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Sale 94: The Fall Sale

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State Postmarks - South Carolina feat. the Harvey Teal Collection (See C.S.A.)

Lot 696    

(Charleston S.C.) "Charles Town, S.C., March 23", clear mostly complete strike of circular datestamp on reverse of folded cover to George Town, S.C., docketed "John L Gervais, 22d March 1780, Answd 28th"; light vertical file fold toning; accompanied by photocopy of original letter, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate    $4,000 - 6,000.

THE LATEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE CHARLESTON COLONIAL MARKING, THE ONLY CDS USED DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD AND THE FIRST CDS USED BY THE AMERICAS.

This letter was sent just prior to Charleston being occupied by the British from 5/12/1780 to 12/14/1782. The sender, John Lewis Gervais (1741-1798) was an American planter and statesman from South Carolina. Gervais first served in the revolutionary Provincial Congress in 1775. He was a member of the state's Committee of Safety from 1775 to 1781. Under the new state government, he was elected to South Carolina's Senate in 1781 and 1782. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783.

Realized: $3,750

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