Lot 2526
Danish West Indies, 1858 (May 19) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New Bedford Mass., blue folded letter with "St. Thomas, MY19, 1858" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crownmark with red crayon "1/-" schilling prepaid rating, endorsed "p Merlin" at bottom left, New York bold "Steamship 10" due handstamp, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $250
Lot 2527
Danish West Indies, 1859 (Jul. 4) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New York N.Y., blue folded letter datelined "St. Thomas 4th July 1859" with sharp strike of red "Forwarded by Koefoed Whitmore & Co., St. Thomas. W.I" forwarder's oval, carried by private ship, entered mails with "New Haven, Con. Jul 25, 1859" cds, no indication of rating; file folds, a Very Fine strike of this red forwarder's oval.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $270
Lot 2528
Danish West Indies, 1861 (Nov. 12) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Hamburg, Germany, gray folded letter with "St-Thomas, NO12, 1861" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crown mark (CC1) with manuscript "1/2" rating, red London "Paid" (11.27) transit cds and matching "P" oval handstamp, Hamburg (11.29) arrival backstamp; crown mark oily, otherwise Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $170
Lot 2529
Danish West Indies, 1862 (May 16) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica, gray folded letter with "St. Thomas, MY 16, 1862" double-arc backstamp and neat red "Paid at St. Thomas" Crownmark (CC1, £500) with magenta "4" pence prepaid rating, Kingston (5.20) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot 2530
Danish West Indies, 1862 (Jul. 1) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica, folded letter with "St.-Thomas, JY 1, 1862" double-arc cds and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crownmark with magenta "4" rating to Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston (7.5) arrival backstamp; file fold, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120
Lot 2531
Danish West Indies, 1863 (Jan. 22) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New York N.Y., blue folded letter with blue-green "G. Simmonds & Co., St. Thomas" sender's double-oval across flaps and endorsed "Via Boston", bold blue "Forwarded by Geo. A. Philips & Co." forwarder's oval, clear strike of blue "St. Thomas, Express Office" double-oval on back flap with manuscript "24-1-63" dating within, entered mails with "Boston, Mass. Feb 16" cds and matching "Ship" and "5" rating handstamps; slight file fold toning, Very Fine, Less than 10 Express Office covers also handled by St. Thomas Forwarder.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $800
Lot 2532
Danish West Indies, 1863 (Apr. 28) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Copenhagen, Denmark, blue folded cover with "St-Thomas, AP28, 1863" double-arc backstamp and red "Paid at St. Thomas" crownmark with magenta "1/8" prepaid rating, red London "Paid" (5.13) transit cds and matching "PD" oval handstamp, reverse with Hamburg (5.15) oval and K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg (5.15) cds, red crayon "2" credit, Copenhagen arrival backstamp and red crayon "4½" sgr (5d) rating; reduced at sides, otherwise Very Fine and colorful.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot 2533
Danish West Indies, 1864 (Mar. 14) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux, France via St. Thomas, gray folded letter datelined "Santiago de Cuba, le 14 Mars 1864", forwarded with blue "Heise Schmidt & Co., St. Thomas" double-oval on back flap, sharp "Southampton, Packet Letter, AP27, 1864" rimless cds, red London (4.28) transit backstamp and "G.B./1F60c" framed bulk debit, Calais (4.28) entry cds and matching "8" décimes due handstamp, Bordeaux (4.29) arrival backstamp; file fold, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 2534
Danish West Indies, 1864 (Dec. 29) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Libourne, France, docketed folded cover with "St-Thomas, DE 29, 1864" double-arc backstamp and blue "Segond & Laferrière, St. Thomas" double-oval at top right, endorsed "Par "Tasmanian" " at top left, red London (1.14) transit backstamp and "G.B./1F60c" framed bulk debit, Calais (1.14) entry cds and matching "8" décimes due handstamp, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $180
Lot 2535
Danish West Indies, 1865 (Apr. 12) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Copenhagen, Denmark, light buff cover with red "St-Thomas, Paid, AP 12, 65" cds and magenta "1/8" prepaid rating, red London "Paid" (4.28) transit cds and matching "PD" oval, reverse with Hamburg (4.30) transit oval and K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg (4.30) cds, red crayon "4½" sgr (5d) corssed our and updated to "fr 2" credit, Copenhagen (5.1) arrival backstamps, F.-V.F.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $260