[Via over Land Mail Rout] manuscript directive on cover to Columbus, Ohio, Breckinridge Texas August 25 1859 manuscript postmark ties 3c dull red (#25), as the route bifurcated at Fort Smith, the sender directed that it was to be sent via St. Louis rather than Memphis for faster transmission to Columbus, cover faults and worn at top but rare endorsement from Texas

ex Kramer and Walske (Image)