Lot
838 
Frank Lyon, red oval illustrated handstamp depicting a Lion, on Mar. 4th 1852 gray folded letter to Mobile Ala., black "Steam 5" double oval rating handstamp, Very Fine, ex-Milgram. Milgram No. 473 Estimate $300 - 400.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS DESIRABLE ILLUSTRATED PACKET MARKING.
Letters were carried by non-contract steamboats on the Tombigbee River. The Frank Lyon employed an unusual cachet incorporating the silhouette of a lion. Moscow is located 11 miles down river from Demopolis.
Realized: $425