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Sale 94: The Fall Sale

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Danish West Indies - Foreign Mails 1811-1866

Lots 2053-2062 Lots 2063-2072 Lots 2073-2077

Lot 2063    

Danish West Indies, 1857 (Jun. 15) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Jersey, cover with red "Paid at St. Thomas" crown mark (CC1, £500) with ms "6" pence rating, reverse with "St. Thomas, JU 15, 1857" double-arc backstamp, carried by RMSP Atrato packet from St. Thomas Jun. 16th to Southampton arriving Jun. 29th, red London Paid (6.30) framed entry, Jersey (7.2) double-arc arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce use to Jersey.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $180

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Lot 2064    

Danish West Indies, 1857 (Aug. 13) Christiansted, D.W.I. to Copenhagen, Denmark, blue folded cover with sharp "Christiansted, 13/8, 1857" cds, red "Paid at St. Thomas" crown mark (SG CC2 £500) and magenta "Pd 1/4½" prepaid 1s4½d rating, St. Thomas (8.14) transit backstamps, carried by Royal Mail steamer to G.B., red London Paid (8.31) transit cds and oval "P." handstamp, script "franco" handstamp and red crayon "2" credit rating, additional "6½" rating, Copenhagen (9.2) arrival backstamp, fresh and Very Fine use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2065    

Danish West Indies, 1859 (May 16) London, Great Britain to St. Thomas, D.W.I., folded letter with red "Dansk, Consulate, London" backstamp, entered mails with red "Lombard Street, Paid, MY 16, 59" rimless cds and large ms. "6" pence prepaid rating, carried by RMSP packet from Southampton to St. Thomas, scarce "St. Thomas, MY 29" single-arc arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2066    

Danish West Indies, 1860 (Oct. 29) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Barcelona, Spain, gray folded letter with "St. Thomas, OC 29, 1860" double-arc backstamp and bold red "Paid at St. Thomas" crown mark (CC2 £500) and red manuscript "1/5" 1s5d prepaid rating, carried by RMSP La Platta from St. Thomas Oct. 30th to Southampton arriving Nov. 15th, red London "PD" in circle handstamp and red manuscript "4" pence credit, Barcelona arrival backstamp; small edge tear and some wear, F.-V.F. and scarce early crown mark use to Spain.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Lot 2067    

Danish West Indies, 1863 (Nov. 14) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica, blue folded cover with blue "C.W. White, St. Thomas, W.I." double-oval, red "St. Thomas, A, Paid, NO 14 '63" cds and magenta "4" pence prepaid inter-island rating, endorsed "RM Steamer" at top left, Kingston (11.21) arrival cds, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2068    

Danish West Indies, 1864 (Jun. 26) Barbados to Annapolis, Nova Scotia via St. Thomas, unsealed salmon cover with preprinted "Via Bermuda" endorsement bearing Barbados, 1d blue tied by "1" bootheel cancel, matching "Barbados, JU 26, 64" cds at the 1d printed matter rate, carried by RMSP Conway from Barbados Jun. 26th to St. Thomas Jun. 29th, St. Thomas (6.29) double-arc backstamp, then by Cunard Line Delta from St. Thomas via Bermuda to Halifax, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 2069    

Danish West Indies, 1864 (Oct. 8) Port au Prince, Haiti to Mazatlan, Mexico via St. Thomas and Panama, blue folded letter with blue "Nolting, Purgold & Co., Port Au Prince" double-oval, sent privately to St. Thomas where blue "Forwarded by Hurtzig & Co., St. Thomas "15/10/64" " forwarder double-oval, red "St. Thomas, Paid, OC 13 '64" cds with red manuscript "4" pence rating, sent by RMSP packet from St. Thomas to Panama, Panama (10.25) double-arc transit, Very Fine and scarce use via Panama to Mazatlan.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Lot 2070    

Danish West Indies, 1865 (Mar. 16) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Barbados, folded cover with Lamb & Co., St. Thomas double-circle forwarder's datestamp bearing G.B. 4d vermilion tied by "C51" barred oval, matching partial "St. Thomas" double-arc backstamp, carried by RMSP packet from St. Thomas to Barbados, Mar. 19th arrival backstamp and ms. "1d" due rating for inland postage, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2071    

Danish West Indies, 1865 (May 1) Le Havre, France to Haiti via St. Thomas, blue folded cover bearing France, 80c carmine, small nick, tied by "Le Havre, 1 Mai 65" cds, carried as endorsed by RMSP Atrato from Southampton May 2nd to St. Thomas arriving May 16th, scarce "St. Thomas, MY 16 65" single-arc arrival backstamp, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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Lot 2072    

Danish West Indies, 1865 (May 9) La Guaira, Venezuela to Bordeaux, France via St. Thomas, blue folded cover bearing Venezuela-La Guaira 1864 2r green local issue tied by "Admon de Correos, La Guaira, May 9" double-circle postmark, sent via St. Thomas where connecting with the RMSP Shannon departing May 15th to Southampton arriving May 29th, red London (5.30) backstamp, Calais (5.30) entry cds with matching "GB/1f60c" boxed accountancy handstamp and "8" décimes due handstamps, Bordeaux (5.31) arrival backstamp; light fold barely affects stamp, Very Fine and scarce use.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $850

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Lots 2053-2062 Lots 2063-2072 Lots 2073-2077

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