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Postal History continued...

Confederate Civil War Postal History
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
371 cover   image1861 (Mar. 16), Folded letter sheet from Charleston, SC, to Madeira, endorsed "p Brazil Mail A Lisbon" at top left and "via Lisbon" at lower left; red rimless "Lombard Street/F S/AP 8/61/PAID" transit with blue Portuguese "160" reis due handstamp at top right (for ½-ounce) plus red "8" [pence] manuscript prepaid rating on front; no backstamps; docketed received Apr. 12; letter with interesting content, including "…awaiting establishment of a Confederacy…send wine direct to Charleston and not via New York as double duty would be incurred…", Very Fine, a scarce Southern use just prior to the Civil War. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States Mar. 16] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
372 cover   image1861 (Oct. 14), Folded letter sheet from Richmond, VA, to Madeira, datelined blue folded letter sheet endorsed "via Lisbon" and "p. Mail of 7th Feby." at bottom left; red rimless "Lombard Street/FW/FE 6/62/PAID" transit with matching manuscript "1/-" shilling prepaid rating; black Portuguese "240" reis due rating for ½-¾ oz. at top; docketed Mar. 20 arrival, Very Fine, scarce.


By Sept. 1861, the Federal government had suspended regular pre-war postal routes between the Union and the Confederate States. As a result, this letter took over five months to arrive in Madeira. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States Oct. 14] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $1,000-1,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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