371st Auction
24-28 September 2019 in Wiesbaden
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7 cents deep yellow/lilac and 5 cents light grey/light green, both I. printing, 2 copies each, fixed alternately and tied by target to double rate lettersheet with part of contents from "CHRISTIANSTED 13/11 1877" via London to Copenhagen with transit mark of St. Thomas and arrival mark on reverse. A fine, rare and highly attractive colour franking
7 cents, II. printing, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 4/2 1886" to postal stationery envelope 3 cents red via London to France with transit and arrival marks on front and reverse; the envelope light fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine and scarce combination
5 cents grey/green, VI. printing, 2 copies tied cds. "ST. THOMAS 3/3 1896" to small envelope to Nova Scotia with New York transit and Barrington N.S. arrival marks, very fine
5 cents green/grey, normal frame, horizontal pair tied by cds. "FREDERIKSTED 11/7 1899" to registered postcard via New York with transit register label to Denmark; on arrival taxed in mistake, but corrected. A fine and scarce registered card, only few recorded
5 cents, III. printing, 7 copies with 2 copies 1 cent, V. printing, tied by cds. "ST THOMAS 10/11 1887" to triple rate registered envelope to Colchester with arrival mark; the right 5 cents neglectable corner crease, otherwise fine and most attractive
10 cents dark brown/ultramarine, I. printing, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 15/10 1879" with additional strike alongside to registered lettersheet with boxed "Anbefalet./No.1625" to Christiansted with arrival mark of October 17. A fine and rare single franking of the first printing and the only recorded domestic registered letter with the bicoloured issue
10 cents, I. printing, used with clear target on lettersheet from "CHRISTIANSTED 13/8 1879" via St. Thomas and London to Copenhagen, endorsed "Per Royal Mail Steamer", very fine, certificate Nielsen (2003)
10 cents dark chocolatebrown/dark steel-blue, II. printing, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 27/7 1879" with additional strike alongside to entire letter originating from Caracas, posted to New York with arrival mark of August 6. The stamp with slightly rounded corner, otherwise very fine
1876/93, 50 cents greyish-violet, II. printing, unmounted mint, very fine and scarce in this condition, unsigned, opinion Møller BPP (2018) (Facit 13b)
50 cents grey-violet with 12 cents yellow-green/lilac-red with horizontal pair 5 cents VII. printing and 2 copies 4 cents II. printing, tied to registered linen envelope with boxed "AR" from "ST. THOMAS 24 11 1896" via London to Belgium with transit and arrival marks on front and reverse. The letter is correctly franked with 7x 10 cents letter fee, 7 cents registration fee and 3 cents 'avis reception'. A very rare and most attractive franking, certificate Nielsen (2005)
1887, 1 CENT on 7 cents, II. printing, 2 horizontal strips of 4 and 2 single stamps including 2 with inverted frame, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 21/7 1887" to commercial envelope to Port of Spain, Trinidad with arrival mark on front; the lower right stamp with pulled perf and tiny marginal tear, the envelope with small tear at bottom and light damage on reverse, otherwise fine and attractive. A very rare multiple franking, just one similar item recorded
1895, 10 CENTS on 50 cents, 6 copies, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 12/3 1896" to sixfold linen envelope of the US consulate with adjacent sender's mark of ship brokers Bache & Co. to Portland with transit marks on reverse. A highly unusual and scarce multiple franking
1895, 10 CENTS on 50 cents with 1873/90, 1 cent IX. printing (3) and 4 cents II. printing, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 29/9 1895" to registered envelope to New York with arrival mark; one 1 cent with tear, otherwise fine. A nice 3 colour franking, certificate Nielsen (2000)
Provenance: Sven Yort (Robson Lowe 1981)
4 cents normal frame, 2 horizontal pairs with 1900, 5 cents blue tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 11/8 1903" to registered double rate letter to Germany with arrival mark, very fine
4 cents, diagonal bisect with plate flaw "cut in oval's upper edge", tied by "ST. THOMAS 28/1 1903" and used as correct postage on postcard to Liverpool, here charged with 2 d., refused by the addressee and returned to St. Thomas with RLO marks of Liverpool and London and with arrival mark of April 30. The card with corner creases at lower left and some light bends, otherwise fine; an interesting item
4 cents, diagonal bisect, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 28/2 1903" to 2nd rate local printed matter envelope; a fine and scarce usage
4 cents, diagonal bisect with inverted frame, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 7/2 1903" to postcard to the Isle of Wight, charged on arrival with 2 d. with adjacent "Contrary to regulations 723"
10 cents in horizontal pair with 1900, coat of arms 1 cent in horizontal pair and 5 cents, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 17/8 1901" to 2nd rate commercial cover to New York with US registration mark on reverse; a fine commercial cover
1900, Coat of arms 1 cent green with clear "ST. THOMAS 27/12 1904" on picture postcard, sent as printed matter to the Cape of Good Hope with Copenhagen transit mark on front, fine and scarce
1900, Coat of arms 5 cents blue, 2 horizontal pairs and 2 single, tied by cds. "FREDERIKSTED 4/6 1900" to triple rate envelope to Denmark; on reverse nice advertising print for the "HOTEL & CAFE DU COMMERCE ST-THOMAS"; a fine and scarce multiple franking
1902, Surcharge 2 CENTS on 3 cents perf. 12 3/4, tied by clear "ST. THOMAS 10/4 1902" to small local cover; very fine and scarce
1902, 2 CENTS on 3 cents perf 14:13½ with inverted frame, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 11/4 1902" to picture postcard to Manila, Philippines; on reverse transit machine cancels of New York and San Francisco; the card with light corner crease at upper left, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, supposed to be the only recorded entire with this stamp (Facit 24a)
8 Cents on 10 Cents and coat of arms 5 cents, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 2/1 1904" to registered envelope with Boston transit register label to St. John Newfoundland; 5 cents one short corner perf and small part of backflap missing, otherwise fine
1902, 8 Cents on 10 cents with coat of arms 5 cents blue, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 8/8 1903" to registered cover with adjacent boxed "AR" to the US with New York register handstamp on reverse; a scarce cover in fine condition
1903, Coat of arm 2 cents carmine tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 5/4 1904" to printed matter envelope to Denmark with arrival mark on reverse; a fine and scarce franking
1903, Coat of arms 2 cents carmine, horizontal pair, tied by clear "CHRISTIANSTED 22/6 1903" to cover to Bassin. A fine and scarce local use
2 cents carmine, 4 copies tied by "PAQUEBOT (N.Y.2D DIV.)" to commercial cover to New York with arrival mark; fine and scarce
2 cents carmine, strip of 3, strip of 4 and single stamp, tied by cds. "FREDERIKSTED 21/6 1903" to double rate cover to St. Louis with small part of arrial mark on reverse; 2 stamps slightly rounded corners and the envelope with light transportation marks, still fine and attractive
8 cents brown with 2 copies 2 cents carmine and 1 cent green, tied by cds. "FREDERIKSTED 18/7 1903" to correctly paid registered envelope to New Jersey with New York transit mark on reverse; a fine and scarce franking with the 8 cents value
40 bit in horizontal pair, tied cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 17/7 1911" to registered envelope with handdrawn registration mark and adjacent register handstamp of St. Thomas to Denmark with transit and arrival marks on reverse; a fine and highly unusual letter with extremely scarce multiple franking
50 bit, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 29/1 1912" to registered cover with register marks of Christiansted and St. Thomas to Argentina with arrival mark, fine, signed Møller BPP
50 bit, horizontal block of 8 tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 19/12 1907" to complete parcel card from the DWI government to Copenhagen with transit marks of Le Havre, Straßburg and Berlin and Copenhagen arrival mark of January 12, 1908. An outstanding and most attractive item; the largest multiple recorded on entire and absolutely outstanding 400 bit franking. 2 stamps with faint vertical creasing and 2 with tiny bruises, otherwise very fine and fresh. A marvellous item
50 bit, 10 bit and 5 bit, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 19/4 1906" to 2nd rate registered envelope with 2 different register handstamps via Frederiksted and New York to Boston with transit and arrival marks on reverse, fine
St. Thomas harbour 1 fr.-5 fr. in complete sheets with 25 stamps, unmounted mint, 1 fr. with some staining on reverse, otherwise very fine
1905, St. Thomas harbour 1 franc and 2 copies 2 francs together with Frederik 40 bit, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 3/12 1913" to address label of a registered parcel, insured for 550 francs to London. Very rare and attractive; one of the highlights of the harbour issue
5 francs in vertical pair, tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 21/11 1913" to complete parcel card for 2 parcels to Helsingborg, Sweden with transit marks of Cologne, Berlin and Trälleborg on front and reverse. 2 Vertical creases (not affecting the stamps) ending in 2 marginal tears at top, otherwise fine. A very rare correct 10 francs-franking; the largest recorded franking of the high value of the harbour issue. Certificate C.A. Møller (1988)