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Danish West Indies: Covers: 1903 Bisect Covers

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Four cent stamps were officially allowed to be bisected due to a shortage of two cent stamps. Use started 20 January 1903 and continued until 23 May on St. Thomas and 4 June on St. Croix (Christiansted and Frederiksted). Typical use is for the two cent domestic letter rate, however two cent foreign post card rate uses do exist (very scarce). Double weight printed matter items probably also exist, but are rare. Only one bisected example of the Perf 14 Printing I (ultramarine) Bicolor is recorded. However, the second printing of the Perf 14 is available. The Perf 12.75 4 cent Bicolor had two printings (greenblue vs blue) as well as various inverted frame positions of both colors; all exist bisected though the blue color is scarcer and the inverted frame examples are very scarce. The bisects are diagonal and are often collected in all four possible positions of each of the available printings. Additionally some collectors seek examples with all the different postmarks in use at the time. First day and last day uses are also sought. Because of the exciting nature of the bisects, they were also used on "cacheted" souvenir covers which are avidly sought after. I usually have more examples available than are shown on my website and in my price list. If you are seeking printings, positions, or postmarks not listed here, please inquire. All items are available on approval.

1903 Bisect Covers

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234786

7c [4 Cent Perf 14 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner) on full yellow-colored cover: FREDERIKSTED 11 April 1903 cancel. Bisect covers canceled at Frederiksted are scarcer than those canceled at St. Thomas. Very fresh and attractive example.

215.00

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234785

7c [4 Cent Perf 14 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (lower left corner) on full small cover: Superb FREDERIKSTED 27 March 1903 cancel. Bisect covers canceled at Frederiksted are scarcer than those canceled at St. Thomas. Very fresh and attractive example.

225.00

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234792

18a Green-Blue Printing [4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner) on full, unaddressed cover, with firm cachet of FECHTENBURG, listed in DWI Mails as a probable forwarder.. ST. THOMAS 27 January 1903 cancel.

70.00

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237885

18a Green-Blue Printing [4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (lower left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 27 January 1903 cancel (in first week of use), used locally. Very attractive.

70.00

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242203

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 23 January 1903 cancel (in first week of use), used to Christiansted on the island of St. Croix, with both FREDERIKSTED transit and CHRISTIANSTED receiving postmarks, thus bearing the postmarks of all three major DWI post offices. Mild fold at center of cover, away from the stamps and postmarks. Very attractive.

70.00

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242204

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 22 January 1903 cancel (in first week of use), used locally. Slight aging. Very attractive with unusually neatly written address.

65.00

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242205

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (lower right corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel (second day of use), used locally. Attractive.

75.00

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248032

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner, stamp upside down) on full cover with very sharp strike of ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancellation (SECOND DAY OF USE), used within St. Thomas. The envelope is typical of envelopes that spent many years in the DWI tropical environment; it has general aging and toning -- however, the stamp itself, and if it were cut out, the piece around it, are in excellent quality (and would sell as a piece for $50 if cut from the envelope!). Price only as a piece even though it is the full envelope.

50.00

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234791

18a Green-Blue Printing [4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (upper right corner) on cacheted cover (one of the less often seen cachets and printed upside down on the envelope too!). ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel, SECOND DAY OF USE.

140.00

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242206

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel (second day of use), used locally. Attractive.

70.00

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242207

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (lower left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 26 January 1903 cancel (first week of use), used locally. Very neat and attractive.

70.00

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242208

18a, scarcer Green-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] Average centered BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 30 January 1903 cancel, used to Bassin (alternate name for Christiansted) on the island of St. Croix, with CHRISTIANSTED receiving postmark on reverse. Wonderfully fresh and neat.

45.00

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242210

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel (second day of use), used locally. Very decorative addressing. Wonderfully fresh and attractive.

75.00

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242211

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel (second day of use), used locally. Two folds, both well away from the stamp and postmark. The addressing and appearance of this cover strongly suggest to me that it is a "genuine" real non-philatelic use -- such examples are quite unusual.

60.00

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242213

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper right corner) on cover, reduced at bottom, with ST. THOMAS 27 January 1903 cancel (first week of use), used locally. Commercial return address handstamp (a bit unusual) and typewritten address (very unusual for bisect covers). Very attractive.

45.00

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245856

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF centered BISECT (lower left corner) on full cover with ST. THOMAS 27 April 1903 cancellation, used locally. Very decorative addressing in attractive RED ink. This is fairly late usage; though valid from 20 January through 23 May, most uses are in January or February. Very fresh and attractive.

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75.00

242214

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover, with ST. THOMAS 28 January 1903 cancel, to FREDERIKSTED on the island of St. Croix, with 29 January receiver postmark on reverse. Slight edge wear, but very nice and attractive.

60.00

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242215

18a, Clear-Blue Printing [1901 4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] VF BISECT (lower right corner) on full cover, with ST. THOMAS 30 January 1903 cancel, via CHRISTIANSTED, to West End (FREDERIKSTED), with transit and receiver postmarks on reverse. Worn, with central crease/tear (near the stamp, but not touching the stamp). However, still attractive in the album. By the appearance, and addressed to an attorney, one can imagine that this may be non-philatelic.

30.00

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