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

Civil War, Blockade from and to Bermuda via Wilmington continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2474 c ImageSpartanburg S.C. to Liverpool via Wilmington N.C., Bermuda and St. Thomas. Narrow cover with contents datelined Spartanburg Jun. 28, 1864 (Grimball correspondence, letter no longer accompanies), carried from Wilmington by blockade runner Edith on Jul. 4, arriving St. George's Jul. 8 too late for the Halifax steamer (left same day) so sent via Alpha on Jul. 26 to St. Thomas, then by RMSP steamer arriving Southampton Aug. 29 with perfect strike of Southampton Packet letter circular datestamp, Liverpool arrival on Aug. 30, "1/-" shilling due, nicked at top left, otherwise Very Fine and scarce outbound blockade-run cover via Bermuda, Lieutenant John Grimball's career included service on the famed C.S.S. Shenandoah, whose exploits continued months after the end of the war, Lt. Grimball was present when the first and last shots of the war were fired (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2475 c ImageCharleston to Paris via Wilmington and Bermuda. Small cover with original letters to Mrs. Burckmyer in Paris, one datelined at Charleston on Apr. 10, 1863, endorsed "please forward WCB & Co." (William C. Bee & Co.), carried from Wilmington N.C. on blockade runner Cornubia, arriving St. George's Bermuda Apr. 21, then by private ship to Liverpool with May 23, 1863 boxed handstamp on back, red "Ship-Letter London" circular datestamp and "GB/1f 60c" boxed Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, French receiving backstamp and "16" decimes due handstamp, interesting content that mentions profits from blockade-running stocks, edge faults and wear in cover, otherwise Fine, attractive and scarce sequence of markings on an outbound blockade-run cover from the Burckmyer correspondence (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2476 c ImageSavannah Ga. to Rome, Italy via Charleston and Bermuda. Cover docketed at Savannah Apr. 4, 1862, manuscript "forwarded by WB & Co." (William C. Bee & Co., a major owner/operator of blockade runners from Charleston), carried from Charleston on the blockade runner Gladiator on Apr. 28, arriving St. George's Bermuda May 6, carried to Liverpool arriving May 26 with "Liverpool Ship MY 26, 1862" boxed backstamp, red London transit of May 27 and "GB/1f 60c" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, light French transit datestamp, Rome arrival backstamp of June 2, manuscript "56" due, small tear at top and minor corner wear, Very Fine outbound blockade-run cover from the Locke correspondence, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
2477 c ImageSavannah Ga. to Rome, Italy via Wilmington, Bermuda and St. Thomas. Feb. 27, 1864 origin date on outbound blockade-run cover to Mrs. John Lorenzo Locke in Rome, in care of Baring Brothers in London, carried from Wilmington on the blockade runner Index on Mar. 13, arriving Bermuda Mar. 18, manuscript "1/" shilling prepaid packet postage, Cunard branch line Alpha to St. Thomas arriving Apr. 10, then by RMSP steamer arriving Southampton Apr. 29, blue Alexander Colle & Co. forwarder's double-oval (major owner of blockade runners), posted prepaid in London on May 2 with red Lombard Street circular datestamp and "PD" in oval, French transits and Rome receiving backstamps (May 9), Very Fine blockade-run cover from the Locke correspondence, most covers from this correspondence went through Nassau, the Bermuda transit is unusual (Image)

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E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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