Lot 2556
Danish West Indies, 1866, 3¢ rose, imperf, four full to large margins, cancelled by near three-ring cancel, matching "St. Thomas, 18/12, 1866" cds on blue folded cover to Heyliger & Co. at Christiansted, blue "Krebs & Prætorius, St. Thomas" senders oval, Very Fine; with 2003 Nielsen certificate.Scott No. 2 $3,000.
A CHOICE DWI 3¢ 1866 LOCAL USE.
Realized: $2,200
Lot 2557 ()
Danish West Indies, 1894, 1¢ green & brown red, printing VIII, used with 3¢ blue & carmine (6), printing VIII, tied by "St. Thomas, 24/7, 1894" cds on brown package front to the Austrian Vice-Consul in Oran, Algeria at the printed matter rate, purple Austrian Consulate, St. Thomas D.W.I. cachet handstamp, Very Fine and rare printed matter use to Algeria.Scott No. 5 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,800
Lot 2558
Danish West Indies, 1874, 5¢ green & gray, horizontal pair, used with two 1¢ green & brown red (5) singles and 4¢ brown & dull blue (7) pair, all cancelled by red crayon (except bottom right 1¢) and additional New York "12" vertical barred ellipses, matching New York (3.1.1884) transit backstamp on larger Feb. 1884 cover from St. Thomas D.W.I. to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Mar. 3rd arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce use.Scott No. 8 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $625
Lot 2559
Danish West Indies, 1874, 5¢ green & gray, printing IV, two singles, tied by "St. Thomas, 7/7 1889" cds on mourning cover to J.W. Scott Stamp Co., New York N.Y., reverse with New York "Paid All" (7.13) arrival duplex.Scott No. 8 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $230
Lot 2560
Danish West Indies, 1874, 7¢ lilac & orange, horizontal pair, printing I, right stamp faulty, used with 3¢ blue & carmine (6), printing III, tied by strikes of "St. Thomas, 25/4, 1880" cds on "Giuseppe Peirano, St. Thomas" corner card registered cover to Napoli, Italy, purple "Anbefalet No." framed handstamp, red London Registered (5.3) oval transit, Napoli (5.15) arrival backstamp.Scott No. 9 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 2561
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, used with 1¢ green (21) pair and 5¢ light blue (22), all tied by two strikes of "St. Thomas, 6/11, 1900" cds on registered cover to Barbados, red "Dansk Vestindien, R" framed registry handstamp, Barbados (11.10) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 10 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350
Lot 2562
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, printed IV, used with 1¢ green & brown red (5) and 3¢ blue & carmine (6) pair, all tied by two bold strikes of "St. Thomas, 16/1, 1897" cds on registered cover to Philadelphia Pa., red D.W.I. registry handstamp, reverse with New York (1.24) transit and Philadelphia (1.25) arrival cds, Very Fine.Scott No. 10 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot 2563
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, printing VII, tied by "St. Thomas, 5/4 1898" cds on cover with preprinted address to NEw York N.Y., bold purple "Hamburg American Packet Company, Westindie Line, Captain F. Becker, St. Thomas, Superintendent" double-oval and green on white embossed "Hamburg Amerikan Packet" flap seal label, New York "Paid All" (4.12) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce HAPAG cachet. Facit No. 10g.Scott No. 10 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $190
Lot 2564
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, printing II, tied by bold "St. Thomas, 21/4, 1879" cds, additional strike of cds on blue folded letter with blue "Juliao & Co., St. Thomas" double-oval to New York N.Y., reverse with "New York, Apr. 27 '79" duplex with "Paid All, C"; file folds, Very Fine and scarce first-month UPU use. Facit No. 10b.Scott No. 10 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot 2565
Danish West Indies, 1874, 10¢ blue & brown, Printing VII, well centered, tied by sharp "St. Thomas, 23/11, 1900" cds on cover to New York N.Y., endorsed "per "Fontabelle" ", New York "Paid All" (11.29) arrival backstamp. Facit No. 10g.Scott No. 10 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $475