Coat of Arms

Local letter sent from Frederiksted to Christiansted 6 August 1902 bearing a pair 1c Coat of Arms type tied by CDS “FREDERIKSTED 6.8.1902” paying the 2c domestic rate.

5 CENTS Coat of Arms issue, imperforate, colour proofs, on large paper format, thin paper, without gum and watermark.

Decorative business envelope sent locally from Frederiksted 23 October 1902 to St. Croix. 1 cent and 5 cents Coat-of-Arms issue tied by LAP2 ‘FREDERIKSTED 23/10 1902’ and reception mark on reverse ‘CHRISTIANSTED 23/10 1902’. Domestic third letter rate 3x 2¢ = 6 cents from 1.1.1902 – 14.06.1905.

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.

Danish West Indies June 1904 to New York. Four 2¢ Coat-of-Arms issue (AFA 22) tied by “PAQUEBOT / (N.Y.2D DIV), with receiving mark struck on reverse “NEW YORK. N.Y. / 1904/ JUN 24 / 1-PM”. Foreign rate 8¢ from 1.1.1902 – 14.7.1905.

Domestic letter sent from Christiansted 2 November 1903 to St. Thomas. 2¢ red Coat-of-Arms tied by CHRISTIANSTED 2/11 1903 LAP3, ST. THOMAS 3/11 1903 receiving mark on reverse. 2¢ domestic letter rate from 1.1.1902 – 14.6.1905.

Postcard from St. Thomas 28 August 1904 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 2¢ Coat-of-Arms red tied by ST: THOMAS 28/8 1904 LAP2 and KJØBENHAVN V. 18.9.04.OMB.O receiving mark on front. 2¢ UPU postcard rate from 1.1.1902 – 14.7.1905.

PRINTED MATTER envelope St. Thomas 7 February 1905 to Utrecht, The Netherland. 1¢ Coat-of-Arms issue (AFA 16) tied with “UTRECHT 24 FEB 05” receiving mark on reverse. In this form as an envelope sent as printed matter is extremely rare. Rate 1¢ from 1.1.1902 – 14.7.1905.

2 Francs St. Thomas Harbour, hinged, imperforate. Extremely rare.

Postcard St. Thomas 30 January 1905 to Genoa, Italy. 2¢ Coat-of-Arms issue (AFA 22) tied by CDS “ST. THOMAS 30/1 1905”.

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 !

"Letter from Christiansted to Copenhagen July 12, 1904 tied by Christiansted four-ring cancellation, on reverse letter "C", St. Thomas and Copenhagen arrival mark. Correct franked paying the 8 cents UPU rate. Manuscript pr. "R.M.S." Royal Mail Steamer. Colourfull cover."

Provisional postcard 1/3 c. 1902 with additional franking 1 cent Arms type tied by St. Thomas cds June 10, 1903 to Costa Rica to make up the 2 cents rate for UPU postcards. Transit via Colon, Panama and readdressed in Costa Rica. A very unusual destionation.