Lot
1621 
Cuba, 1854, 1856 Havana, Cuba to New York N.Y. via Charleston, each with clear strike of "Charleston S.C., 'Havana', 10" integral 10¢ rate cds, 1854 (Jul. 21) folded letter with blue strike endorsed per "Vapor Isabel", 1856 (Mar. 9) folded letter with black cds endorsed "pr Isabel" to New York, Very Fine examples of this Charleston "Havana" cds in both recorded colors, blue ex-Kouri. Estimate $300 - 400.
From 1854 to 1856, the post office in Charleston started using a postmark that incorporated the word HAVANA and "10" cent rating for single weight covers from Cuba.