Sale 94: The Fall Sale

Lot 2078    

Danish West Indies, 1868 (May 13) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to New Orleans La., blue folded cover with sharp "St. Thomas, 13/5 1868" cds and bearing U.S. 10¢ green (68) tied by square grid cancel, carried by US Brazil Line Mississippi from St. Thomas May 13th to New York arriving May 20th, "New-York, May 20" duplex with square grid cancel also ties 10¢ stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

The US Brazil Line "Mississippi" was first put into service for the USBMSC on December 23rd 1867 and would make only six trips to Brazil before its wreck and loss in May 1869.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2079    

Danish West Indies, 1868 (Jul.) New York N.Y. to Port of Spain, Trinidad via St. Thomas, printed prices current bearing 2¢ black, F grill (93) small faults, tied by New York circular mail circle of wedges fancy cancel, sender's directive "Per Brazil Steamer via St. Thomas" at top left, carried by USBMC Merrimack from New York Jul. 22nd to St. Thomas arriving Jul. 29th, reverse with St. Thomas (7.30) transit and Trinidad (8.5) arrival double-arc, blue crayon "1" pence due; few edge tears, some splitting along folds, Fine and extremely rare use, ex-Russo, Dr. Rorke, Faust.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE PRINTED MATTER USE FROM NEW YORK TO TRINIDAD VIA ST. THOMAS.

Realized: $4,250

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Lot 2080    

Danish West Indies, 1868 (Sep. 16) Ponce, Puerto Rico to Halifax, Nova Scotia via St. Thomas, blue folded cover with "Wiechers & Co., Once, P.R., Sep 16, 1868" double-circle merchant handstamp, sent privately to St. Thomas, entered mails with red "St. Thomas, Paid, SP 21, 68" cds and bearing G.B. 4d vermilion, s.e. at left, tied by "C51" barred oval, carried by Cunard Line Alpha from Bermuda Sep. 25th to Halifax arriving Sep. 29th, Halifax (9.29) oval arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. and scarce use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2081    

Danish West Indies, 1869 (Sep. 11) St. Kitts to New York, N.Y. via St. Thomas, folded letter with two strikes of red "St. Kitts, Paid, SP 11, 69" cds and red crayon "4" pence prepaid rating, carried by RMSP packet to St. Thomas, "St. Thomas, A, SP 13, 69" transit backstamp, carried by US Brazil Line Merrimack from St. Thomas Sep. 14th to New York arriving Sep. 21st, partial "N.Y. Steamship 10" due cds, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2082    

Danish West Indies, 1869 (Oct. 31) St. Thomas, D.W.I. to Kingston, Jamaica, gray folded letter bearing G.B. 4d vermilion, brilliant color tied by bold "C51" barred oval, red "St. Thomas, OC 31 '69" cds, carried by RMSP Neva from St. Thomas to Kingston, Nov. 4th arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 2083    

Danish West Indies, 1870 (Jul. 9) Barbados to Hartford Conn. via St. Thomas and New York, mourning cover bearing Barbados, 1d blue and 4d rose tied by "1" bootheel, red crayon "4" pence inter-Caribbean credit, reverse with matching "Barbados, JY 9, 70" origin cds and St. Thomas (7.13) transit cds, carried by US Brazil Line South America from St. Thomas Jul. 14th to New York arriving Jul. 20th; edge wear, F.-V.F. and scarce mourning cover use.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 2084    

Danish West Indies, 1871 (Sep. 15) Matanzas, Cuba to Buenos Aires, Argentina via St. Thomas, blue docketed folded letter with blue "Francisco Aballi, Matanzas" sender's oval, flap with blue "Forwarded by J. Niles & Co., St. Thomas W.I." double-oval and U.S. 10¢ brown (150), well centered with part of adjacent stamp at right, lightly tied by circle of wedges cancel, "St. Thomas, 1/10, 1871" cds, carried by U.S. Brazil Line South America from St. Thomas Oct. 14th to Rio de Janeiro arriving Oct. 21st, then by packet to Buenos Aires, blue crayon "2/11" due rating of 3 pesos 11 reales, Very Fine and choice use.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF A UNITED STATES STAMP USED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE THE MAILS TO PREPAY POSTAGE FROM ST. THOMAS TO ARGENTINA.

There are only three recorded examples of this solo 10¢ Bank Note use from Cuba to Buenos Aires via St. Thomas. There are a greater number of G.B.-U.S. combination uses prepaying the British packet postage from Rio to Buenos Aires.

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Lot 2085    

Danish West Indies, 1873 (Mar.) Valparaiso, Chile to London, England via St. Thomas, cover endorsed "From Harry Newbold, Armourer, On Board H.M.S. Nereuse, Valparaiso" at top and counter-signed "William Sharp, commanding Officer" tying G.B. 1d red pair, faults from edge placement, cancelled and tied through perfs by St. Thomas "C51" barred oval, red London Paid (4.14.73) arrival cds and various backstamps; small faults, no flap, still Very Fine Naval cover from Valparaiso; with 1995 Paaskesen certificate.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE 2D NAVAL CONCESSION RATE COVER SENT VIA ST. THOMAS TO GREAT BRITAIN.

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Lot 2086    

Danish West Indies, 1874 (c.) Bonaire to Bangor Me. via St. Thomas, blue folded cover with only "Bonaire" portion of dateline, unusual strike of "Lamb & Co., St. Thomas W.I." forwarders oval, bearing U.S. 10¢ brown (161) tied by partial strikes of "St. Thomas" cds and "N. York Steamship" cds, endorsed "Per Chimo" at top left, F.-V.F. and unusual forwarded use from Bonaire.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Bonaire, an island municipality of the Netherlands, lies off Venezuela's coast in the southern Caribbean.

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Lot 2087    

Danish West Indies, 1876 (Jan. 8) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to New York, N.Y. via St. Thomas, blue folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence with blue "Boulton & Co., Puerto Cabello" double-oval endorsed "Via St. Thomas", sent privately to New York, entered mails with bold strike "New York, Jan 24" "Due 3 U.S. Currency" duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

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