Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

Lot 664    

New Orleans & Shreveport Steamer National (Mississippi & Red Rivers), bold and complete large oval handstamp in blue on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence, also included is 1866 printed freight bill, Very Fine and choice, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 972    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $200

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Lot 665    

New Orleans & Vicksburg Packet National, Aug. 22, 1867 (Mississippi River), octagonal packet handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New York, postmarked "New Orleans Aug 23" cds and segmented cork cancel, usual pinholes as found on the Hoy correspondence & cover bend, also included is 1868 printed freight bill, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 973    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 666    

Kouns Line Str. Navigator (Mississippi & Red Rivers), bold green 4-line handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence, Very Fine and choice, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 975    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 667    

New Orleans & Alexandria Weekly Packet Navigator (Mississippi & Red Rivers), complete green straightline handstamp on 1865 folded prices current from New Orleans to Mansfield, La., couple minor edge nicks, Very Fine and attractive, thought to be the finest know example of this marking, ex-Somdal.
Milgram No. 976    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 668    

Memphis & New Orleans Monday Packet Nebraska (Mississippi River), blue oval handstamp on cover to New Orleans, franked with 1851 3¢ Dull Red (11A) tied by two partial "Steam" straightlines with "New Orleans, La. Mar 13" cds, usual pinholes as found on the Buchannon Carroll Correspondence, Very Fine, ex-Somdal.
Milgram No. 977    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $240

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Lot 669    

Memphis & New Orleans Monday Packet Nebraska (Mississippi River), oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, postmarked "New Orleans, La. Feb 5 1859" cds and "Steam" straightline handstamp, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 978    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $290

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Lot 670    

Memphis & New Orleans Monday Packet Steamer Nebraska (Mississippi River), boxed handstamp on cover to Helena, Ark., franked with 1857 3¢ Dull Red (26) tied by cork cancel, somewhat distracting vertical docketing and edge faults, Fine, this is the only recorded example, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 979    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $190

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Lot 671    

Memphis & New Orleans U.S. Mail Line, Monday Packet, Steamer Nebraska, printed boxed corner card (showing the schedule for the fall of 1859) on cover, small edge flaws, still Very Fine, unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 979A    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $170

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Lot 672    

Missouri River & Ft. Benton Packet, Steamer Nellie Peck (Missouri River), overall illustration in red with printed blue corner card on cover to Benton Road, Montana Territory, franked with 3¢ Bank Note (corner replaced) tied by Fort Sully, Dak. Terr. cds, reduced at right, Very Fine, ex-Rohloff.
Milgram No. 981    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A VERY RARE TERRITORIAL STEAMBOAT COVER AND THE FINER OF THE TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 673    

pr Steamer Packet Neptune, manuscript endorsement on 1841 folded letter to New Orleans, datelined "Galveston April 2, 1841", the letter includes interesting contents regarding land and farming in Texas, Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 981A    Estimate $300 - 400.

A RARE EARLY STEAMBOAT COVER FROM THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.

Realized: $300

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