US 1963 Tercentenary of Carolina Charter 5c. Scott. 1230


US 1963 Tercentenary of Carolina Charter 5c. Scott. 1230


Series: Carolina Charter Issue

Stamp details: First Page of Carolina Charter

Issued date: 06-04-1963 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 1230
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 1212
Michel (Germany): 839
Yvert et Tellier (France): 744

Dimensions (height x width):
26mm x 40mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Giori Press

Stamp Colors: Dark carmine and Brown
Perforation: Perf 11 x 11

Themes: Sailing Ships, Ships, Transports, Art, Painting

Total print: 129,945,000 (estimate)

Description: The Carolina Charter of 1663 was a gift of land from England's King Charles II to eight friends who had helped him regain the throne. The Lords Proprietors of Carolina were given land in America stretching from ocean to ocean.

The document granted to the eight Lords Proprietors all of the territory between 31° and 36° north latitude from the Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Ocean, or in effect from about 70 miles south of the border of present-day Florida to about 40 miles south of the present northern boundary of North Carolina.ion
Source: www.ncdcr.gov/learn/resources-topic/350th-anniversary-carolina-charter