#683 2ยข Carolina-Charleston Issue 1930
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Basic Info
2¢ - Carmine rose
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Subject: Jospeh West and a Kiawah
Number issued: 29,215,574
Perforations: 11
Scott #: 683
Issued: April 10th, 1930
Value
Used
30¢
No postmark with gum (MH)
25¢ - 50¢
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
50¢ - $1.25
Plate #'s
#683 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
20061-64
First Day Cover
A first day cover of #683, dated April 10th, 1930
A Full Pane
A pane of 100 of #683, there were four panes to a sheet of 400
Hand Painted Covers
A hand painted cover by Dorothy Knapp, postmarked on the first day of issue. These covers typically sell for $1,000
The Story Behind the Stamp
Indigo production in Charleston, South Carolina, 1755
Rice farming, South Carolina, 1878
The Kiawah Nation
The origin of the idea for a stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Charleston, came from the Charleston Stamp Club (which whilst living in Charleston I failed to join). It progressed all the way to Congress which approved the issue.
The design inspiration
The vignette was drawn by officials of Charleston under the supervision of the Mayor. It depicts Joseph West, a militant governor of the period and Shadoo, the Kiawah Cassique, a friendly Kiawah shown armed for the common defence of the Province..
Added to the design are Indigo and Rice, the two engines of growth of the colony. Lastly palm fronds were inserted to represent the palm tree of South Carolina
1929-30 Commemoratives
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