Issued in 1930, this stamp was the result of a proposal by the Charleston Stamp Club to honor the city's significant anniversary. The design, a collaboration with Charleston city officials, aimed to encapsulate the foundational moments of the colony. Governor Joseph West was a pivotal figure in the early days of the Carolina Colony, serving multiple terms as governor and overseeing the relocation of the settlement from its original site at Albemarle Point to the more defensible Oyster Point, which would become the modern city of Charleston. Chief Shadoo, a leader of the Kiawah people, is shown representing the Native American inhabitants of the land. The inclusion of rice and indigo plants flanking the central portrait highlights the two cash crops that became the economic backbone of the colony, largely cultivated through the labor of enslaved Africans. The stamp serves as a historical marker, reflecting the complex interplay of European colonization, Native American relations, and the agricultural economy that defined early South Carolina.