This one went for strong money...

coinpictures

Compared to the estimate at least:

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Neat piece of history.






I picked up a few things in that same auction, but nowhere near the same scale:

For AU$32 (It definitely looks to be a trimmed down R80c rather than an R80a, nevertheless finding any specimen with a margin imprint is tough; just a curiosity to add to the collection.):




For AU$32 (Again, trimmed, but I bought it for the cancel not the stamp):




For AU$525 (Didn't think I'd win this one. Trying to find an R102a with a nice socked-on-the-nose cancel has proven difficult without breaking the bank. Even though the stamp isn't exactly flawless, it's clearly a legit R102a, and I'm happy to fill the hole in the collection with this one):

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Coinpictures - I purchased that cover for a client. Most inbound blockade covers are stampless (80%) and have Wilmington or Charleston "Ship" or "Steam Ship" entry markings. This example has a stamp, has a nice forwarder handstamp (20% have handstamp forwarder) and has the name of the blockade runner endorsed on it (10% maybe). However, the reason it was important is that it is latest known blockade run cover into Wilmigton. Also, I am currently of the opinion that it was carried on the last steamer that ran the blockade into Wilmington. The "Hansa" may have arrived the same day.

StampAlarm

Is "Wild Rover" the name of a steamship?



Jerry

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Jerry - Yes, "Wild Rover" is the name of the sleek blockade-runner steamer than ran from Bermuda, through the Federal Naval blockade, into Wilmington, NC.