371st Auction

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)

1905, BIT SURCHARGES: 5 BIT on 4 cents, 5 Bit on 5 cents (2 blocks of 4 and horizontal pair) and 2 copies 5 BIT on 8 cents, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 16/12 1905" to registered envelope via St. Thomas to Copenhagen "Poste restante" with adjacent boxe "Anbefalet"; a fine and rare letter, correctly franked

1907, Frederik VIII 5 bit, tied by 4-ring cancel without dot with adjacent "F" on picture postcard from Frederiksted via "ST. THOMAS 20/10 1911" to Germany; a fine and scarce late use of the Frederiksted handstamp, originally used on shipletters

1907/08, Frederik VIII 5 bit and 4 copies 10 bit, tied by clear cds. "ST. THOMAS 18/3 1915" to commercial registered cover to Christiansted with arrival mark of the next day; very fine and scarce local commercial mail; certificat Nielsen (2004)

15 bit tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 10/5 1916" to return receipt 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' to New York; several folds, one affecting the stamp, still fine and extremely rare, supposed to be the only return receipt in French wording. Certificate C.A. Møller (2001)

15 bit, tied by "ST. THOMAS 4/2 1910" to bilingual 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' to Havana, Cuba with signature of the recipient, Havana transit mark and St. Thomas arrival mark of March 16; a little tropic as to be expected, otherwise fine; a rare postal form

40 bit, 5 bit and 1905, 5 bit tied to registered cover from "ST. THOMAS 18/11 1912" with adjacent boxed "AR" to Empire, Canal Zone with transit and arrival marks; unusual destination

50 bit tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 17/4 1909" to registered envelope to New York with transit and arrival marks; envelope with slight abrasion on reverse, otherwise fine