CSA 3, 2¢ green (tiny sealed tear and faint crease) tied on drop cover by CHARLESTON / S.C. // JUN / 9 (Henry Welch Type A-25 and RARE USE of this prewar canceling device during the war per Richard Calhoun book on Charleston), addressed to S.D. Kirk, Esqr, Care of Macbeth & Binse, Charleston, S.C. with docketing up left end, sealed tear at upper right, 1980 PF Certificate 82043, Ex Wm. A. Fox. SCV $3,500. $1,600.

Charles Macbeth (1805-1881) was the 37th mayor of Charleston, serving 3 full terms and a partial term 1857-1865