Lot 140
1781 (Dec. 22) Charles Town S.C. to Northamptonshire England, datelined folded letter bearing "CHARLES / TOWN" two-line handstamp across flaps, endorsed "Per the Dashwood Packet", carried via packet to Falmouth and rated "1N", updated to "1N3" for carriage to Kettering; minor edge splitting, Fine, rated 1 shilling for packet postage plus 3 pence British inland postage.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
ONE OF THREE RECORDED LETTERS FROM CHARLES TOWN S.C. DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION.
Provenance: Johnson
Charleston was occupied from May 1780 through December 1782.
In October of 1763, packet service was initiated from Falmouth to Barbadoes, Grenada, Antigua, St. Christopher's, Jamaica, Pensacola, and Charles Town. Francis Dashwood was appointed the Postmaster General of Jamaica on November 5, 1781. This packet service was discontinued in 1782.
Illustrated, "The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628-1790", Alex L. Ter Braake, p. N-6.
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