Lot
2354 
Confederacy, Memphis, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ red, two singles, slightly different shades, each with margins to slightly in, tied together by "Memphis Ten. Sep 1, 1861" cds on light gray folded letter from London, England to Petersburg Va. datelined "London 9 Aug 1861" with sender's ship-name Cunard Line directive "Canada", Very Fine and unusual use, ex-Caspary. Scott No. 56X2 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ACROSS-THE-LINES COVER FROM ENGLAND TO PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, VIA MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. PROBABLY CARRIED BY ADAMS EXPRESS FROM BOSTON TO MEMPHIS.
This letter from London, England was carried by the Cunard Line "Canada" from Liverpool Aug. 10th 1861 to Boston arriving Aug. 23rd. All express mail between the North and South was banned after August 26, 1861, but this arrived in time to cross the lines. We believe this cover was in a bundle of letters addressed to the South sent in a package from England to the Adams office in Boston. At Boston, the package or individual letters under cover were sent south to Memphis and posted there as normal C.S.A. mail.
Realized: $2,500