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 New York to Charleston via Havana and Louisiana
Relief Committee at Mobile Ala. Cover docketed New York Mar. 21, 1864, carried by blockade runner Denbigh from Havana to Mobile on Apr. 14, to Mrs. Marie C. Otis, care of Messrs. John Fraser & Co. at Charleston S.C., manuscript endorsement
on flap "Forwarded by the Louisiana Committee at Mobile" with 10c Blue, Die A (11), large margins to just touched at right, tied by "Mobile Ala." double-circle datestamp, Apr. 18 receipt docketing, flap reattachedVERY FINE.
AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCKADE-RUN COVER HANDLED BY THE LOUISIANA RELIEF COMMITTEE AT MOBILE. The Denbigh was nicknamed the "Mobile Packet" and was one of the most successful blockade runners, with 26 trips to and from Havana. Blockade-run
mail rarely shows evidence of handling by the Louisiana Relief Committee. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 New York to Charleston via Havana and Mobile
Ala. Cover docketed New York Apr. 24, 1864 to Mrs. Marie C. Otis, care of Messrs. John Fraser & Co. at Charleston S.C., carried by blockade runner Denbigh from Havana on Apr. 27, arriving Mobile on Apr. 30, manuscript "Examined at
Mobile by Thos. Cox, a.a.g." censor marking on back, with 10c Blue, Die B (12) for prepaid postage to S.C. (carried inside another cover so no ship fee indicated), stamp with large margins to touched and tied by "Mobile Ala."
dateless double-circle datestamp, May 8 receipt docketingVERY FINE AND RARE CENSORED BLOCKADE-RUN COVER FROM NEW YORK TO CHARLESTON VIA CUBA AND MOBILE. THIS IS THE LAST RECORDED BLOCKADE-RUN COVER THROUGH MOBILE. On May 26, 1861, the
U.S.S. Powhatan initiated the blockade of Mobile, which was at the head of a large bay formed by barrier islands and protected by two forts at the opening of the bay. With only one ship channel, however, it was more easily blockaded. The first
arrival by a steamship was on June 29, 1862, from Havana. Some incoming blockade-run letters, including the example offered here, were carried under cover to a Mobile forwarder, who paid the ship postage on the outer envelope and then posted them in
Mobile with only 10c postage. Fewer than ten incoming blockade covers through Mobile are recorded in the Special Routes census, with this cover the latest recorded. Union naval forces captured the barrier island forts and occupied Mobile Bay
on August 5, 1864, which ended blockade running through that port. The Denbigh was nicknamed the "Mobile Packet" and was one of the most successful blockade runners, with 26 trips to and from Havana (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. $ 4,000-5,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
