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The Steven Walske Collection of North American Blockade Run Mail continued...

War of 1812, New England Blockade
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2417 c ImageGothenburg, Sweden to Gorham Me., 1814, Blockade Run. Folded letter datelined at Gothenburg on Apr. 13, 1814, carried on Russian ship Neva on Apr. 19, stopped by blockading British frigates in Boston Bay and allowed to proceed to Boston on June 6, red "Boston Ms. Jun. 8" circular datestamp and "12-1/2" cents due to Maine (no ship fee), Very Fine and rare New England blockade cover from Sweden from the Longfellow correspondence, the northern coastline was the last of four areas where the British implemented a blockade, which was effective April 25, 1814 just before this cover reached Boston, the Neva may have been let through because it sailed before the blockade was implemented (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

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2418 c ImageLondon to Schenectady N.Y. via Halifax, 1814, Blockade Run. Folded letter datelined London May 4, 1814, addressed to Schenectady N.Y., hand-carried by Samuel Parkman with government dispatches and sent on the Falmouth packet Osborne to Halifax on June 9, then by cartel schooner Thistle through the New England blockade to Boston on June 20, carried to Washington D.C. where entered the mails with Jun. 29 circular datestamp, "20" cents due at Schenectady (300-500 miles), letter with interesting content from a son to his mother, including his listening to debates over the slave trade in Parliament, small internal hole where opened, slight age toning, still Very Fine use through the New England blockade, which was the last of four stages to be implemented (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2419 c ImageLondon to Newburyport Mass., 1814, Cartel Ship. Folded letter datelined London June 16, 1814, brownish-red strike of "London Paid Ship Letter JU 25, 1814" circular datestamp, prepaid "3/3" triple-weight for cartel ship to Boston, red "Boston Ms. Sep. 5" circular datestamp, "SHIP" straightline and "26" cents due (triple 8c plus 2c ship fee), couple minor edge nicks, Very Fine, for half the 2 shilling 2p packet rate, the British post office "Paid Ship Letter" service would forward mail by cartel ships to the United States, this method was used by the British post office for ship letters not served by Falmouth packets (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2420 c ImageNorfolk Va. to Ayr, Scotland, 1814, Cartel Ship. Folded letter datelined at Norfolk on Aug. 11, 1814, forwarded to Boston with Aug. 30 forwarder docketing, endorsed to Dutch ship D' Prins Van Orange, departed Boston under flag-of-truce, entered England with "Deal Ship Letter" and crown double-circle handstamp, London transit on back, routed through Glasgow arriving Oct. 22, manuscript "4/6.5" triple rate due in Scotland including "Addl. 1/2" boxed handstamp for Scottish halfpenny "wheel" mail tax, couple small edge tears

VERY FINE AND RARE WAR OF 1812 COVER FROM NORFOLK TO SCOTLAND, SENT VIA FLAG-OF-TRUCE FROM BOSTON ON A DUTCH SHIP, ENTERING ENDLAND AT DEAL.

The D' Prins Van Orange sailed from the Netherlands to Boston in the summer of 1814 under flag-of-truce, carrying the ambassador from the Netherlands. This cover was carried on the return trip, which also sailed under flag-of-truce. The "4/6-1/2" rate should consist of 4p ship plus 3sh 9p for triple rate from Deal to London, Glasgow and Ayr, plus -1/2p for the Scottish wheel tax. This totals 4 shillings 1-1/2 pence though it was charged an additional 5 pence (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

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2421 c ImageLondon to Providence R.I., 1814-15, End of the Blockade. Folded letter datelined London Dec. 27, 1814, backstamped with clear strike of "London Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter 30 DE, 1814" with crown double-circle datestamp, manuscript "8-1/2" prepaid rate, Jan. 7, 1815 Plymouth forwarder manuscript on back, letter was substantially delayed in the ending of the war (U.S. Senate ratified peace treaty on Feb. 17, 1815 and the British blockade was lifted on March 6), not received in Boston until Aug. 10, 1815 with red Boston circular datestamp and "15" cents 50% War Rate surcharge to Providence, backstamp was struck across the fold of the letter and portion has been cut out and re-affixed for complete display, Very Fine use straddling the end of the War of 1812 and peace, the "Withdrawn Ship Letter" marking was the result of the British Act of Sep. 17, 1814, authorizing the sending of letters abroad by private conveyance upon payment of one-third of the packet rate, the letter was presented at the post office and then "withdrawn" for placement on a cartel ship, the marking was in use for only 10 months before the Act was revoked on Jul. 11, 1815 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2422 c ImageLondon to Portsmouth N.H., 1815, End of the Blockade. Folded letter datelined London Apr. 5, 1815, backstamped with red "Liverpool Post Paid Withdrawn Ship Letter AP 8, 1815" with crown double-circle datestamp, reasonably clear strike (the Liverpool version of this marking is usually poorly struck) manuscript "2/3" prepaid triple rate, carried on Milo on Apr. 26 and arrived Boston June 2, red "Boston Ms Jun. 3" circular datestamp, "SHIP" straightline and "47" cents due at Portsmouth for triple 10c rate with 50% War Rate surcharge plus 2c ship fee, Very Fine use sent just after the peace was ratified and the British blockade was lifted (March 6, 1815), the Milo was the first American ship to arrive at Liverpool after the peace (arrived March 30), the "Withdrawn Ship Letter" marking was in use for only 10 months before the Sep. 1814 Act was revoked on Jul. 11, 1815, shortly after this letter was sent on the return voyage of the Milo (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

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2423 c ImageSavannah Ga. to Gorham Me., 1815. Light strike of "Savannah Feb. 10" (1815) circular datestamp on folded letter to Gorham Me., rated "37-1/2" cents due for over-500 miles plus 50% War Surcharge, minor edge split, Very Fine cover from the Longfellow correspondence, the British Southern Coast blockade of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia began on Sep. 1, 1813, there is no way to tell if this was carried overland or through the blockade, ex Arnell (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $110.00
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2424 c ImageSt. Mary's Ga. to Gorham Me., 1814. Folded letter datelined at St. Mary's Ga. on Nov. 16, 1814, posted at Savannah with Nov. 22 circular datestamp, addressed to Gorham Me., rated "25" cents due for over-500 miles (just before the 50% War Surcharge began), forwarded and manuscript "Due 10", Dec. 12 receipt docketing, Very Fine cover from the Longfellow correspondence, the British Southern Coast blockade of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia began on Sep. 1, 1813, there is no way to tell if this was carried overland or through the blockade, (Image)

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 E. $ 200-300

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2425 c ImageWar of 1812, Balance of the Longfellow Correspondence, 1812-15. Group of 16 covers and one document, all addressed to Stephen Longfellow at Gorham Maine, originations including Gibraltar, Alicante (Spain) and Belfast (Ireland), plus four 1812 or 1815 domestic uses, variety of U.S. postal markings upon arrival including Salem and Gloucester Mass., Providence R.I., Philadelphia and New York, a few carried under cover or privately, some faults to be expected, overall Fine-Very Fine and a nice group of mostly pre-blockade uses (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

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