Sale 75: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1426 o   

Canal Zone, Airmail Officials, 1941, 5¢-40¢ complete, type II, usual Balboa Heights roller cancels, rich colors, an F.-V.F. set.
Scott No. CO8-CO12    $855.

Realized: $280

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Lot 1427    

Danish West Indies, 1800 (Apr. 16) St. Thomas to Newburyport, Mass. via Beverly, folded letter from the Moses Brown correspondence datelined "St. Thomas 16 April 1800", endorsed "By Capt. Molton, Beverly" at bottom left, entered mails with "Beverly May 17" postmark and matching "Sh 10" rating for 8¢ inland postage for under 40 miles plus 2¢ ship fee; some staining and wear, Fine and early ship letter to the United States.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

This is one of the earliest Beverly Mass. ship letters, the earliest being 1795. This is the only the recorded letter from the Danish West Indies entering the United States at Beverly.

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Lot 1428    

Danish West Indies, 1811 (Feb. 21) St. Kitts to Glasgow, Scotland via St. Thomas, datelined folded letter with small "St. Thomas, FE 27, 1811" fleuron postmark to Glasgow, Scotland, carried by Falmouth packet to Great Britain, manuscript "2/3" due rating for 1s1d packet fee plus 1s2d inland postage, faint strike of ½d Scottish toll road surcharge handstamp; some soiling, Fine.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE SMALL "ST. THOMAS" FLEURON.

The small "St. Thomas" fleuron measures 29mm in diameter and was used only 1809 until 1811.

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Lot 1429    

Danish West Indies, 1814 (Jan.) Barbados to London, England via St. Thomas, folded cover bearing "St. Thomas, Jan 28, 1814" large fleuron postmark, carried by packet to Great Britain, red London (5.8) arrival backstamp and manuscript "2/2" 2s2d due rating for 1s2d packet plus 1s inland postage, Very Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

The British occupied St. Thomas and St. Croix again in December 1807. They established a postal agency at St. Thomas in 1808 providing direct packet service to Great Britain.

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Lot 1430    

Danish West Indies, 1842 (Feb. 22) St. Thomas to Edinburgh, Scotland, light gray folded cover clear strike of small green "St. Thomas" straightline with inverted "S", carried by Falmouth packet to Great Britain, red London (4.24) cds backstamp with manuscript "1/5" 1s5d due rating for the reduced 1s 3d packet rate plus 2d inland postage, a Very Fine strike.
Estimate    $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE SMALL "ST. THOMAS" GREEN STRAIGHTLINE HANDSTAMP.

The green "St. Thomas" straightline markings were applied upon arrival at Falmouth on loose packets letters arriving from St. Thomas, and are only recorded during the 1840-41 period. Most letters during this period had the boxed "Packet Letter" markings.

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Lot 1431    

Danish West Indies, 1846 (May 30) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to London, England, blue folded letter with sharp "St. Thomas, MY 30 1846" double-arc backstamp, carried by RMSP Forth departing May 31st to Southampton arriving Jun. 18th, red London (6.19) arrival backstamp and manuscript "1/5" 1s5d packet due rating, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 1432    

Danish West Indies, 1859 (Oct. 27) Barbados to Jamaica via St. Thomas, blue folded letter bearing, Barbados 1d blue, four margins, tied by "1" barred cancel, reverse with Barbados (10.27) double-arc origin datestamp, carried by RMSP Derwent to St. Thomas arriving Oct. 30th, rare "St. Thomas, OC 30 59" single-arc transit, then by RMSP Trent Nov. 1st to Jamaica arriving Nov. 5th, Kingston (11.5) arrival backstamp, manuscript "4" pence due rating; separations, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1433    

Danish West Indies, 1861 (May 10) New York N.Y. to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe via Jamaica and St. Thomas, datelined folded letter carried privately to Jamaica, blue "Geo. Solomon & Co., Kingston, Jamaica" forwarder's double-oval, entered mails with Kingston (6.8) backstamp and Jamaica 4d vermilion tied by "A01" canceller, red crayon "4" pence credit, carried by RMSP Trent on Jamaica route departing Jun. 9th to St. Thomas arriving Jun. 12th, St. Thomas (6.12) transit backstamp, then by RMSP Teviot departing Jun. 17th to Guadeloupe, manuscript "30" centimes rating for local postage due, Fine and rare Caribbean transit mail.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 1434    

Danish West Indies, 1868 (Jan. 28) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Genoa, Italy, blue folded cover bearing Great Britain 4d vermilion, 1s green tied by two strikes of "C51" horizontal barred oval, flap with "St. Thomas, B, Jan 28 68" cds, carried by RMSP La Plata from St. Thomas Feb. 3rd to Plymouth arriving Feb. 16th, bold strike of "London, Paid, 17 FE 68" transit cds and matching oval "PD" handstamp, red crayon "20" credit rating, Genoa (2.20) arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive use.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 1435    

Danish West Indies, 1868 (Feb. 10) St. Johns, Antigua to Philadelphia Pa. via St. Thomas, blue folded cover docketed "St. Johns, Feb 10, Latimer & Co." and carried privately to St. Thomas, reverse with black "Forwarded by Geo. A. Phillips & Co" forwarder's oval, "St. Thomas, 18/2, 1868" cds and bearing DWI 1866 3¢ rose (2) tied by three-ring cancel, carried by USBMC Mississippi from St. Thomas Feb. 19th to New York arriving Feb. 26th, "N.Y. Steamship, 10, Feb 26" integral due cds; edge faults, Fine, ex-Dubois.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS GEO. A. PHILLIPS FORWARDERS OVAL. ONE OF ONLY 8 RECORDED UNPAID COVER TO THE UNITED STATES WITH A 3¢ DWI STAMP FOR LOCAL POSTAGE.

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