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Stampless Stories: A Postal History of America continued...

War of 1812
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
84 c ImageCharleston S.C. to Devon, England via Bordeaux, France, 1813, Prisoner-of-War Cartel. Folded letter datelined at Charleston on Mar. 1, 1813, addressed to Captain Joseph W. Clark of the American privateer Charlotte, care of a forwarder in Bordeaux, ran the British blockade of Napoleonic Europe to reach Bordeaux, then forwarded via prisoner-of-war cartel to Devon, England, where the captain was on parole, July 20 London backstamp and bold strike of Transport Office Prisoners of War” with crown in oval handstamp, red censor marking Appd Ct”, rated 1/-” shilling due

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE WAR OF 1812 PRISONER LETTER, SENT THROUGH THE BRITISH EUROPEAN BLOCKADE TO FRANCE AND THEN BY PRISONER-OF-WAR CARTEL TO ENGLAND WITH THE TRANSPORT OFFICE PRISONERS OF WAR” MARKING.

The contents of the letter reference the significantly increased British forces, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay and New York. Transatlantic ships during this period had to not only run the gauntlet of British ships off North America, but also the British blockade of Napoleonic Europe.

Ex Walske. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
85 c ImageWithdrawn Ship Letter/Post Paid/Greenock/Apr. 3, 1815. Clear strike on back of folded cover to Fredericksburg Va., manuscript Pr. ‘Independence’ via New York”, red New-York May 22” circular datestamp and matching SHIP” handstamp, red manuscript 32” 50% War Surcharge Rate (20c plus 50% and 2c ship fee), also large PO” in red manuscript, vertical file folds

VERY FINE. A REMARKABLY CLEAR STRIKE OF THE RARE GREENOCK WITHDRAWN SHIP LETTER MARKING.

As of September 17, 1814, the British Post Office authorized the so-called Withdrawn Ship Letter Act. According to an article on The Royal Philatelic Society’s website, Withdrawn Ship Letters had to be presented to the PO in London or an Out Port and one third the packet rate paid. The PO stamped the letter and handed it back to the sender, who then arranged for it to travel on the vessel of choice. The act was very unpopular and was appealed against by the Chambers of Commerce in most large cities.” The Act was repealed on July 11, 1815, less than ten months after its inception.

This was sent just after the peace was ratified and the British blockade was lifted (March 6, 1815). The arrival of the Independence was reported in the New York Evening Post (May 23, 1815, Issue 4047, page 3 -- thanks to John Barwis for this citation): "ARRIVED YESTERDAY. The ship Independence, Thomas, of Charleston, 42 days from Greenock, with a valuable cargo of dry goods to Mills, Purdy & Co. [etc. - a list of other merchants]. The Independence has experienced many gales. April 30 in lat. 13 22, long. 45 45 passed several islands of ice."

Examples of the Withdrawn Ship Letter markings used this late are very desirable, and this is quite rare with the Greenock office marking, of which very few are reported. (Image)

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E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
86 c ImageRichmond Va. to Kirkcudbright, Scotland, via Lisbon Portugal, 1813, Around the Blockade. Folded letter datelined at Richmond on Feb. 8, 1813, addressed to Kirkcudbright, Scotland, carried from non-blockaded New York around the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays blockade (which began on Feb. 6, 1813), the Pacific sailed from New York on Mar. 21 for Lisbon Portugal, green Lisbon F My 5, 1813” rimless datestamp, carried by Falmouth packet from Lisbon to England, rated 2/7” due for packet postage plus inland to Scotland, Very Fine, the ship Pacific was denied cartel status on March 13, 1813, but left New York for Lisbon on March 21 with 30 passengers and dispatches for the Russian government, ex Walske (Image)

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E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
87 c ImageLiverpool to New York, 1814, Cartel Ship through the Blockade. Folded letter datelined at Liverpool on Mar. 19, 1814, addressed to New York and endorsed at bottom by Cartel Fair American Jacob Adams”, carried through the Mid-Atlantic Blockade to Washington D.C., posted with brownish Washington Jun. 2” circular datestamp, manuscript 17” for 150-300 mile rate to New York (no ship fee charged), June 8 receipt docketing, Very Fine, a rare War of 1812 letter sent by cartel ship through the Mid-Atlantic Blockade, an interesting account of the Fair American’s outbound voyage from New York in Jan. 1814 describes the discovery of 11 stowaways lacking passports, who were brought back in a revenue cutter and while on board destroyed a number of letters and papers (Niles’ Weekly Register, Jan. 29, 1814, p. 364), ex Hahn and Walske (Image)

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E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
88 c ImageCadiz, Spain to New London Conn. via New Bedford Mass., 1814, Around the Blockade. Folded letter datelined at Cadiz on Jan. 22, 1814, carried by Swedish brig Fortuna, departing Jan. 22, around the New York blockade to New Bedford Mass., arrived Mar. 21 and posted two days later with bold strike of red New Bedford Ms. Mar. 23” circular datestamp, SHIP” straightline and 14-1/2c" cents due in New London (12-1/2c plus 2c ship fee), Very Fine cover sent via non-blockaded New Bedford (one month before blockade initiated there) to blockaded New London, ex Walske (Image)

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E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
89 c ImageBoston Mass. to Quebec, Canada, via Montreal, 1815, Boston Ms. Oct. 29”. Circular datestamp struck in red, matching Paid” straightline on folded cover to Quebec, Canada, manuscript 25-1/2” (cents) for 17c 150-300 miles rate to the border plus the 50% War of 1812 surcharge, clear MONTREAL/ 11 NOV. 15” two-line transit datestamp on flap, 1N” Canadian for 11d plus 1d Quebec border transfer fee, Very Fine, the 1d surcharge for mail to Quebec is comparable to the 1-1/2d surcharge to Montreal, despite transiting through Montreal there was no War of 1812 Canadian 50% surcharge applied on mail destined for Quebec, ex Dr. Robertson (Image)

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E. $ 200-300

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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