Lot
1618 
from N.S. Flag s. Constellation, C. Africa. Manuscript endorsement on incoming ship cover to Charlestown, Mass., entered the mails with "Savannah, Geo., Oct 2" cds and straight line "Ship" and "5" rate handstamps, Very Fine, as the flagship of the U.S. African Squadron from 1859 to 1861, she disrupted the African slave trade by interdicting three slave ships and releasing the imprisoned slaves. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $525