Lot
4185 
(Route 8285) Per Bluff City, red straightline handstamp cancels indicia of 3¢ red Nesbitt on buff entire to New Orleans La., endorsed "pr Str Bluff City" at top left and "B/L" for bill of lading, entered mails with "New Orleans La. Feb 11 1858" and matching "Steam" straightline handstamp, Extremely Fine, ex-Clippert. Estimate $300 - 400.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE BLUFF CITY MARKING.
When contracts for Route 6000m ceased in about 1853, it was some five years before new contracts were made for Route 8285 at $50 a round trip. This letter was carried four months prior to the first contracts on Route 8285 and struck with the "Steam" straightline.
Realized: $325