Americana Stamps

Lot #: 5109

Two Covers Sent to the Surgeon of the Fleet G.R.B. Horner at Key West, Florida

Gustavus Horner, Surgeon of the Fleet (1861 - 1863) spent his Civil War career posted to several successive Flag Ships located in
and around Key West, Florida. Specifically, his postings were:
Flag Ship Colorado, 1861
Flag Ship Niagara, 1862
Flag Ship St. Lawrence, 1862 - 1863

These two covers were carried privately out of the mails.

Opening: $120
Estimate: $200 - $300
Category: Civil War Postal History, Union Civil War Mail River Gunboat and Costal Blockade Squadron