368. Auction

1 d. black, KA, plate 1A, large even margins and neatly cancelled by central red MC, very fine

1840, 1 d. black, DK, plate 2, good margins, neatly cancelled with superb strike of red MC, very fine

1 d. black, vertical pair PE-QE, plate 1A, good to large margins, tied by clear red MC to piece, very fine

2 d. blue, TL, nice large margins and neatly cancelled with central MC, very fine

1856/58, 1 d. rose-red, tied by Liverpool "466" with adjacent red "PAID LIVERPOOL BR. PACKET 11 MY 64" to small envelope from a pointer on board HMS 'Princess Royal' to Cork, Ireland with arrival mark. The 'Princess Royal' then served as flagship of Sir George St. Vincent King, commander-in-chief of East Indies and China station, very fine, certificate BPA (2018)

5 £ orange, AE, with overprint "SPECIMEN" type 9, fresh colour, gum slightly soaked in upper perfs and one short perf at left, otherwise a fine and rare stamp (SG £4.500,-)

5 £ orange, DE, fresh colour and apart from one short perf at top good perforation, used with cds. "GLASCOW MY 19 93" and boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O.", fine

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)

1884, 1 £ brown-lilac, watermark imperial crowns, used, very fine (SG £ 3.000,-)

1887/92, Jubilee 1 £ green, BE, fresh colour and good perforation, unused o.g., few slightly short tooth tips, otherwise fine, sign. Sorani with certificate (1984)

1887/92, 1 £ green, neatly cancelled, very fine

1887/92, 1 £ green, neatly cancelled, very fine, signed Pfenninger

1911, Edward VII 1£ deep-green, fresh colour and good perforation, used with clear cds. "GUERNSEY", fine, signed Senf 

1929, UPU 1£ black, used, fine

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1877, 1 £ brown-lilac, imperforated pair with overprint "SPECIMEN" type 9, fresh colour and good margins all around, unused with full original gum, lower stamp small thin spot, otherwise fine (SG £ 2.600,-)

TELEGRAPH STAMPS: 1877, 5 £ orange, AC, fresh colour and good perforation, used with cds. "LIVERPOOL 1 AP 78" and boxed "C.H.B./G.P.O.", fine (SG £ 2.700,-)

DANISH-WESTINDIES: 1867, Victoria 1sh. green, horizontal pair 4d. red and 1d. red tied by barred "C51" to blue envelope to Genoa with adjacent "LONDON PAID 29 JY 12", 1sh. few missing perfs, some slight ageing spots, otherwise a fine and very attractive 3 colour franking

DANISH-WESTINDIES: Victoria 3d. rose, four singles together with 4d. orange tied by barred "C51" and cds. "ST-THOMAS PAID JU 14 72" to folded lettersheet with red "PD" and London transit alongside, one 3d. one corner perf missing, otherwise a very fine and scarce entire

1773, Entire letter from St. Croix to Tortolar, Virgin Islands, very fine

1790, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Philadelphia, showing on front straight line "NEW YORK CITY" and in manuscript total postage of "1/" (incl. 2 d. sea post, 4 d. inland postage and 1 d. delivery fee); a fine and scarce early letter to the US

1796, Entire letter from St. Thomas to Philadelphia with manuscript "5½ d", most likely for the postage from St. Thomas to Philadelphia, on arrival charged with handstamp "4" cents American ship letter fee; the earliest tax mark used in the US

1801, Entire "Service"-letter September 1 from St. Croix to a British ship at Fort Royal, Martinique with manuscript forwarding note on reverse (part missing); a very rare letter during the British occupation March 1801-1802

1804, Entire letter from St. Croix to Philadelphia via "NEW HAVEN. CT. SEP. 3"

Entire letter from St. Thomas to Hartford, Ct., on front red "SHIP" and "NEW YORK FEB 19", charged "14½" c.

1807, Lettersheet endorsed "p the Fortitude" via St. Thomas forwarding agent Dixon & Burrow to Tortola, on reverse forwarding note of April 18, 1807

1810, Entire letter from St. Croix to Portland with manuscript "Ship 19"

1812, "ST CROIX JA 8 1812", small fleuron cancel, clear strike on dated lettersheet to Guernsey, charged with "4/2"; a light vertical file fold just touching the lower part of a cancel, otherwise very fine. A rare entire, only few recorded with this postmark

1814, "ST. THOMAS MAR 12 1814", good strike of the large fleuron cancel on entire letter, dated "Antigua March 7th 1814" to England, charged "2/-", fine and very scarce

1815, Entire letter from St. Croix to Aberdeen with framed "BRISTOL SHIP-LETTER", charged with a total of "6/½" incl. 6 d. British inland fee, 2 d. captain's fee and ½ d. Scottish share

1828, Entire letter in German language from the captain of the German ship 'Tidselholdt' on the way from St. Croix to Flensburg, addressed to Bordeaux with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR NANTES" and date stamp "23 JUN 1828"

Entire letter from St. Thomas to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with red "SHIP" and "NEW-YORK JAN 23", charged "12½" cents

1829, Entire letter from St. Croix to Aberdeen, transported by the "Sheldrake" of the Leeward Line, charged with "5/2", transported to Falmouth with unframed "F/LEEWARD ISLAND FE 26 1829", fine

1834, Dated lettersheet from St. Thomas to Petersburg, endorsed "p John", showing on front clear red octagonal "PHILA 17 OCT" and rare "Full-rigged ship" handstamp, charged "20 3/4" cents; fine and very scarce

1837, Entire letter from St. Croix to Toronto, Canada, showing on front red "SHIP" and "NEW-YORK APR 2" and green "QUEENSTON AP 10 1837", charged with a total of "1/11½"; 2 vertical file folds, one affecting the Queenston cancel; a fine letter with scarce destination

1838, Entire letter from St. Croix, forwarded via St. Thomas forwarding agent Hjardemaal & Nolding (manuscript notation on reverse) and London forwarding agent Preller & Garbach to Copenhagen, on reverse red boxed "PACKET LETTER" and London transit mark.A scarce destination.

1840 (ca.), Small envelope with red "FORWARDED BY WHITMORE & Co. ST. THOMAS" on reverse, sent to New York with black "NEW-YORK-SHIP 7 cts. / JUL 21"