368. Auction

"CHERUSKIA" in violet with manuscript date "14/1 98" on postcard of St. Thomas franked 3 c. carmine/grey-blue, tied by pen cross with adjacent "AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURG. DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN 30 1 98" to Pola with arrival mark, fine and scarce (Facit 6h)

"DANIA" with manuscript date "29.I.06" on US postal stationery envelope Lincoln 5 c. with printed Puerto Rico return address to St. Thomas with arrival mark on reverse, fine

"FLANDRIA", 4 strikes with adjacent manuscript date "8/12 98" on postal stationery envelope 3 c. red with additional franking 1 c., strip of 3 and 2 singles and 4 c. (single and pair) to Hamburg with frontside "AUS WESTINDIEN P. HAMBURG. DAMPFER ÜBER CÖLN", partly tying the stamps, on reverse railway cancel "CÖLN-VERVIERS" and arrival mark, some rust stains in perforation and the left 4 c. with faults, scarce

"HUNGARIA" in violet on 3 c. carmine/grey-blue with additional manuscript date "20/4 98" on the stamp, on postcard with railway mark "CÖLN-VERVIERS" to Hamburg with arrival mark, fine

"Seepost D. Schwarzwald", straight line on German reply card 10 pf. with clear "ST. THOMAS 9 10 1912" with French transit mark to Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegowina, with frontside arrival mark, re-directed to Bromberg, scarce

"HAMBURG AMERICAN PACKET COMPANY Capt. BECKER Superintendent ST. THOMAS", 2 strikes on 1 c. and 4 c. in horizontal pairs and 10 c. on commercial envelope to Curacao with adjacent "BAVARIA"; in Curacao charged local fee and franked with postage due 12 c. green/black, cancelled "CURACAO 18/12 1892". The envelope with some creasing, lightly affecting the postage due stamp, 10 c. 2 rounded corners and some light staining, a very scarce cover

ROYAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY: 1875/79, 10 c. rose, complete sheet with 30 stamps, unmounted mint, minor staining in the margin only, very fine, opinion Miro (1973) (Facit RMS1)

AUSTRIA: 1883, postcard 2 kr. brown with additional franking 1867, 2 kr. yellow in strip of 3 from "GRAZ 22/3 83" to St. Thomas with arrival mark April 15, here franked with 3 c. grey/carmine, perf. 14:13½, normal frame (scissors' cut at bottom) and sent with cds. "ST. THOMAS 25/4 1883" back to Austria with arrival mark of May 16; a fine and rare card, certificate Prof. Ferchenbauer VÖB (2012)

CHILE: 1906, Registered envelope from Valparaiso to Chrisitansted with frontside red boxed "ST. THOMAS D.V.I. / R  "

CUBA: 1860, Lettersheet with Spanish West Indies 1857, 1 r. green in horizontal pair, tied by paria with adjacent "HABANA 31 EN. 60" (year inverted), endorsed "Vapor upt. Cuba", addressed to the exiled Spanish president Antonio de Santa Ana; upper right corner of the entire backed, otherwise a fine and interesting entire, delivered outside the Danish postal system

DENMARK: 1857, Double rate lettersheet with seal of High Court on reverse, sent from "KJØBENHAVN 21/2 1857" via "HAMBURG 24 FEB. 1857" and London to St. Croix with transit marks of the British and Danish PO at St. Thomas, charged with "2/9"; additional "8" cents inland fee was cancelled due to the official character of the letter; small ink erosion, otherwise fine, scarce

DENMARK: 1860, Lettersheet franked with 1854, 16 sk. grey-violet in horizontal strip of 3, 8 sk. green (touched one side) and 1858, 4 sk. brown, all tied by clear "1" with adjacent cds. "KJØBENHAVN 30/7" (1860) to lettersheet with frontside "HAMBURG 31 JUL. 1860" and "LONDON PAID AU 2" to St. Croix; small surface scrubs in the city name, otherwise very fine; an attractive and scarce letter, sign. Herman Toaspern and certificate Kaiser (1979)

FRANCE: 1874, Entire letter franked with Ceres 10 c. brown on rose in horizontal tête-bêche pair together with 80 c. rose, tied by GC "240" with adjacent "MARSEILLE 14 SEPT. 74" to St. Thomas with transit and arrival marks; the right stamp of the tête-bêche small termite hole, otherwise fine and fresh, a very scarce letter

HAITI: 1877, Entire letter with contents of Aux Cayes, franked with 1 d. rose, 2 pairs and 2 singles, tied by "E53" from "PORT AU PRINCE NO 19 77" to St. Thomas with arrival mark of Danish post; on reverse additional comment of the sender "N.B. The postage is much too high to your place" (SG Z36)

HAITI: 1879, Entire letter with 2 copies GB 1870, 1½ d. lake-red, tied by "E53" with adjacent "PORT.AU.PRINCE DE 10 79" to St. Thomas with arrival mark; a fine and scarce cover Provenance: J. Grant Glassco (Robson Lowe 1969), Dr. Korman coll. (H. R. Harmer, N.Y., 1994)

HOLY LAND: 1894, Cover franked with 1892, 1 pia. grey, tied by Jerusalem cds., via New York to St. Thomas with transit and arrival marks; the envelope transportation faults, stamp with small tear and affected by marginal creasing, very scarce

NETHERLANDS: 1891, Cover franked with 1872/88, 5 c. blue and 10 c. rose, tied by numeral "6" from "APELDOORN 13 NOV 91", addressed to a sailor of the Norwegian barque 'Carellia' at St. Thomas and returned, transit and arrival marks; stamps with marginal faults, where affixed at the edge of the cover

NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION: 1868, Lettersheet franked with Prussia 10 sgr. and NDP ¼ gr. and 2 copies 2 gr., all tied cds. "HAMBURG P.E. 2 14 10 68", sent via Belgium and England to St. Thomas with arrival mark on reverse, the two 2 gr. afixed over the edge of the entire, but still intact; a fine letter with scarce destination for this area

SPAIN: 1774, Entire letter from Cadiz to St. Croix, endorsed "p favor of / Cap: N Giles Stanton / 2 D.C. / via Rhode Island". The earliest recorded incoming letter to the Danish Westindies

UNITED STATES: 1867, Envelope franked with 1861/67, 10 c. green and 24 c. lilac with faint adjacent "ESSEX JAN 24" to St. Thomas with faint arrival mark with red accountancy mark "8"; the 24 c. corner crease and franking with some short perfs, very scarce

USA: 1871, Lettersheet with 10 c. brown from "NEW YORK FEB 24" to St. Croix with frontside arrival mark "ST: THOMAS 28/2 1871" and charged "4" cents local postage, very fine

ANTIGUA - NOVA SCOTIA: 1869, Entire printed matter franked with 1867, 1 d. vermilion, tied by clear "A02", endorsed "Via Halifax N.S" from "ANTIGUA JA 27 69", sent via "ST. THOMAS JA 29 69" and "HALIFAX FE 24 1869" to Anapolis, very fine and scarce (SG 7)

ANTIGUA - UNITED STATES: 1862, Small envelope with clear crowned circle "PAID AT ANTIGUA" and adjacent "ANTIGUA OC 11 62" to NEW YORK, transported via "ST.-THOMAS OC 14 1862" and in closed mail to Halifax and finally to New York, here marked with "STEAMSHIP 10" and "ADVERTISED 1 CENT"; very fine and scarce

ANTIGUA - UNITED STATES: 1877, Envelope franked with 1863/67, 1 d. vermilion, horizontal strip of 5, tied by "A02" from "ANTIGUA FE 27 77" via "ST.-THOMAS MR 4 77" to New York and here charged 5 c. inland fee. The perforation of the strip partly squeezed when applied and the right stamp scissors' cut at right by opening, otherwise fine. The only recorded letter from Antigua via St. Thomas to the US (SG 7)

ARUBA - BELGIUM: 1859, Entire letter, folded as envelope, prepaid with "15 c" (noted on reverse) for the way to St. Thomas, showing on front red "CURACAO 25/1" and sent in closed mail via St. Thomas to England and from here to Belgium with "ANGLETERRE PAR AMBT. OUEST / 5 MARS 1859" and arrival mark

BARBADOS TO UNITED STATES: 1852, Small envelope with original contents with crowned circle "PAID AT BARBADOES" via "ST. THOMAS NO 14 1852" to Philadelphia with frontside clear "STEAMSHIP 10", prepaid with "1/-"

BELGIUM TO ST. THOMAS DE GUATEMALA: Prepaid lettersheet of the department of foreign affairs from "BRUXELLES 30 AOUT 1850" via London, "ST:-THOMAS SE 21 1850" (with manuscript "Missent to") and "KINGSTON JAMAICA OC 8 1850", to Santo Thomas de Guatemala, endorsed "Via de Delice British Honduras"; a fine and very scarce entire

BONAIRE TO UNITED STATES: 1873, Entire letter to Bangor, sent to Curacao and sent from forwarding agent "Hellmund + Co. July 7, 1873" (manuscript on reverse) to "LAMB & Co. / ST. THOMAS" (oval marking on front), posted at Danish PO "ST. THOMAS 14/7 1873" franked with US 1870, 10 c. brown, tied "NEW YORK JULY 20" and part of steamship mark at arrival; stamp with ironed cover crease, still fine and attractive

BREMEN TO MEXICO: 1853, Lettersheet with one page of contents from "ST.-P.A. BREMEN 28 11", endorsed "via Southampton" to Tampico with frontside London "PAID 1853 NO 30 DW" and red manuscript "2/7" for the prepayment, transported via St. Thomas with arrival December 19 and the same day per "Dee" (RMSPC) to Tampico, here charged "1" real inland postage

BRITISH GUYANA TO GREAT BRITAIN: 1850, Entire quadruple rate letter from "DEMERARA JY 5 1850" to Liverpool, transported by packet "Eagle" to Barbados (arrival July 10) and from here July 11 per "Medway" to St. Thomas (arrival July 14) and the same day via "Dee" to Southampton; on reverse transit mark of London and arrival mark of August 5

BRITISH GUYANA TO NOVA SCOTIA: 1862, Partpaid envelope franked with 1860/63, 2 d. deep orange and 8 c. pink, tied by clear "A03", from "GEORGETOWN JUN 7 1862" via "ST. THOMAS JU 13 1862", Havana and New York with frontside "STEAMSHIP 10", in Canada charged with "CTS 15"; 8 c. with pulled perf roughly repaired, still fine and attractive (SG 30, 35)

BRITISH GUYANA TO JAMAICA: 1863, Entire letter franked 1862/65, 12 c. dull purple, cancelled "A03" from "DEMERARA NO 23 63" via "ST. THOMAS NO 29 1863" to Kingston with arrival mark on front, a fine letter (SG 47)

CHILE TO GERMANY: 1858, Letter (side flaps missing) from "SANTIAGO 31 ABRIL", franked with 1857, 5 c. dull reddish-brown with good to enormous margins, tied by red cancel, addressed to Borken, Hessen-Homburg, Germany, carried via Panama and Colon, from here on May 24 per "Clyde" to St. Thomas and from here on June 1st per "Atrato" to Southampton, in Germany red "SEEBRIEF PER ENGLAND UND AACHEN 15/6" applied and charged with a total of "27¼" silbergroschen incl. delivery fee; a fine entire with scarce destination, sign. Calves and Holcombe with certificate (1999), certificate Van der Linden BPP (1999)

COLOMBIA - BREMEN: 1866, Double rate envelope with return address of Caldera, Chile, franked with GB 6 d. lilac, pl. 5, block of 3, pair and single, tied by "C35" with adjacent "PANAMA / NO 3 1866 / TRANSIT" and taxed "3 d" for late fee, to Bremen, transported by closed mail via Colon and St. Thomas to London and from here to Bremen with arrival mark of December 3; reverse flap missing, otherwise fine, a scarce and attractive multiple franking (SG Z90) Provenance: Yates coll. (R. Lowe 1940), Harmer 1941, Dr. Fred Lace, Bath FRPSL (R. Lowe 1953), Phillips 1995

COLUMBIA - MEXICO: 1877, GB 4 d. vermilion, pl. 15, horizontal pair tied by "C35" with adjacent "PANAMA MY 5 77" via "ST. THOMAS MY 15" to Jalapa, on front handstamp "35 cs." (due for inland postage); one stamp light corner crease and the entire somewhat roughly on reverse with small part misstin, still fine and scarce (SG Z86)

COLUMBIA - PRUSSIA: 1866, Cover franked with GB 1 d. red, plate 88, in vertical pair, one stamp applied damaged, and 9 d. straw in horizontal strip of 3 (left stamp straight edge), cancelled "C53" with adjacent "PANAMA 20 NO 1866 / TRANSIT" addressed to Berlin, additionally franked with unused Chile 1861/62, 10 c. blue, uncancelled, most likely for an originally planned dispatch from Chile. The cover sent by closed mail via Colon, St. Thomas and London (arrival mark of December 16) and further to Prussia. An attractive cover with a very scarce franking, sign. Holcombe with certificate (1991) (SG Z72, 99)