1859 Charleston Courier SOUTH CAROLINA Newspaper Just Before Th CIVIL WAR Begins
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1859 Charleston Courier SOUTH CAROLINA newspaper Printed just before the CIVIL WAR begins - inv # 1H-229SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Charleston Daily Courier (South Carolina) dated Aug 18, 1859, 2 years before the secession of SOUTH CAROLINA from the UNION and the start of the Civil War !! Lots of news and commentary on the coming crisis in the Union over slavery. The Post and Courier is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It trace...s its ancestry to three newspapers, the Charleston Courier, founded in 1803, the Charleston Daily News, founded 1865, and The Evening Post, founded 1894. Through the Courier, it is the oldest daily newspaper in the South, and one of the oldest continuously operating newspapers in the United States. It is the flagship newspaper of the Evening Post Industries. It is the largest newspaper in South Carolina, followed by Columbia's The State and The Greenville News.The Charleston Courier, founded in 1803, and Charleston Daily News, founded in 1865, merged to form the News and Courier in 1873. In 1926, The News and Courier was bought by the owners of Charleston's main evening paper, The Evening Post. By 1991, it was apparent Charleston could no longer support two newspapers, so the News and Courier and Evening Post were merged into a single morning newspaper, The Post and Courier.This issue is from the editor's own file and has EDITOR'S MARKS throughout the ads. These editor's marks are hand written numbers (in brown gall ink) written by the editor at the time the newspaper came off the press to indicate how many more days a particular ad had to run before it was pulled from the newspaper. These editor's marks were updated each day and served as a reminder to pull or continue to run ads, as indicated. Good condition. This issue has editor's marks throughout the ads. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
