Lot
4372 
Confederacy, 1864 Inbound and Outbound Burckmyer Correspondence Blockade Covers, two covers with letters comprising Jan. 9th from Paris addressed to C.L. Burckmyer at Charleston S.C., forwarded to England for transmission by blockade runner into Charleston, other Nov. 16th from Greenville S.C. to Mrs. Burckmyer in care of Messrs. Fraser Trenholm & Co. in Liverpool by same means, missing backflap, F.-V.F. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A SCARCE INBOUND AND OUTBOUND CORRESPONDENCE PAIR OF BLOCKADE COVERS.
These Burckmyer letters show private carriage by agents and are examples of both incoming and outbound mail that successfully evaded the Union blockade.
Realized: $600