Lot
2097 
Confederacy, Charleston, S.C., Independent States Group, group of four covers; includes folded letter with "Jan 8, 1861" cds and matching "Paid" (no rate) to Statesburg, S.C., a "Jan 31, 1861" cds with matching grid handstamp tying U.S. 1857, 3¢ dull red (U.S. 26) on cover to William Ellison in Statesburg (a freed slave who owned 63 slaves), a "Jan 10, 1861" cds with matching grid canceling on U.S. 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire to New York (some soiling), and defective privately carried "Surgeon General's Department, State of South Carolina" imprint cover to Morris Island, with illustrated letterhead enclosure datelined "Jan 4, 1861"; some flaws, F.-V.F.Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $350