Sunday, 15 November 2020

Charleston

Charleston  post office, 33 km south of Georgetown, opened on 1 February 1876 and was reduced to a receiving office on 1 July 1882. It reopened again in early 1909 before being renamed Forsayth post office on 15 December 1910

  • Datestamp type 3c (13 January 1909) rated 5R - $100
  • Datestamp type 5b (23 October 1910) rated 5R - $100
Charleston numeral 206 HERE. Charleston numeral 688 HERE

Datestamp type 3c
1909
Charleston datestamp type 3c. Dated 13 January 1909. Rated 5R. Seen in the collection of Tony Curtis

Datestamp type 5b
1910
Charleston datestamp type 5b. Dated 23 October 1910. Rated 5R. Seen in Manning p. 57

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