Lot
4377 
Confederacy, 1864 Inbound Blockade cover to Liberty Va. via Charleston, buff cover endorsed "per 'Genl. Whiting' " and "Triplicate" at bottom left, carried as endorsed by General Whiting from Nassau to Charleston, entered mails with 10¢ blue (12), large to huge margins, tied by "Charleston S.C. Aug 3" cds, Very Fine, Walske No. BI-Ch-60. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
The manuscript "Triplicate" shows the danger and potential loss in running the blockade, so copies have been put on other vessels to ensure delivery. Correct postage should have been 12¢ including the 2¢ captain's fee, so it appears a passenger put this cover into the mails upon arrival. The "General Whiting" was operated by the Consolidated Steamship Co. from April 1864 into January 1865. It successfully made several voyages between Charleston and Nassau, with its last outbound trip on Dec. 23rd 1864.
Realized: $800