Danmark, 1863
Partly paid letter sent from Kolding to Frederikshald 14 September 1863 via Sandøsund 17 September. Danish postage 20 sk, consisting of 2 Lsk. Danish share, Seapostage 2 Lsk. and Norwegian share 2 Lsk. However partly franking not allowed, therefore full postage claimed, 12 sk. specie plus 1 sk. delivery fee, total 13 sk. specie due by the addressee.
DKK 7.460,00
Danmark, 1945
Letter sent from Oksbøl to Geneve 3 October 1945, bearing one 40 øre Chr. X steel engraving issue, tied by CDS “OKSBØL” swiss type mark. Sent from the refugee camp “Oksbøl” and stamped on reverse with oval mark in blue “St. C. L./LEJRCHEFEN/I OXBØL” alongside line mark “Censureret” and censors signature.
DKK 560,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1900
King Christian IX, imperforate colour essay, red colour with wide margins also to the right, with gum. Considered to be the work of Alfred Jacobsen.
DKK 2.800,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1895
2¢ Stationery envelope from St. Thomas 2. July 1895 to St. Jan. Envelope with watermark I-C cancelled with in St. Thomas and receiving mark “ST. JAN 2/7 1895” DAKA Ant. 2. Underpaid with 1¢, thus taxed and struck “T” and charged 2¢ by addressee. Envelope with small crease at top left and slightly visible vertical fold.
DKK 2.240,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1866
Unpaid letter sent from St. Thomas to Nantes 24 January 1866 by French line B via St. Nazaire. Stamped French Octagonal “ST. THOMAS - PAQ. FR. B No. 1” and two-ring “COL. FR. PAQ. Fr. - 2 ST. NAZAIRE 2” in red. Erroneously stamped manuscript due mark “16” decimes and corrected to 10 decimes. In January 1866 the weight and rate changed from 7,5 grms to 10 grams per letter, and increased from 80 centimes to 100 centimes (10 decimes). Interesting letter.
DKK 4.100,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1903
Postcard St. Thomas 8 December 1903 to Aarhus, Denmark. 2¢ postcard Coat-of-Arms issue, Engström PC10A cancelled at St. Thomas. Interesting information about the 2/3 and 8/10 provisionals, and the 8¢ Coat-of-Arms issue that are not yet being sold to the public at St. Thomas since there is still a stock of the 10¢ provisionals. But, that he might be able to get them from St. Croix !
DKK 750,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1892
Unpaid letter sent from St. Thomas to Jersey City 27 October 1892 stamped with a “St. Thomas” CDS and circle “T”, on arrival in NY stamped “New York 10 Cents due” double-circle due mark and bearing a 10C US postage due stamp tied by Jersey City CDS. Very rare with US postage due stamps on DWI letters.
DKK 3.730,00
Danmark, 1919, PF 4
Freight Bill for two empty “wagons” bearing a 3-strip of 1 Kr. King Chr. X tied by two-ring mark “AGGERSUND FÆRGERI”. Scarcely seen, as mixed franking are the most commonly seen.
DKK 10.450,00
Danmark, 1945
Airmail letter sent from Copenhagen to St. Louis 3 July 1945 bearing correct postage of 125 øre, foreign rate 40 øre plus 85 øre airmail surcharge. Stamped 2-line “par avion - jusqu' à N. York.” - Rarely seen routing mark on letters. Danish and US censorship.
DKK 750,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1864
Entire sent from St. Thomas to New York 2 April 1864, charged 4 cents stamped by “NEW YORK SHIP LETTER - 4 - APR 27” and posted aboard the steamer “Alexander”.
DKK 930,00
Island, 1919
5 aur red square I GILDI overprint on 8 aur Numeral type BRJEFSPJALD postcard sent locally in Reykjavik 6 November 1919, paying the local 5 aur rate from 1.3.1919 to 15.5.1921. Ringstrøm 31 type II.
DKK 1.870,00
Danmark, 1855
Entire unpaid letter sent from Charleroi in Belgium to Altona 17. October 1855. Belgium share endorsed “2” decimes, T&T “7” Sgr. = 22 sk. danish + 5 sk. Danish rayon 1, total 27 sk. due.
DKK 1.490,00
Danmark, 1941
Letter sent from Holsted to Brørup 27. September 1944 franked with 10 øre underpaying the 20 øre rate. The postal service assumed that the letter contained money, then endorsed by “Formodes at indeholde Penge” and stamped “Brørup Postkontor” “27. SEP 1944”. As such, the letter were opened and proved to contain 13 kr. and fined with 20%, thus kr. 2,60 plus missing postage max. 20 øre due plus registration, 50 øre, total 3,10 kr. due by addressee.
DKK 1.870,00
Danmark, 1942
Letter sent from Fredericia to a soldier with the German forces at Field post number 27745 10 September 1942. Franked with 20 øre paying domestic rate, forwarded and returned and applied with return marks. Unusual letter.
DKK 1.190,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1849
Letter sent from St. Thomas to Ponce, Puerto Rico 4 April 1849 showing blue octagonal “S.TOMAS” and 2 1/2 due mark and blue “Isla De PTO.-RICO 7 ABR 1849” two-ring receiving mark on reverse, with received note endorsed on reverse and manuscript “2 1/2”. Rare letter.
DKK 26.120,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1824
Unpaid letter docketed St. Croix 10 August 1824 to Aberdeen, Scotland. By British Packet and charged 2/7, picked up by the Leeward Islands Packet and carried to Falmouth and received “LEEWARD ISLAND F” in green. Single letter rate 1813 - 37 1S/2d to Fallmouth, indland rate above 700 miles from Fallmouth to Aberdeen (798 miles) 1S/5d, total due 2/7 and boxed “1/2” d for mail coach. With an upright and beautiful “LEEWARD ISLANDS / F / SE 7 / 1824” in green ink. Of the letters with this Fallmouth mark only a very few are stamped in an upright position and as clear as this strike.
DKK 13.430,00
Dansk Vestindien, 1874
"Entire letter sent from St. Thomas to Jacmel Haiti 2 July 1874 through the British Post office, bearing a 3d and 1d tied by Duplex C51 St. Thomas A and by steamer endorsed "Par Moselle""
DKK 5.600,00
Danmark, 1855, 2b
Copenhagen foot-post cover franked with single Thiele 2 Rigsbankskilling type 5, plate I pos. 75. Fine margins and nicely tied by numral 1. Also blue, oval F P mark 26.11.1855. A most unusual and a most harmonious cover.
DKK 26.120,00
Island, 1943
Processed “V-MAIL” letter sent from APO 860 (Reykjavik), stamped “Passed by US BASE EXAMINER 0098”, dated 30 Dec. 1942, sent to Durham, NC, with envelope stamped New York Feb 11, 1943.
DKK 1.120,00
Danmark, 1858
Royal Service (K.T.m.a.) letter sent from Thisted to Viborg 3 March 1858. Stamped on front with 1-line mark “Thisted” and manuscript date “3/3 58”. Rarely seen.
DKK 5.970,00