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

Civil War, Unusal Conveyance
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2490 c ImageBermuda to London via Confederate Supply Ship. Folded letter (last of three pages, front and back of cover complete) addressed to London, red "Bermuda AU 28 63" circular datestamp and endorsed "pr. Harriet Pinckney", departed St. George's Aug. 29 for Liverpool, red "Ship-Letter London SP 14 63" and "London Paid SP 14 63" circular datestamps, Very Fine and scarce pre-paid 3p ship letter to England, the Harriet Pinckney was Confederate owned and named for the wife of Major House, C.S.A. purchasing agent in London, it was intended as a blockade runner but had too much draft and so was employed as a supply ship between England and the West Indies, making only three trips before being sold, ex Ludington (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2491 c ImageCharleston to New York via French Man-of-War. Two covers endorsed to Lt. Didier of the French man-of-war Milan, one from Charleston to New York and the second in the opposite direction, both contained letters between Charleston Unionist James Louis Pettigru and his daughter Caroline, hand carried in both cases by Lt. Didier, letters no longer accompany but they are published, the one to Caroline (Dec. 16, 1862) with fascinating lengthy content including "in a civil war no man's honor can be reproached for refusing to draw his sword", also "As to your mama...She is a good deal scandalized by your partiality to the North; so different from her feelings which are thoroughly Southern" (Life, Letters and Speeches of James Louis Pettigru, p. 463), one cover with minor toned spots and the other with tear, Fine pair of covers, the Milan came through the blockade to Charleston in December 1862 to deliver the French consul and left in mid-January 1863 for New York, a report from the U.S.S. Powhaten off Charleston discusses the entry of the Milan (Image)

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E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction

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