US MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY

The U.S.S. Saranac served in the Pacific from 1857-1869.

The rate was 10c for letters carried less than 2500 miles over sea plus land routes in the U.S, in steamers considered as mail ships.Thus this cover almost certainly entered the U.S. mails at Panama and came by the Isthmus and the California steamer on the Atlantic side to New York.

The 3c applied was recognized and was thus rated as 7ó due.

The U.S.S. Saranac was a side-wheeled frigate built in the late 1840s. (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5) (image6) (image7)

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMBOAT ROUTE AGENT MARKING

The folded letter is written on the New Orleans Price Current. Commericial Intelligencer and Merchants' Transcript circular for Saturday, July 7, 1855. Tied by a blue green oval Route 7309 cancel


ADDITIONAL ROUTE 7309 CANCEL ON PIECE

ON EXHIBITION PAGE

CENSUS, LITERATURE AND EXHIBITION REFERENCES

Skinner-Eno #PM-RM3 (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5) (image6) (image7) (image8)

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3C ENTIRE clear strike of large blue "New Orleans & Grand Ecore Weekly Packet, Frolic, John Heinn, Master" oval name-of-boat handstamp on buff cover to New Orleans, endorsed "Frolic", Very Fine, rare Red River, Mississippi River steamboat usage, privately-carried mail required the use of 3c embossed entires.
CSA CV UNLISTED, SIMILAR NAME OF BOAT HANDSTAMP COVER $2,000 (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5)

3C ENTIRE clear strike of large blue "SATURDAY GRAND ECORE WEEK PACKET, B.L. HODGE NO2 , John HIEnn, Master" oval name-of-boat handstamp on buff cover to New Orleans, endorsed "Frolic", Very Fine, Rare Red River, Mississippi River steamboat usage, privately-carried mail required the use of 3c embossed entires.

CSA CV UNLISTED, SIMILAR B.L. HODGE COVER $2,500

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"EASTERN R.R. MAY 9." route agent's circular datestamp
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SUPERB, EXTRA INNER FRAME LINE ON LEFT ONLY EXISTS ON THE BASE

"N.Y. & BOSTON STMB. & R.R.R" (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5)

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MOBILE ALABAMA TO BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS (Image) (image2) (image3) (image4) (image5)