Charleston, South Carolina continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| A | 211 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Three huge margins, ornaments touched
at right, tied by red "Charleston S.C. Oct. 9/10" integral-rate circular
datestamp on bright white cover to Thompson Conn., 1849 docketing,
trivial flap tear and small opening tear at top rightVERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE HONOUR'S 4LB5 STAMP TIED BY THE CHARLESTON DATESTAMP -- ONLY TWO OTHER SIMILARLY-TIED COVERS ARE KNOWN TO US. The "Honour's/City Post/2 Cents" stamp on Yellow paper was evidently the first of the rectangular typeset stamps that followed the first oval issue. This October 1849 usage is very early (most others are used in 1850). We are aware of two other covers with this stamp tied by the red datestamp and used alone. Ex Caspary and Boker (Image) |
E. 5,000-7,500 |
| A | 212 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Variety with Pearl 18 turned left,
huge margins, cancelled by five ms. lines, red "Charleston S.C. Apr. 6/10"
integral-rate circular datestamp on 1850 blue folded letter to New York,
fresh and Extremely Fine, very rare, ex Hessel
(Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A | 213 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Variety with Pearl 18 turned left,
ample to large margins, red crayon "X" (not tied), red "Charleston S.C.
Mar. 27/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to
Baltimore, docketed 1850 on flap, Very Fine, ex Boker
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| A | 214 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Orange Yellow shade of paper, three
huge margins, clear at left, uncancelled (lifted and hinged in place), red
"Charleston S.C. Feb. 26/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on blue
folded cover to New York, docketed 1850 on flap, fresh and Very Fine --
although the stamp is hinged to the cover, this is a typical usage in the
proper time period -- ex Chapman, Caspary, Boker
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| A | 215 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Two large margins, slightly in at
right, uncancelled, red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 21" (ca. 1850) circular
datestamp and ms. "20" due rate on brown cover to New York, stained at
upper right, Fine, ex Hessel (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| A | 216 |
 Honour's City Post, Charleston
S.C., 2c Black on Yellow (4LB7). Margins clear to just touching
ornaments, uncancelled, red "Charleston S.C. Dec. 18/10" integral-rate
circular datestamp on 1850 blue folded letter to New York, fresh and Very
Fine, used somewhat out of time period for 4LB7 (accompanying P.F.
certificate declines opinion as to usage)
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |