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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
83		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 9 with missing pearl at right, also showing damaged pearl at lower left, bottom left corner sheet margins, other sides huge with parts of adjoining stamps, uncancelled, used on cover to local street address with original Valentine enclosure, one side flap missing EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MISSING PEARL VARIETY -- PROBABLY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. Stamps printed from Position 9 on the Honour's 4LB8 setting usually show the complete pearl at upper right and normal pearl at lower left. Examples with the upper right pearl partly printed or completely missing are rare. However, all examples of the Kingman's four-line stamp (4LB15) from Position 9 are missing the upper right pearl and show the damaged pearl at lower left (see lot 103). Our theory is that the upper right pearl gradually disappeared from the Honour's setting prior to substitution of "Kingman's" for "Honour's". The pearl slug may have been damaged or fell beneath the other slugs and failed to print. Given the rarity of Honour's 4LB8 Missing Pearl stamps, it seems that very few were printed from the defective setting before conversion to the Kingman's name. It is also likely that the setting was changed back to "Honour's" for further printings, at which point Position 9 was fixed. (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
84		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Pink (4LB8 var). Position 3, large margins to slightly in, paper is distinctively pink (not bluish) although this variation is dismissed by Scott, tied by ms. cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to cut in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Oct. 4" circular datestamp on small cover to Bristol R.I., minor stains, otherwise Fine, a desirable rarity for the collector with confidence to look beyond footnoted suspicions (Image)	E. 300-400
85		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to touched at top, ms. "X" cancel, blue "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Jun. 15" route agent's circular datestamp and matching "10" handstamp on buff front (with flap) to Philadelphia, creases clear of stamp, Fine and scarce usage (Image)	E. 300-400
86		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 6, margins all around, deep shade, ms. cancel, red "Charelston S.C. Feb. 19/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to New York City, minor wear at left, Very Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
87		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, three ample margins, just slightly in at bottom, ms. "X" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to clear, tied by "Charleston S.C. 3 Paid Apr. 23" integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Anderson C.H. S.C., bookseller's green cameo corner card, Very Fine and beautiful cover (Image)	E. 750-1,000
88		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to clear at top left, ms. cancel, blue "Charleston S.C. Sep. 3/5" integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Mount Clio S.C., Very Fine, ex Chapman and Caspary (Image)	E. 200-300
89		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to just touching, uncancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Nov. 27" circular datestamp on 1852 blue folded letter to Philadelphia street address, Fine (Image)	E. 200-300
90		Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Five, two are uncancelled on separate covers (one with 3c 1851, other reduced into postmark), one pen-cancelled on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, two others with 3c 1851 (one 3c torn halfway off, the other on a front only), Very Good-Fine group	E. 500-750
91		(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Three large margins, full at bottom, cancelled by ms. "M", used with 3c Dull Red (11), full margins to clear, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid 14 Dec." circular datestamp on 1854 blue folded letter to Effingham S.C., from the well-known Miller correspondence, from which other Charleston carrier covers originate VERY FINE. A SUPERB COMBINATION COVER BEARING THE "CITY POST" CARRIER STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE. Ex Ferrary. Signed E. Stern. (Image)	E. 2,500-3,500
92		(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Full to huge margins, tied by ms. "H" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), clear margins to just slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid 2 Dec." circular datestamp on buff cover to Aiken S.C., neat 1854 docketing also ties carrier stamp VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE TIED COMBINATION OF THE "CITY POST" CARRIER STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE. Ex Caspary. (Image)	E. 2,000-3,000
93		(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Large margins, tied by brownish "Paid" straightline, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to clear, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Nov. 22" (ca. 1854) circular datestamp on blue front only to New York City street address, Very Fine, only three or four 4LB3 covers/fronts are known with the "Paid" cancel, ex Hind (Image)	E. 750-1,000

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Lot Description

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 9 with missing pearl at right, also showing damaged pearl at lower left, bottom left corner sheet margins, other sides huge with parts of adjoining stamps, uncancelled, used on cover to local street address with original Valentine enclosure, one side flap missing

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE MISSING PEARL VARIETY -- PROBABLY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

Stamps printed from Position 9 on the Honour's 4LB8 setting usually show the complete pearl at upper right and normal pearl at lower left. Examples with the upper right pearl partly printed or completely missing are rare. However, all examples of the Kingman's four-line stamp (4LB15) from Position 9 are missing the upper right pearl and show the damaged pearl at lower left (see lot 103). Our theory is that the upper right pearl gradually disappeared from the Honour's setting prior to substitution of "Kingman's" for "Honour's". The pearl slug may have been damaged or fell beneath the other slugs and failed to print. Given the rarity of Honour's 4LB8 Missing Pearl stamps, it seems that very few were printed from the defective setting before conversion to the Kingman's name. It is also likely that the setting was changed back to "Honour's" for further printings, at which point Position 9 was fixed. (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Pink (4LB8 var). Position 3, large margins to slightly in, paper is distinctively pink (not bluish) although this variation is dismissed by Scott, tied by ms. cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to cut in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Oct. 4" circular datestamp on small cover to Bristol R.I., minor stains, otherwise Fine, a desirable rarity for the collector with confidence to look beyond footnoted suspicions (Image)

E. 300-400

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to touched at top, ms. "X" cancel, blue "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Jun. 15" route agent's circular datestamp and matching "10" handstamp on buff front (with flap) to Philadelphia, creases clear of stamp, Fine and scarce usage (Image)

E. 300-400

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 6, margins all around, deep shade, ms. cancel, red "Charelston S.C. Feb. 19/10" integral-rate circular datestamp on 1851 folded letter to New York City, minor wear at left, Very Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

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, three ample margins, just slightly in at bottom, ms. "X" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), large margins to clear, tied by "Charleston S.C. 3 Paid Apr. 23" integral-rate circular datestamp on cover to Anderson C.H. S.C., bookseller's green cameo corner card, Very Fine and beautiful cover (Image)

E. 750-1,000

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to clear at top left, ms. cancel, blue "Charleston S.C. Sep. 3/5" integral-rate circular datestamp on buff cover to Mount Clio S.C., Very Fine, ex Chapman and Caspary (Image)

E. 200-300

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Position 3, large margins to just touching, uncancelled, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Nov. 27" circular datestamp on 1852 blue folded letter to Philadelphia street address, Fine (Image)

E. 200-300

Honour's City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Bluish (4LB8). Five, two are uncancelled on separate covers (one with 3c 1851, other reduced into postmark), one pen-cancelled on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, two others with 3c 1851 (one 3c torn halfway off, the other on a front only), Very Good-Fine group

E. 500-750

(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Three large margins, full at bottom, cancelled by ms. "M", used with 3c Dull Red (11), full margins to clear, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid 14 Dec." circular datestamp on 1854 blue folded letter to Effingham S.C., from the well-known Miller correspondence, from which other Charleston carrier covers originate

VERY FINE. A SUPERB COMBINATION COVER BEARING THE "CITY POST" CARRIER STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

Ex Ferrary. Signed E. Stern. (Image)

E. 2,500-3,500

(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Full to huge margins, tied by ms. "H" cancel, used with 3c Dull Red (11), clear margins to just slightly in, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid 2 Dec." circular datestamp on buff cover to Aiken S.C., neat 1854 docketing also ties carrier stamp

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE TIED COMBINATION OF THE "CITY POST" CARRIER STAMP AND 3-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

Ex Caspary. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

(Honour's) City Post, Charleston S.C., 2c Black (4LB3). Large margins, tied by brownish "Paid" straightline, used with 3c Dull Red (11), ample margins to clear, tied by blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Nov. 22" (ca. 1854) circular datestamp on blue front only to New York City street address, Very Fine, only three or four 4LB3 covers/fronts are known with the "Paid" cancel, ex Hind (Image)

E. 750-1,000