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**Honour's City Express and Penny Post**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
72		Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Brown Rose (4LB1). Oval shape, margins slightly into frameline, uncancelled, repaired tear into blank center, affixed to 1851 folded letter to New York City with red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 24/10" integral-rate circular datestamp, stamp did not originate on this cover FINE-APPEARING STAMP. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE HONOUR'S 1849 OVAL STAMP ON BROWN-ROSE PAPER. Our records compiled for the Golden sale have been corrected to reflect the fact that this stamp is on Brown Rose paper (4LB1), not Yellow (4LB2). We previously counted five Yellow and four Brown Rose, based on an old description of the stamp offered here. However, with the emergence of the Hall collection and the opportunity to examine this cover, we must now count four Yellow and five Brown Rose. The long sealed tear in this stamp and late use are sufficient reasons for us to think it has been added to the cover. Therefore, to revise our census, item 3 in our Yellow 4LB2 census (see Golden catalogue, lot 206) should be deleted. The Brown Rose 4LB1 list is amended as follows: 1) cut rectangular, in at top, used on Aug. 16, 1849 cover, ex Hind, Golden (realized $12,000 hammer), 2) cut to shape (brighter Pink paper), used with 10c 1847 on Jul. 14, 1849 cover, ex Hessel, Golden (realized $37,500), 3) cut rectangular, in at top, on piece dated Aug. 19, 1849, ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker, Golden (realized $9,000), 4) cut to shape, cancelled by red Charleston circular datestamp (June date, no year), minor faults, ex Middendorf, and 5) cut to shape, sealed tear, added to 1851 cover with Jan. 24 datestamp, Siegel Sale 164, the item offered here. Despite the sealed tear, this is a very desirable example of one of the rarest carrier issues. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
73		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Yellow, "Ccnts" Error (4LB7 var). Margins clear of most pearls, clear impression on bright yellow paper, tied by three wavy pen lines -- clear of the spelling error -- on ca. 1850-51 folded cover to "The Rev. Dr. Whitford Smith" without street address, small stain spot, adhesive mounting labels from the Hind collection VERY FINE. THE DISCOVERY EXAMPLE OF THE "CCNTS" VARIETY AND STILL THE ONLY RECORDED STAMP, ON OR OFF COVER, WITH THIS TYPOGRAPHIC ERROR. Typeset stamps are by nature more prone to variation. Typesetters composing a sheet of stamps were sometimes forced to sacrifice uniformity to complete the setting. Fonts or border pieces were interchanged. Even individual characters were used incorrectly, if misread by the typesetter or deliberately substituted for used-up type. Stamps such as the Honour's "Conours" and "Bents" (4LB8c), Honour's "Ceuts" (4LB5A), Davis "Pennq Post" (57L1a), Glen Haven "Gien" (71L1a), Moody's "Henny Dispatch" (110L1b) and Hoyts "Lettcr" (85L1) are a few prominent examples of typographical errors among the Carriers and Locals. The Honour's "Ccnts" error was pictured and sold in the 1933 Hind sale (where acquired by the Halls), yet it has never been listed in the Scott Catalogue. Perhaps this offering -- the first in 67 years -- will establish its proper place as 4LB7a. Ex Chapman and Hind. (Image)	E. 5,000-7,500
74		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, large margins, beautiful impression on bright bluish paper, tied by ms. and also tied by blue "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Jan. 20" route agent's circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on cover to Pittsfield Mass., ca. 1851 EXTREMELY FINE. THIS EXTRAORDINARY RAILROAD COVER IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST TIED EXAMPLE OF HONOUR'S FOUR-LINE STAMP FROM THE FIRST SETTING. Ex Ackerman. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
75		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, Position 2 with top right corner sheet margins, touched at left and slightly in at bottom, tied by ms. cancel, perfect bold strike of blue "Wil. & Ral. R.R. Feb. 20" Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad route agent's circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on 1851 folded letter to New York City street address VERY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT COVER SHOWING RAILROAD USAGE OF THE SCARCE HONOUR'S FOUR-LINE STAMP FROM THE FIRST SETTING. Ex Chapman. (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
76		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, ample to large margins, ms. cancel, tied by red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 14/10" integral-rate circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on front only to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, ex Chapman and Caspary (Image)	E. 500-750
77		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, three large margins, clear to touching at right, tied by brush stroke, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to slightly in, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jun. 26" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on orange cover to Cheraw S.C., Very Fine, extremely rare combination -- the first-setting stamps were generally used before the 3c 1851's were available (this is a late usage), acquired by the Halls from Nassau Stamp Co. in 1924 and signed by John A. Klemann (Image)	E. 750-1,000
78		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, two large margins, slightly into pearls on other sides, tied by ms. cancel, just touched and tied at corner by blue "Wilmington N.C. Feb. 15" circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on buff front only (with flap) to Philadelphia, ca. 1851, from the same correspondence as lot 85, evidently carried on Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad and postmarked at Wilmington, creases clear of stamp, ex Caspary (Image)	E. 500-750
79		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, lightly cancelled, margins close to touching pearls, Fine and scarce, ex Caspary (Image)	250.00
80		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 7, small part original gum, h.r., ample margins, heavy impression, tiny corner crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	250.00
81		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, "Cens" (4LB8b). Position 2, later state showing dropped period after "Post", gap between "N" and "O" of "Honour's", lower right pearl out of alignment, ample margins to just touched, tied by ms. "4", prepaying carrier's delivery fee on cover originating in Yance's Ferry S.C., to Charleston street address, 3c Dull Red (11), large margins, ms. cancel, "Yance's Ferry S.C. May 2" circular datestamp, with original 1854 letter enclosure VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM YANCE'S FERRY TO CHARLESTON WITH A STAMP USED TO PREPAY THE CARRIER'S DELIVERY FEE. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE HONOUR'S "CENS" ERROR ON A COVER POSTED OUTSIDE CHARLESTON. In the Golden sale catalogue (lot 234), we detailed our record of three covers to Charleston with carrier stamps accepted as prepayment. The cover offered here -- acquired by the Halls in 1938 -- is a fourth example, and it is the only one mailed at Yance's Ferry S.C. and the only one with the "Cens" error. The other three covers are: 2) Honour's 4LB13 from Aiken S.C., Siegel Sale 773 (realized $3,750), 3) Honour's 4LB8 from Clarksville Ga., ex Golden (realized $3,000), and 4) Kingman's 4LB15 name-erased variety from Raleigh N.C., ex Golden (realized $3,000). Ex Mason. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
82		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, three large margins, slightly in at bottom, tied by ms. "M" cancel, light but clear strike of blue "Wil. & Ral. R.R. Feb. 10" Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad route agent's circular datestamp with matching "5" rate handstamp on 1852 folded letter to New York City, light file fold VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING RAILROAD USAGE OF THE HONOUR'S CARRIER STAMP. Ex Chapman. (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500

Honour's City Express and Penny Post

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Honour's City Express, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Brown Rose (4LB1). Oval shape, margins slightly into frameline, uncancelled, repaired tear into blank center, affixed to 1851 folded letter to New York City with red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 24/10" integral-rate circular datestamp, stamp did not originate on this cover

FINE-APPEARING STAMP. ONE OF FIVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE HONOUR'S 1849 OVAL STAMP ON BROWN-ROSE PAPER.

Our records compiled for the Golden sale have been corrected to reflect the fact that this stamp is on Brown Rose paper (4LB1), not Yellow (4LB2). We previously counted five Yellow and four Brown Rose, based on an old description of the stamp offered here. However, with the emergence of the Hall collection and the opportunity to examine this cover, we must now count four Yellow and five Brown Rose. The long sealed tear in this stamp and late use are sufficient reasons for us to think it has been added to the cover. Therefore, to revise our census, item 3 in our Yellow 4LB2 census (see Golden catalogue, lot 206) should be deleted. The Brown Rose 4LB1 list is amended as follows: 1) cut rectangular, in at top, used on Aug. 16, 1849 cover, ex Hind, Golden (realized $12,000 hammer), 2) cut to shape (brighter Pink paper), used with 10c 1847 on Jul. 14, 1849 cover, ex Hessel, Golden (realized $37,500), 3) cut rectangular, in at top, on piece dated Aug. 19, 1849, ex Worthington, Caspary, Boker, Golden (realized $9,000), 4) cut to shape, cancelled by red Charleston circular datestamp (June date, no year), minor faults, ex Middendorf, and 5) cut to shape, sealed tear, added to 1851 cover with Jan. 24 datestamp, Siegel Sale 164, the item offered here.

Despite the sealed tear, this is a very desirable example of one of the rarest carrier issues. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Yellow, "Ccnts" Error (4LB7 var). Margins clear of most pearls, clear impression on bright yellow paper, tied by three wavy pen lines -- clear of the spelling error -- on ca. 1850-51 folded cover to "The Rev. Dr. Whitford Smith" without street address, small stain spot, adhesive mounting labels from the Hind collection

VERY FINE. THE DISCOVERY EXAMPLE OF THE "CCNTS" VARIETY AND STILL THE ONLY RECORDED STAMP, ON OR OFF COVER, WITH THIS TYPOGRAPHIC ERROR.

Typeset stamps are by nature more prone to variation. Typesetters composing a sheet of stamps were sometimes forced to sacrifice uniformity to complete the setting. Fonts or border pieces were interchanged. Even individual characters were used incorrectly, if misread by the typesetter or deliberately substituted for used-up type. Stamps such as the Honour's "Conours" and "Bents" (4LB8c), Honour's "Ceuts" (4LB5A), Davis "Pennq Post" (57L1a), Glen Haven "Gien" (71L1a), Moody's "Henny Dispatch" (110L1b) and Hoyts "Lettcr" (85L1) are a few prominent examples of typographical errors among the Carriers and Locals.

The Honour's "Ccnts" error was pictured and sold in the 1933 Hind sale (where acquired by the Halls), yet it has never been listed in the Scott Catalogue. Perhaps this offering -- the first in 67 years -- will establish its proper place as 4LB7a.

Ex Chapman and Hind. (Image)

E. 5,000-7,500

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, large margins, beautiful impression on bright bluish paper, tied by ms. and also tied by blue "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Jan. 20" route agent's circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on cover to Pittsfield Mass., ca. 1851

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS EXTRAORDINARY RAILROAD COVER IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST TIED EXAMPLE OF HONOUR'S FOUR-LINE STAMP FROM THE FIRST SETTING.

Ex Ackerman. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, Position 2 with top right corner sheet margins, touched at left and slightly in at bottom, tied by ms. cancel, perfect bold strike of blue "Wil. & Ral. R.R. Feb. 20" Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad route agent's circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on 1851 folded letter to New York City street address

VERY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT COVER SHOWING RAILROAD USAGE OF THE SCARCE HONOUR'S FOUR-LINE STAMP FROM THE FIRST SETTING.

Ex Chapman. (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, ample to large margins, ms. cancel, tied by red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 14/10" integral-rate circular datestamp with matching "Paid" on front only to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, ex Chapman and Caspary (Image)

E. 500-750

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, three large margins, clear to touching at right, tied by brush stroke, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to slightly in, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jun. 26" (ca. 1852) circular datestamp on orange cover to Cheraw S.C., Very Fine, extremely rare combination -- the first-setting stamps were generally used before the 3c 1851's were available (this is a late usage), acquired by the Halls from Nassau Stamp Co. in 1924 and signed by John A. Klemann (Image)

E. 750-1,000

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, two large margins, slightly into pearls on other sides, tied by ms. cancel, just touched and tied at corner by blue "Wilmington N.C. Feb. 15" circular datestamp with matching "10" rate handstamp on buff front only (with flap) to Philadelphia, ca. 1851, from the same correspondence as lot 85, evidently carried on Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad and postmarked at Wilmington, creases clear of stamp, ex Caspary (Image)

E. 500-750

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, Period after "Paid" (4LB8a). First Setting, lightly cancelled, margins close to touching pearls, Fine and scarce, ex Caspary (Image)

250.00

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 7, small part original gum, h.r., ample margins, heavy impression, tiny corner crease, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

250.00

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish, "Cens" (4LB8b). Position 2, later state showing dropped period after "Post", gap between "N" and "O" of "Honour's", lower right pearl out of alignment, ample margins to just touched, tied by ms. "4", prepaying carrier's delivery fee on cover originating in Yance's Ferry S.C., to Charleston street address, 3c Dull Red (11), large margins, ms. cancel, "Yance's Ferry S.C. May 2" circular datestamp, with original 1854 letter enclosure

VERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM YANCE'S FERRY TO CHARLESTON WITH A STAMP USED TO PREPAY THE CARRIER'S DELIVERY FEE. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE HONOUR'S "CENS" ERROR ON A COVER POSTED OUTSIDE CHARLESTON.

In the Golden sale catalogue (lot 234), we detailed our record of three covers to Charleston with carrier stamps accepted as prepayment. The cover offered here -- acquired by the Halls in 1938 -- is a fourth example, and it is the only one mailed at Yance's Ferry S.C. and the only one with the "Cens" error. The other three covers are: 2) Honour's 4LB13 from Aiken S.C., Siegel Sale 773 (realized $3,750), 3) Honour's 4LB8 from Clarksville Ga., ex Golden (realized $3,000), and 4) Kingman's 4LB15 name-erased variety from Raleigh N.C., ex Golden (realized $3,000).

Ex Mason. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, three large margins, slightly in at bottom, tied by ms. "M" cancel, light but clear strike of blue "Wil. & Ral. R.R. Feb. 10" Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad route agent's circular datestamp with matching "5" rate handstamp on 1852 folded letter to New York City, light file fold

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING RAILROAD USAGE OF THE HONOUR'S CARRIER STAMP.

Ex Chapman. (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500