Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012

Category — Railroad, Express and Ocean Mail Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1776
c
Sale 1026, Lot 1776, Railroad, Express and Ocean Mail CoversU.S. Ship Hartford. Large strike of blue illustrated handstamp at left on cover to Washington D.C., red "London JUN. 14, 1878", transit and receiving backstamps, also with "U.S. Charge to Collect", "T" and "64 Cents" handstamps, blue crayon rating, docketing at left, Very Fine, the Hartford was flagship of the U.S. fleet during the Civil War and was commanded by Admiral Farragut, with 2010 P.F. certificate

E. 300-400
350