Lot
599 
Steamer Messenger (Alabama, Ouachita and Mississippi Rivers), ornate oval handstamp on stampless cover to Her Landing, manuscript notation "Messenger", green oval cameo Grocers corner card of Mobile on flap, corner wear and tear at left, Fine.Milgram No. 885 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
600
Steamer Meteor Jun 14, 1864 Detroit (Great Lakes), lovely handstamp on cover to Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior, franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied by neat grid cancel, slightly reduced at left, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 886 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
601
Steamer Meteor, Aug 3, 1864, Detroit (Great Lakes), excellent strike of handstamp on overall merchant advertising cover to Eagle Harbor (Mich), franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, small tear) cancelled by segmented cork cancel, reduced at left & small corner nick, still Very Fine and attractive, a lovely example of this scarce marking.Milgram No. 886 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
602
Steamer Meteor, Jun 4, 1865, E. Harbor (Great Lakes), neat handstamp on cover to Eagle Harbor, Mich., franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, minor perf fault) tied by segmented cork cancel, reverse with illustrated advertising for the "Merchants Block" showing building & street scene, reduced at right, F.-V.F.Milgram No. 887 Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
603
Steamer Meteor Oct 5 1863 Ontonagon (Great Lakes), handstamp on 1861 3¢ entire to Detroit Mich., postmarked "Detroit, Mich Oct 12" double circle postmark, irregularly trimmed at left slightly affecting packet marking, F.-V.F., this is the only recorded example, ex-Knapp & Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 888 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
604
Steamer Meteor, Aug 20, 1864, Portage (Great Lakes), perfect strike of handstamp on cover to Eagle Harbor Mich, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, hidden perf. tear) cancelled by centrally struck "Paid" straightline, slightly reduced at left, Extremely Fine and choice.Milgram No. 889 Estimate $500 - 750.
A STUNNING COVER IN GEM CONDITION.
Lot
605
Puget Sound Line, Steamer "Michigan", printed advertising for sailings and "At Reduced Rates For Freight" on reverse of 1¢ postal card used locally in San Francisco, Very Fine.Milgram No. 890A Estimate $75 - 100.
Lot
606
St. Paul & St. Louis Passenger Packet Milwaukee "The Only Reliable Through Line" (Upper Mississippi River), printed corner card on yellow cover to Virden, Ill., franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by cork cancel with Prairie du Chien cds alongside, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 892 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
607
Steamer Minneapolis, Aug. 16, 1880 (Mississippi River), blue double circle handstamp on 1¢ postal card (UX5) to Alton, Ill., datelined "Elsah, Ill.", Very Fine and attractive, this is the only recorded example, unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 894A Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
608
St. Louis and Leavenworth City Passenger Packet, Minnehaha, attractive octagonal corner card on lemon cover to St. Louis, franked with 1857 3¢ Dull Red (26, two singles) tied by bold "Mobile, Ala. Mar 25, 1860" double circle postmark, cover with small corner fault, Very Fine and attractive, a lovely cover of which this is the only recorded example, unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 895B Estimate $500 - 750.