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

261 All World & Collections – June 6 & 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° Estimate ( € ) 42335 42336 42335 F 1866 Folded entire from St.Thomas to Randers/Denmark, ST:THOMAS 23 6 1866 despatch cds, French ST.THOMAS 26 JUIN 66 PAQ. FR. B N°2 alongside with French boxed F/43 accountancy marking, the letter was locally franked by 1856 DWI 3c carmine tied by target cancel. This local postage was however not necessary since the 1st January 1866. Stamp repaired and replaced, an extraordinary mixed country franking, sold as is 1’000 42336 F HIGHEST RECORDED FRANKING BY FRENCH MAIL 1866 Front of cover to Bremen franked by Napoleon III 80c carmine in strip of six tied by diamond of anchor pmk, ST.THOMAS 26/6 1866 despatch cds alongside, carried by steamer “Panama” to St.Nazaire on 11 July, one 80c with rounded corner but of no importance for this Key-item of Danish West Indies postal history 800 42337 F / 258 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 200 42338 F / 258 1866 Folded cover to Tonsberg/Norway, despatch cds St.THOMAS 23/02 1866 and French ST.THOMAS 23 FEVR. 66 PAQ.FR.B N°2 steamer cds, carried by steamer “Louisiane” to St. Nazaire, in closed mail to Christiania where it arrived on March 18th, tear at top 150 42339 F / 258 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 400 42340 F / 258 1872 Folded cover to Vera Cruz franked by pair of Laureated Napoleon 30c brown in pair (somewhat faded), tied by clear anchor diamond of dots, ST.THOMAS 4/8 1872 despatch cds and French ST.THOMAS 4 AOUT 72 PAQ.FR.B. N°1 shipping cds, boxed P.P. in red alongside, very fine 500 42341 F / 264 1878 Unfranked double-rate folded entire to Genova, ST.THOMAS 4/4 1878 despatch cds and circled “T” applied before it was sent through the French post with ST.THOMAS 5 AVRIL 78 PAQ.FR.D N°1 shipping cds, taxed upon arrival with 2L80 Italian postage due stamps, (French part of postage was 1F60), Genova arrival bs, wrongly taxed as DWI was already a member of the GPU, a very unusual item, see also article enclosed 800