Charleston - Stamped Mails 1849-1860. Group of 50 stamped and stamped envelopes, better included 1849 use of #1 to Marion S.C., July 11th 1851 use of #10A; U17 entire to San Francisco; U27 star die entire used Oct. 26th 1860; #26 held for postage use; #11A use with "5¢ Due" rating; some circular rate usages bearing #9 or #24 frankings; three "Advertised / One Cent" framed handstamp usages, etc; some mixed condition, F.-V.F....
Auction # 59 - Robert J. Karrer Collection of Charleston SC
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 59 - Robert J. Karrer Collection of Charleston SC
In addition to the general auction, we will offer the Robert J. Karrer Collection of Charleston SC from Colonial to Post-Civil War including Carriers, C.S.A. Postmaster Provisionals, etc. with nearly 400 lots presented in a separate auction catalog.
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Lot #4177 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Post War Years, 1865-1871. Binder of over 110 covers, mostly stamped but also a few transatlantic stampless, better includes two #78 cover to Liverpool, #68 pair on 3¢ Nesbitt at registry rate to Tenn., #71 cover to Germany, #76 and two #68 covers to Canada, some 1869s with #117 to England, two #112 drop covers and a #113 local rate, some 1867-68 grilled covers present unchecked for better types, auxiliary markings, etc...
Lot #4178 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Advertising Covers, 1852-1860. Group of 13 advertising covers with #11/11A or #26 including cameo designs, better includes "Leonard Chapin" blue cameo illustrated with carriage on buff 3¢ Nesbitt entire; "Lee & Moise Wholesale Grocers" green cameo corner card on orange buff #11 cover; "Charleston Hotel" blue cameo on orange buff #26 cover; "E. Bull, Dealer in Copper, Iron, etc." blue cameo on #11A cover; "Geo. W....
Lot #4179 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Carriers and Locals Balance. Group of 13 covers comprising mostly incoming mail, includes 1852 Sumter S.C. to Charleston with "Care of the Penny Post Montague St" endorsement; New York to Charleston with #11A used with Union Square 1¢ black on green (141L2) tied by pencil; New York to Charleston with Messenkope's Union Square Post Office (1¢) black on green (106L1); 1848 New York with red Swart's City Dispatch Post oval...
Lot #4180 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Free Franks, 1847-1860. Group of 13 covers including postmaster free franks and Post Office Business free usages; includes 1860 free to Senator and Governor R. Alston at Charleston and forwarded to Georgetown S.C.; with preprinted "P.O.B." and "Free" envelope to Postmaster at Granite Hill N.C. with original enclosed return registered letter bill; and 1860 with fancy "P.O. Business Free" in arc framed handstamp; etc, F...
Lot #4181 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Missent & Forwarded Mail. Group of 20 covers with some mounted on exhibit pages including stampless and stamped, better includes 1852 Baltimore use with 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by black circular grid, blue "Charleston S.C. Jul 27" cds and matching "MISSENT & FORWARDED" straightline handstamp; 1858 Plymouth N.C. use of 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Charleston forwarded to Atlanta with #26; scarce double forwarded 1858...
Lot #4182 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Railroad Post Offices. Group of 21 covers including some mounted on exhibit pages, includes two manuscript "SoCa RR" railroad postmarks, several "South Carolina R.R." cds usages in black and blue including #11A tied by blue grid with matching bold and sharp strike of Jan. 7th cds, and a partial blue cds with matching "Free" rating handstamp on cover to Vice President Alexander Stephens; two pencil "S C R R" postmark...
Lot #4183 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Steamboat Mail, 1833-1852. Group of 8 covers mostly with "Steam" or "Steamboat" straightline handstamps, also includes 1852 folded letter to St. Augustine Flor. endorsed per "Florida" bearing two 3¢ dull red (11A) singles tied by circular grids and manuscript "Steamboat 1" rating, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Lot #4184 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Cuba Mails, 1845-1860. Group of 38 covers including some mounted on exhibit pages, includes carriage by ship and steamship, 1846 Charleston Paid "10" to Havana with "1" real collect; 1846 Havana via Charleston with red "Ship 12" ratings to Baltimore; 1848 printed prices current from Havana via Charleston with red "12" rating; various Charleston "12½" and "10" steamship integral-rate cds by Isabel including prices current...
Lot #4185 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - France Mails, 1845-1860. Group of 35 including 1845 folded letter with bold red "10" rating handstamp, 1859 from Cuba via Charleston with blue crayon "45" cent unpaid rate, 1858 with unlisted "15" in circle unpaid rating handstamp, very pretty American Packet use carried by the Atlantic with "21" cent prepayment, various Cunard sailings, etc., F.-V.F.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Lot #4186 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Germany Mails, 1851-1860. Group of 7 covers to or from Charleston with most by Prussian Closed Mail, includes 1851 use with "U.S. Pkt." handstamp and red "America per England" framed backstamp, 1859 Mar. 29 prepaid 30¢ PCM rate to Leipzig; 1858 Aug. 6 prepaid 30¢ PCM rate to Leipzig delayed due to collision of Cunard Europa and Arabia at sea; etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #4187 - charleston postal history charleston - balance lots
Charleston - Great Britain Mails, 1845-1860. Group of 43 covers with a range rates, better includes 1851 from Cuba by Isabel via Charleston to London; 1857 London unpaid double rate to Richmond missent to Charleston with "Missent" handstamp, Boston "48" due rating handstamp; 1858 Charleston double-weight "Paid 48" rating to Manchester with red New York "38" credit handstamp; 1846 Liverpool to Charleston by Ship Harriet & Jessie...
Lot #4188 - charleston postal history confederate ephemera
Confederacy, Proclamation Establishing the Confederate Postal System, June 1, 1861. 3-page printed proclamation from John H. Reagan announcing the formation of the Confederate States postal service, includes rates and instructions to postmasters, folds, minor splitting and stain spot, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF THREE REPORTED EXAMPLES OF THE PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW CONFEDERATE STATES...
Lot #4189 - charleston postal history confederate ephemera
Confederacy, 1861, 1864 Charleston Post Office Forms. Two different comprising December receipt for postage of deposit account for charge box 114, and August 7th 1864 post office record of mail, or way bill, sent from Charleston to Richmond, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $100 - 150.
Lot #4190 - charleston postal history confederate ephemera
Confederacy, Official Post Office Department Circular Announcing the 1862 Rate Change. Printed circular headed "Confederate States of America, Post Office Department, Appointment Bureau, Richmond Va. May 14, 1862" showing Act No. 61 changing to the 10¢ universal rate effective July 1st 1862; address panel addressed to PM, Sangerville Va. and endorsed "POB" for Post Office Business, which allowed it to be transmitted free, Very Fine...
Lot #4191 - charleston postal history confederate special routes
Confederacy, SouthN. Letter Unpaid. Bold strike of two-line handstamp cancels 3¢ star die entire (U26) addressed to Messrs. Tobias Hendricks & Co. at New York N.Y., "Charleston S.C. Jun 11" cds with matching "Paid 10" circled rating handstamp, matching blue "Louisville Ky. Jun 26" cds and bold "Due 3" overstriking the paid marking; some repaired opening tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, Census No. SLU-10, 1974 C.S.A. and...
Lot #4192 - charleston postal history confederate special routes
Confederacy, Sent Back To England / Without a Reason / For Non-Delivery. Red framed handstamp on cover to Charleston S.C. bearing G.B., 1856, 1sh green (28), bright color, s.e. at right, tied by clearly struck "131" in grid cancel duplexed with "Edinburgh JU 25, 1862" cds, red G.B. credit marking, carried by Allan Line Hibernian from Liverpool departing Jun. 26th to Quebec arriving Jul. 8th, red "Boston Am. Pkt. '24 Paid' Jul 9...
Lot #4193 - charleston postal history independent state covers
Confederacy, Charleston S.C., Dec 19 1860. Neat cds on cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26), straddle line s.e. at right, canceled by matching circular grid, addressed to Commander P. Drayton, U.S. Navy, Philadelphia; missing flap and couple small top edge flaws, F.-V.F., This is the last day the U.S. Post Office operated in South Carolina as it seceded from the Union on the following day..
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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Lot #4194 - charleston postal history independent state covers
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Jan 5 1861. Double-circle cds on cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "San Francisco Cal. Dec 11 1860" cds and with pencil "Due 7" on cover to Long Green Md., all-over hotel advertising cover; cover
faults incl. mended tears and faulty, F.-V.F., ex-Welch.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
This cover was carried on a steamer bound for Panama, transferred to Panama Railroad for...
Lot #4195 - charleston postal history independent state covers
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Jan 8 1861. Clear strike of double-circle datestamp, matching grid cancel ties 3¢ dull red (26), bright shade, on Charleston Hotel gray all-over advertising cover to Marion C.H. S.C., Very Fine and pretty cover.
Estimate; $500 - 750.
Lot #4196 - charleston postal history independent state covers
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Jan 19 1861. Cds on cover with matching circular grid cancel tying 24¢ gray lilac (36) on cover addressed to Capt. George Pyke, Ship 'Genl. Packhill', Liverpool, England, charge box notation, reverse with partial New York "Br. Pkt. Jan 23" exchange cds and red "19" cent credit handstamp, carried by Cunard Line America from New York Jan. 23rd to Liverpool arriving Feb. 4th, Liverpool (2.5) arrival...
Lot #4197 - charleston postal history independent state covers
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Feb 1 1861. Cds and matching grid cancels 3¢ red on buff Nesbitt (U10) entire addressed to Pickens C.H. S.C., illustrated Leonard Chapin oval corner card showing carriage, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Lot #4198 - charleston postal history united states used in the confederacy
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Feb 6 1861. Cds with matching circular grid cancelling 3¢ dull red (26) on cover to London Island N.Y., original letter was datelined Feb. 3rd, the day before the C.S.A. was formed but not postmarked until three days later, the writer reflected the mood of the times with a dateline of "Republic of South Carolina", Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
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Lot #4199 - charleston postal history united states used in the confederacy
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Feb 21 1861. Clear strike of cds ties 3¢ dull red (26), small flaw, on cover with blue South Carolina Palmetto State Flag Patriotic design to Smith's Turnout S.C., flag attached to pole with seven nails; some staining and edge wear, erosion hole affects flag, Fine, A rare combination of the scarce Palmetto flag patriotic design and Confederate use of U.S. postage. C.S.A. Catalog No....
Lot #4200 - charleston postal history united states used in the confederacy
Confederacy, Charleston S.C. Feb. 27, 1861 To Antrim, Ireland. Wrapper bearing 1¢ blue (24) horizontal pair, tied by "Charleston S.C. 'Paid' Feb 27 1861" cds, blue "1" pence due rating; original newspaper adherence on reverse of stamps causing some flaws, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
A REMARKABLE U.S. USED IN THE CONFEDERACY TRANS-ATLANTIC USE AT THE 2¢ PRINTED MATTER RATE TO IRELAND.
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