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The Richard L. Calhoun Collection of Charleston, South Carolina-The First Year of Secession continued...

January-May 1861 Uses continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
419 c ImageCharleston S.C. Feb. 4, 1861 -- First Day of Confederate State Use. Bold strike of 24c integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Edinburgh, Scotland, New York 21c debit marking applied over circular datestamp, "1/-" shilling due marking, endorsed "pr Etna for Liverpool" and carried on that ship of the Inman Line, fascinating contents incl. "We were right in our presumption that the state of Louisiana would also withdraw from the Union & now the six principal Cotton States will at once proceed... Their representatives meet this day at Montgomery Ala. to adopt measures relating to the new government", transit and receiving backstamps, vertical file folds, Very Fine, interesting historical content and scarce used on the day the six seceded states formed the Confederate government in Montgomery, Alabama (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
420 c ImageCharleston S.C. Feb. 15, 1861. Clear strike of double-circle datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), s.e. at right, tied by grid cancel on yellow cover to Greenville S.C. with Geo. W. Williams & Co. wholesale grocer's blue cameo corner card, Very Fine, an attractive advertising cover with U.S. stamp used during Confederate period (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
421 c ImageCharleston S.C. Feb. 15, 1861. Very readable strike of circular datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by grid cancel on bright buff cover to Pickens C.H. S.C. with Carter & Dawson publisher's red embossed cameo corner card, ornate design at bottom left, Very Fine, a beautiful advertising cover with Confederate State use of U.S. stamp (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
422 c ImageCharleston S.C. Feb. 18, 1861. Double-circle datestamp ties one of three 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) on cover to Columbia S.C., embossed design on top flap, stamps with flaws, otherwise Fine, scarce Confederate State use of the three 1c stamps (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
423 c ImageCharleston S.C. Feb. 28, 1861. Clear strike of double-circle datestamp, horizontal strip of three of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24) tied by grid cancels on yellow cover to Greenville S.C., missing top flap, left stamp rounded corner at upper left, still Very Fine and attractive Confederate State use (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
424 c ImageCharleston S.C. Mar. 1, 1861. Clear double-circle datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by grid cancel on buff cover to South Boston Mass. street address, "Boston Mass. Mar. 5" carrier backstamp, left flap detached for display, Very Fine (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
425 c ImageCharleston S.C. Mar. 10, 1861. Bold strike of circular datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by grid cancel on embossed corner card cover to Greenville S.C., Very Fine, ex Kohn (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
426 c ImageCharleston S.C., Mar. 11, 1861. Double-circle datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by grid cancel on Norton & Shepherd plumbing goods dealer's embossed corner card cover to Russellville Tenn., with original enclosure, Very Fine Confederate State use (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
427 c ImageCharleston S.C. 15 Mar. 14, 1861. Bold circular datestamp with integral 15c rate, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) cancelled by grid on cover to Sumter S.C., docketed at left, Very Fine, very unusual Confederate State use of the pre-war integral-rate circular datestamp, only two reported (see lot 463) (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
428 c ImageCharleston S.C. Mar. 16, 1861. Well-struck double-circle datestamp, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), double perforations at right, tied by grid cancel on Eberhard Faber pencil manufacturer's overall green advertising cover to Columbia S.C., Very Fine Confederate State use (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
429 c ImageCharleston S.C. Mar. 19, 1861. Well-struck double-circle datestamp, vertical strip of three of 1c Blue, Ty. V (24), natural s.e. at left with full centerline, tied by grid cancels on Eberhard Faber pencil manufacturer's overall advertising cover to Columbia S.C., some edgewear just affects stamps, small cover tear at right, still Very Fine and attractive Confederate State use (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

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