Auction # 72 - Gems of Philately

1847, 10¢ black. Four mostly large to huge margins, beautiful crisp impression, tied by red New York square grid cancel on blue folded Johnston correspondence letter datelined Charleston S.C. Jun. 3rd 1848 to Greenock, Scotland, sender's route directives "'Southerner' P.P. to New York" (post paid to New York) and "p Steamer Hibernia fr New York 7th June", carried by Cunard Line Hibernia from New York Jun. 7th to Liverpool arriving Jun. 21st, Liverpool America (6.21) backstamp and matching bold "1/-" one-shilling due handstamp, Greenock (6.22) arrival backstamp, vertical file folds, Extremely Fine, ex-Hubbard, Garrett, Boker, Gross.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 10¢ 1847 ISSUE PAYING THE OVER-300 MILES RATE ON TRANSATLANTIC MAIL LEAVING FROM NEW YORK.