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Cuba, (Blockade Mail) 1862 (Mar. 1) Havana, Cuba to New Orleans La. via Charleston, cover front with "Charleston S.C., Mar 6 186" cds and matching "Steam-Ship" oval handstamp with red crayon "12" due rating for 10¢ postage plus 2¢ ship fee; some toning, Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
During the Civil War, Southern ports were blockaded. Blockade runners managed to slip through the blockade with mail and other items. One of the major points (besides Nassau, Bermuda) for smuggled mails was Cuba.
Realized: $210