Thiele 4 rbs. brown, close margins and partly slightly touched, uncancelled on entire letter with adjacent blue manuscript "Copenhagen 19/8" (1853) and endorsed "P Obotrit via Wismar" to Hamburg, showing on reverse blue Wismar cds. of 20.8., railroad mark "HAGENOW-ROSTOCK" and distribution mark; taxed "5" Mecklenburg schilling. In addition a letter from the same correspondence of July 16, 1852, paid in cash with "16" skilling without transit...

TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN POSTAL UNION: 1855, Envelope from "KJØBENHAVN 5 8 1858" to Wildbad in the Kingdom of Württemberg, prepaid with "9" skilling Danish postage "4" skilling late fee and "13" skilling German postage which is marked with "3" groschen in red crayon. On reverse transit mark of Hamburg, Baden railroad mark and arrival mark; fine and scarce

4 sk. orange-brown, horizontal strip of 3, slightly touched at left, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "6" from "AABENRAA 0/6 1859" (1 missing) to Bruel in Mecklenburg-Schwerin with Mecklenburg cds. "HAMBURG 10/6" applied over the dispatch mark, most likely to 'correct' the date; the Mecklenburg share of the postage noted as "3/4" (schilling courant). A fine and interesting cover

TO THE NETHERLANDS WITH POSTAL FRAUD ON THE POST OFFICE: 4 sk. vermilion, a damaged copy, previously used on a letter with blue paper of which a portion still adheres to the gum side, used with 2 sk. and 8 sk. yellow-brown (applied with large thin) tied by duplex "181/SJ.JD.P.S.P.D 31/6" to lettersheet to Amsterdam with arrival mark; an interesting and colourful cover sent abroad

TO SWEDEN: 1858, 4 sk. brown, just clear at right, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "1" with adjacent "KJØBENHAVN 27 5" (1861) on cpl. printed matter to Uddewalla, Sweden with Gotheborg transit mark, fine

SMALL BALANCE: 1851/61, 3 franked letters (2 with 4 rbs.), unfranked letter and 2 price currents from London to Denmark, one with "HULL SHIP LETTER"

DENMARK: 1857, Double rate lettersheet with seal of High Court on reverse, sent from "KJØBENHAVN 21/2 1857" via "HAMBURG 24 FEB. 1857" and London to St. Croix with transit marks of the British and Danish PO at St. Thomas, charged with "2/9"; additional "8" cents inland fee was cancelled due to the official character of the letter; small ink erosion, otherwise fine, scarce

1802, "Address of the Burgher Council of St. Thomas d.b. 19 febr. 1802" to the honorable Lt. Colonel Casimir William von Scholten, governor of St. Thomas from 1800 to 1801 and 1803 to 1807, interesting item

1814, "ST:THOMAS NOV 29 1814", large fleuron, nice strike on unpaid double rate lettersheet to London, charged on arrival with "4/4". Slightly stained on reverse, otherwise fine and very scarce

1837, Entire letter from St. Croix to Toronto, Canada, showing on front red "SHIP" and "NEW-YORK APR 2" and green "QUEENSTON AP 10 1837", charged with a total of "1/11½"; 2 vertical file folds, one affecting the Queenston cancel; a fine letter with scarce destination

1854, "FOREIGN LETTER OFFICE ST. THOMAS" on reverse of entire letter from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to New York, privately carried to St. Thomas and from here sent to Baltimore with frontside blue arrival mark of November 16, "SHIP" and "7" (cents due); a file fold on front with paper break and entire slightly stained

4 c. blue/brown, diagonal bisect, tied by cds. "CHRISTIANSTED 10/2 1903" to envelope to Frederiksted with arrival mark, very fine