Lot
2095 
Danish West Indies, 1874, 12¢ red lilac & yellow green, printing I, bright colors, tied by "St. Thomas, 13/3, 1879" cds, additional strike adjacent on "G.W. Smith & Co. Commission Merchants" corner card cover to Brooklyn N.Y., carried as endorsed by Quebec & Gulf Ports S.S. Co. Bermuda from St. Thomas Mar. 23rd via Puerto Rico to New York, reverse with New York Paid All (4.7) entry duplex and Brooklyn (4.8) arrival cds; reduced at left, ink edge stains, Fine and scarce 12¢ Bicolor use at the UPU transitional rate. Scott No. 11; $1,750 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $260