November 20, to the firm of Huth & Co in London, conveyed privately to St. Thomas where it was “received an forwarded” by R. Drysdal per docketing on reverse, rated 2/2 and struck with fine strike of ST. THOMAS straight-line in black, with double-circle c.d.s. backstamp (22 Jan), a most unusual usage.

1820, folded letter datelined St. Croix, February 16, to Philadelphia, endorsed “per Thacher”, struck on arrival with octagonal “6” due from recipient, a fine early letter.

1838, folded letter datelined St. Croix, 30 June, carried via St. Thomas to Arborath, Scotland, rated 2/6 for the single letter rate, backstamped with undated LEEWARD ISLANDS F in green boxed “1/2” on front denoting amount due for the Scottish Wheel Tax, Aug 6 c.d.s. arrival backstamp, filing folds and small stain at top, else fine and scarce, with DuBois recording only ten examples with “Leeward Islands” strikes between 1821-41.

1844, folded letter to Bordeaux, France, datelined Caracas [Venezuela], 9 September, presumably carried privately to St. Thomas where struck with St. Thomas double-arc despatch (15 Oct) of the British Post Office, endorsed “par le Paquet”, red London transit backstamp (9 Nov), rated “20” (decimes) in manuscript, struck with red boxed “COLONIES / & ART12” and smudged red entry c.d.s., partial c.d.s. receiver, light filing folds, else fine.

1845, large part entire datelined St. Thomas, 30 September, to Herrnhut, Saxony, endorsed “Per Adelgunde via Bremen”, neatly-struck with boxed “See-Brief” and “BREMEN / 6-8”,  via Bremen with frontside clear boxed handstamp with adjacent "See-Brief", multiple manuscript rate and accountancy marks, fresh and scarce.

1857, stampless folded cover, postmarked on reverse with St. Thomas despatch c.d.s. (28 Jan), neatly-struck on front with FRANCO in circle, to Judge A. Sorgensen in St. John’s, a fine and scarce strike, with only nine examples recored; with 1989 Nielsen certificate.

1861, folded letter, datelined St. Thomas, 28 September, to Carupano [Venezuela],  with oval “Gruner & Co” (forwarding agents) sender’s handstamp, ship endorsement at lower left, reverse with fine strike of large oval “ST. THOMAS / EXPRESS / OFFICE”, horizontal fold and small stain on back clear of postmark, a rare marking, with only seven examples recorded on mail originating in St. Thomas.

1862, folded letter datelined October 26, struck on reverse with St. Thomas double split-ring despatch in black (28 Oct), to Lubeck, front with blue oval handstamp of forwarding agents Schon, Willink & Co, carried via London (14 Nov), Ostende, and Aachen (15 Nov), British “10” in black at upper left, Prussian “12” (silbergroschen) converted to “16” (schilling) in Lubeck, some light edge wrinkling and crease to back, but a scarce entire.

1863, folded letter to New York, datelined Caracas, 7 September, struck on reverse with oval ST THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE, “New York Ship Letter / 4” c.d.s. on front (27 Apr), adhesive removed, portion of front with datestamp cut to allow for display with reverse of cover; approximately 29 covers are recorded with this Express marking, many of which are unclear strikes.

1863, folded letter to New York, with printed contents from Charles Bennett, Surveyor, General Post Office, indicating to the recipient that a parcel is awaiting shipment but can only be carried onwards upon payment of 24c due, suggesting to the recipient that one of his “correspondents in this Island to call at my Office between the hours of 10 o’clock and 3 o’clock, and pay the above postage,”postmarked on reverse with St. Thomas c.d.s. (12 Jan), filing folds, an unusual entire.

1864, folded letter datelined St. Croix, November 5, to Madeira, endorsed “via Lisbon / p. Brazil mail”, prepaid 1/4 to London and struck with “Lombard Street PAID” c.d.s. upon arrival (8 Jun), Lisbon boxed transit backstamp (13 Jun), struck “320” (reis) in black indicating postage due from the recipient, filing folds an light edge creasing, an uncommon destination.

1872, folded entire, dated 27 April, to Copenhagen, Denmark, postmarked with black St. Thomas despatch c.d.s., endorsed “p. Steamer via Bremen” and struck with boxed “Aus Westindien / uber Bremen”, manuscript “6” (silbergroschen) in red converted in Denmark to “34” (skillinge) due from recipient, backstamped Bremen (15 May), Copenhagen (17 May) and Copenhagen - Christiansh (17 May), fresh and fine.

1860, 3c carmine, two singles, margins generally close to into, tied to folded cover by black target cancels, to Norfolk, England, endorsed “p. Steamer” and struck with crisp Frederiksted c.d.s. (11 Sep), “2/-“ United Kingdom tax mark in manuscript on front, reverse with St. Thomas c.d.s. (12 Sep), same-day St. Thomas double arc of the British Post Office, London (27 Sep) split-ring transit and next-day Thetford c.d.s. receiver in blue, an attractive and rare cover, being one of only a small number of examples franked with multiple 3c Arms adhesives; with 1996 Paaskesen and 1996 Nielsen certificates.

Provenance:

Collection “Hogensborg”, Heinrich Kohler, 25 September, 2019, lot 6034.

1860, 3c dark carmine, clear to very large margins, showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, tied to folded letter to the Burgher Council in Christiansted by five-ring target cancel, postmarked with neatly-struck Frederiksted c.d.s. (6 May), a striking franking and fresh letter; with 1979 Arno Debo certificate. 

1860, 3c carmine, four ample to large margins, tied to folded cover by clear target cancel,  postmarked Frederiksted (20 Apr), to the Burgher Council at Christiansted, the odd trivial spot, else very fine and scarce.

1866, 3c rose, four good to large margins, tied to folded letter, datelined “St. Thomas, 16 November, 1866”, to Christiansted, St. Croix, horizontal filing fold well clear of adhesive, fine and scarce, believed to be the earliest recorded example on cover, pre-dating the 21 November, 1866 recorded by Engstrom; with 1978 Copenhagen Philatelic Society certificate.

1868, 3c rose, three large margins, tied by target cancel to folded letter docketed “Mayaguez, 10 April” (Puerto Rico), carried to St. Thomas via forwarding agents George A. Phillips & Co, twice struck on reverse with their oval marking in blue, postmarked with St. Thomas c.d.s. (11 Apr 1868), endorsed “per Steamer” in manuscript and addressed to New York, unpaid and struck with “New York / U.S. 10 Notes” c.d.s. (21 Apr), light horizontal filing fold, adhesive creased, small piece from reverse torn due to removal of wax seal, but a scarce forwarding agent’s marking and rare entire, with only eight examples recorded to the United States with the domestic West Indies portion paid with the 3c adhesive.

1876, 3c carmine rose, margins largely close to into, large at top, cancelled with black target, postmarked St. Thomas (6 Apr), to New York, endorsed “via Havana”, the domestic rate only prepaid, thus struck with “New-York / Due 5 CTS” c.d.s. (17 Apr), a fresh and fine entire.

1930, 3c black Coat of Arms, horizontal plate proof pair for the 1930 Hagermann reprint, on ungummed, unwatermarked paper, four even margins, plate positions “85” and “86” in small pencil notations on reverse, an infrequently-offered proof, taken prior to the creation of the official reprints for the 1930 publication “Stamps of the Danish West Indies” by G.A. Hagermann.