Lot 2127
Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose, imperf, large margins except touched at top, central strike of five-ring and dot cancel (type 1), matching partial "St. Thomas, 23/10 1868" cds on folded cover from the W.H. Heylinger correspondence to Christiansted, St. Croix; erosion slit in address, 3¢ single borer hole, Fine and scarce.Scott No. 2; $3,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $425
Lot 2128
Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose, imperf, large margins except touched at top, cancelled central strike of five-ring and dot cancel (type 1), matching "St. Thomas, 7/4 1868" cds on gray folded cover from the W.H. Heylinger correspondence to Christiansted, St. Croix; acidic ink has eroded address, 3¢ with two borer holes and scissor cut, Fine and scarce; with 1975 Friedl certificate.Scott No. 2; $3,000 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot 2129
Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ lilac & orange, used with 5¢ green & gray (8), each tied by bold St. Thomas four-ring cancel on blue 1877 cover docketed from Martinique to Arville, France at the 12¢ UPU transition rate, reverse with Paris Depart (11.27), La Rochelle (11.27) transits and Avrille (11.28) arrival; missing flap and top edge repaired, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. 9 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot 2130
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, 7th printing, tied by "St. Thomas, 22/2 1898" cds on cover to Richmond Va., St. Thomas black "T" in circle due handstamp, red crayon "3/" indicating triple rate, "New York, F.D." (3.12) transit backstamp and "Collect / Postage .30 Cents" due handstamp; minor bottom edge stain, F.-V.F. and scarce postage due use. Facit No. 10g.Scott No. 10 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot 2131
Danish West Indies, 1887, 1¢ on 7¢ lilac & orange, surcharged "1 CENT", faulty top left corner and light crease, used with 3¢ light blue & rose carmine (6a) pair and single, tied by two strikes of "St. Thomas, 16/9, 1887" cds on cover to Windsor, Canada, carried as endorsed by U.S. and Brazil Mail 3rd Line Advance from St. Thomas Sep. 14th to New York arriving Sep. 22nd, reverse with New York "Paid All" (9.22) exchange duplex and Windsor (9.25) arrival cds, flap with embossed "Colonial Bank" belt imprint, Very Fine.Scott No. 14 $3,000.
A RARE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE "1 CENT" ON 7¢ SURCHARGE ISSUE.
Lot 2132
Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, oval flaw, 3rd printing, horizontal pair, left stamp with "White spot between T and I", tied by "Frederiksted 18/6 1902" cds on cover to Red Bank N.J., endorsed "Per S/S Korona" at top left, reverse with New York "Paid All" (7.5) transit and Red Bank (7.7) arrival cds; minor perf toning, a Very Fine and scarce variety. Facit No. 16a+v^12.Scott No. 18 var. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot 2133
Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, horizontal pair, tied by "Frederiksted, 6/6 1903" cds on cover to New York N.Y., small cover imperfections, a Very Fine use. Facit No. 16.Scott No. 18 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90
Lot 2134
Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, diagonal bisect, tied by "St. Thomas, 17/3, 1903" cds on picture post card to Germany, Dortmund (4.6) arrival cds, picture shows view of port with message in German, Very Fine and scarce bisect use.Scott No. 18a Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $350
Lot 2135
Danish West Indies, 1901, 4¢ bister & dull blue, diagonal bisect, tied by "St. Thomas, 26/1, 1903" cds on cover to Fredericksted endorsed "Vigilant via Christiansted" at top, Christiansted (1.27) transit backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 18a Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160
Lot 2136
Danish West Indies, 1903, 2¢ carmine, tied by "St. Thomas, 13/4, 1905" cds on picture post card to Philadelphia Pa., U.S.A., picture shows St. Thomas harbor, Newport Va. (4.21) transit and Philadelphia (4.21) arrival cds, Very Fine use at the foreign post card rate.Scott No. 29 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $325