Lot
4346 
Regular Missouri River Passenger Packet Minnehaha, corner card with stamp holder on buff cover to New York City bearing 3¢ dull red (11), large margins all around except touched at bottom left corner, tied by "Kansas Mo. May 26" cds, probably bagged at Kansas for New York and carried on contract Route 9029 to Jefferson City Ks. being located on the Missouri River 83 miles down river from St. Joseph; cover restoration mostly on back, bottom flap replaced, Very Fine appearance, Illustrated in Milgram on page 473., ex-H. Bohren. Milgram No. 895 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS MIN-NE-HA-HA CORNER CARD COVER.
The Min-ne-ha-ha was built in 1857 and plied the waters of the Missouri River 1857-62. She was sold and used in New Orleans until she caught fire and was destroyed May 13, 1865.
The Missouri River only had two contracted routes, these being on Routes 9029 and 10409 operating between Jefferson City and St. Joseph from July 1857 to June 1859. The majority of covers bearing cachet used on the river were carried outside the mails.
Realized: $2,700