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The Richard L. Calhoun Collection of Charleston, South Carolina-The First Year of Secession continued...

Discontinuation of Mail, Expresses
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
464 c Image"P.O.D. Dead Letter Office, 28 Aug. 1861 J-5-1". Confederate States Dead Letter Office marking and record number in bright red manuscript, "Charleston S.C. May 25, 1861" double-circle datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to J. M. Jeannerett in New York City, pencil "P.O. Draft" denoting contents which must have been returned to sender, expertly restored along edges with small part of double-circle datestamp drawn in

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE CONFEDERATE DEAD LETTER OFFICE COVER WITH THE MANUSCRIPT MARKING, WHICH WAS USED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE HANDSTAMPED OVAL FOR APPPROXIMATELY TEN DAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR.

Once the mail routes between the U.S. and C.S.A. were suspended, northbound mail was diverted to the C.S.A. Dead Letter Office. Fewer than ten examples of the C.S.A. Dead Letter Office markings (handstamp or manuscript) are reported, all diverted to the D.L.O. between May 24 and June 1, 1861.

Illustrated in Special Routes book (p. 12). (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
465 c ImageAdams Express Co., Charleston S.C., Apr. 25 (1861). Clear strike of blue oval datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Thos. Prosser & Son at New York City street address, sender's two-line route directive "per Adam's Express from Charleston S.C., Thursday April 25/61" at top, small repair to top flap only

VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY OVAL APPLIED AT THEIR OFFICE IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS PRECURSOR EXPRESS USE OCCURRED JUST AS THE LAST COMMERCE SHIPS WERE DEPARTING CHARLESTON HARBOR AFTER PRESIDENT LINCOLN ANNOUNCED THE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS.

This cover is one of two addressed in the same hand to Thos. Prosser & Son which have the sender's directives giving two different routes -- one via Charleston and the other via Savannah. On the other (Siegel Sale 823, lot 342), the instructions were to send the letter "per Adams' express from Savannah Geo, Wednesday April 24/61" (it has a red April 25 oval datestamp). This cover was routed through Charleston. Based on other covers from the Prosser & Son correspondence, they probably originated near Atlanta.

President Lincoln proclaimed the blockade of Southern ports on April 19, 1861, and the exodus of ships owned by companies in the North began immediately. This cover probably left Charleston by rail on April 25, carried by one of the Adams Express Company messengers on their land lines. Although Adams ran regular steamers in and out of Charleston prior to the war, it seems unlikely that they would consign mail to a vessel at this date.

Special Routes census No. N-PRE-11. Ex White, Shenfield and Kohn. (Image)

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 E. $ 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $5,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
466 c ImageAdams Express Co., Charleston S.C., May 17 (1861). Clear strike of blue oval datestamp on 3c Red on Buff Star Die entire (U27) to Tobias, Hendricks & Co. at New York City street address, carried outside the mails to New York (probably by rail), handed to the carrier department where red "New York, Paid, City Delivery 1ct. May 23" carrier circular datestamp was applied, expertly repaired opening nicks along top edge, Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded combination of the rare Adams Charleston office datestamp with a New York City carrier datestamp (similar covers are known from New Orleans), Special Routes census No. N-PRE-19, ex Kohn (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
467 c ImageAdams Express. Sender's manuscript notation at lower left of buff cover addressed to Charleston S.C., 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), uncancelled, additional "1 Basket Express" and also "Mr. Capers 26th May 1861", some slight edgewear, Very Fine use to Charleston via Adams Express, accompanied a shipment carried by express (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
468 c ImageAdams Express Co., Philadelphia, Aug. 12. Red circular datestamp at left of 3c Pink entire (U58) addressed to Charleston S.C., blue "Nashville Ten. Aug. 19, 1861" circular datestamp with matching "Paid" and "10" handstamps, slightly reduced at left, dampstains and slight erosion, still Fine, a scarce southbound Adams Express use from Philadelphia, the service stopped on August 26, just seven days after this passed through their Nashville office, Special Routes census No. S-AD-68 (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

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