Lot 262
Steamer Elisha Bennett (Monongahela River), blue shield handstamp ties 1869 3¢ Pictorial on yellow cover to Greensboro, cover with second light strike of packet marking and with lovely illustrated corner card "Excelsior Planing Mill, Steamboat & House Joiners" in West Brownsville, Pa., included with original matching freight bill, cover with some toning & irregular at right, Fine, a rare which may be the only recorded example, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 398 Estimate $300 - 400.
An unusual cover because it illustrates as a corner card the type of building where steamboats were constructed.
Current Opening Bid: $150