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  • Lot# : 5041 Danish West Indies

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    1855/72: 3 c. dark carmine-rose, mint examples (2) from the early printing in differing shades, 1866 3 c. imperf. mint and a fine used example, 1872/73 3 c. carmine-rose, perf. 12½, two fine mint examples in differing shades. Generally fine, a scarce group Facit 1/3 = 9'000+ skr.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 370 CHF

    Lot# : 5042 Danish West Indies

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    1866 (May): 3 cents carmine-rose, an imperforate mint block of six from upper right of sheet, burelage D, first stamp (position 9) showing frame break at top by Posthorn, sixth stamp with minor spot on sceptre, otherwise superb and fresh with outer marginal watermark clearly showing; large part or unmounted og Facit 2 = 5'000+ skr.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5043 Danish West Indies

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    Catalogue# : 4C
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    1873 (Feb): 4 cents blue, mint imperforate horizontal pair, large margins all round and of fresh colour, large part og. Scarce and most attractive Mi = EUR 700/Facit 4/v3= 4'500 skr.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 370 CHF

    Lot# : 5044 Danish West Indies

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    Catalogue# : 24A/I+24A/II
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    1902 (Feb 27): '8 CENTS 1902' on 10 cents dark red-brown & blue, a magnificent mint block of 90, marginal from right of sheet, showing position 51 with 'Inverted Frame' variety (Facit 26v3 = 5'000 skr.), four stamps with variety 'white dot between 'T' and 'S' (Facit 26v11), the large multiple somewhat fragile with extensive splitting but of excellent freshness and original colour, large part to mostly unmounted original gum. An outstanding and extremely rare block Mi = EUR 2'445+/Facit 26 = 45'000 skr.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5045 Danish West Indies

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    1873/1902: Album pages with Numeral Issue set of nine 1 c. - 50 c. mint, 1896/1901 perf. 12¾ issue 1 c., 3 c. and 4 c. mint, 1887 surcharged 1 c. on 7 c. mint (2, one with inverted wmk.) and 10 c. on 50 c., majority fresh and fine (Facit = 19'000 skr.), plus a few Great Britain used with "C51" obliterator cancels of British P.O. in St. Thomas including 4 d. vermilion pl. 15 and an 1873 piece with GB bantam ½ d., 1 d. red and 1 s. green. An interesting lot. Facit 5/16+23+28 (20 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 560 CHF

    Lot# : 5046 Danish West Indies

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    1872: Sailor's Letter endorsed at top "Edward Smith Cooper, HMS Reindeer, Arica, Peru" and counter-signed by Commanding Officer, mailed to Newton Abbot, Devon and franked by vertical pair of Great Britain 1865/79 1 d. red pl. 139, lower stamp with perfs. trimmed, tied in transit by "C51" obliterators of St. Thomas. Reverse with Newton Abbot arrival cds (Feb 12). Cover with closed opening tear at top, but a remarkable and very rare usage. Cert. RPS (1973).

    Provenance: Collection E. Grant Glassco (Nov 1969), lot 911,
    E.E.Yates, Robson Lowe sale 31 July /1 Aug. 1940, lot 669.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF
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