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