Sale 59: The Robert J. Karrer Collection of Charleston Postal History

Lot 4116    

1855 (c. Nov.) Havana, Cuba to Wilmington Del. via Charleston, blue folded cover with bold clear strike of "Charleston S.C. '10 Havana' Nov. 28" with "10 Havana" inverted, Very Fine strike and scarce.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

ONE OF ONLY FOUR EXAMPLES RECORDED WITH THE "10 HAVANA" INVERTED.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4117    

1855 (Dec. 8) Havana, cuba to New York N.Y. via Charleston, datelined folded letter with "Charleston S.C. '10 Havana' Dec. 13" integral 10¢ rate cds, manuscript. "pr. Str. `Isabel' via Charleston" at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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Lot 4118    

1855 (Dec. 19) Cardenas, Cuba to Portland Me. via Charleston, folded letter with "Charleston S.C. '10 Havana' Dec. 28" integral rate cds, bluish green merchant's handstamp and Cuban forwarder, "Morales & Co. Cardenas" oval in black; endorsed "pr Quaker City" at top left, F.-V.F., ex-Gallagher.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Lot 4119    

1858 (Jun. 5) San Francisco Cal. to Charleston S.C., forwarded to Mexico, buff cover bearing 10¢ green, type III (33), tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun 5" cds for 10¢ rate to Charleston, then forwarded with 10¢ green, type III, tied by "Charleston S.C. Jul 30 1858" cds, endorsed "Via Mail Steamer Packet from New Orleans to Vera Cruz" at lower right, Vera Cruz "4" reales due rating handstamp; some perf flaws, and cover faults, Fine.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

AN UNUSUAL TRANSCONTINENTAL USAGE REDIRECTED TO MEXICO VIA U.S. PACKET FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERA CRUZ.

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Lot 4120    

1858 (Jul. 2) Mexico to New York via Havana & Charleston, datelined folded letter from the Lanman & Kemp correspondence with blue unlisted "Gabriel Lopez Martinez y Ca, Habana" forwarders oval struck on flap, carried by Isabel from Havana July 10th to Charleston arriving July 12th, docketed as received July 16th, Very Fine and rare marking.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE CHARLESTON "STEAMSHIP 20" RATING CIRCULAR HANDSTAMP.

This cover is illustrated and discussed in Wierenga's Incoming Steamship Mail on pp. 185-86, fig. 249. The other recorded cover is an apparently triple weight cover as it also bears a "Steamship 10" circular handstamp that was not crossed out.

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Lot 4121    

1860 (Feb. 13) San Juan, Porto Rico to New York N.Y. via St. Thomas & Charleston, blue folded letter with red "Paid at San Juan Port Rico" crowned circle handstamp and red crayon "1/-" prepaid rating, reverse with "San Juan Porto-Rico FE 13 1860" double-arc cds and "St. Thomas FE 16 1860" double-arc transit cds, black "Charleston S.C. '5 cts' Fed 28" integral due cds; some folded toning, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $190

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Lot 4122    

1866 (Sep. 15) Charleston S.C. to Trinidad, Cuba, printed W.P. Hall market circular bearing 2¢ black (73) tied by circle of wedges cancel, red manuscript "North America" at top left, Cuba "NA1" oval due handstamp, forwarded with Trinidad (10.11) backstamp to Remedios, Very Fine.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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