Lot
4328 
Steamer John Kilgour, blue "Jan 3, 1870" cds on 3¢ pink (U58) entire from Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La.; usual filing holes, backflap tear taped with non-archival tape, Very Fine. Milgram No. 712 Estimate $100 - 150.
The "John Kilgour" of 1,550 tons was built at Cincinnati in 1864 for Capt. William S. Foster. She initially ran the Cincinnati to New Orleans trade and then Louisville to New Orleans until sold in May 1871 when she was returned to her original trade.