1855 (c., May) Havana, Cuba to Portland Me. via Charleston, folded cover with partial blue "Charleston S.C. May 16" cds and matching "Havana" straightline handstamp with manuscript "20" cent due rating; top edge fault, F.-V.F., One of only 6 recorded examples in blue of this scarce Charleston S.C. "Havana" straightline. Estimate  $300 - 400. This Charleston "HAVANA" straightline is scarce with only nine recorded (six blue and three black). The article and census by Yamil Kouri in Chronicle 201, pp. 63-73, did not contain this example. $0 (Image)