Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

(Naval) U.S. Navy - Balance. Group of over 50 covers mostly sent to or from ships while in U.S. ports, including 1851 to the USS Albany at Charleston S.C. and forwarded to Pensacola, 1800 USS Essex guard mail letter signed by Capt. Edward Preble to Commander of the USS Congress, 1848 USS Portsmouth at sea near Madeira Islands to Athens Ga., 1825 USS Cyane at New York to Huntingdon Pa., 1836 USS Porpoise at Charleston to Boston, 1826 USS Warren at Charlestown Mass. to Fallsburgh N.Y., 1852 USS Constitution from Brooklyn to Palmens Springs Va. about to sale for the Mediterranean, 1852 USS North Carolina receiving ship at New York to local N.Y.C. address, 1845 USS Congress at Baltimore being towed out and entered mails with Baltimore cds and "Steam" rating, 1860s USS Wyoming with #35 used from Vallejo Cal. to Georgetown D.C., etc., some faults, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.