Lot
2301 
U.S.S. Housatonic, manuscript endorsement on cover bearing 3¢ rose (65) pair tied by circle of wedges fancy cancel duplexed with "New-York, Feb 3" cds on buff cover to Williamsburgh, Long Island N.Y.; edge wear and rounded corners, Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
On February 17, 1864, the Confederate submarine "Hunley" sank a blockader, the USS "Housatonic" off Charleston S.C., marking the first wartime sinking of a ship by a submarine. The addressee was one of 21 officers and 129 men rescued by the "Canandaigua" following the sinking of the "Housatonic". The February 16th use was posted one day before the USS "Housatonic" sunk. The Congdon correspondence is known however virtually all the covers are addressed from the Housatonic to Congdon's wife in Long Island.
Realized: $140