Lot
4299 
Confederacy, (Advertised) Chester C.H. S.C. Jun 4 1862, cds ties 1862, 5¢ light blue, De La Rue printing, large margins all around, on turned cover to Grahams Turnout S.C., manuscript "Remailed to Charleston So. Ca." and with "Graham's Turn Out S.C. Jul 7" cds and matching "Paid" and "10" circled rating handstamp, Charleston bold "2" due rating handstamp (CSA type H) for the 2¢ advertising fee, manuscript "72" probably filing number; inside use bears "Cherokee Iron Works S.C. May 26" manuscript postmark and matching "Paid 5" rating to Chester S.C., Very Fine, ex-Zimmerman. Scott No. 6 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A REMARKABLE AND UNUSUAL USE COMBINING BOTH REMAILING AND ADVERTISING FEES.
The July 18th "Charleston Mercury" contained Mrs. Isabella A. Woodruff's name in the list of letters awaiting delivery, a copy of which accompanies this lot on the exhibit page.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
4300
Confederacy, (Advertised) Greenville S.C., cds ties 1863, 10¢ blue, three large margins, barely touched at left, on blue cover to Charleston S.C., since the recipient failed to call at the post office, its arrival was eventually advertised in one of the local newspapers, Charleston "2" due rating handstamp (CSA type H) for the advertising fee, pencil "163" was likely a post office reference number, Very Fine; with 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 11 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A RARE ADVERTISED USE WITH CHARLESTON "2" CENT DUE RATING HANDSTAMP.
In Charleston newspapers that advertised letters being held at the post office, an introductory header with each notice read: "All letters advertized are subject to an extra charge of two cents. Person calling for their mail will please be prepared with the necessary change. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertized, and give the date of the list…", and signed Alfred Huger, P.M.
Realized: $575
Lot
4301
Confederacy, (Drop Rate) "Fort Sumter, January 29, 1864", blue cover with original datelined letter to Orangeburg C.H., S.C., endorsed "Politeness of Mr. L. W. Jenkins, carried out of the mails to Orangeburg C.H. with and red crayon "2" due rating for the drop rate, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Original contents of letter notes, "… you have no idea how much pleasure it affords me to get a letter from you while I am so closely confined here… The Yankies have been shelling us ever since yesterday morning. They fired on the fort all night and are still doing it now about 11 o'clock in the morning… I know I must have some creepers for every person is complaining of them, but I have not seen any of them yet, but I imagine I can feel them crawling on me sometimes on my body… Darling, I am badly situated for writing a letter… Working on the fort is still going on. They do not stop on account of the shelling. We have about one hundred negroes at work." It is easy to feel his discomfort as Fort Sumter was under direct siege since mid-1863 until its evacuation the night of March 17-18, 1865.