Lot
4250 
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on dark orange buff, cancelled by "Charleston S.C. Sep 5 1861" cds and addressed to J. A. Kirkpatrick at Greenville S.C.; some staining, reduced slightly at left, Fine. Scott No. 16XU3 var. $3,500.
Realized: $375
Lot
4251
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on buff, cancelled by "Charleston S.C. Aug 16 1861" and addressed to Laurens S.C.; top edge repaired and two flaps replaced, Very Fine appearance, ex-Kohn, Stonewall. Scott No. 16XU4 $3,500.
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF A CHARLESTON C.S.A. PROVISIONAL.
In August 1861, Charleston Postmaster Huger ordered stamped envelopes from Walker, Evans & Co. These envelopes, on various colors of paper, were prepared from a woodcut similar in design to an ornamental oval used on the adhesives issued a short time afterwards. It was reported that the envelopes were placed on sale on August 15th 1861, only one day prior to this usage..
Realized: $675
Lot
4252
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on blue, cancelled by sharp bold strike of "Charleston S.C. Oct 8 1861" cds and addressed to Sumter S.C., pencil "Due 5", magenta docketing at top left, Extremely Fine, Ex-Weill Brothers, W. Carroll. Scott No. 16XU5 $3,500.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE CHARLESTON S.C. 5¢ ON BLUE PROVISIONAL ENTIRE.
Realized: $1,150
Lot
4253
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 5¢ blue on blue, cancelled by "Charleston S.C. Oct 23 1861" cds and military address to Wm Aiken Kelly, care Capt C. D. Barksdale, 1st Regmt S.C. Vol. at Suffolk Va., located just within 500 miles; edge fault and some pinholes, Fine and rare, ex-Mueller. Scott No. 16XU5 $3,500.
Realized: $475
Lot
4254 
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., 1861, 10¢ black, cut square, clear strike of handstamp on piece, partial "Hardeeville S.C. Aug 27 1863" cds and bold "Due 10" arc rating handstamp (CSA type B), Very Fine. Scott No. 16XU7 $3,000.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE CHARLESTON PALMETTO TREE 10¢ BLACK PROVISIONAL HANDSTAMP.
This 10¢ handstamped use was apparently from a soldier stationed in Hardeeville, which was on the railroad to Savannah. Apparently, the Charleston provisional handstamp was not recognized at Hardeeville and their "Due 10" handstamp was applied, which is not a style employed at Charleston. The only other recorded example of the Charleston Palmetto Flag 10¢ provisional entire is the unique press printed Scott 16XU6 that catalogs $80,000.
Realized: $950
Lot
4255
Confederacy, New Orleans, La., 1861, 5¢ red brown, horizontal pair, positions 28-29, large margins to just touching at top, tied by "New Orleans Apr 1" cds on circa 1862 cover to Charleston S.C.; slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F.; with 2000 CSA cert. stating "refolded at top" that we disagree with. Scott No. 62X4 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $160