Lot 137
1781 (Jan. 20) Charles Town S.C. to Bristol England, folded cover with docketing bearing "CHARLES / TOWN" straightline handstamp, carried by private ship to Bristol, London " 10 / AV" Bishop mark, manuscript "3N" rating updated to "4N"; small faults, Fine, triple the 1 shilling packet rate plus 1 shilling British inland postage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF THREE RECORDED LETTERS FROM CHARLES TOWN S.C. DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION.
On May 12, 1780, after a bitter struggle, General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered Charles Town to the British, their greatest prize of the Revolutionary War. Occupation by the British lasted for two and a half years, ending on December 14, 1782 when the defeated British Army marched out of the city.
The three recorded letters are:
1. 1780, Oct. 16 folded letter from Charles Town S.C. to London England via British packet, Frajola 9/10/83
2. 1781, Jan. 20 folded letter from Charles Town S.C. to Bristol England, via British packet, the cover offered here
2. 1781, Dec. 22 folded letter from Charles Town S.C. to Northamptonshire, England via the Dashwood packet, Siskin lot 139.
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