Dansk Vestindien

Envelope from St. Thomas to Petersburgh, New York, USA. Great Britain 4d Queen Victoria vermilion plate 14, duplex 'C51' 'ST-THOMAS - PAID - A MR4 76' and postmarked on arrival 'NEW-YORK / DUE 5 CTS. / MAR 18', unusually sharp and clean postmarks, postal rate 4d with RMSCP.

2 CENTS stationery envelope from St. Thomas 31 October 1893 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 2 CENTS blue envelope watermark I with detached apple from arches (Engström E1A), buttom flap under side flaps, additional franked with 1 CENT bicolored VIII printing and 7 CENTS bicolored II printing tied by LAP1 'ST:THOMAS 31/10 1893', London transit mark and Copenhagen receiving mark 18/1 1893. Envelope with a few light stains.

Registered letter from St. Thomas 7 March 1907 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 5 BIT, 10 BIT and 50 BIT King Christian IX issue tied by LAP “ST. THOMAS 7/3 1907” and boxed registration mark “R / St. Thomas D.V.I. / No 2561" in purple in and New York transit and Milwaukee reception mark on reverse. Letter rate 40 BIT UPU rate to US 15.7.1905 – 30.9.1907 plus 25 BIT registration fee, correct 65 BIT postage paid.

Unpaid letter sent from Christiansted 28 April 1856 to Copenhagen, Denmark. Canceelled ANT1 “CHRISTIANSTED 28/4 1856” alongside ANT1 “ST. THOMAS 29/4 1856” struck in blue ink. Charged manuscript “51/9” on reverse, total “60” Skilling due by the addressee noted on face, with 9 sk. Danish share, 51 foreign share = “16” Schilling Courant” = “12” Silver Groschen, of which the British share is “10” pence = 9 Silver Groschen, leaving German share with 3 Silver Groschen (12 less 9).

Uprated 3 CENTS orange stationery envelope watermark IV (Engström E8) from Fredeiksted 15 November 1902 Copenhagen, Denmark. 12 CENTS bicolored II printing tied by LAP 'FREDERIKSTED 15/11 1902' alongside boxed registration mark 'Dansk Vestindien / R No 728', transit mark LAP 'ST. THOMAS 17/11 1902', LONDON 4/12 1902 and reception mark 'COPENHAGEN 6/12 02' on reverse. 8 cents UPU letter rate 8¢ (1.1.1902-14.7.1905) plus registration fee 5 cents (1.1.1902-14.7.1905), total rate 13¢, overfranked by 2 cents.

Picture postcard from St. Thomas 28 December 1914 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 10 BIT King Frederik VIII red and local CHRISTMAS SEAL 1914 tied by LAP 'ST. THOMAS 29/11 1914'. 10 BIT is the UPU postcard rate.

Transition letter. Letter from Frederiksted during the transition period 1.4.1917 - 30.9.1917 to Copenhagen, Denmark. US 5 cent stamp tied by US datestamp 'FREDERIKSTED ---/21 1917 / SAINT CROIX'. 5 Cents equals 25 BIT UPU single letter rate. British re-sealing tape 'OPENED BY CENSOR. / 542'. ODENSE reception mark 20.8.1917.

Envelope from Frederiksted 26 April 1917 to New York, USA. 2 cents US stamp cancelled with the Danish type LAP 'FREDERIKSTED 26/4 1917'. 2 Cents correspond to 10 BIT domestic rate, from 1 April 1917 DWI was US territory. Transition period from 1.4.1917 - 30.9.1917.

Registered letter from St. Thomas 17 September 1895 to London, England. 12x 1 cent bicolored IX printing and 5 cents VI printing, 1c position 91 isolated normal frame in the first stamp of the upper right strip of four. UPU 10 cents letter rate plus 7 cents registration fee, total rate 17 cents.

2 cents single postal card sent from St. Thomas 27 December 1895 to Berlin, Germany. 2 cents card 5 text lines, frame type 3Ha [5,0 – 4,0] uprated with 1 cent bicolored inverted frame printing VII with two round corner perforations. Reception mark Berlin 17/1 1896. Sent with German HAPAG steamer, stamped purple ink ‘AUSTRALIA’ line mark twice, manuscript ‘St. Thomas 27/XII 95’ red ink. UPU postcard rate 3¢ until 31.12.1901.

Private Mailing Card, Hamburg-American Line’s Cruises to the West Indies, Steamer ‘PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE’ sent from St. Thomas 14 January 1904 to Illinois, USA. 2¢ Coat-of-Arms cancelled with cds ST. THOMAS 14/1 1904. UPU postcard rate 2¢ from 1.1.1902.

Postcard, to Gendarm Rasmussen Nr. 59, Frederiksted. An already used 5 øre Danish King Frederik VIII adhesive, affixed and then cancelled with a purple rubber mark, partly ‘St. Cröix’, maybe a stamp from the ‘Kasernen’. Certainly not sent with the post, likely delivered soldier's themselves.

Letter from Christiansted April 1915 to Charlottenlund, Denmark. 10 BIT and 15 BIT King Frederik VIII tied by LAP Christiansted, backstamped ‘CHARLOTTENLUND 16.4.1915’. UPU letter rate 25 BIT from 1.10.1909 – 31.3.1917.

Double picture postcard with St. Thomas view sent from St. Thomas 20 July 1910 to Münich, Germany. 30 BIT King Frederik VIII extremely rare SINGLE FRANKING tied by LAP ‘ST. THOMAS 20/7 1910’, sent as printed matter and registered mail with boxed mark ‘ST. THOMAS / R / 8399’ and reception mark on front ‘SOLLN 2. / (VILLENKOLONIE) 16 AUG 10’. UPU printed matter rate 5 BIT plus 25 BIT registration few, correct 30 BIT rate.

Prepaid entire from Copenhagen 23 June 1850 to Frederiksted, Danish West Indies. Paid 79 sk. in cash and noted ‘8’ top middle for 8 sk. late delivery fee between 1-2 hours after closing hours at the Copenhagen post office. British postage share 1/4d, London transit mark on front.

Prepaid envelope from Haderslev 18 January 1863 to Christiansted, Danish West Indies. Paid 48 sk. with 39/9 sk. foreign/Danish share of the postage. Hamburg transit, London transit and Christiansted date stamps on front, and red crayon ‘4’ cents for local delivery in DWI.

1 Franc pair and 25 BIT King Frederik VIII tied on large piece from parcelcard, franked at the rate of 2,50 Francs for a likely sent to Denmark via Germany, weighing up to 10 pound, rate valid after 1910 until 1917.

3 cent bicoloured IV printing, normal frame, frame group IV. Imperforate, thin and small imperfections on front.

Postcard originated Christiansted via St. Thomas to Copenhagen 5. September 1907. At St. Thomas cancelled with “C” Christiansted and St. Thomas mute 4-ring tying the stamp alongside St. Thomas CDS.

50 BIT King Christian X die colour proof in the violet colour approved for the 15 BIT stamp. Printed on cross watermarked white paper stamped by the printing house H. H. Thieles Bogtrykkeri København, dated manuscript 30/10-14. A most spetacular exhibition item. Unique.

5 Francs St. Thomas Harbour issued cancelled with cds ‘ST. THOMAS 30/7 1908’. Plate flaw with broken white line under ‘K·VE’ in DANSK VESTINDIEN, on the upper stamp of the pair. AFA catalog value for the stamps alone DKK 5.400.