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Red River Packet St. Charles, red oval clearly struck on 1853-55 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) from Buchanon Carrol correspondence to New Orleans with bold pen cancel, Very Fine. Milgram No. 1302 Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
246
Steamer Oregon 5, clear strike of red oval handstamp on folded letter datelined "New York, Sept 8. 1846" to Providence R.I., and second with "Steamer 5" red oval handstamp with "Oregon" removed on folded letter datelined "New York Sep 10, 1847" to North Bridgewater Mass., a Very Fine pair. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $120
Lot
247
Ouachita Packet Trenton, printed "Regular New Orleans, Ouachita and Bayou Batholmew Packet, Trenton" corner card across entire top of lemon cover with New Orleans, October 13, 1871 datelined letter mention "Trenton" shipment and invoice; couple trivial cover mends at top, F.-V.F. and rare, This cover is the listing example pictured in Milgram., ex-Knapp. Milgram No. 1383 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425
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248
Steamboat Stampless Collection, group of 22 covers with mostly "Steamboat" handstamps and some manuscript, includes perfect "Steam boat" straightline strike New York to Providence, 1825 Albany manuscript "B" to Waterville N.Y., 1832 & 1836 Providence to Fall River with framed "Steam. Boat" handstamps in magenta, 1839 Baltimore "Steam" from Norfolk, 1826 Baltimore "Steam Boat", 1840 Stonington "Steam", 1838 New York to Kingston with tiny red "S.Boat" straightline, 1843 New York to New London Ct. with small "Steam / Boat" two-line handstamp, 1837 and 1845 Philadelphia with "Steamboat Mail" endorsement, and 1840 red "Hudson Riv. Mail N.Y. Jun 21" agent cds, etc., F.-V.F., an interesting group with many better markings worthy of expansion. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,150