Lot
1244 
1847, 5¢ red brown, ample to large margins, manuscript canceled with matching "Way 1" on folded letter to New Orleans, La., datelined "Mobile 18th Feby 1851", red "New Orleans, La., Feb 19" cds struck upon arrival; vertical file fold affecting stamp, otherwise Very Fine, a rare 1847 issue "Way" usage, cover carried by steamer through the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans with the way fee for the carrier, ex-Mirsky. Scott No. 1 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $260