Danish West Indies, 1867
Letter from Caracas June 1867 to Bordeaux, France. Local ship letter stamp with all perforations intact, Dos Reales green SAN TOMAS – LA GUIAIRA – Pto CABELLO (FACIT LG17) tied by provisional handstamp ‘ 1¼ and on front senders cachet ‘MONTAMAT & DOUE / CARACAS’. Sent via ST. THOMAS, on reverse red LONDON JU 26 66 and reception mark Bordeaux 28 Jun, transit Paris. French due ‘20’ decimes. Arrived at Southampton with RMSPC steamer MERSEY.
GBP 3,390.00
Greenland, 1925
Miniature cover addressed to Mr Lincoln Russell, Etah, Greenland and inscribed "via U.SS Peary, and signed R.E Byrd", franked with U.S 2c tied by oval "U.S NAVY / POLAR EXPEDITION" cachet, a very scarce flown Polar Air Mail cover addressed to Greenland. Scarce.
GBP 1,356.00
Greenland, 1933
Letter flown from Julianehaab 15 August 1933 via Angmagssalik to Reykjavik and carried to Copenhagen where it received the machine cancel 24. August 1933. 10 øre wavy-line and 15 øre Caravel issue paying 25 øre 2nd letter rate (50-250g). 10 øre cancelled with “LINDBERGH POST - GRØNLAND REYKJAVIK” in purple stamped in Greenland, and 15 øre Caravel with one short perforation, with KØBENHAVN 24.8.33 14.45 K.19 on arrival at Copenhagen., on reverse oval cachet 'GRØNLANDS STYRELSE'. This is one of few letters sent by Mr. Petersen to his father in Nyborg. Rare and early example of Greenland Pioneer Mail.
GBP 3,390.00
Denmark, 1746
Letter originating Stettin 22 July 1746 to Bordeaux, France. Forwarder ‘Hamburg d. 29 July 1746, pr. Addresse Johan Christian Crimmel’. Postmarked T&T ‘D ALLEMAGNE’ Type IIb 38,5 x 4 mm, charged ‘25’ sols Hamburg-Bordeaux due.
GBP 127.00
Danish West Indies, 1912, 37
Wrapper for printed matter from Frederiksted 25 March 1912 to Copenhagen, Denmark. 10 BIT King Frederik VIII tied by LAP datestamp FREDERIKSTED 25/3 1912. UPU printed matter rate 5 BIT for each 50 gram 1.4.1905 – 31.3.1917, 50-100 gram is 2x 5 BIT = 10 BIT. Very few wrappers have survived.
GBP 1,017.00
Faroe Islands, 1942
Freightletter from Thorshavns Mælkeforsyning from Thorshavn 31 August 1942 to Kvivik, weight 2 kg, freight 1,0 kr., paid, with one 1 kr. red imperforate and cancelled with two-line mark. Complete form with Fragtbrev and Kvittering.
GBP 424.00
Slesvig, 1920
Postcard from Flensburg 1 February 1920 to Hellerup, Denmark. Pair 10 pf Plebiscit tied by datestamp ‘FLENSBURG 1.2.20 1-2V / *1 k’ and official cachet ‘COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE * SLESVIG * LE PREFET DE POLICE’, scarce on letters.
GBP 508.00
Denmark, 1848
Letter from the naval ship PILEN 25 august 1848 to Copenhagen. Soldier’s mail free of charge, marked by an X red crayon. Letter written Ludvig Holbøll (premierløjtnant, 1826-1856).
GBP 424.00
Danish West Indies, 1907
Envelope from St. Thomas 11 September 1907 to N. Y. City, USA. Fraudulent letter because the sender has affixed a previously used King Christian IX 25 BIT adhesive. Endorsed ‘Timbre Frauduleux’ and circled with red crayon. A report form ‘Formular Nr. 120.’ was filled out and forwarded together with the fraudulent letter to the addressee under official mail service, the letter also taxed due for the insufficiently franking. As sender's addressee wasn't apparent on the envelope, the letter was forwarded. Only two such forms has been recorded from the Danish West Indies.
GBP 3,390.00
Slesvig, 1920
Reiseausweis issued Tinnum 13 April 1920 issued for Arthur Petersen, living in Tinnum, für den Internert Röm. Valid until 1 August 1920 for the purpose travel to and from the Abstimmungsgebiet. Stamped with the cachet ‘COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE SLESVIG’, cachets CIS Stedesand on reverse.
GBP 254.00
Slesvig, 1920, 20,25,26
German parcel card from Hoyer 30 April 1920 to Hamburg, Germany. Mixed franking of two 40 pf. 20 pf, 1 and 2 Mark Plebiscit. Value 800 Mark, registration label ‘589 / Hoyer / 35’, parcel weighing until 10 kg, parcel fee above 75 km. = 2,50 Mark, registration 0,20 Mark, value fee until 1000 Mark 0,40 Mark, total 3,20 Mark, correct franking.
GBP 2,119.00
Greenland, 1948, 11,12,15
Registered airmail letter from Godthaab 20 June 1948 to Caracas, Venezuela. 1 and 5 øre, 5 Kr. American issue tied with datestamp GODTHAAB 20-6-1948 and Caracas reception mark on reverse. Extremely rare destination and 5 kr. on letter most unusual.
GBP 2,542.00
Danish West Indies, 1909, 36
Picture postcard from St. Thomas 18 December 1909 to Toulon, France. 5 BIT King Frederik VIII green and local CHRISTMAS SEAL 1909 tied by LAP 'ST. THOMAS 18/12 1909' on picture side.
GBP 297.00
Danish West Indies, 1917, 70, DWI46
Parcelletter from Rudme 29 May 1917 to Taastrup. Mixed franking of Danish West Indies 15 BIT King Christian X and Denmark 15 øre King Christian X tied by swiss type cds 'RUDME 29.5.17 4-E'. An unusual usage to a soldier at Barfredshøjlejren. A very rare and unusual combination of DWI and DK stamps accepted by the postal service and not charged for insufficient postage, envelope slight cut down at left side.
GBP 339.00
Danish West Indies, 1917
Transition letter. Letter from Christiansted during the transition period 1.4.1917 - 30.9.1917 to Skive, Denmark. US 15 cent stamp tied by US datestamp 'CHRISTINASTED SEP 8 1917 / SAINT CROIX'. 5 Cents equals 25 BIT UPU single letter rate, plus 10 US cents registration fee = 15 Cents total postage, only recorded single franking US 15 cents from DWI during the transition perioed. British re-sealing tape 'OPENED BY CENSOR. / 181'. On reverse the rare 'CHRISTIANSTED SAINT CROIX / REGISTERED / SEP 8 1917' from the transition period and NY Registered marks and Skive reception mark 10 Novemmber 1917.
GBP 2,373.00
Danish West Indies, 1882, 10
Lettersheet sent from St. Thomas 5 October 1882 to Carupano, Venezuela. 10 Cents bicoloured III printing perforation 14 x 13 1/2, normal frame and tied by St. Thomas CDS. Letters to South America are rather unusual from Danish West Indies compared to all other countries around the world. 10¢ UPU letter rate 1.4.1879 – 31.12.1901.
GBP 424.00
Danish West Indies, 1902, 16,17
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.
GBP 636.00
Danish West Indies, 1905
1¢ Coat-of-Arms double postal card REPLY card sent from Christiansted 24 April 1905 to St. Thomas with reception LAP ‘ST. THOMAS 25.4.1905’ applied on front. Reply sides rarely seen used. Domestic postal card rate 1 cent from 1.1.1902 – 14.6.1905.
GBP 424.00
Danish West Indies, 1838
Folded letter dated St. Croix 3 March 1838 to London, then readdressed to Caen, France. Packet single letter rate to London 1813-1837 2sh2d and stamped boxed red ‘PACKET LETTER’. Readdressed and posted from London 10 April, stamped French ‘ANGLETERRE-PAR-CAEN 11 AVR 1833’ and charged 25 decimes.
GBP 297.00
Danish West Indies, 1817
Folded letter dated St. Croix 15 July 1817 to Aberdeen via Lancaster, Great Britain. By ship and on arrival stamped framed, stepped ‘LALNCASTER / SHIP LETTER’ and backstamped fleuron ‘LANCASTER / 9 SEP 9 / 1817 / o 239 o’ and red ‘SEP / W M / 1811’. Routing instruction noted ‘Ship Neptune / Via Lancaster. Charge note ‘1/8’ due.
GBP 678.00
Danish West Indies, 1905, 25 Proof
Two 10 BIT King Christian IX photographic proof of the adopted design affixed on a large size card-board. Only recorded example of the final design for the issued stamp.
GBP 636.00