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U.S. Naval-Related Covers

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1048		U.S.S. Pocohantas. Blue folded letter datelined "Vera Cruz May 12, 1860" and addressed to New York, neat strike of "New Orleans La. May 23, 1860" double-circle datestamp with "Ship" and "5" handstamps, light vertical file folds, Very Fine, carried aboard the U.S. sloop-of-war Pocohontas, Vera Cruz was under siege at the time this was sent, accompanied by exhibition page (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1049		Mexican War-Related Covers. Five, each on separate exhibition page, all steamship usages incl. one with "Pt. Isabel Feb. 21, 1847" two-line handstamp, one with "Brazos May 29, 1847" handstamp, one with boxed "Vera Cruz Mexico May 11" handstamp, one with "Steam" and "10", overall Fine-Very Fine (Image)	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1050		U.S. Naval Covers. 61 covers on annotated exhibit pages in four albums, wide range of years from 1815 to 1905, all identified by naval vessel, diverse markings and usages incl. War of 1812 rates, Panama forwarder, Gilpin's Foreign Letter Office, 1837 fumigated cover from Greece, B. F. Stevens U.S. Dispatch Agent, numerous ships incl. Congress, Washington, Guerriere, Constellation, United States, Independence and Ohio, Western Gulf and Atlantic Civil War blockading ships (several with interesting content), patriotic with "U.S. Ship 3 cts." in circle, two albums with naval correspondence incl. U.S.S. Kearsage (depreciated currency markings) and U.S.S. Contoocook, some later covers with U.S. or foreign stamps, a few covers have faults, overall clean and choice condition, filled with copious notes re ships and lengthy transcripts of interesting letters, the nucleus of a study or exhibit collection of U.S. naval-related postal history	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $4,375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1050A		Covers to U.S. Naval Surgeon, Gustavus R. B. Horner. Eight covers addressed to this naval surgeon from 1820's-30's, on three different ships and also one in New York, destinations incl. Gibraltar forwarded to Malta, Rio de Janeiro, Cuba, "Mediterranean", one with possible disinfection slits, range of markings, Very Fine	E. 500-750 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction