Lot
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Railroad Line Steamer "John Walsh" (Mississippi River), fairly complete large blue octagonal handstamp on reverse of folded printed and illustrated 1859 Bill of Lading from Forwarding Merchants in Cairo, Ill., addressed to New Orleans and postmarked black New Orleans cds and "DROP 1" rate handstamp, also included is 1860 printed freight bill in blue, F.-V.F. and rare, this is the only recorded example of this packet marking.Milgram No. 721 Estimate $200 - 300.