Lot
4282 
(Routes 4813 & 4829) Regular St. Louis & New Orleans Packet T.H. Larkin, fancy circular handstamp on buff cover addressed to New Orleans La. carried by T.H. Larkin on the course of Route 4829; cover faulty with repairs and reduced at left, Fine. Milgram No. 1367 Estimate $400 - 600.
The "T. H Larkin" was in the St. Louis to New Orleans trade from her launch in 1855 and was lost to fire in July 1856.
In July 1843 to June 1854, contracts were made at $40 per round trip between St. Louis and New Orleans. Initially, a three times a week service was required, this increasing to six from May 1852 when payment was reduced to $20 a trip.
Realized: $425