Iceland, 1894
Unpaid envelope from Reykjavik 13 May 1894 to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Postmarked LAP ‘REYKJAVIK 13/5’ and circle ‘T’ and charged in pencil ‘25’ Dutch cent with postage due stamp 25 CENT TE BETALEN, and cancelled with ‘AMSTERDAM 20 MEY 94’, backstamped 1-ring ’21 P / EDINBURGH MY18 94’ and receiving cds ‘AMSTERDAM 19 MEI 94 10-12N’. As far as I’m aware, this is the earliest recorded letter from Iceland with a foreign postage due stamp, a great postal history rarity.
GBP 2,564.00
Iceland, 1893
German Reply postcard from Reykjavik 30 October 1893 to Goldberg, Schlesia, Germany. Reply side 10 PF REICHSPOST cancelled with ‘S.S. „THYRA“ ‘ line mark in violet ink, on back stamped grotesque type ‘SAUDÁKROKUR 25/10’ and Edinburgh 1-ring cds ‘EDINBURGH NO10 98’ and manuscript ‘Thyra – Reykjavik’, receving cds ‘GOLDBERG *8(SCHLESIEN)* 12.11.93.2-3N.’. A very rare and unusual ship cancellation used on a German DR reply card.
GBP 1,709.00
Iceland, 1925
20 aur red Views and Buildings approved colour proof affixed on cardboard paper. The perforation is different here with line perforation 11½, the issued stamps is with comb perforation 14 x 14½. Only recorded.
GBP 1,197.00
Iceland, 1932
International parcel card from Reykjavik 3 October 1932 to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King Chrisitan 1 Kr. narrow lines and 5 Kr. broken lines, 50 aur Views and Buildings and 20 aur Gullfoss tied by cds ‘REYKJAVIK 3.X.32’. Sent via Denmark with parcel label ‘757 Reykjavik’ and transit mark ‘KJØBENHAVN 12.10.32.11-13 / 3 TOLD POSTKT.’ Parcel weighing 3,3 kilos, total postage paid kr. 6,70 for parcels between 3-5 kg to Canada via Denmark 1.12.1931 – 31.1.1935. Parcels to North America are extremely scarce.
GBP 2,222.00
Iceland, 1919, 68
Registered letter from Reykjavik 14 July 1919 to Aalborg, Denmark. Jón Sigurdsson 25 Aur orange tied by cds ‘REYKJAVIK 14.VII.19’ alongside registration mark ‘ISLAND / R / ‘ with numeral ‘2915’ stamped on the envelope, backstamped ‘AALBORG 29.7.19’ receiving mark. Letter rate to Denmark 10 aur 1.1.1908 – 31.12.1919 plus 15 aur registration fee, total 25 aur correct rate.
GBP 214.00
Denmark, 1812
Foot post letter from Copenhagen 11 November 1812 to Roeskilde. Manuscript “frit” indicated that the letter was prepaid to Roeskilde. In Roeskilde the local delivery fee of 2 sk. marked with red crayon “2” paid by addressee. Foot post letters sent outside Copenhagen to other provincial cities are in fact small rarities.
GBP 513.00
Faroe Islands, 1946
Local registered letter from Viderejde 2 January 1946 to Thorshavn. Franked with 10 øre and two 20 øre King Christian X tied by udsleben star 'VIDEREJDE' and 'KLAKSVIG FÆRØERNE 2.2.46 15-17' and British registration label DAKA type 4 'R / No 0069 / Klaksvig'.
GBP 1,282.00
Danish West Indies, 1876
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.
GBP 684.00
Danish West Indies, 1893, 5, 8
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.
GBP 1,368.00
Danish West Indies, 1907, 24,25,29
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.
GBP 684.00
Danish West Indies, 1906, 24
Postcard from St. Thomas 20 April to Dresden, Germany. Pair 5 BIT King Christian IX tied by LAP 'ST. THOMAS 20/4 1906' and with German HAPAG steamer purser mark 'DANIA' and date stamp 'APR20 1906'. Used on a postcard with a HAPAG steamer on reverse 'HAMBURG=AMERIKA LINIE'. Scarce purser mark in superb quality.
GBP 684.00
Danish West Indies, 1856
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).
GBP 1,068.00
Danish West Indies, 1902, 11
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.
GBP 855.00
Danish West Indies, 1914, 37
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.
GBP 342.00
Danish West Indies, 1917
5 BIT King Christian X single postal card (Engström PC17B) from Christiansted 26 January 1916 to St. Thomas. Cancelled with four ring cancel no dot when arriving at St. Thomas post office by the mail boat. On reverse origin mark large 'C' struck and datestamp 'ST. THOMAS 27/1 1916', large 'C' rarely found and this is a clean and clear strike.
GBP 513.00
Danish West Indies, 1917
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.
GBP 427.00
Danish West Indies, 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.
GBP 427.00
Danish West Indies, 1895, 5, 5y,10
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.
GBP 855.00
Orange Free State, 1895, 7
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.
GBP 470.00
Danish West Indies, 1904, 22
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.
GBP 427.00