Lot
1032 
(Atlantic Lines - Cuba) 1862 (Dec. 25) Havana, Cuba to Portland Me., datelined gray folded letter carried as endorsed by Ella Warley from Havana to New York, bold "Steamship, 10" in circle due handstamp, Very Fine, Carried by steamer Ella Warley (formerly Isabel) on her last voyage after her capture by Federal forces as a Confederate blockade runner., ex-Wierenga. Estimate $150 - 200.
During the Civil War, for a short time, the Isabel was a blockade runner, her name changed to Ella Warley. She cleared Charleston December 2, 1861 for Nassau, returning to Charleston on January 2, 1862. On her second trip, she cleared Charleston on February 27, 1862, but on her return to Charleston, she was captured on April 25, 1862 by the USS Santiago De Cuba. After capture, she was registered in December 1862 under the name Ella Warley. She made one last mail voyage as the Ella Warley in December 1862. She carried mails on occasion under arrangement with the Postmaster General, but had no mail contract.
Reference: United States Incoming Steamship Mail 1847-1875, Second Edition, Wierenga, illustrated and discussed on p. 77-78, fig. 105.
Realized: $130