Confederacy, Columbia, S.C./Jan. 8 (1861). Blue cds on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire addressed to "Capt. A.J. Green, Columbia Artillery, Fort Moultrie, Sullivans Island, S.C.", Very Fine, a lovely Independent States usage, ex-Cantey (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 2). Estimate  $200 - 300. South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860 and was admitted to the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. The Union Army abandoned Fort Moultrie on the night of December 26, 1860. $0 (Image)