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Danish West Indies: New Arrivals: Covers

Newly acquired items worthy of your attention. These may or may not be described with quite as much detail as usual, however, as always, your satisfaction is guaranteed. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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US$

234724

U.S. Scott #802 [1937 Virgin Islands stamp issue] 4-block on cacheted (Virgin Islands seal) first day cover canceled Charlotte Amalie, V.I.

14.00

234725

U.S. Scott #802 [1937 Virgin Islands stamp issue] pair on cacheted (photo of government buildings with red violet frame) first day cover canceled Charlotte Amalie, V.I.

14.00

234727

U.S. Scott #712 [1932 Washington Bicentennial] on 3 cent postal stationery envelope with 1933 CHRISTIANSTED, V.I. machine cancellation. Commercial airmail use to Texas. Extremely scarce stamp used from VI.

20.00

234728

U.S. 2 cent Washington Perf 10, used 1919 with CHARLOTTE AMALIE SAINT THOMAS, V.I. duplex cancel with killer #1 on picture post card (b/w sunset scene) to Denmark. Appears to be Danish family correspondence; one does not see too much of this type of correspondence after the transfer to U.S. ownership.

32.00

234729

U.S. Scott #901, on 1942 cover to the U.S. with CHRISTIANSTED, V.I. 7-line machine cancel. Nice war-time use.

14.00

234730

U.S. 2 cent Washington on 1927 cover to the U.S. with SAINT THOMAS, V.I. 7-line machine cancel.

16.00

234731

U.S. Scott #C78 on ca.1973 picture post card (Puerto Rico) with CHARLOTTE AMALIE, V.I. 7-line machine cancel to the U.S.

6.00

234732

U.S. Scott #802 [1937 Virgin Islands stamp issue] 4-block on cacheted (photo of St. Thomas harbor with red violet frame) first day cover canceled Charlotte Amalie, V.I.

14.00

234733

U.S. Scott #802 [1937 Virgin Islands stamp issue] on first day cover canceled Charlotte Amalie, V.I.

3.00

234734

"CHARLOTTE AMALIE, V.I. / Sub Base St. Thomas Br." 3-bar handstamp postmark with "FIRST DAY / COVER" between the bars on June 2, 1941 cover to the U.S., with philatelic cachet. This is the first day of use of the postmark, not the stamps. It seems that few people know that a principal U.S. interest in buying DWI from the Danish in 1917 was to prevent the Germans from getting it and building a submarine base. Then the U.S. built a submarine base there. This is the only official postal evidence that I have encountered that mentions the submarine base -- and in the WWII era at that!

25.00

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234736

1967 50th Anniversary of the Purchase of the Virgin Islands postal stationery card. Mint VF.

1.00

234737

U.S. Scott #C67 on 1967 picture post card (early 1960s color scene of Government Hill Park on St. Thomas) with CHARLOTTE AMALIE, V.I. 0080 7-line machine cancel to the U.S.

6.00

234738

U.S. Scott #C7 on very nice 1937 airmail cover from the Bluebeard Castle Hotel in St. Thomas with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE V.I." (note comma in wrong location). 7-line machine cancel to the U.S.

24.00

234739

U.S. Scott #C26 on very nice July 2, 1945 airmail cover to the U.S. with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE V.I." (note comma in wrong location). 7-line machine cancel.

15.00

234740

U.S. Scott #2025 on 1983 picture post card (Charlotte Amalie harbor) to the U.S. with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE VI" (note bottom of hub missing) 7-line machine cancel.

5.00

234741

U.S. Scott #2025 on 1983 picture post card (St. Thomas waterfront) to the U.S. with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE VI" (note bottom of hub missing) 7-line machine cancel.

5.00

234742

U.S. Scott #1596 on 1983 picture post card (St. Thomas harbor) to the U.S. with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE VI" (note bottom of hub missing) 7-line machine cancel.

5.00

234743

U.S. Scott #C7 x2 on 1938 double weight airmail commercial legal-size cover with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE / V.I." with killer #1 postmark to the U.S. Some wear, but scarce.

8.00

234744

U.S. Scott #C39 on commercial legal size 1950 airmail cover to the U.S. with "CHARLOTTE, AMALIE V.I." (note comma in wrong location). 7-line machine cancel.

6.00

234745

U.S. Scott #C7 on Superb 1941 airmail commercial cover with "CHRISTIANSTED, V.I." 7-line machine cancel to the U.S. Very nice!

24.00

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234746

U.S. Scott #C39 on commercial legal size 1952 airmail cover with "CHRISTIANSTED, V.I." 7-line machine cancel to the U.S.

6.00

234747

U.S. 1 cent Franklin on 1932 picture post card (photo view of the Emancipation Garden) with SAINT THOMAS duplex cancel (incomplete) to the U.S.

14.00

234748

U.S. Scott #C10 [Lindbergh] on 1930 airmail cover with SAINT THOMAS killer #1 duplex cancel to the U.S. Return address on reverse of "Naval Station". Very nice.

26.00

234749

U.S. Scott #C11 [Beacon on Rocky Mountains] on 1930 airmail cover with SAINT THOMAS killer #1 duplex cancel to the U.S. Return address on reverse of "Naval Station". Interesting uses of this stamp are very much sought after. Very nice.

30.00

234750

U.S. 2 cent Washington on 1920s cover with SAINT THOMAS 7-line machine cancel to the U.S.

13.00

234751

U.S. Scott #718 [1932 3 cent Olympics] on July 19, 1932 cover with "KINGSHILL, V.I." 4-bar cancel to the U.S. Any use from Kingshill is very scarce. This is the only cover from VI that I have had (in 38 years) bearing this stamp.

40.00

234752

U.S. Scott #710 [1932 5 cent Washington Bicentennial] on January 22, 1932 cover with "CRUZ BAY, V.I." 4-bar cancel to the U.S. Any use from Cruz Bay is very scarce and early uses are rare. This is the only pre-2000 Cruz Bay postmark I have had in 38 years.

60.00

234753

U.S. Scott #4139 [2007 26 cent Panther] on 2008 picture post card (Coral Bay, St. John) with red 2-ring "CRUZ BAY VI 00830 / USPS" cancel to the U.S. Any use, even modern, from Cruz Bay is scarce. This is only the second item I have had in 38 years from Cruz Bay and the only item I have had relating to Coral Bay.

10.00

234754

U.S. Scott #859 [1940 1 cent Washington Irving] on 1940 picture post card (Grand Hotel and view of Charlotte Amalie) with U.S. Naval ship cancellation "U.S.S. / HERNDON" with 3 bars and text "ST THOMAS / VIR ILS" between the bars. Genuine personal message from a sailor to family back home, NOT philatelic. The ship was DD-198, a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Churchill on September 9, 1940. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard from 1930-1934 as part of the Rum Patrol. She was recommissioned into the Navy on 4 December 1939. Following trials and shakedown, she reached Guantanamo Bay on 23 January 1940 to join the Caribbean Neutrality Patrol -- this card is from this period. In July-August, she operated out of the Panama Canal Zone on tactical and antisubmarine maneuvers. A different Herndon was commissioned in 1942.

24.00

234755

Carried outside the mails: SET OF TWO March 21, 1925, covers to the same addressee (an attorney) each with 2 cent franking, and bearing identical New York postmarks. Both covers have clear Virgin Islands return addresses of commercial enterprises. Hand carried to New York, and there posted. Such carriage outside the mails is quite unusual by this time and this pair of covers is the first I can recall seeing that demonstrates such from DWI/VI in the 20th Century.

25.00

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234760

May 15, 1848, cover with complete letter, from St. Thomas to London. "ST. THOMAS" large (30 mm) double-line arc (DWI Mails #BR16b) postmark on reverse as usual. Marked "pr Steamer" and with "1/5" ship letter rate marking as far as Falmouth or Southampton. No indication of the base 2d rate beyond that point. Red London arrival mark. Very nice example from this era.

160.00

234761

April 23, 1849, cover with complete letter, from La Guayra (La Guaira, Venezuela), forwarded (no markings) to St. Thomas and then sent to London. "ST. THOMAS" large (30 mm) double-line arc (DWI Mails #BR16b) postmark on reverse as usual. Marked "pr Steamer" and with "1/5" ship letter rate marking as far as Falmouth or Southampton. No indication of the base 2d rate beyond that point. Red London arrival mark. Extremely fresh and nice example from this era.

200.00

234762

6, Facit #6c Print III (F-VF) on 16 April 1880 folded cover (no contents) from ST. THOMAS (postmark 22 mm with serifs, wide O; used 1880-83) to St. Croix with CHRISTIANSTED receiver (postmark 22 mm, with sans-serif letters and serifed numbers; used 1870-80). Very nice example with usual light archival folding away from the stamp. Fresh and colorful. Facit 2011 SEK 4000 = $580 [1/2011].

390.00

234763

8 heavily damaged stamp on 4 July 1880 folded cover (no contents) from ST. THOMAS to St. Johns PUERTO RICO. Front of cover split nearly in half and with some tape stains, but looks nice. 2011 Facit value (in good condition) for the most common use of the 5 cent in this time is SEK 5000 = $725 [1/2011]. A scarce cover that is actually fairly presentable despite its problems. Extremely low price.

35.00

234764

10, Facit #10f Print VI (Average-Fine, but damaged where over edge of envelope) on 1 November 1889 cover from ST. THOMAS to New York, with receiver. 2011 Facit value (in good condition) is SEK 3500 = $510 [1/2011]. Very fresh and attractive appearance.

85.00

234765

10, Facit #10e Print V (damaged) on 18 November 1891 cover from ST. THOMAS to Penn Yan (a village in central western New York state), with receiver. 2011 Facit value (in good condition) is SEK 3500 = $510 [1/2011].

40.00

234766

10c, Facit #10g Print VII Inverted Frame (Fine) on 31 December 1899 cover from FREDERIKSTED to the U.S., with NY transit and NEWPORT, KENTUCKY receiver. Upper left corner of cover repaired (well away from stamp). Even by the turn of the century, it is unusual to find DWI covers to areas away from the usual business centers. 2011 Facit value (in good condition) is SEK 3500 = $510 [1/2011].

195.00

234770

34 [1905 25 bit Christian IX] (F-VF) on 19 March 1917 commercial cover from ST. THOMAS to the U.S. Used less than two weeks before the U.S. purchase of the islands, this is remarkably late genuine commercial use of this stamp issue. Backside of envelope with some mounting damage, but the scarcity of the late use is quite important. Facit 2011 value for ordinary use is SEK 1000 = $145 [1/2011].

120.00

234772

36 [1905 50 bit Christian IX] (Fine) on 29 March 1917 cover from CHRISTIANSTED to Denmark. Just two days later, on the 31st, the U.S. purchased the islands. By the time this letter arrived in Denmark, the Danish West Indies were the U.S. Virgin Islands operated under a military government administered by the U.S. Navy. The Facit 2011 value for this stamp on cover is SEK 3500 = $510 [1/2011]. Very nice!

395.00

234774

43, 44 Pair [1907-8 5 and 10 bit Frederik VIII] (F-VF, VF) on 26 July 1913 commercial cover from ST. THOMAS to the U.S. Opening tear at upper right corner, but does not affect the stamps. Attractive.

40.00

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234775

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] (Fine) on 3 August 1911 commercial cover from FREDERIKSTED to ST. THOMAS, with receiver. Slight typical aging normally seen on covers that stayed in the islands.

30.00

234776

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] (Ave) on 28 January 1909 picture post card (Bethany Mission House, St. Thomas, photo scene) from ST. THOMAS to the U.S.

35.00

234777

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] (F-VF) on 2 May 1914 picture post card (beautiful woman, German printed) from FREDERIKSTED to the U.S.

30.00

234778

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] (Ave) on 26 May 1911 commercial cover within FREDERIKSTED, with receiver. The envelope backside has some damage, but looks nice from front. The stamp has AFA plate variety #37x [missing frame line on upper left side].

30.00

234779

44 [1908 10 bit Frederik VIII] (VF) on 27 July 1911 commercial cover within FREDERIKSTED, with receiver. The envelope backside has some damage and some tape on front.

15.00

234780

47 [1908 25 bit Frederik VIII] (F-VF) on cover to the U.S., a little soiled, but ordinary private use.

16.00

234781

47 [1908 25 bit Frederik VIII] (F-VF) on 18 May 1912 cover from FREDERIKSTED to the U.S. Very attractive.

35.00

234783

47 [1908 25 bit Frederik VIII] (Fine) on 1 June 1915 commercial cover from CHRISTIANSTED to the U.S. Very attractive.

35.00

234784

47 [1908 25 bit Frederik VIII] (Ave) on 26 June 1914 cover from ST. THOMAS to Denmark. Backside with some damage, but very attractive from front.

25.00

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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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

234787

7c [4 Cent Perf 14 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover: FREDERIKSTED 13 February 1903 cancel and CHRISTIANSTED receiver. Bisect covers canceled at Frederiksted are scarcer than those canceled at St. Thomas. Very fresh and attractive example.

215.00

234788

7c [4 Cent Perf 14 Bicolor] VF BISECT (upper right corner) on full cover: FREDERIKSTED 14 February 1903 cancel and CHRISTIANSTED receiver. Minor age spots typical of the islands; much better than usual. Bisect covers canceled at Frederiksted are scarcer than those canceled at St. Thomas.

165.00

234790

18a Green-Blue Printing [4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] F-VF BISECT (upper right corner) on unusual pink post card with vignette of steamship "R.M.S. Eden.". ST. THOMAS 21 January 1903 cancel, SECOND DAY OF USE. Overpaid for a domestic post card, but still very scarce and a scarce card too.

120.00

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

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

234793

18a Green-Blue Printing [4 Cent Perf 12.75 Bicolor] Average BISECT (upper left corner) on full cover, with firm cachet of FECHTENBURG, listed in DWI Mails as a probable forwarder.. ST. THOMAS 27 January 1903 cancel. Cover is folded and has tear, but still attractive.

30.00

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