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

Lot 4332    

Confederacy, Assistant Treasurer's Office, Charleston, S.C., semi-official imprint on orange buff legal-size cover to Winnsboro S.C. bearing 10¢ greenish blue (11), four huge margins, tied by grid cancel and "Charleston S.C. Mar 10" cds; docketing on reverse shows the envelope contained 4% CSA bonds; minor ink erosion, file fold at center and light purple handstamp, F.-V.F.
C.S.A. Catalog No. TD-41    $500.

Realized: $280

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Lot 4333    

Confederacy, Charleston Arsenal. Official Business, imprinted on cover to Lexington C.H., S.C., bearing 10¢ blue (11), left sheet margin single, huge margins except clear at right; minor cover wrinkling and flap tears, Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-OD-14; $500    Estimate $300 - 400.

This is a Confederate produced envelope from the Charleston Arsenal, which was successor to the former U.S. Arsenal taken over by the State on December 30, 1860.

Realized: $575

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Lot 4334    

Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Official Business, semi-official imprint on legal-size buff cover to Master Surgeon Thomas L. Warren at Secessionville, James Island S.C., bearing 2¢ brown red (8), left margin single, tied by "Charleston S.C. Sep 21 186" cds for the 2¢ local letter rate; opened three sides, edge faults, otherwise Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-AG07    $1,500 w/ no premium for imprint.

James Island is one of South Carolina's most urban Sea Islands. The island is separated from peninsular downtown Charleston by the Ashley River, from the mainland by Wappoo Creek and the Wappoo Cut, and from Johns Island by the Stono River. It lies inshore of Morris Island and Folly Beach. Fort Sumter is located on an island just off the eastern tip of James Island.

Realized: $375

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Lot 4335    

Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Official Business, semi-official imprint and additional "Med Bureau" notation on 1862 legal-size brown cover addressed to Surgeon J.W. Hill, 19th Regt. S.C.V. at Corinth Tenn., additional "Printed Matter" notation, bearing 5¢ light blue (6) vertical pair, margins to barely touched, tied by two strikes of "Charleston S.C. May 20 1862" cds for the 2; small cut and wrinkling slightly affected pair, still Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-AG07    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $400

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Lot 4336    

Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Post Office Department, Offiicial Business, Chief of the Appointment Bureau, semi-official office imprint endorsed by "B.N. Clements" on U.S. 3¢ star die entire (U26) to Danner's Cross Road in Charleston S.C., cancelled by "Richmond Va. Nov 4 186" cds with matching "Free" rating handstamp; some docketing erased, Fine.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Only Official Post Office Department mail traveled free of charge. No such covers into or out of the main Charleston Post Office during the war are known to date, likely due to the relocation of postal operations several times in 1863-64, when nearly all the records were probably destroyed. Danner's Cross Road was a tiny post office located near Charleston.

Realized: $135

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Lot 4337    

Confederacy, Confederate States, Head Quarters, Department of So. Ca., Ga. and Fla., Official Business, printed imprint on local legal-size cover to Charleston S.C. with "Charleston S.C. Oct 4 186" cds with matching "Paid 10" in circle rating (CSA type G), overstruck and re-rated by "Paid 2" in circle (CSA type C) for the correct 2¢ local rate; F.-V.F.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED AND LISTING EXAMPLE OF THIS COMBINATION OF RATE MARKINGS.

Realized: $525

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Lot 4338    

Confederacy, Confederate States, Head Quarters, Department of South Carolina and Georgia, Official Business imprint on 1862 legal-size orange cover addressed to Brig. Gen. Howell Cobb at Aikens Ga., clear strikes of "Charleston S.C. Nov 1 186" and matching "Paid 10" in circle handstamp (CSA type G), "Charge 392" charge box notation at lower left; edge wear, F.-V.F., This is the CSA listing example.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-ZA-21    $500.

Realized: $290

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Lot 4339    

Confederacy, Confederate States, Head Quarters, Department of So. Ca., Ga. and Fla., Official Business, semi-official imprint on 1864 yellow cover addressed to a member of the Military Court, Lt. Gen. Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, bearing 10¢ milky blue (12a), large to mostly huge margins all around, tied by "Charleston S.C. Aug 6" cds, 1864 docketing at left; minor toning, small part of flap missing, F.-V.F.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-ZA-24; $750    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $850

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Lot 4340    

Confederacy, Naval Commandant's Office, Charleston, S.C., Official Business., semi-official imprint on legal-size orange cover addressed to Lieut. Commanding J.H. Rochelle, of the ironclad C.S.S. Stono and delivered out of the mails, light stain; accompanied by second blue legal-size envelope with manuscript "Official" endorsement to the same addressee, a Very Fine exhibit pair.
C.S.A. Catalog No. ND-26; $1,000    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $5,000

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Lot 4341    

Confederacy, Quartermaster's Office, C.S. Army, Military Department of South Carolina, imprinted on 1862 legal-size orange cover to Spartanburg S.C., "Charleston S.C. Oct 4 186" cds and matching "Paid 10" in circle handstamp (CSA type G), charge box 421 notation, Very Fine.
C.S.A. Catalog No. WD-ZA-18    $500.

Realized: $325

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