Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

Lot 360    

Passenger Packet Gov. Allen (Mississippi River), printed boxed corner card on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as typically seen on Hoy correspondence, postmarked "New Orleans, La. Aug 7" cds and cork cancel, manuscript "Per Genl Quitman", Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 534    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $250

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Lot 361    

Regular New Orleans, Vicksburg And Greenville Passenger Packet Gov. Allen (Mississippi River), circular printed corner card on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as always on Hoy correspondence, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 535    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $60

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Lot 362    

Regular New Orleans, Vicksburg And Greenville Passenger Packet Gov. Allen (Mississippi River), printed corner card in circle on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Hoy correspondence, Extremely Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 535    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 363    

Regular Passenger Packet Gov. Allen (Mississippi River), complete blue boxed rectangular dated "Mar 3 1875" handstamp on 1870-71 3¢ Reay entire to New Orleans, also included is a 1878 printed freight bill head, Very Fine and choice.
Milgram No. 536    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 364    

Gov. Jones S.B. (Mississippi River), indistinct fancy red circular handstamp on folded letter to Plaquemine, La., postmarked black New Orleans cds & matching "Steam" straightline with light strike of large "10" rate, F.-V.F. and rare.
Milgram No. 539    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $260

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Lot 365    

Steamer Grand Duke, Apr 11 1860 (Mississippi & Red Rivers), bold and complete circular handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire (manuscript cancelled) to New Orleans, usual pinholes on Carroll Hoy correspondence, also included is 1859 printed freight bill head, Very Fine and choice, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 540    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $350

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Lot 366    

Grand Era (Mississippi & Red Rivers), mostly bold and well struck illustrated handstamp featuring a steamboat on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt (manuscript cancelled) to New Orleans, typical pinholes usually seen on Hoy correspondence, Very Fine, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 541    Estimate $500 - 750.

AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE AND ATTRACTIVE HANDSTAMP - THOUGHT TO BE THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE.

Listed in Klein as a printed corner card, this marking is one of the few containing an illustration of a steamboat. This steamboat was dismantled in 1864.

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Lot 367    

Grand Era (Red River), excellent strike of this 6-line handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes typical of Hoy correspondence, Extremely Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 542    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $170

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Lot 368    

Grand Era (Red River), 6-line handstamp handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, printed corner card of "Henry St. John, Alexandria, La." at left, Extremely Fine, an excellent example of this marking which is rarely found this legible.
Milgram No. 542    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 369    

Grand Era (Mississippi & Red Rivers), perfect and complete strike of this 6 line handstamp with additional doubled full strike vertically at left, on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes typical of Hoy correspondence, one handstamp date "January 11", other "January 15", plus an additional strike on the reverse, Extremely Fine.
Milgram No. 544    Estimate $200 - 300.

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