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

Lot 4175    

Charleston - Stampless Mails 1786-1850s, collection balance of over 190 covers including ship mail, transatlantic mail, circular rates, multiple rates, couple free rates, etc., a wide variety of cds types plus a few early 1790s straightlines, some foreign usages including Panama and Canada; wonderful basis for expansion, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $2,000 - 3,000.

Realized: $4,000

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Lot 4176    

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.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $900

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Lot 4177    

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.; some mixed condition and faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $1,000 - 1,500.

A wonderful group of post war material during the reconstruction era of the South. Great basis for further study.

Realized: $2,000

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Lot 4178    

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. Williams & Co., Wholesale Grocers" green cameo corner card on yellow #26 cover; and "United States Court House, Official Business" on #26 cover, etc; some mixed condition, F.-V.F., an attractive group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $550

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Lot 4179    

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 handstamp to Charleston; Ashepoo Ferry to Charleston street address endorsed "Penny Post", etc.; mixed condition.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $375

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Lot 4180    

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.-V.F.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 4181    

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 New York to Scuppernong with #26, forwarded to Charleston with #26 and re-forwarded with #26 to Halifax N.C.; two examples of the Charleston "Missent" handstamp in black and blue, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $425

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Lot 4182    

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 covers; "Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad" cds strikes in red with tiny "10" ratemarker to New York and blue with large "10" ratemarker to Richmond Me.; and two covers bearing #11A singles from Charleston to the Northeast possibly carried by S.C. Railroad to Wilmington where manuscript "Way" and handstamped "Way" markings applied, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $625

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Lot 4183    

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.

Realized: $500

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Lot 4184    

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; three "Charleston 'Havana' " cds usages in blue and black; etc, F.-V.F., an interesting group.
Estimate    $600 - 800.

Realized: $1,800

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