Lot
105 
Steamer Bristol, May 27 1869 (Long Island Sound and Narragansett Bay), blue dated shield type handstamp on cover to Jamestown R.I. and forwarded to New York City, franked with 1869 3¢ Pictorial (114) tied by indistinct Rhode Island double circle postmark, manuscript "Via Newport Steamer" obliterated with multiple "X", some minor restoration at left, F.-V.F., Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 142 Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS MARKING AND A RARE USAGE WITH THE 1869 ISSUE.
Current Opening Bid: $150