David Feldman All World & Collections Including Rarities of the World December 11-12 2019

158 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) All World & Collections – Including Rarities of the World Express and Foreign Letter Office 40610 F / 156 1854 (10 Mar.) Folded entire to the USA dated 10 March 1854 bearing on reverse FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST.THOMAS cachet, NEW-YORK / SHIP APR 20 “7” transit on obverse, carried by the “North Star” 200 40611 F / 156 1863 (5 Jan.) Envelope to Philadelphia, sent via St.Thomas where large oval ST.THOMAS EXPRESS OFFICE in blue was applied on reverse together with forwarding handstamp of J.NILES & Co, obverse bears NEW YORK SHIP LETTER cds, a very fine and rare marking 500 British Post 40612 F / 156 1843 Folded entire from St.Croix, privately carried to St.Thomas, addressed to Copenhagen, reverse bears large-arc ST:-THOMAS DE13 1843 ds alongside with London and St.P.A. Hamburg transit ds, rare 3s11d “Warrant rate”, carried by SS “Dee” to Bermuda then by SS “Clyde” to Southampton 300 40613 F / 156 LATEST RECORDED COVER FROM BRITAIN VIA THE ALTONA ROUTE 1848 Folded entire to Copenhagen dated St. Croix 2 April 1849 bearing on reverse ST:-THOMAS AP3 1849 cds, London 24AP 1848 transit and ALTONA 26/4 49 cds, carried by SS “Trent” to Bermuda and by SS “Great Western” to Southampton, LATEST recorded letter going via Altona with Danish mail (A Danish circular of April 12th stated that letters from Britain should go via Hamburg rather than Altona from May 1st) 300 40614 F / 156 1855 Envelope to Corsica bearing the scarce red crowned circle PAID AT ST.THOMAS handstamp (CC2), reverse bears small arc ST:-THOMAS JY31 1855 ds, carried by SS “Parana” to Southampton, London 18AU 1855 transit and PD in oval alongside, very fine cover with the scarce crowned circle 300 40615 F / 156 1869 Envelope to Bordeaux franked by QV 1865-73 4d vermilion pair cancelled by central horizontal barred C51 numeral, red ST.THOMAS JY30 69 PAID despatch cds together with PD in circle, LONDON PAID 14 AU 69 transit and French entry cds, BORDEAUX 15 AOUT 69 arrival bs, carried onboard SS “Tasmanian” to Plymouth, very fine 200 40616 F Collection / 156 1843-71, Group of 14 covers having gone through the British Postal Service, showing a fine selection of cancels with several neatly struck “Large-Arc” ST:THOMAS cds, mostly addressed to the UK but also France, Denmark, Jamaica and Germany, some items in transit at St.Thomas such as cover from LA Gueira, various ships, one MIXED RATE period item (1 February to 1 September 1854), then “Small-Arc” cancels, various ships, a great lot 1’000 - 1’500 French Post 40617 F / 160 1866 Folded cover from St.Jago (Cuba, consulate cds on face) to Nantes bearing on reverse ST.THOMAS 24 JUIL 66 PAQ. FR. B No. 4, very fine 120 40618 F / 160 1869 Envelope from Cuba (Brooks & Co Aug. 18 1869 forwarder cds on face) to Bordeaux franked by French Laureated Napoleon III 80c tied by “Anchor” diamond of dots, bearing on reverse clear ST.THOMAS 23 AOUT 69 PAQ. FR. B No. 2, very fine 240 You may bid LIVE by Internet at www.davidfeldman.com