(Route 8285) Regular Ouachita Passenger Packet Steamer Dr. Buffington, oval handstamp ties 3¢ dull red (26) on orange buff homemade ladies cover from the Carroll & Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., entered mails with "New Orleans Oct 4 1858" cds and matching "Steamboat" straightline handstamp ties 3¢, Very Fine, a wonderful exhibition item, ex-Clippert. Milgram No. 361  Estimate $500 - 750. This cover arrived in New Orleans four months after the beginning of Route 8285. Although the New Orleans "Steamboat" marking was struck, it is probable that this was a contract trip. $0 (Image)