U.S.S. Kearsarge - Capt. John A. Winslow Correspondence
The following covers were sent by Capt. John A. Winslow, commander of the Union Gunboat U.S.S. Kearsarge, to his fiancee in Mass. while he was on foreign patrol. The 'chain-clad' Kearsarge engaged and sunk the infamous Confederate Navy raider 'Alabama' off Cherbourg, France on June 19, 1864. Nearly all covers have pencil docketing by the recipient indicating a Kearsarge origin and in some instances the subject matter of the contents which are longer present. A scarce and historically significant correspondence.
cover U.S.S. Kearsarge, 1864, pale buff cover franked with France, 40c Orange on yellowish (27), horizontal strip of three and single, tied by '549' in diamond of dots cancels, Cologne c.d.s., single also tied by indistinct red 'Br. Service' boxed h.s., ms. 'via England', partly clear red 'Portland Me. Paid 30' exchange h.s. (scarce marking), red ms. '6d' debit, cover trifle irregular at L. from opening, otherwise fine, scarce depreciated currency cover photo
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cover U.S.S. Kearsarge, 1864, pale buff cover franked with France, 40c Orange on yellowish (27), horizontal strip of three and single, tied by '549' in diamond of dots cancels, Cologne c.d.s., single also tied by indistinct red 'Br. Service' boxed h.s., ms. 'via England', partly clear red 'Portland Me. Paid 30' exchange h.s. (scarce marking), red ms. '6d' debit, cover trifle irregular at L. from opening, otherwise fine, scarce depreciated currency cover photo