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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1187° |  |
 Honour's City Post,
Charleston S.C., 2c Black on Pink Pelure (formerly 4LB10). Additional
plate variety Period after "Paid" and wide setting, large margins,
pencil cancel, red "Charleston S.C. Jan. 6/10" integral-rate circular
datestamp on buff cover addressed in blue to Selma Ala., a bit worn at
edgesTHE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THE HONOUR'S CARRIER STAMP ON PINK PELURE PAPER. This cover is accompanied by a 1990 P.F. certificate describing the stamp as a genuine example of the de-listed Scott 4LB10. The few known pelure paper stamps are printed from the first setting with wide spacing between stamps and the period after "Paid." Despite the certificate and other experts' acceptance of this unique pink pelure paper variation, Scott carries a footnote stating "believed not to have been issued by the post, but to have been created later and perhaps accidentally." We guarantee this stamp to be on pelure paper (with pink color) without time limit. Ex C. E. Chapman, Caspary and Middendorf (Image) |
E. 4,000-5,000 | 6,250.00 |
| 1188° | |
 Honour's City Post,
Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB11). Large margins, ms. "H"
initial, bold blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Oct. 17" circular datestamp, red
sender's oval handstamp on folded 1851 printed export report to New York
City, sender's endorsement "Open printed sheet...Prepaid...Key Box
65", Extremely Fine stamp, this stamp was not issued until the
mid-1850's and did not originate on this 1851 circular, ex Caspary and
Meyersburg (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 | 550.00 |
| 1189° | |
 Honour's City Post,
Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish (4LB13). Large margins to just in
at bottom, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26), both stamps tied by
"Charleston S.C. Nov. 29, 1858" circular datestamp on small cover to
Pittsfield Mass., repaired tear at upper right corner not affecting
stampsVERY FINE APPEARANCE. PROBABLY FEWER THAN A DOZEN GENUINE COVERS EXIST WITH THE BORDER-OF-LINKS STAMP ISSUED BY HONOUR'S POST IN 1857-58. ONLY FIVE COVERS ARE KNOWN TO US WITH 4LB13 TIED IN COMBINATION WITH THE 3-CENT 1851-57 ISSUE. A survey of auction catalogues and photo files produced only eleven 4LB13 covers, about half of which had no tying cancellation. Five covers in our records have 3c 1851-57 stamps and the 4LB13 tied. Ex Caspary. With 1993 Jakubek certificate (Image) |
4,000.00 | 2,400.00 |
| 1190° |  |
 Honour's City Post,
Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish, Comma after "Paid" (4LB13a).
Unused (no gum), large even margins, clear impression on bright fresh
paper, negligible shallow thin spot at upper right corner, Extremely Fine
appearance, very rare, ex Caspary and Middendorf
(Image) |
1,100.00 | 650.00 |
| 1191° | |
 Honour's City Post,
Charleston S.C., (2c) Black on Bluish, No Period After "Post" (4LB13b).
Unused (no gum), large to huge margins incl. left sheet margin, sharp
impression, fresh, tiny thin speck, Extremely Fine appearance, very rare,
ex Caspary and Middendorf (Image) |
1,400.00 | 850.00 |