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[Great Lakes] STEAMER NORTH STAR, Sep 2, 1865, blue c.d.s. on a 3¢ pink letter sheet (U36) canceled with a "Detroit Mich., Sep 1865, 2" target duplex and bearing an oval "STEAMBOAT, DUE 2 CTS" handstamp; letter datelined St. Clair (Mich.), to Detroit, Very Fine. Milgram 1174. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:23:56 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 22
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[Great Lakes] Steamer NORTH STAR, Lake Superior Lineprinted schedule for "Grand Pleasure Excursions" between Cleveland and Detroit, July-November, 1858 on a small illustrated letterhead, enclosed in a pristine cover franked with an Extremely Fine 1¢ blue type V (24) tied by a bold Jul 8 Cleveland c.d.s.; to Orwell, Vt. and redirected to Brandon, Vt.; a choice, Extremely Fine presentation. Milgram 229. Estimate $250 - 350. Suggested Bid $250-350 (Image)
Suggested Bid $250-350
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:24:50 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 23
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[Great Lakes] Steamer NORTHWEST, Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav'n Co. blue framed datestamp, Jul 8, 1882, perfectly struck (with another perfect strike on the reverse) on a cover franked with a 5¢ brown (205) tied by a Jul 10 Cleveland, O. grid duplex handstamp; corner card also for the Northwest; to Six Mile Cross, Ireland; backstamped Dublin (Jul 23), Berach (Jul 24) and Sixmile Cross (Jul 24), includes original letter; reduced slightly at the right, small stain at the upper right, otherwise Very Fine. Unlisted by Milgram. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:25:31 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 24
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[Great Lakes] Steamer SEA BIRD, Ward's Lake Superior Line, Jun 16, 1860 perfectly struck red c.d.s. with black "STEAMBOAT" straightline handstamp on a cover franked with a 3¢ dull red (26) tied by a light "Detroit, Mich., 3 Paid, Jun 18, 1860" c.d.s., to Putnam, Ill.; reduced somewhat at the right, slightly refreshed, stamp creased; still a Fine looking example of this exceedingly rare Lake Superior Steamer marking. Milgram 1264. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:26:12 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 25
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[Great Lakes] Stm'r CITY OF CLEVELAND, Mich. Central R.R. Line, Trip 41 (Aug 14, 1857) large oval handstamp (date not struck up) ties a 3¢ dull red type I (25)—cut from sheet with scissors showing all four frame lines—on an amber cover with straightline "STEAM BOAT" and Aug 15 Cleveland c.d.s., to Erie, Pa.; includes original letter with Duncan's Central Brewery, "opposite the Michigan Central R.R. Depot" letterhead, Very Fine. Said to be one of only two recorded examples of this marking. Milgram 229. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 550.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:26:40 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 26
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[Great Lakes] STR. GEO. SANFORD, JR., perfectly struck magenta straightline on a cover franked with a 2¢ orange brown (210) tied by a bold grid with a "Manistee, Mich., Jul 28, 1887" c.d.s. alongside; to Delaware, O. and backstamped there the next day; light soiling, stamp damaged, Fine. Milgram Unlisted. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:27:10 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 27
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[Hudson River] N.Y. & ST. GEO., R.P.O., clear Sep 4 c.d.s. with quartered cork cancel tying a 2¢ green (213) on a cover to Fairfield, Cal.; tiny corner tear at the lower right, Very Fine. This six-mile Ferry Boat route to Staten Island is one of the shortest of all R.P.O. routes. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:27:44 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 28
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[Kanawha River] "Route Agt/April 5", manuscript postmark with a pen-canceled 3¢ green (147) on a cover to West Virginia Governor John J. Jacob in Charleston; includes the original letter, datelined Winfield, W.V., informing the governor of the arrests of two men, "Botsford" and "Taylor", and inquiring as to how the reward might be collected; reduced somewhat at the right, Ex-Towle and the listing example. Towle O-2-a, RF VI. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:28:27 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 29
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[Lake Champlain] LAKE CHAMPLAIN, S.B., Very Fine 25mm Jul 24 c.d.s. with a target cancel tying a 3¢ green (158) on a cover to Sterling, Ill.; just a bit of light toning, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Towle and the listing example; illustrated on page 408. Towle F-1-b, RF VI. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:29:13 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 30
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[Lake Ponchartrain & Amete River] N.O. & PT. VINCENT, R.P.O., clear c.d.s., Feb 13, 1894, duplexed with a quartered cork cancel on a 2¢ Columbian entire (U349) to New Orleans and backstamped there the next day, Very Fine, Ex-Towle and apparently the listing example. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:29:42 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 31
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[Michigan] DETROIT AND ALGONAC STEAMBOAT, RURAL FREE DELIVERY SERVICE, two types: 1.) large c.d.s., Jun 9, 1899 (Towle Q-3-d, RF IV), tying a 2¢ red (267) on a cover to Ann Arbor, Mich.; and 2.) a violet dotted-frame handstamp (unlisted), Jun 25 (1901) on reverse of a cover from Ypsilanti to Star Island, St. Clair Flats, Mich. alongside a Detroit Transit handstamp, Very Fine. An excellent pair of covers from this Lake St. Clair Steamboat Service. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:30:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 32
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[Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River] Detroit & Algonac Steamboat, Rural Free Del. Service, mostly clear violet dotted-frame handstamp, Aug 4 (1900) on Private Mailing Card franked with a 1¢ green (279) tied by a Detroit machine cancel, Aug 3, 1900; addressed locally but forwarded the next day to St. Clair Flats with a Detroit duplex and the Detroit & Algonac handstamp; the back of the card features a gorgeous multicolor illustration promoting the 11th Annual Convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers with the legend, "The Only Free Marine Delivery Service in the World", Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:30:44 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 33
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[Mississippi & River] "Steamer Mt. Vernon", dateline with "Mississippi River, June 7 1847" on a folded letter postmarked manuscript "Cairo-Ill. June 8" and manuscript "10" to Boston, Mass.; the highly readable letter tells of the writer's voyage from Natchez, aboard the "Steamer 'Missouri' - called the finest boat on the Mrs. Hippy River" to Cairo, Ill., and his plans to continue on to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh on Ohio River Steamers, Extremely Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
[Mississippi River] 1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (Scott 10A), a pretty four-margin single tied on piece by a near-perfect strike of the blue "Due WAY 1¢" framed grid of Mobile, Ala., Very Fine to Extremely Fine. A remarkable example of this rare Mississippi River steamer marking (Simpson RF 9). Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:32:30 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 35
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[Mississippi River] BAYOU SARA & BAT. ROUGE AGT., clear c.d.s., Jun 12, 1884 on a 2¢ red entire (U231) to Greensburgh, La.; reduced slightly at left with light foxing, Fine and rare. Unlisted Mississippi River steamboat marking on an 1882 cover to Greensburgh, La.; some cover soiling and edge creases, Fine. Estimate $400 - 600. Suggested Bid $400-600 (Image)
Suggested Bid $400-600
Opening US$ 250.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:33:14 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 36
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[Mississippi River] "NO&WR, Mch 26 /79", bold manuscript postmark on a 3¢ green entire (U163) to Port Barré, La., with manuscript steamer name, "Fanchon", in the hand of the sender; stain at lower right and on reverse, reduced slightly at right, otherwise Very Fine. "NO & WR" is New Orleans & White River (Arkansas). Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 90.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:33:33 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 37
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[Mississippi River] Passenger Packet MONARCH, Cincin'ti, Louisville, Cairo, Memphis, Vicksburgh & N. Orleans. Large corner card on cover franked with a 3¢ brownish carmine (11) tied by a New Orleans c.d.s., May 26, 1857, to Baltimore; stamp shows adjacent stamps on two sides but cut is in on the other two, minor stains, Fine to Very Fine, Ex-Risvold. Milgram 924. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:34:13 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 38
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[Mississippi River] Passenger Steamer RUTH, St. Louis, Cairo & New Orleans. Fabulous illustrated corner card in green on cover franked with a 3¢ rose (65) tied by a clear "Memphis Tenn., May 13" double-circle datestamp and target duplex, to Georgetown, D.C.; a bit soiled with slight edge faults, top flap mostly missing, stamp with perforation flaws; still attractive and desirable. Milgram 1227. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 275.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:34:56 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 39
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[Mississippi River] Pr Steamer. HARRY OF THE WEST, perfectly struck two-line handstamp on folded letter datelined New Orleans, March 23, 1844; to St. Louis, endorsed manuscript "pr Harry of the West" with manuscript "25" rate; light file fold just touches the marking, still Extremely Fine and choice. No more than four examples are recorded, Ex-Risvold. Milgram 585. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Harry of the West [a nickname for Henry Clay] was a side-wheeler of 490 tons built in 1843, but there is no information as to where she was built or her final disposition. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 2,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,900.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 10:35:39 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 736
Lot No: 40
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[Mississippi River] Steamer ANDY JOHNSON, Saint Louis and Keokuk Packet Company. Steamboat illustrated corner card in green on a cover franked with a 3¢ rose (65) canceled by multiple red pencil strokes; to Iowa City, with original letter on a matching (purple) illustrated letterhead, written while on board the Andy Johnson at Keokuk Landing, August 5, 1866; entered the mails as a way letter with penciled "Way/Aug 6/66" notation; forwarded to Iowa City via the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad as per manuscript "M & M R.R., Iowa/Aug 7, 1866" Route Agent's notation (702-Q-3, RF IV), Very Fine. A most interesting and unusual usage, Ex-Risvold. Milgram 52. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
The Andy Johnson was a side-wheeler of 844 tons built in 1866 at Madison, Indiana for the Keokuk Packet Company. She was crushed in an ice gorge at St. Louis on December 13, 1876. Suggested Bid $2,500-3,500 (Image)
