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EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE VERTICAL PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH A PERFECT FULL STRIKE OF THE "STEAM" HANDSTAMP USED ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMBOAT MAIL. A MAGNIFICENT OFF-COVER 1847 ISSUE MULTIPLE.
For an example of the "Steam" handstamp on cover, see lot 241 in this sale. This marking (or two similar markings) are found on Mississippi River steamboat covers that entered the post offices at Natchez and New Orleans.
Illustrated in Chronicle 217 (p. 24). Ex Hopkins and Saadi. With 1980 and 1989 P.F. certificates (Image)