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Steamer Henry Clay (Mississippi River), cogged circle handstamp on March 8, 1842 folded letter from New Orleans to Natchez, Mississippi, entered mails their with blue "Steam" handstamp and manuscript "56 ¼" (triple 18 ¾ cents rate), cover has been lightly cleaned away from the marking, Extremely Fine, thought to be the finest example of this rare steamboat marking, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 597 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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New Orleans Coast and Lafourche Packet, Hetty Gilmore (Mississippi River), bold and complete blue octagonal steamship handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire (rebacked front) to Edenton N.C., entire with unlisted ornate illustrated boxed corner card of the Hetty Gilmore, postmarked "New Orleans, La. Oct 4" cds and segmented cork cancel, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 603 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL COVER AND THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE WITH THE HETTY GILMORE CORNER CARD AND HANDSTAMP MARKING.
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413
U.S. Snag Boat H.G. Wright, Oct 27, 1880, bold and complete double circle handstamp on 1¢ Postal Card (UX7) to Mound City Ill., postmarked "St. Louis, Mo. Oct 27" Levitt machine cancel, unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 603A Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF A SNAGBOAT MARKING.
The "Horatio G. Wright" was built by the Western Iron Boat Building Company. Launched in June 1880 after being under construction for over a year. Worked as a "snag extractor" on the Mississippi River for many years and finally dismantled in 1941.
In America's steamboat era, the main danger to waterborne travel and commerce was neither fire nor explosions, but rather snags-trees that had fallen into the rivers as a result of bank erosion.
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414
New Orleans & St. Louis Regular Passenger Packet Hiawatha (Mississippi River), shield type handstamp on reverse of 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, postmarked "New Orleans, La., Oct. 21 1858" cds with straight line "STEAM" handstamp, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 604 Estimate $300 - 400.
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415
U.S. Mail Packet Hibernia (Ohio River), complete blue oval handstamp and straightline "Steam" on 1848 folded cover to Louisville Ky manuscript "5" vertical file fold, Very Fine and rare, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 606 Estimate $300 - 400.
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416
Excelsior Wharf Boat, H.J. Reamer (New Albany, Ind.), ornate printed corner card on lemon cover to Lafayette, Ind., franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (rounded corner) with grid cancel and postmarked New Albany, Ind. cds at left, includes original enclosure datelined "Sept. 25, 1860", flap torn & some cover aging along edges, otherwise Very Fine, this is the only known example of this wharf boat, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 607B Estimate $300 - 400.
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417
Str. H.M. Carter., purple straightline handstamp on cover to New Orleans, Very Fine, the only recorded example, unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 607C Estimate $75 - 100.
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418
From Steamer H.M. Wright (Mississippi River), partial red oval handstamp on cover to New Orleans, franked with 1851 3¢ Dull Red (11), tied by straightline "Way" with red "New Orleans Nov 13" cds at left, F.-V.F., ex-Somdal.Milgram No. 608 Estimate $150 - 200.
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419
Steamer H.M. Wright (Mississippi River), complete red oval handstamp on 1854 folded cover to New Orleans, franked with 1851 3¢ Dull Red (11) tied by straightline "Way", with trace of red New Orleans cds, Very Fine and choice, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 609 Estimate $300 - 400.
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420
Vicksburg & Yazoo City, Mail Packet Home (Yazoo River), red oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, postmarked "New Orleans, La Dec 23" cds and bold "Steam" straightline handstamp, light vert. fold & usual pinholes as found on the Buchanon Carroll correspondence, Very Fine and attractive, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 610 Estimate $200 - 300.