David Feldman All World & Collections June 5-7, 2019

231 All World & Collections – June 6 & 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 42197 F / 230 1797 (12 March) Folded entire from St.Croix to Philadelphia, carried by Schooner “Liwely”, Captain C. Clark, struck on arrival by “4” cents marking, earliest handstamp rate marking of the United States (1792-98) 15 letters recorded, very fine and scarce 800 42198 F / 230 1797 (31 Aug.) Folded entire from onboard the Danish ship “Norge”, Capt. Steen, leaving St.Thomas on 22 July, to Inverness / Scotland, via Dover where it received DOVER / SHIP LRE marking, very fine 200 42199 F / 230 1802 (28 March) First British Occupation: Folded entire from St.Croix to London with interesting contents: “The Island was restored to its former government on the 16th Instant, and in consequence we must now ship all our sugar to Copenhagen”, sent by private ship “Echo” to Dover where it received oval ShipLetter / Dover pmk on face, very fine & scarce 400 42200 F / 232 1805 (25 May) Folded entire from St.Thomas to Tortola, Virgin Islands, reverse bears forwarding annotation by J.C. Rawlinson, sent onboard “The William” ship, very fine, cert. Nielsen 300 42201 F / 232 1806 (18 June) Folded entire from St.Croix to Nairn/Scotland, carried by ship “Fist of Clyde” to Glasgow where it received 2-line pmk GLASGOW 2 SEP 1806 on reverse, charged 11d, very fine 150 42202 F / 232 1806 (16 Dec.) Folded entire from St.Croix to Portmouth/USA, red SHIP pmk and NEW YORK MAY 11 cds, charged 22 cents on arrival (inland rate - 20c and ship fee 2c), very fine 200 42203 F / 232 1807 (20 Dec.) Folded entire from St.Croix to Ambroth/Scotland, interesting contents about the British blockade, very fine 200 42204 F / 232 1808 (10 Jan.) Folded entire from St.Croix to London, privately carried to Tortola where it received the 2-line TORTOLA 22 JAN 1808, packet rate to Falmouth (1s1d) then Falmouth to London (11d), total 2s, very fine 150 42205 F / 232 1808 (10 Jan.) Folded entire from St.Croix “one hour before the packet boat sails” to Ambroth/Scotland, mentioning British blockade “Which event took place here Christmas Day”, some wear 120 42206 F / 232 1809 (23 June) Folded entire from “Bethanien auf St.Jan” to Philadelphia/USA, sent from a Moravian Missionary named Siez who served in theWest Indies, sent by private ship to Baltimore where it received an entry cds and red SHIP s/l, very fine and scarce postal history item (see also accompanying item) 400 42207 F / 234 1810 (22 Nov.) Folded entire from Frederiksted to Christianstad, concerns the plantation “Negro Bay” near by Frederiksted, very fine 300 42208 F / 234 1811ca. Folded cover from St.Thomas to London bearing a good strike of the large fleuron ST.THOMAS APRIL 15 cds, charged 2s, small closed tear in the middle of the cover, still fine and very scarce, cert Nielsen 800 42209 F / 234 1811 (6 June) Folded entire addressed to Captain Jost Gerhard von Scholten (1783-1824), carried privately 120 Find the BID FORM at the end of this catalogue on page 601