Lot 716
South Carolina Postmaster Free Franks, 1800s-1850s, mounted collection of over 130 Antebellum free franks with a wide variety of towns and postmarks including some fancy rating handstamps and numerous manuscript small towns, note 1860 Charleston "P.O. Business, Free" arc handstamp; 1857 Columbia blue "Post Office Business, Free" circular handstamp; 1837 "Edwinton S.C." fancy double-circle postmark; 1829 ms. "Lodebar Academy" and 1820 ms. "Longmire's Store"; 1843 "Nation Ford"; 1853 Robertville S.C. to New York with "Advertised" straightline; 1850s Sandy Run fancy "Free" curved rating handstamp; 1826 ms. "Thompson's Tan Yard"; etc., Very Fine and wonderful collection accumulated over a lifetime.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $1,250