| BLK19 |
Trans-Atlantic Cover Hamburg, Germany to New Orleans, La Aug-Sep 1861.
The cover is a folded letter complete in English concerning cotton. The
letter is datelined Hamburg 24 July 1861 but was not posted until later
in August with the red Hamburg postmark dated 21 AUG 1861. Red Aachen
PAID 50cts transit mark on the face of the cover dated 23 AUG 1861
indicating that postage had been paid. Addressed to a business in New
Orleans Care of Messers Walter & Corbutt, New York. Red “N. York Br. Pkt. 60 PAID” credit handstamp on the face of the cover dated 5 SEP (1861). Manuscript “Stmr from Liverpool”
across the top. The only British sailing compatible with those dates
was the Cunard packet “Arabia” which sailed from Liverpool on 24 AUG
1861 and arrived in Boston 5 SEP 1861. Cover could have been taken
immediately by train from Boston to New York. There are no notations
or markings to indicate that the letter ever made it to New Orleans as
it arrived in New York after all through-the-lines overland express
mail service had been suspended. Since the cover survives, the cover
was very likely delivered to the New York forwarding agents and then
sent on to New Orleans by the forwarding agents under a separate cover
to Havanna and then by a blockade runner from Havanna to New Orleans or
perhaps through Mexico to New Orleans. These routings to New Orleans
through New York forwarding agents after the suspension of mails are
known to have taken place with other covers. Cover has some edge wear
and fold faults only apparent when the letter is unfolded. Very interesting cover which bears further research. |
$500.00 |
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