SR53

Outgoing Blockade Cover Charleston SC to New York City. The cover is from the well-known and well-documented Wells Correspondence which is known to have originated in Charleston SC. Addressed to Miss Sabina E. Wells, 94 West Eleventh St, New York. According to the Walske research on the reverse of the cover, the cover was carried by the blockade runner Fox from Charleston to Nassau, Bahamas. The Fox departed Charleston 9/9/1864 and succesfully made the run to Nassau arriving 9/12/1864. The cover entered the British mail in Nassau receiving the RED NASSAU PAID  postmark 12 SEP 1864 and manuscript red "4" indicating that 4d was paid in advance for the steamship run from Nassau to New York. The cover departed Nassau on 9/25/1864 on board the Cunard West Indies steamer Corsica which departed Nassau for New York 9/27/1864 arriving 10/1/1864. On arrival in New York, the cover received the black New York Br PKT 5 CDS 1 OCT (1864) indicating 5c due for US inland delivery as the US postage was not paid in advance. Small but complete commercially made lady's type cover with embossed flowers on the back flap. A little minor edge wear, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Walske, Ex-Kaufmann.

$1,500.00

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