The Steven C. Walske Collection of Civil War Special Routes

*A buyer’s premium of 15% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

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Sale 988 — Index to Descriptions and Photos

First Session (lots 1-89): Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.

• U.S. Post Offices in Independent and Confederate States Lot 1–6
• Foreign Mails to and from Independent and Confederate States Lot 7–18
• Suspension of U.S. Post Office Across-the-Lines Routes Lot 19–27
• C.S.A. Post Office Mail to the U.S. Lot 28–31
• Southern Letter Unpaid Mail Lot 32–37
• Northbound Mail via Memphis and Paducah Mail Route Lot 38–39
• Mail Between C.S.A. and U.S. Post Offices Lot 40–46
• Mails Suspended Markings Lot 47–53
• Across-the-Lines Private Express Mail: Adams Express Lot 54–78
• Across-the-Lines Private Express Mail: American Letter Express Lot 79–88
• Across-the-Lines Private Express Mail: Whitesides Express Lot 89

Second Session (lots 90-394): Thursday, May 27, 2010, at 1:30 p.m.

• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Adams Express P.O.W. Mail Lot 90–91
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Norfolk-Old Point Comfort Lot 92–105
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Petersburg-Old Point Comfort Lot 106–114
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Richmond-Old Point Comfort Lot 115–207
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Pocotaligo-Port Royal Lot 208–226
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Jackson-Vicksburg Lot 227–230
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Galveston-U.S. Blockading Squadron Lot 231–233
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Shreveport-New Orleans Lot 234–235
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Other Routes Lot 236–250
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Provost Marshal Examiners Lot 251–257
• Flag-of-Truce Mail: Parole Camp Mail Lot 258–261
• Trans-Mississippi Routes: Government Express Lot 262–275
• Trans-Mississippi Routes: Private Express Lot 276–284
• Trans-Mississippi Routes: Private and Military Couriers Lot 285–290
• Louisiana Relief Committee Mail Lot 291–295
• Covert Mail Routes Lot 296–302
• Mail Carried by Diplomatic Pouch Lot 303–304
• Official Flag-of-Truce Mail: U.S. Blockading Squadron Lot 305
• Blockade-Run Mail: Inbound - The Burton Correspondence Lot 306–311
• Blockade-Run Mail: Inbound via Charleston S.C. Lot 312–319
• Blockade-Run Mail: Inbound via Wilmington N.C. Lot 320–332
• Blockade-Run Mail: Inbound via Mobile Ala. Lot 333
• Blockade-Run Mail: Inbound via Galveston Tex. Lot 334–335
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound - The Locke Correspondence Lot 336–341
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound - The Carson Correspondence Lot 342–344
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound - The Wells Correspondence Lot 345–347
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound via Nassau, Bahamas Lot 348–355
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound via St. Georges, Bermuda Lot 356
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound via Halifax, Nova Scotia Lot 357
• Blockade-Run Mail: Outbound via Havana, Cuba Lot 358–361
• Prize Court Mail Lot 362–367
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: Costa`s Express Lot 368
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: A. J. Grayson Lot 369
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: Brownsville-Matamoros Lot 370–378
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras Lot 379–382
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Lot 383–384
• Trans-Rio Grande Mail: The Moye Correspondence-Texas to Germany Lot 385–390
• Post-Appomattox Mail Lot 391–394