SC1304

CSA #4 Stone 2 Position 9 (margin touches at the top center) tied to cover by a partial strike of a town CDS not otherwise identified (date not apparent). Addressed to Miss Eliza R. Di---- (cannot identify the last name with certainty because of the handwriting), 52 Hasell St., Charleston, So. Ca. Directive at the lower left in the same handwriting as the address "Care Penny Post." Small but complete lady's type envelope with embossed flower on the back flap. Significant period staining. The Charleston Penny Post Service was a private independent service that would deliver mail from the post office to a street address for an extra fee. The service was started in 1849. Pre-war the service used labels. The service continued through the Civil War years, but only a manuscript notation was used during the war years. The Charleston Penny Post is described in Rick Calhoun's book Charleston, South Carolina, and the Confederate Postmaster Provisionals. Patricia A. Kaufmann also published an article in the American Stamp Collector & Dealer magazine in May 2023 "Charleston Penny Post Service During the Civil War". These covers are exceptionally scarce during the Confederate period with less than 20 covers known per Rick Calhoun's research. This particular cover was only recently discovered and has no prior owner provenance. Charleston CSA Penny Post covers are listed in the CSA Catalog on Page 478 (CC CS-01 for local delivery).

$550.00

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