Lot
726 
S.B. Pauline Carroll, Jun 2 1864 (Mississippi River), bold and complete balloon style cds with integral small flower at bottom of cds on cover to Kosztar, Iowa, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65, perf faults) tied by target cancel with "Cairo, Ill. Jun 3 '64" double circle postmark alongside, Very Fine and attractive.Milgram No. 1059 Estimate $300 - 400.
The "Pauline Carroll" was built in 1864 running between St, Louis and New Orleans. Then in 1867 she was sold to the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company. In 1869 it was sold again to the St. Louis and New Orleans Packet Company. This circular marking exists both with and without a changeable date.
Realized: $300