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Steamer Mayflower (Great Lakes), ornate blue scroll handstamp along with matching "Buffalo NY Steam Boat 10 cts" on folded letter to Bloomfield, NJ, postmarked blue "Buffalo NY/10/May 3" integral rate cds, all bold and complete, cover cleaned and repaired, Very Fine appearance, Illustrated in Milgram.Milgram No. 876 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A VERY RARE EXAMPLE OF THIS DECORATIVE STEAMBOAT MARKING.
The "Mayflower" was a vessel owned by the Michigan Central Railroad and connected Great Lakes traffic with the railroad routes.
Realized: $525