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Peoples Line Steamers, Drew, two covers with different large illustrated corner cards featuring steamship Drew, one franked with 3¢ to Narragansett Pier, R.I. (light staining from removal of docketing vertically at left), 2nd cover franked with 2¢ Bureau Issues, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 365A-65B Estimate $150 - 200.
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Steamer Dr. Franklin No. 2 (Upper Mississippi River), red octagonal boxed handstamp on 1849 folded letter from Stillwater, Minn. to New York, red "Steam 10" handstamp, light file fold, Extremely Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 366 Estimate $500 - 750.
A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THIS DISTINCTIVE FANCY STEAMBOAT MARKING.
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233
Steamer Dr. Franklin No. 2 (Upper Mississippi River), bold boxed red handstamp on blue 1851 folded cover to Goshen, N.Y., postmarked red "Galena, Ills. Apr. 30" cds with matching large size "Steam 10" handstamp, pencil docketing at right, Very Fine and choice with lovely markings.Milgram No. 366 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Steamer D.S. Stacy (Mississippi and Ouachita Rivers), red oval on 1852 folded letter to New Orleans, franked with 1851 3¢ Dull Red (four margins, toned) cancelled by grid with red "New Orleans, La. Nov. 21" cds and black "Steam" straightline handstamp, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 367 Estimate $300 - 400.
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235
Steamer Dubuque (Upper Mississippi River), oval handstamp with fancy star in center on 1851 printed Prices Current from St. Louis to Hampton, Ill., Very Fine and rare, ex-Knapp & Somdal, Illustrated in Klein & Milgram.Milgram No. 369 Estimate $500 - 750.
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236
Steamer Duck River (Mississippi & Red Rivers), bold red oval handstamp on 1849 folded letter from Bayou Despair to New Orleans, horizontal file fold through handstamp, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 370 Estimate $200 - 300.
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237
Star Line, Steamer Duke (Ohio River), bold and complete oval handstamp on 1854 folded letter from New Orleans to Cincinnati, franked with 1851 3¢ Dull Red (repaired) tied by blue "Cincinnati, Ohio May 2" balloon type cds with matching straight line "Steam" handstamp, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 371 Estimate $500 - 750.
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Duke (Mississippi River), blue straightline ties 1857 3¢ Dull Red (26) on cover to Port Gibson, Miss, postmarked "Rodney, Miss Mar 24" cds, light tone speckling, flap torn off, also included is printed & illustrated 1857 receipt, "Passage Self & Children $39.50", otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded example, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 372 Estimate $300 - 400.
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Steamer Duke (Mississippi & Red Rivers), bold oval on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, Extremely Fine.Milgram No. 373 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Steamer Duke (Mississippi & Red Rivers), oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll correspondence, Very Fine.Milgram No. 373 Estimate $200 - 300.