Sale 122: The Dr. James Milgram Collection Steamboat Mail

Lot 193    

Steamer Cora (Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers), red oval handstamp on 1849 folded letter to New Orleans, light toning on right half of cover, still Very Fine and a choice strike.
Milgram No. 291    Estimate $150 - 200.

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Lot 194    

Steamer Cora N^o. 2 (Ouachita River), complete red oval on 1851 folded letter from Memphis to New Orleans, postmarked red "New Orleans, La. Jun 30" cds with matching red "Steam 10" in circle, also included is attractive 1850 printed freight bill, Extremely Fine and choice, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 292    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $1,000

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Lot 195    

Steamer Cote Joyeuse (Red River), lovely, finely struck vessel-named marking in a straightline within an elaborate oval frame, featuring a spread eagle, arrows, stars, and olive branches on grey folded letter addressed to Gorten's Landing, Red River (Louisiana), datelined "New Orleans, February 1845" and is a business correspondence written in French, an Extremely Fine gem, ex-Hall & Jarrett, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 296    Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A PERFECT STRIKE OF THIS RARE PACKET MARKING AND ONE OF THE GREAT WATERWAY COVERS.

Realized: $11,500

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