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FINE. RARE USE OF THE ADDERLEY & COMPANY FORWARDER OVAL ON AN OUTBOUND BLOCKADE-RUN COVER TO ITALY.
Carried on blockade-runner Kate I, dep. Charleston Sep. 1, 1862, arr. Nassau Sep. 5, delayed in Nassau, then carried on Cunarder British Queen, dep. Nassau Nov. 24, arr. New York Nov. 28, then Cunarder Persia, dep. New York Dec. 3, arr. Queenstown Dec. 15. The Kate I was owned by Fraser & Co., active Jan. to Nov. 1862, 20 for 20 in successful trips, hit a snag in the Cape Fear River and sank on Nov. 18, 1862. (Image)
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VERY FINE. RARE USE OF THE SAWYER & MENENDEZ FORWARDER OVAL ON AN OUTBOUND BLOCKADE-RUN COVER TO ITALY.
Carried on blockade-runner Scotia, dep. Charleston Sep. 26, 1862, arr. Nassau Sep. 30, missed Sep. 29 steamer to New York, carried on next steamer, Cunarder British Queen, dep. Nassau Oct. 27, arr. New York Nov. 1, then Cunarder Australasian, dep. New York Nov. 5, arr. Queenstown Nov. 15. The Scotia was active Jul. to Oct. 1862, 2 for 3 in successful trips, captured Oct. 24, 1862, by U.S.S. Restless, sold in Prize Court and sent back into blockade-running service as the Fannie & Jennie (Image)
FINE. RARE USE OF THE SAWYER & MENENDEZ FORWARDER OVAL ON AN OUTBOUND BLOCKADE-RUN COVER TO ITALY.
Carried by blockade-runner Leopard, dep. Charleston Nov. 10, 1862, arr. Nassau Nov. 14, then Cunarder British Queen, dep. Nassau Dec. 23, arr. New York Dec. 27, then Cunarder Scotia, dep. New York Dec. 31, arr. Queenstown Jan. 10, 1863. The Leopard was owned by Fraser Trenholm & Co., active June 1862 to Apr. 1863, 8 for 9 in successful trips, she was renamed the Stonewall Jackson, ran aground and burned entering Charleston harbor on Apr. 12, 1863. (Image)
VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE ARRAY OF POSTAL MARKINGS ON THIS OUTBOUND BLOCKADE-RUN COVER, WHICH WAS HANDLED BY TWO DIFFERENT FORWARDERS AND MAILED ONCE IN THE BAHAMAS AND A SECOND TIME IN ENGLAND.
Carried by the Mars, dep. Charleston May 26, 1864, arr. Nassau May 30, an unnamed forwarder in Bahamas dropped it unpaid into the Bahamian mails on May 30, carried on Cunarder Corsica, dep. Nassau Jun. 5, 1864, arr. New York Jun. 10, then Cunarder Australasian, dep. New York Jun. 15, arr. Queenstown Jun. 25, Baring Brothers paid 2sh, crossed out their name, mailed on Jun. 28 at local post office on Lombard Street prepaid 1sh10p. The Mars was active Jan. to June 1864, 2 for 2 in successful trips, survived the war. (Image)