Dansk Vestindien / Danish West Indies

Breve Kvadrater & Tofarvet /
      Letters Squared and Bicolored Issue’s

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10372 10372 1878 Danish West Indies. Letter from St. Thomas to Maine, USA July 31, 1878 with singlefranking 12 cents bicoloured I. printing tied by four-ring canceller alongside St. Thomas cds. Some repair to the envelope should not detract this fine item. Ex. Weiergang. 1800
10274 10274 1880 Danish West Indies. Local letter franked with 3 cents bicoloured III printing from St. Thomas to St. Croix July 9, 1880. A fine cover showing the 3 cents local rate. 300
0108 108 1885 Danish West Indies. Postal stationery from Dominican Republic Puerto Plata May 18, 1885 via Danish post Office at St. Thomas 27.5 and forwarded via the French Post office at St. Thomas May 29 via St. Nazaire to Heidelberg in Germany. Red French St. Thomas PAQ. Fr. B. No. 2 May 29, 1885 and carried to Europe by the Vera Cruz packet "Ville de Bordeaux" which left Vera Cruz May 19th and arrived in St. Nazaire June 12, 1885. 375
10275 10275 1893 Danish West Indies. Letter franked with 10 cents bicoloured VI printing from Christianssted to Copenhagen December 12, 1895 tied by mute four-ring cancellation and to make up the 10 cents UPU rate. On reverse Christianssted "C" and St. Thomas transit. Arrival mark on reverse. 200
10281 10281 1894 Danish West Indies. Letter from St. Thomas to Assens January 9, 1894 franked with a pair of 5 cents bicoloured VI printing to make up the 10 cents UPU rate. Possible earliest reported use of VI printing. 350
10346 10346 1894 Danish West Indies. Tripple colour franking on registered letter from St. Thomas to Copenhagen June 6, 1894 1 cent, 4 cents and 12 cents II printing tied by St. Thomas cds with Copenhagen arrival mark on reverse. 4 cents with round corner, however a most desirable item with the rare 12 cents on cover. 1500
10279 10279 1896 Danish West Indies. 2 Cents envelope wm III with additional 1 cent bicoloured VIII printing from Frederiksted to Bassin September 23, 1896 tied by Frederiksted cds and Christiansted arrival mark on reverse. Local rate 3 cents, unusual item. 350
10351 10351 1897 Danish West Indies. 3 cents stationery wm III envelope with postage due blue crayon 35 centimes from Christiansted to Otterup via Le Havre and red cryon 56 (øre) to be claimed by addressee. A very fine postage due item. 500
10352 10352 1897 Danish West Indies. 3 cents stationery double wm III envelope with postage due 35 centimes from Christiansted to Otterup and red cryon 56 (øre) to be claimed by addressee. A very fine postage due item. 500
10277 10277 1898 Danish West Indies. Letter franked with 10 cents bicoloured inverted frame VII printing from St. Thomas to Copenhagen November 22, 1898 tied by St. Thomas cds. 10 cents with error, dot between TS in Cents. 10 cents UPU rate. Arrival mark on reverse. 200
10278 10278 1898 Danish West Indies. Letter franked with 10 cents bicoloured inverted frame VII printing from Christiansted to Copenhagen December 19, 1898 tied by Christiansted cds. 10 cents UPU rate. St. Thomas transit and Copenhagen arrival mark on reverse. A fine cover. 200
10270 10270 1903 Danish West Indies. 8/10 cents provisional issue with normal frame on letter from St. Thomas to Herlufsholm pr. Næstved February 3, 1903 tied by St. Thomas cds. 8 cents UPU rate to Denmark 8 cents from 01.01.1902 to 14.07.1905. A fine letter. 300
10283 10283 1903 Danish West Indies. 8 cents letter from St. Thomas to Copenhagen August 14, 1903 with French mail service tied by St. Thomas cds. Via Le Havre September 4 cds on front and franked with a pair of 4 cents bicoloured IV printing to make up the 8 cents UPU rate to Denmark 8 cents from 01.01.1902 to 14.07.1905. A very fine letter. 350
10268 10268 1903 Danish West Indies. 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. 500
10269 10269 1917 Danish West Indies. Local letter from Christianssted with US Christianssted cds September 17, 1917 from the transition period with US/DWI stamps. Philatelic use. 50
0123 123 1917 Danish West Indies. Transition letter. Letter from Charlotte Amalie to Copenhagen July 9, 1917 franked US 5 cent stamp tied by US cds Charlotte Amalie. 5 Cents equals 25 BIT. British censor strip and Copenhagen arrival cds on reverse. Rare 350
0093 93 1917 Danish West Indies. Domestic Transition letter. Commercial envelope from Frederiksted to New York May 7, 1917 franked with 2 cents US stamp and cancelled with the Danish Frederiksted cds. 2 Cents correspond to 10 BIT foreign rate. Fine item. 500