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Civil War Postal History: Union continued...

Naval Ship Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
81   imageU.S.S. Louisiana, Steel-Hull Screw Steamer, five-page letter datelined "Gun Boat Louisiana, in Pamplico [Pamlico] Sound N.C., July 25, 1864", from a 2nd Asst. Engineer, Hiram Parker, Jr., to his father in Pottsville, Pa., mentioning briefly Jubal Early's July 1864 raid on Washington and noting that they had "picked up 8 refugees men & boys who wished to leave rebeldom & escape the Conscription." and The rebs are taking every male person between 16 & 60 & putting them into the ranks"; the cover is franked with a 3¢ rose (63) tied by a fancy four-point star-in-circle with a partial New York c.d.s., Aug 8, 1864 alongside; cover front & back are separated, the stamp is damaged pre-use and there is a bit of toning, about Fine,

Commissioned in 1861 with a complement of 85, Louisiana was assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She was stripped, packed with explosives and detonated in front of Fort Fisher. As experts predicted, there was little effect on the fort. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
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82   imageU.S.S. Marblehead, Unadilla-Class Gunboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "Naval letter, G C (…?), 1st Lieut., Gun boat Marblehead", postmarked with straightline "U. S. SHIP" and "Due 6" handstamps and a mostly complete Philadelphia c.d.s., Jan 5, 1863, to Benton, N.J.; reduced slightly at the left and ink smeared during endorsing/addressing, otherwise Very Fine,

Marblehead, with a complement of 114, served blockade duty with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron from 1861 to mid-1864 when she was assigned a Naval Academy Training Ship. For the remainder of the war she alternated between the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron duties and as a training ship. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
83   imageS.S. Marcia Greenleaf Brig, cover addressed to "Lieut. John N. Partridge, Co. D. 24th Re't. Mass. Vols., Gen. Burnside's Division, Care Storeship 'Marcia Greenleaf', Old Point Comfort, Va.", franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a small boxed "PAID" and postmarked with a red Boston c.d.s., Apr 28 (1862); small nick at the top edge, Fine to Very Fine,

Marcia Greenleaf was a store ship leased for 11 months to support the Peninsula Campaign. She was named for the owner's wife, who lived on board and witnessed the Monitor and Virigina engagement. After her husband's death, she moved to Arizona where she served as Post Master at Fort Apache for the last 15 years of her life. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
CLOSED
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84   imageU.S.S. Massachusetts, Steel-Hull Screw Steamer, cover with manuscript endorsement "From Steamer Massachusetts" postmarked with a mostly clear "U.S. SHIP/3cts." in circle, to Taunton, Mass.; dated in pencel on the reverse "11/26/61", Very Fine,

Massachusetts, with a complement of 112, drove the Confederates from Ship Island and secured it as the Navy's West Gulf operational base. She was Fort Massachusetts' namesake. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
85   imageU.S.S. Mercedita, Screw Steamer Gunboat, illustrated cover with printed endorsement "Ship's Letter, U.S.S. Mercedita" and a three-color Patriotic illustration of Mercedita flying the Colors and a "Mercedita" pennant; postmarked with a clear New York c.d.s., Dec 15, 1862, and a manuscript "Due 3"; reduced slightly at the right with several opening tears at the top. One of three different styles of printed covers from Mercedita, this one illustrated in an article by Richard Graham in the February 1989 issue of The Chronicle.,

Mercedita was commissioned December 8, 1861, and joined the Gulf Blockading Squadron. She destroyed Confederate batteries at St. Vincent Island, FL, and worked with the Sagamore to cature Apalachicola. She then captured blockade runner Bermuda and schooners Victoria and Ida. She then transferred to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and served on the blockade of Charleston until the end of January 1863. In April of that year she joined the West Indies Squadron to escort California steamers and later joined the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron operating in Beaufort, NC, for the remainder of 1864. She joined the West Gulf Squadron in March of 1865 and was then decommissioned and sold in late 1865. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
86   imageU.S.S. Miami, Side-Wheel Gunboat, Flag & Cannon patriotic cover with "BABY WAKER" patriotic cover (Weiss F-R 400) with manuscript endorsement "From USS Gun Boat Miami", postmarked large blue crayon "3" and handstamped oblong-boxed "SHIP" & "3", to Philadelphia; reduced somewhat at the right with a slightly repaired edge plus a light central file fold, Fine to Very Fine appearance,

Miamii, with a complement of 134, took part in the Battle of New Orleans and the investment of Vicksburg before transfer to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She was the flagship for the fleet at Roanoke Island and finished the war on the James river supporting Grant's drive on Richmond. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
87   imageU.S.S. Mingoe, Side-Wheel Sloop, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. 'Mingoe'", franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a four-point star-in-circle and an incomplete New-York c.d.s., to Williamsburgh, L.I., N.Y.; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine,

Mingoe, with a complement of 137, was commissioned less than one year serving blockade duty off Charleston and on the St. John's River with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
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88   imageU.S.S. Mingoe, Double-Ended, Side-Wheel, Ironclad Gunboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. 'Mingoe'", franked with a cork-canceled pair of 3¢ rose (65) very faint, incomplete (Mar 12?) New York c.d.s. alongside, to Williamsburgh, L.I., N.Y., Fine,

Mingoe, with a complement of 137, was commissioned less than one year serving blockade duty off Charleston and on the St. John's River with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
89   imageU.S.S. Mississippi, Side-Wheel Frigate, Flag and "Long May It Wave" patriotic cover (Weiss F-R 87) with manuscript endorsement "From U S Frigate Mississippi", postmarked with a clear "New-York Ship Letter/ 5/ Jun/ 26" c.d.s., indicating carriage by a non-contract ship, to Abington, Mass.; opening tears at the top, otherwise Very Fine,

Mississippi was Commodore Mathew Perry's flagship for his historic mission to open Japan. At New Orleans, after passing Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, she ran the Conderate ram Manassas ashore, wrecking her with two broadsides. She was ordered upriver for the operations against Port Hudson, where she grounded and was fired by her crew to prevent capture. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $350-500
SOLD for $250.00
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90   imageU.S.S. Mississippi, Side-Wheel Frigate, cover with manuscript endorsement "From U S Frigate Mississippi", postmarked with a clear "U.S. SHIP/3 cts." oval due handstamp, to Abington, Mass.; reduced somewhat at the left with a small tear at the bottom minor back damage, otherwise Very Fine,

Mississippi was Commodore Mathew Perry's flagship for his historic mission to open Japan. At New Orleans, after passing Forts Jackson and St. Phillip, she ran the Conderate ram Manassas ashore, wrecking her with two broadsides. She was ordered upriver for the operations against Port Hudson, where she grounded and was fired by her crew to prevent capture. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
91   imageU.S.S. Montauk, Passaic-Class Monitor, cover with manuscript endorsement "Naval Letter" and "From U.S. Iron Clad 'Montauk'", handstamped "DUE/6" in circle with a Feb 24 Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s., to Washington D.C.; reduced a bit with a small tear at the right and a slightly rounded upper right corner, Fine to Very Fine,

Montauk was one of Du Pont's ironclads that attacked the forts in Charleston harbor. With Captain John Worden commanding, she destroyed the raider Rattlesnake. She served as a floting bier for assassin John Wilkes Booth on April 27 and a floating prison for six accomplices. (Image)

Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
92   imageU.S.S. Neptune, Screw Steamer, 3¢ pink entire (U59) with manuscript endorsement "U.S. Steamer Neptune", canceled with straightline "SHI(P)" and "Due 6 cts." handstamps and a red Apr 27 c.d.s., to Mohigan, R.I.; reduced at the right, Fine to Very Fine. Postage should have been 3¢ to Boston plus 3¢ inland; the underpayment of 3¢ was doubled as a penalty,

Neptune was commissioned in January 1864 with a complement of 173. She was assigned to the West Indies Squadron and primarily served convoying steamers bound to and from California. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
93   imageU.S.S. Niagara, Screw Frigate, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. Flag Ship Niagara, Key West July 25th", handstamped straightline "SHIP" with manuscript "3" and postmarked with a Philadelphia octagonal datestamp, Aug 5, 1861, to Kingston, R.I., Very Fine,

Prior to the war Niagara participated in laying the first Trans-Atlantic Cable. She served as flagship for the Gulf Blockading Squadron, then the East Gulf Blockading Squadron until June 1862. After refit, she patrolled for CSA warships outfitting in Europe. In 1864-65 she was stationed out of Antwerp, Belgium, searching the English Channel and Bay of Biscay for raiders. She captured the Georgia in August 1864. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
94   imageU.S.S. Niagara, Screw Frigate, cover addressed to "Mr. Brevill Melins, U S Frigate Niagara, Antwerp, Belgium, in care of the American Conns" [Consul], franked with four 10¢ green & a 2¢ black (68, 73), pen canceled, the 2¢ tied by a red "NEW PAID YORK/24" c.d.s., Dec 31 (1864), three of the four 10¢ by a manuscript "10" rate; with a French entry c.d.s. (Jan 13) and a faded boxed "P.D."; forwarded to Vlissingen, Holland with France par Mous, Antwerp & Vlissingen backstamps, the last very faint; 2¢ stamp with a small tear, cover with some soiling (heavier on the reverse), Fine. 42¢ was the rate for a half-ounce letter to Belgium via France,

Prior to the war Niagara participated in laying the first Trans-Atlantic Cable. She served as flagship for the Gulf Blockading Squadron, then the East Gulf Blockading Squadron until June 1862. After refit, she patrolled for CSA warships outfitting in Europe. In 1864-65 she was stationed out of Antwerp, Belgium, searching the English Channel and Bay of Biscay for raiders. She captured the Georgia in August 1864. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
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95   imageU.S.S. Octorara, Double-End Side-Wheel Steamer, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. Octorara, Mobile Bay" and "Politeness of Mr. J.H. Chapman" to Mrs. R.B. Plotts in New Orleans; there are no postal markings, thus indicating that the cover was probably hand-carried by Mr. Chapman, Fine to Very Fine,

The family correspondence of naval engineer, Rezeau B. Plotts, is well known. This letter was written sometime after Octarara's participation in the Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. She continued to operate in and around Mobile until July 1865, firing on fortifications and taking part in the capture of the city on April 12, 1865. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
96   imageU.S.S. Octorara, Double-End Side-Wheel Steamer, cover with manuscript endorsement "U.S.S. Octorara, Mobile Bay" to Mrs. R.B. Plotts in New Orleans, "Care of Philip P. Eastwick U.S.N., Fleet Engineers Office"; the lack of postal markings suggests that the cover was hand-carried, perhaps with other dispatches; most of top flap missing, Fine to Very Fine,

The family correspondence of naval engineer, Rezeau B. Plotts, is well known. This letter was written sometime after Octarara's participation in the Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864. She continued to operate in and around Mobile until July 1865, firing on fortifications and taking part in the capture of the city on April 12, 1865. (Image)

Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
97   imageU.S.S. Ohio, Ship of the Line, colorless embossed corner card "U.S. REC'G. SHIP OHIO/ PAYMASTER'S DEPT./ OFFICIAL BUSINESS" on an exceptionally clean cover to "A. A. Surgeon, D.P. Goodhue, U.S. Recg Ship Ohio, Navy Yard, New York", franked with a neatly grid-canceled 3¢ rose (65) and postmarked with a clear red Charlestown, Mass. c.d.s., Feb 1, 1864, Very Fine,

Ohio was launched in 1820 but not placed in service until 1838. She served in the Mexican-American war and briefly as flagship of the Pacific Squadron. She spent most of her career as the receiving ship at Boston Naval Yard. Her size made her well-suited for the role. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $100.00
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98   imageU.S.S. Patroon, Screw Steamer, cover addressed to "Saml. G. Hayter, Masters Mate, U.S. Steamer Patroon, St. Johns River, Flo., South Atlantic Blockading Squadron" and "If gone elsewhere please forward"; franked with 1¢ blue & 3¢ rose (63, 65) (the 1¢ for Carrier pick-up) tied by a partial Aug New York target duplex; opened roughly at the left, damaging the 3¢ stamp, otherwise Fine. A very rare cover due to the fact that the Patroon carried a crew of only 49 and was only in service for eight months., Ex-Walske,

Patroon was commissioned in March 1862 and with a complement of 49 served the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron off the St. John's River in Florida. She was plagued by leaking and a range of other problems and was sent north. After only eight months of service she was decommissioned in Philadelphia in November of the same year at which time Masters Mate Hayter also resigned from the Navy. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
99   imageU.S.S. Penobscot, Unadilla-Class Gunboat, cover with manuscript endorsement "U. S. Gunboat Penobscot" and "New Orleans, May 1864", franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a New Orleans target duplex, May 17 '64, to Philadelphia and handstamped "DUE/6" in circle, Very Fine,

Penobscot, with a crew of 114, was initially assigned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron but in late 1863 she was transferred to the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. She primarily operated along the Texas coast, including off Matagorda, Mexico, and Galveston Bay to as far as Aransas Pass. (Image)

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Suggested Bid $250-350
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
100   imageU.S.S. Philadelphia, Side-Wheel Steamer, cover from Philadelphia to New York postmarked bold straightline "U.S. SHIP" with a four-page letter datelined "U.S Ship Philadelphia, Sep 3" and signed "W.A. Wilson, U.S. Flag Steamer Philadelphia, Port Royal, S.C."; cover franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ rose (65) and Philadelphia c.d.s., Sep 16, 1864. The letter is written in pencil, some of it very light and difficult to read, but in it Wilson talks about preferring not to seek a promotion to Masters Mate because the pay is too small and because "Admiral Dahgren and the Fleet Doct Johnson have promised to do some thing for me." And he notes that Beaufort, S.C. is "the prettiest and nicest city I ever was in" but that the handsome houses and hotels are all deserted and "there is nobody there but Nigers and soldiers", Very Fine,

Philadelphia was a trading vessel with a complement of only 24 operating on the Upper Potomac until seized at the outbreak of the war and outfitted as a Naval ship. She operated on the Potomac River as a supply ship, ordinance transport ship and troop transport until transferred to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. She was then transferred to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron where she served as its flagship under Rear Admiral Dahlgren from August 1863 through 1865. In 1863 she participated in the operations against Charleston. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

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