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Louisville and New Orleans Packet, Steamer Atlantic (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers), light blue boxed handstamp on cover front to Princeton, Ind., franked with pair of 1857 3¢ Dull Red tied by Cairo, Ill. 1860 cds, manuscript "Via Cairo", F.-V.F., this is the only recorded example.Milgram No. 80 Estimate $200 - 300.
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58
Atlantic & Mississippi Steam Ship Co., St. Louis, Cairo & New Orleans, Steamer Atlantic, illustrated boxed corner card on cover to Conway Center N.H., franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (nat. straight edge) tied by target and "Memphis, Ten. Oct 24" double circle postmark, mended flap tear which extends to front affecting, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine appearance, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 80A Estimate $200 - 300.
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U.S. Mail Packet Atlantis, oval handstamp on folded letter to Cloverport, Ky, letter cleaned with some restoration, Very Fine appearance, this is the only recorded example.Milgram No. 81B Estimate $200 - 300.
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60
Steamer Australia (Great Lakes), complete magenta straightline handstamp on forwarded cover to Ashtabula Ohio, franked with 1908-10 2¢ Washington postmarked Duquesne, Pa. cds and forwarded from "Cleveland, O. Nov 22 1910", small edge flaws, F.-V.F., Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 82A Estimate $100 - 150.
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61
From Steamer Autocratic (Mississippi River), red oval handstamp on 1850 folded letter from "Memphis" to New Orleans, also included is 1848 printed freight, Very Fine and rare, ex-Somdal, marking Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 83 Estimate $300 - 400.
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62
Regular Marietta, Charleston and Cincinnati Packet, Str. Avalon, lovely red illustrated corner card on cover to Sistersville W. Va., manuscript "Per Wharf Boat", slightly reduced at right with small tears, otherwise Very Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.Milgram No. 83C Estimate $100 - 150.
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Louisville & New Orleans, Passenger Packet Baltic (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers), ornate blue embossed cameo corner card on cover to Winchester, KY, franked with 1857 3¢ Dull Red (trivial corner crease due to placement of stamp) tied by "Cairo, Ill. Jun 17, 1858" cds, flap missing cover & minor wrinkle, also included is 1860 printed freight bill, still Very Fine and a lovely cover.Milgram No. 85 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Steamer Barnett, May 21, 1866 (Chattahoochee River), double circle handstamp on cover to New York, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65) tied by Columbus, Ga. fancy heart (Skinner-Eno PH-H 21) cancel and "May 22" cds, Very Fine, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 86 Estimate $300 - 400.
A LOVELY COVER WHICH COMBINES THIS FANCY CANCEL WITH THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS STEAMBOAT MARKING.
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Red River Packet, Bart Able, 2 Apr 1870 (Red River), bold and complete oval handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence, also included is printed & illustrated 1870 freight bill in green, Very Fine.Milgram No. 90 Estimate $100 - 150.
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Ship Your Freight by the Regular Saturday Evening Grand Encore Packet Bart Able (Red River), complete four line straightline blue handstamp on reverse of 3¢ postal entire to New Orleans, slightly reduced, Very Fine, this is a scarce variety of the Bart Able packet marking, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 91 Estimate $150 - 200.
Many of the steamship markings were also used to advertise, as demonstrated by this handstamp.