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Danish West Indies: Gallery: Select Stamps Scott #5-15

A selection of especially attractive and interesting seldom-offered items. All are available for approval viewing. Scott numbers have been used unless otherwise mentioned.

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246331

5e Print 7, Facit #5g, AFA 5.7 Light Green and Brownish Carmine on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1889 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Inverted Frame] Used with Superb centering, bright color, and neat March 15 1898 ST. T(HOMA)S cancellation. An outstanding example!

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55.00

249763

Scott #5e, Print 7, Facit #5g, AFA 5.7 Light Green and Brownish Carmine on "Thick" Paper [1873 (1889 printing) 1 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Inverted Frame] Used with Just-Fine (the perforations do clear the design) centering. Almost complete, upright, and well-centered "ST: THOMAS" 4 April 1898 cancellation. This is late use for a Print 7 stamp, but the color is definitely that of Print 7. Wonderful color and freshness, great cancellation, and "perfect" perforations. Such nicely canceled examples are hard to find.

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16.00

247460

Scott #6a variety, Facit #6b, AFA #6 Print 2, the THICK FRAME printing [1873 3c Rose and Light Blue, Thin Paper, Normal Thick Frame (1876)] Used with VF centering and light, partial CHRISTIANSTED cancellation. Much better centering than usual! Because of the extremely thin paper used for this printing, it is very hard to find examples such as this without defects. An excellent example of the SCARCEST PRINTING of the 3-cent Bicolors.

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99.00

247459

Scott #6a variety, Facit #6b, AFA #6 Print 2, the THICK FRAME printing [1873 3c Rose and Light Blue, Thin Paper, Normal Thick Frame (1876)] Used with F-VF+ centering and extremely light mute rings cancellation. Slight blunting of some perforation teeth at top, but with brilliant color -- much better color than usual! Because of the extremely thin paper used for this printing, it is very hard to find examples such as this without defects. An excellent example of the SCARCEST PRINTING of the 3-cent Bicolors.

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79.00

249892

Scott #7 [1873 (1878 printing) 4 cent Blue-Oval Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Wonderfully fresh with great color, perfect perforations, and perfect gum. Though this is not a "scarce" stamp in normal quality, Mint Hinged or Used, a high percentage of the examples one sees are very poorly centered or have some sort of damage (because of the very thin and brittle paper). Examples that are NEVER HINGED, this fresh, and without defects are scarce.

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39.00

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249893

Scott #7 [1873 (1878 printing) 4 cent Blue-Oval Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, Normal Frame] Mint with F-VF centering. This example has actually never been hinged, but there is a little bit of gum glazing due to the type of stamp mount it was in; most people would not even notice that. Otherwise, it is wonderfully fresh with great color and excellent perforations for this issue. Though this is not a "scarce" stamp in normal quality, a high percentage of the examples one sees are very poorly centered or have some sort of damage (because of the very thin and brittle paper). Very attractive and very reasonably priced.

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23.00

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247154

9b [1878 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange Bicolor, Inverted Frame] Mint, hinge remnant, with F-VF centering. Wonderful appearance with unusually strong colors. Excellent perforations for this issue. This Inverted Frame stamp can be quite hard to find!

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85.00

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247155

9b [1878 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange, Print 2, Bicolor, INVERTED FRAME] Used with Fine centering, but with tiny defects and tiny repairs. Exceptionally strong color -- rarely seen with such nice color. The cancellation, which is sans-serif and shows "...SSTED", is Christianssted (misspelled with SS); the final digit of the year date is 0, probably 1890. This cancellation device was in use from 1888 onward and is quite scarce (Daka 1997 gives it a DKK 400 premium). Because the 7 cent Print 2 stamps did not have a lot of postal uses, they were available in the post offices for quite some period of time, thus an apparent 1890 use is not that unusual. Used examples of this inverted frame stamp are quite hard to find and when found are often defective. This would otherwise be $135. This example is offered at a very low price.

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27.00

247687

9b [1874 (1878 Print 2) 7 cent Red Lilac and Orange Bicolor, INVERTED FRAME] Used with Just-Fine centering and very light, neat, proper, partial (FREDERI)KSTED cancellation. There are some slightly blunted perforation tips, but the color is very strong and the cancellation is very light. This stamp was printed on extremely thin paper, thus undamaged examples -- especially of the inverted frame positions an most especially in USED condition -- are quite hard to find. A very nice looking example at a low price. Facit 2024 value is SEK 2700!

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88.00

241890

10 (Scott Classic 10a) Bright Ultramarine and Blackish Brown, Print 3 [1876 (1881 Print 3) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used Fine centered with very light cancellation. Facit 2020 value SEK 650. Attractive with bright color!

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49.00

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241891

10 Light Pearl Gray and Reddish Brown, Print 5 [1876 (1887 Print 5) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat, light cancellation. This example is unusual in that more of a bluish hue has survived in the frame color. Facit 2020 value SEK 500. Very attractive with unusually fresh color!

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64.00

249766

Scott Classic #10, Print 5, Facit #10e, AFA #11b.5, Light Pearl Gray and Light Brown [1876 (1887 Print 5) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF+ centering and a neat cancellation. Scott does not assign a minor listing to this color / printing despite the extremely different color than the listed colors. This color is not faded -- this is what Print 5 looks like. An attractive example. Scott 2025 value for the more common colors is $34, but the Facit 2024 value for this scarcer color is SEK 500, about 50% more than Scott.

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37.00

247135

10 Grayish Blue and Blackish Brown, Print 6. Facit #10f. AFA #11b-6. [1876 (1888 Print 6) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint, without gum as usual, BLOCK OF FOUR with VF-XF centering. Due to seawater leakage damaging the entire Print 6 shipment from Denmark to DWI, Print 6 is rare with original gum (as noted by Facit and in the literature). The only with-gum examples are likely to have come from the Hagemann research holding from the postal archives. The catalog values of this printing are for without-gum examples. This block is from positions 25-26/35-36 (detailed plating information is included). AFA-listed PLATE VARIETY 11w (+DKK 150) in Position 35: Large white spot on lower left foot of R in ØER. Facit 2024 value for singles is SEK 900 and for a normal-centered 4-block SEK 4000 (7/2023 about US$ 400). This example has centering that is tremendously better than usually seen on Print 6 -- and any blocks of Print 6 are scarce. Priced below break-up value!

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319.00

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247136

10 Grayish Blue and Blackish Brown, Print 6. Facit #10f. AFA #11b-6. [1876 (1888 Print 6) 10 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint with F-VF+ centering, but WITH GUM that is either regummed or disturbed original gum. It is perhaps possible that this is disturbed original gum or locally applied regumming for postal use, but either way, it is not undisturbed original gum. Due to seawater leakage damaging the entire Print 6 shipment from Denmark to DWI, Print 6 is rare with original gum (as noted by Facit and in the literature). The only fully-with-gum examples are likely to have come from the Hagemann research holding from the postal archives. The catalog values of this printing are for without-gum examples. Facit 2024 value for without-gum singles is SEK 900 (7/2023 about $90). This is an unusual case in that even if this example is philatelically regummed, the gum could be soaked off it without diminishing the catalog value. This example has centering that is much nicer than is usually seen on Print 6. Very attractive example.

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49.00

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249768

Scott Classic #10c, Print 7, Facit #10g, AFA 11y, Bright Blue and Brown on "Thick" Paper [1876 (1893 printing) 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, INVERTED FRAME] Mint, lightly hinged, with Fine centering. Very fresh with bright color and "perfect" perforations. Print 7 was the only 10 cent printing with all stamps having Inverted Frames; the only other Inverted Frame stamps are from Print 3 which had only a single position with Inverted Frame. This printing represents only 200,000 of the approximately 1,364,450 total Perf 14 x 14.5 10 cent stamps, yet the catalogs value this one at far less than any other stamps of the issue.

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20.00

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249769

Scott Classic #10c, Print 7, Facit #10g, AFA 11y, Bright Blue and Brown on "Thick" Paper [1876 (1893 printing) 10 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5, INVERTED FRAME] Used with centering and near, well-centered 4-ring cancellation. Attractive with bright color and "perfect" perforations. Print 7 was the only 10 cent printing with all stamps having Inverted Frames; the only other Inverted Frame stamps are from Print 3 which had only a single position with Inverted Frame. This printing represents only 200,000 of the approximately 1,364,450 total Perf 14 x 14.5 10 cent stamps, yet the catalogs value this one at far less than any other stamps of the issue.

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28.00

249843

Scott #11 [1877 (1878 Printing) 12 cent Bicolor, Red Lilac and Yellow Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint -- this has NEVER BEEN HINGED but has some of the typical light gum matting from how the stamps were stored at the post office in the DWI climate -- with VF-XF centering and "perfect" perforations. Wonderfully fresh with great color. A beautiful example in wonderful quality. The paper of this printing is so thin and so crisp that most examples have defects -- this example has NO defects! Very scarce in such nice quality! For normal quality, the Facit NH value is SEK 1200 and the Hinged value is SEK 550 -- this is MUCH nicer!

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248734

11 INVERTED WATERMARK [1877 (Print 2 1878) 12 cent Bicolor, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. Other than the rounded lower right corner perforation tip, this stamp has perfect perforations. Wonderful color and freshness. The inverted watermark is quite scarce; both AFA 2016 Specialized (most recent edition) and Facit 2024 give it a 3x value over a normal example; DKK 1200 ($180) and SEK 1500 ($150). This stamp issue was printed on extremely thin, crisp paper, thus many (most?) examples have become damaged over the last 146 years. An outstanding example.

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119.00

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249845

Scott #11 [1877 (1878 Printing) 12 cent Bicolor, Red Lilac and Yellow Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Mint -- this has NEVER BEEN HINGED but has some of the typical light gum matting from how the stamps were stored at the post office in the DWI climate -- with F-VF+ centering. One short and two blunted perforations on the left side, but otherwise with "perfect" perforations for the issue (the couple other teeth that look shorter are thin teeth caused by bent perforation pins). No other defects. Wonderfully fresh with great color. A very attractive example! The paper of this printing is so thin and so crisp that most examples have defects, such as these perforation problems. For normal quality, the Facit NH value is SEK 1200 and the Hinged value is SEK 550!

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247150

11a [1877 12 cent Bicolor, First Printing, Lilac and Deep Green, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF+ centering and neat St. Thomas 1870s cancellation, but one rounded corner perforation at lower left. An attractive example of a stamp that is almost always damaged due to the extremely thin paper. Otherwise would be $260 for this centering.

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99.00

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249443

12 [1873 14 cent Bicolor, Normal Frame] Mint with Average-Fine centering (typical for this stamp). Full original gum, slightly glazed, with modest hinge remnant. There is a pulled perforation on the right side, but by way of explanation, note that the corresponding perforation tooth on the left side is oversized (caused by a bent perforating pin), suggesting that the pulled perforation on the right side was the result of a similar oversized tooth on the adjacent stamp on the right. Otherwise, this stamp is without the usual serious defects. While one could hope for better centering, this 14 cent stamp is notoriously difficult to find well centered. The lack of major defects is quite unusual for this stamp printed on extremely thin paper. (The paper of this stamp is always extremely thin and fragile, thus perforation problems or much more severe damage is quite common). Approximately 1000 sheets (100,000 stamps) were printed, but 90,158 stamps were destroyed by the post office in 1883, thus the net quantity that could have existed of the normal frame stamps is approximately 9,645. Of that quantity, many were lost or destroyed over time, especially due to the very thin paper and the fact that these were used either on overseas mail or on internal postal accounting documents (which were mostly destroyed). This is a very reasonable looking and very reasonably priced example of a the "rarest face-different stamp" of the Danish West Indies!

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379.00

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249445

13, Facit #13a, AFA 13 Print 1 [1879 50 cent violet, thin paper, Perf 14 x 13.5 "Bicolor"] Mint with F-VF+ centering, full original gum and modest hinge remnant. Excellent perforations (unusual for this stamp), remarkably strong color, and a very crisp impression. Because this printing was on very thin and crisp paper, it seems that most examples have some sort of defect. This is without any defects and is an outstanding example! Undamaged Mint examples of this stamp are missing from most collections. This is an excellent example!

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259.00

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248736

13, Facit #13a, AFA 13 Print 1 [1879 50 cent violet "Bicolor", Thin Paper, Perf 14 x 13.5] Used with F-VF centering and proper St. Thomas cancellation. An excellent example with perfect perforations. Because this printing was on extremely thin and crisp paper, it seems that most examples have some sort of defect. This is without any defects and is an outstanding example! Undamaged examples, especially in Used condition, of this stamp are missing from most collections.

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360.00

249777

Scott #14b, Facit #23a [1887 "1 CENT" Surcharge on 7 cent violet and yellow (Print 1) Bicolor] Mint with full original gum, with hinge remnant. Average-Fine centering that is fairly typical for this stamp. Under magnification, the perforations do NOT touch the frameline, but they are close. A couple of the perforations at top are slightly blunted, but otherwise there are no defects. Most examples on the market of Scott #14b are damaged and/or without gum; very few are in sound condition! Because most examples on the market seem to be in sub-standard quality (and many not described as such), I believe that this has led #14b to be undervalued in the catalogs. This is a reasonable nice example of a scarce stamp. Of this printing, Facit says "at most 10,000" examples were printed. However, only a small fraction of that quantity have survived in Mint condition without major defects. Scott 2025 value $190.

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89.00

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249485

15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] NEVER HINGED with VF centering. A wonderful example with great color, perfect perforations, excellent centering, and wonderful freshness. It can be hard to find undamaged examples of this stamp; it was printed on very thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet; there are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example shows a large break in the top of the "9" and in the right vertical of the "N" (but such varieties do not add to the cost). Seldom offered in such nice quality, but priced as a "normal" NH VF example!

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135.00

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249444

15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] Mint, lightly hinged, with XF centering. A wonderful example with great color, perfect perforations, almost perfect centering, and wonderful freshness. It can be hard to find undamaged examples of this stamp; it was printed on very thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet; there are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example is unusual in that it does not show any flaws of the overprint characters, but it is interesting in that the "9" is quite fat. Seldom offered in such nice quality!

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79.00

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248839

15 [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent Bicolor] Mint, modestly hinged, with F-VF centering. A very attractive example with very nice quality and appearance. It can be hard to find undamaged examples of this stamp; it was printed on very thin paper and is often found damaged. The locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions, struck twice on the sheet; there are many variations in the overprint characters from stamp to stamp. This example is unusual in that it does not show any flaws of the overprint characters!

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44.00

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249942

Scott #15 STRIP OF THREE [1895 "10 CENTS 1895" Surcharge on 50 cent "Bicolor"] Mint, with disturbed original gum likely resulting from sheets sticking together in the tropical climate and probably being steamed apart. The left stamp has partial gum, the center stamp has nearly full gum and would qualify simply as Mint Hinged, and the right stamp has only a little gum remaining. Naturally from such a situation, there are some gum remnants on the front, as well as modern "gum soak" from the steaming apart. The three stamps are uniformly F-VF centered. This multiple shows the great variation in the individual type characters; the overprint was made up of "well used" type pieces and not all of matching font design. The specialized literature refers to the "1" of "1895" existing with a straight top serif, which can be seen on the left stamp in this strip. However, I have long suspected that this variation is an "l" (the letter L) and not a digit "1" -- that difference can be very clearly seen on the left stamp. Furthermore, this locally-applied overprint was printed with a plate of only 50 positions (5 columns of 10 rows), struck twice on the sheet. As a result, multiples spanning columns 5 and 6 can show different alignment of the overprint -- THIS MIS-ALIGNMENT IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS IN THIS STRIP; the left overprint is significantly lower than the other two. While not the best quality one could wish for, this is a very interesting multiple showing important features of the local overprinting. Any multiples of this stamp are seldom offered. (The Scott 2025 value just as three Mint singles totals $135.)

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