Lot
4155 
Charleston, S.C., Honour's City Express, 1851-58, 2¢ black on bluish, vertical strip of three, Positions 5/7/9, with huge left sheet margin, slightly in at right, light crease in margin, manuscript cancel in pencil, used on large embossed valentine cover to Miss L. A. Mills on Line Street, with beautiful decorative Valentine enclosure which appears to have originated with the cover; minor edge tears, Very Fine; with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 4LB8 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE VALENTINES BEARING A MULTIPLE OF THE HONOUR'S 4LB8 STAMP ARE RECORDED.
The three recorded multiples used on cover are:
1. (no date) Valentine cover with uncancelled vertical strip of three (Pos. 5/7/9), ex Kuphal
2. (no date) Valentine cover with uncancelled horizontal strip of three (Pos. 7-8-9), ex Caspary, Boker, Golden and D.K. Collection
2. (no date) cover with pen cancelled horizontal pair (Pos. 3-4), ex Hall, D.K. collection.
Realized: $2,900