371st Auction

1907, Frederik VIII 5 bit, tied by 4-ring cancel without dot with adjacent "F" on picture postcard from Frederiksted via "ST. THOMAS 20/10 1911" to Germany; a fine and scarce late use of the Frederiksted handstamp, originally used on shipletters

1907/08, Frederik VIII 5 bit and 4 copies 10 bit, tied by clear cds. "ST. THOMAS 18/3 1915" to commercial registered cover to Christiansted with arrival mark of the next day; very fine and scarce local commercial mail; certificat Nielsen (2004)

15 bit tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 10/5 1916" to return receipt 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' to New York; several folds, one affecting the stamp, still fine and extremely rare, supposed to be the only return receipt in French wording. Certificate C.A. Møller (2001)

15 bit, tied by "ST. THOMAS 4/2 1910" to bilingual 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' to Havana, Cuba with signature of the recipient, Havana transit mark and St. Thomas arrival mark of March 16; a little tropic as to be expected, otherwise fine; a rare postal form

40 bit, 5 bit and 1905, 5 bit tied to registered cover from "ST. THOMAS 18/11 1912" with adjacent boxed "AR" to Empire, Canal Zone with transit and arrival marks; unusual destination

50 bit tied by cds. "ST. THOMAS 17/4 1909" to registered envelope to New York with transit and arrival marks; envelope with slight abrasion on reverse, otherwise fine

50 bit and 10 bit, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 5 8 1913" to complete parcel card to Denmark with St. Thomas transit and arrival mark on reverse. A very fine and scarce card, original customs declaration enclosed

Envelope 3 cents red with cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 8/2 1887" used as soldier's letter to Denmark, endorsed at lower left. On reverse transit mark of St. Thomas and Danish arrival mark of March 8; light vertical fold, otherwise very fine; a very rare usage; soldier's letters to Denmark were transported at a favoured rate of 3 cents

1887/91, Postcard 2 cents blue with additional franking 1 cent from "ST. THOMAS 19/7 1898" to Copenhagen, endorsed "Pr. Royal Mail" but transported by French steamer (part "LIGNE .." on front) and adjacent boxed "LETTRE TARDIVE" applied at St. Thomas; arrival mark on front, fine and very scarce

1903, Reply part of double card 2 cents red used with additional franking Netherland Indies 1902, 10 cents, both cancelled with squared circle "MEESTER CORNELIS 10/7 1905" as registered postcard with long text via St. Thomas with red register handstamp to Christiansted with all transit and arrival marks on front. Some minor staining, otherwise very fine. A very rare item

1908, Frederik VIII postcard 5 bit with additional franking 5 bit with clear "ST. THOMAS 8.2.1917." to New Jersey

31.3.1917, Envelope franked with Christian IX 25 bit, tied by St. Thomas cds., addressed to San Juan, Puerto Rico with arrival mark on front, fine and scarce cover of the day of transition

9.4.1917, Censored cover with Christian X 50 bit and 10 bit from "KINGSHILL 9/4 1917" to Copenhagen with arrival mark. A very scarce usage during the transitional period

23.4.1917, Christian X 35 bit in horizontal strip of 3 and 5 copies 5 bit, tied by Christiansted cds. to large size triple rate registered envelope to Denmark with transit marks of St. Thomas and New York and arrival mark on reverse, with British censor label; some folds not affecting the stamps and some transportation marks

26.4.1917, Christian IX 50 bit and US 2 cents tied by clear "CHRISTIANSTED 26/4 1917" to registered envelope to New York, correctly paid with 2 cents domestic rate and 50 bit (10 cents) registration fee; fine and scarce

8.5.1917, US 2 cents tied by Danish "ST. THOMAS 8/5 1917" to large size 2nd printed matter rate envelope endorsed "PHOTOS" to Copenhagen; usual transportation marks and vertical fold not affecting the stamp

31.5.1917, Registered and censored envelope with Christian IX 5 bit, Frederik 15 bit and Christian X 5 bit in combination with US 1 cent (2) and 8 cents, tied by "CHARLOTTE AMALIE-SAINT THOMAS REG'D MAY 31, 1917", to Copenhagen with transit and arrival marks. The cover is correctly paid with 25 bit foreign letter rate + 10 cents registration fee

28.9.1917, Cover franked with horizontal pair US 1 cent green tied by violet "KINGSHILL SAINT CROIX SEP 28 1917 P.M." to small envelope to New York; the entire with 2 marginal tears, otherwise fine. A very rare handstamp used during the transitional period

1860, "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS", clear black oval on reverse of entire letter from St. Thomas 1860 to Carupano, Venezuela, showing on front black "CORREOS DE VENEZUELA / CARUPANO / DEBE" and black tax stamp "1" (real), fine

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC1) in red, clear strike on entire letter from "ST. THOMAS FE 20 1851" to NEW YORK, endorsed "p Steamer Merlin". In New York charged "5" cents inland postage, fine

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC1) in black, good strike on lettersheet dated 17.4.1855 to Port au Prince; on reverse large double-line arch "ST:-THOMAS   1855" without day and month; little stained, still fine. An extremely rare entire, only few strikes of the crowned circle in black are recorded

"PAID ST. THOMAS" (CC1), good strike on entire double rate letter with dispatch mark "CHRISTIANSTED 29/4 1859" via "ST. THOMAS 30/4 1859", the British PO, London and Hamburg to Copenhagen; light filing creases, otherwise fine

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC1) on frontside of envelope from "ST. THOMAS MR 17 1863" to New York with adjacent red forwarding agent mark "Geo. A. PHILIPS & Co. ST. THOMAS". Prepaid with "1/-" and taxed in New York with "10" cents steamship rate. Very fine

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), clear strike on entire letter from "ST. THOMAS OC 1 1861" to Kingston, Jamaica; fine and scarce

"PAID AT ST. THOMAS" (CC2), clear strike on printed circular (inner half missing) from "ST. THOMAS DE 15 1861" to Puerto Rico with arrival mark of December 18 and frontside clear blue octagonal "S. TOMAS". Some ink erosion, still fine and attractive; very scarce

1854, "ST. THOMAS AU 15 1854" on reverse of entire letter to France with frontside clear red boxed "COLONIES & ART. 13.", taxed "15" decimes on arrival

1858, Entire letter from "ST. THOMAS JU 4 1858" via London forwarding agent Huth & Co. to Herrenhut in Saxony with clear red "SHIP-LETTER" on front, fine and scarce

"ST. THOMAS AU 16 1858" on reverse of envelope to Amsterdam with adjacent "NEDERLANDSCHE PACKET AGENT ST. THOMAS", London transit mark and Amsterdam arrival mark of 3.9.1858

1863, Lettersheet docketed "St. Thomas 28 Janv. 1863" addressed to Le Havre, sent as loose letter on board the British packet 'Atrato' to England with clear "SOUTHAMPTON PACKET-LETTER FE 13 1863" on front, adjacent accountancy mark "GB 2F87 5/10C". In France taxed with "12" decimes. Fine and very rare, just one similar letter recorded

1 d. rose-red, plate 186, tied by vertical barred oval "C51" on 'sailor's letter' envelope from a seaman on HMS "SHAH" to England with arrival mark of July 30, 1877. Part of reverse flap missing and small faults, still fine and extremely scarce (SG Z3)

1 d. rose-red, plate 76, horizontal pair with vertical "C51" used on small soldier's cover to London with clear "LONDON PAID MY 14 73" on front. A fine and rare cover (SG Z3)

1 d., plate 106, 4 copies with 2 d. blue, 2 copies 3 d. rose, plate 5, 4 d. vermilion, plate 11 and horizontal pair 6 d. lilac, plate 6, tied by horizontal "C51" with adjacent "REGISTERED ST. THOMAS AU 13 69" and small single circle dispatch mark of the same day on registered 2nd envelope to England with arrival mark of August 30. One 1 d. applied around the edge of the cover, one 3 d. with crease and tear, otherwise fine with some usual transportation marks. An outstanding colour franking and one of few registered letters recorded from St. Thomas (SG Z3, 5, 7, 10, 17)

2 d. blue in horizontal pair, tied by duplex "ST. THOMAS PAID AU 1 74" to entire letter to Port au Prince, Haiti (SG Z5)

4 d. vermilion, plate 12, tied by vertical barred oval "C51" with adjacent red "ST. THOMAS PAID MY 31 71" to entire letter to Jamaica with frontside handstamp "1"; fine and scarce

4 d. vermilion, plate 10, tied by clear vertical "C51" with adjacent faint red "ST. THOMAS PAID MY 18 1870" to entire letter to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico with frontside black octagonal "S. TOMAS"; on reverse arrival mark of May 19; very fine and rare (SG Z10)

4 d. vermilion, plate 13, tied by duplex "C51/ST. THOMAS AU 16 73" to entire letter to San Juan, Puerto Rico, here franked for inland postage with Spanish Cuba 1873, 25 c. pearl-grey in horizontal pair, tied by clear strike of oval "ADMON. GENL. DE CORREOS DELA YSLA DE PTO. RICO". On reverse Puerto Rico arrival mark of August 17 (with month inverted). A very attractive and unique combination franking and one of the most important items of British PO at St. Thomas. Certificates BPA (1012) and Graus (1991) (SG Z11+ Cuba53)