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216 
Louisville & New Orleans Passenger Steamer Diana, green embossed corner card on small cover to Providence, R.I., franked with 1857 3¢ dull red (defective) tied by indistinct cds, included is original embossed and illustrated printed menu of "Dec. 2, 1859", specialities written in by hand and reverse of menu with printed "Dimenions of the Diana" and used as stationery to write message to recipient, cover reduced at left into corner card, some light staining, Very Fine and rare.Milgram No. 345A Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A UNIQUE ITEM WITH GREAT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Realized: $1,800
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217
Ohio and Mississippi Passenger Packet Dictator (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers), overall illustrated buff design on cover to Natchez, Miss., franked with 1865 3¢ Rose (slight staining) with pen cancel, postmarked Natchez Miss. double circle, flap missing & small edge nick at top left, also included is 1862 printed & illustrated freight bill in blue, Fine, the only recorded example of this attractive all-over design, Illustrated in Klein (Supplement) & Milgram.Milgram No. 346 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $270
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218
Steamer D.L. Tally, May 17, 1871 (Mississippi River), complete blue oval handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, also included is 1870 printed freight bill, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 350 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $160
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219
Regular Saturday Independent Packet, Steamer D.L. Tully (Alabama River), purple eight line illustrated fancy boxed handstamp showing "Steamboats & Train" on 1874-86 3¢ entire to Vienna, Ala., reduced at left, Very Fine, the only recorded example, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 351 Estimate $200 - 300.
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220
Gallipolis & Kanawha Regular Tri-Weekly Packet, D.M. Sechler (Ohio and Kanawha Rivers), fancy illustrated (rooster) oval handstamp on cover to Red House, Ky., reduced at left, F.-V.F. and rare, this may be the only known example of this marking and is the listing example in Milgram.Milgram No. 352 Estimate $200 - 300.
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221
Steamer Dolly Webb (Mississippi River), bold red oval on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, manuscript By St. Boat "Dollie Webb" upper left corner, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 354 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $375
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222
Merchants and Peoples' Line Steamer Dora Martin (Mississippi and Red Rivers), large rimless oval handstamp on cover to Alexandria, La, franked with unused 1861 3¢ Rose (heavily stained), cover with minor edge, still Very Fine, the only recorded example, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 356 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
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223
Regular Passenger Packet Doubloon (Mississippi and Red Rivers), faint strike of red oval handstamp on 1866 cover to Charlestown, Va. franked with demonitized 1857 3¢ Dull Red which has been partially torn off with straight line "Ship 6" rate handstamp alongside, docketing indicates the cover originated from Alexandria, La. and has a faint cds which probably is New Orleans, also included is 1865 printed & illustrated freight bill, F.-V.F., a rare & unusual usage of a "Old Stamp Not Recognized".Milgram No. 357 Estimate $200 - 300.
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224
Dove. (Ohio River), bold red straightline in boxed handstamp on 1848 folded letter to Louisville, two light file folds, Very Fine, a lovely strike of this rare marking, ex-Somdal.Milgram No. 358 Estimate $300 - 400.
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225
Dr. Batey (Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers), small red oval with second strike at lower left on 1851 folded letter from Vicksburg to New Orleans, postmarked red "New Orleans, La. Jul 7" cds with matching "Way 6" handstamp, also included is 1851 printed freight bill, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 359 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150