5c Dark Brown (1a). Horizontal pair, ample margins except right frameline just shaved, unusual dark grayish shade and sharp early impression, used on folded letter datelined "Charleston 25 Jany. 1848" and addressed to Greenock, Scotland, very faint red Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad route agent's circular datestamp at left, stamps apparently uncancelled but tied by "1/-" one-shilling due handstamp in England, sender's very specific routing instructions "p steamer Cambria from New York 29 Jany. 1848 for Liverpool" and carried on that Cunarder, departing New York January 29, 1848, arriving Liverpool February 13, Liverpool (Feb. 13) and Greenock (Feb. 14) backstamps, some faint bleached spots

VERY FINE PAIR OF THE 1847 5-CENT DARK BROWN ON A COVER FROM CHARLESTON TO ENGLAND, WITH THE WILMINGTON & RALEIGH RAILROAD ROUTE AGENT'S DATESTAMP.

This is a very handsome transatlantic use paying the 10c over-300 miles pre-treaty rate, with a railroad handstamp. Ex Waterhouse, Krug, Matthies, "Sevenoaks", Saadi and Gross. Signed Ashbrook. With 1998 P.F. certificate

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