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

252 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) All World & Collections – June 6 & 7, 2019 42295 F 1852 Folded entire to Madeira bearing on reverse ST:-THOMAS JA4 1852 despatch cds, carried by SS “Clyde” via Southampton, red RETURNED FOR “3/3” POSTAGE applied in London, then sent back via RMS “Orinoco” and N°274 DETAINED FOR POSTAGE applied upon return in St.Thomas, further ST:- THOMAS FE20 1852 backstamp, also ms “Missent to St.Thomas”, then back by SS “Great Western”, 160Reis due handstamp applied upon arrival in Madeira, an extraordinary item 2’000 42296 F / 250 RARE “TOO LATE” POSTMARK 1852 Folded entire to Copenhagen dated St. Croix 29 July 1852 sent to St.Thomas on the 31st after closing of the mail bag for SS “Magdalena”. As no “Late fee” was paid, the letter was held in the PO until the next Packet, carried by SS “Medway” which left on 17 August for arrival at Southampton on 5 September, extremely rare strightline “TOO LATE” on reverse, apparently only two recorded, very fine 800 42297 F / 250 1853 Folded entire to Copenhagen bearing on reverse ST:-THOMAS NO15 1853 cds, London 5DE 1853 transit, carried by SS “Orinoco” to Southampton, then via K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg 7/12 cds to Copenhagen, very fine 200 42298 F / 250 “MIXED RATE” PERIOD - 1 February to 1 September 1854 1854 Folded entire to Copenhagen dated St. Croix 11 August 1854 bearing on reverse ST:-THOMAS AU15 1854 cds, London 30AU 1854 transit, carried by SS “Atrado” to Southampton, then via K.D.O.P.A. Hamburg 2/9 cds to Copenhagen, mixed rate cover paying 74RBS for St.Thomas to Hamburg route (British P.O.) plus 9RBS for Danish Postage, very fine 300 42299 F / 250 1854 Folded entire from the Sardianian Consulate at St.Thomas to Gibraltar, reverse bears Sardinian Consulate handstamp, large-arc ST:-THOMAS MY31 1854 despatch ds, London 15JU 1854 transit and GIBRALTAR 24JU 1854 arrival, very fine and quite unusual item 300