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725 
Regular St. Louis & New Orleans Passenger Packet Pauline Carroll (Mississippi River), printed corner card on cover to Woodland, La., franked with 1857 3¢ Dull Red (26, which probably does not belong) with grid cancel and partial Baton Rouge, La. cds alongside, upper right corner nick and slightly reduced at right, also included is 1869 printed freight bill in green, F.-V.F., this is the only recorded example, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1058 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
726
S.B. Pauline Carroll, Jun 2 1864 (Mississippi River), bold and complete balloon style cds with integral small flower at bottom of cds on cover to Kosztar, Iowa, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, perf faults) tied by target cancel with "Cairo, Ill. Jun 3 '64" double circle postmark alongside, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 1059 Estimate $300 - 400.
The "Pauline Carroll" was built in 1864 running between St, Louis and New Orleans. Then in 1867 she was sold to the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company. In 1869 it was sold again to the St. Louis and New Orleans Packet Company. This circular marking exists both with and without a changeable date.
Lot
727
S.B. Pauline Carroll, 23 Nov. 1864 (Mississippi River), black cds on cover to Croton, Mich., franked with with 1861 3¢ Rose tied by indistinct "Cairo, Ill." double circle postmark, included is original Soldiers letter datelined "52nd Regt. C.T. (Colored Troops), Goodrich's Landing, La. Nov. 19, 1864" with excellent contents discussing war and the re-election of Lincoln, some cover & stamp faults, Fine, a historic item.Milgram No. 1059 Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
728
S.B. Pauline Carroll (Mississippi River), balloon style handstamp without date and printed Steamer Pauline Carroll corner card (Milgram 1061) on cover to Jackson, Miss., franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, small defects) tied by indistinct cork with Vicksburg, Miss. cds alongside, tiny cover reduction at left, also included is 1866 multicolor printed freight bill, Very Fine and rare.Milgram No. 1059 var. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
729
Steamer Pauline Carroll (Ohio & Mississippi River), illustrated printed corner card on cover to Janesville, Wisc., franked with two 1861 3¢ Rose (65, right with trimmed perfs) tied by blue fancy cancels with "Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 1" cds, some small edge tears and slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and rare, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1062 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
730
Paul Jones (Mississippi River), crisp and complete fancy oval packet handstamp with Eagle at top of 1844 folded letter from New Orleans to Rifle Point (Plantation), Concordia, La., cover gently cleaned, also included is two contemporary newspaper clippings regarding departure times, Extremely Fine Strike, ex-Somdal & Haas, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1063 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A GEM STRIKE OF THIS ELUSIVE AND RARE FANCY INLAND WATERWAY MARKING.
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731
Paul Jones (Mississippi River), fancy oval handstamp with Eagle at top on 1845 folded letter from New Orleans to Waterproof, La., additional red Sultana handstamp (Milgram 1329) oval superimposed on top of strike, some light toning affects markings, F.-V.F., an attractive and rare combination of markings, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1063 Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot
732
S.B. Paul Jones (Mississippi River), rimless circular handstamp on 1845 folded letter from New Orleans originally addressed to Natchez (manuscript obliterated) and readdressed back to New Orleans, cover manuscript dated "20 January 1845", Extremely Fine and rare, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 1064 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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733
S.B. Paul Jones (Mississippi River), attractive circular handstamp on 1845 folded letter from Natchez to New Orleans, light horizontal file fold somewhat impacting handstamp, Very Fine.Milgram No. 1065 Estimate $500 - 750.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE PACKET MARKING.
Lot
734
From Regular Freight Passenger Steamer Paul Jones (Mississippi River), blue shield type handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, tiny corner nick, also included is 1859 printed freight bill, Very Fine.Milgram No. 1066 Estimate $200 - 300.