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A Portion of the George J. Kramer Grand Prix Collection of United States Domestic Mails 1776-1869 continued...

Town Markings, Express, Railorad and Waterway Mail continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
52 c Image(Mississippi Waterway) "RP Arnold Express". Manuscript marking at top left with "Val. $10.00" and "Paid 50" on cover to Single Side, Yazoo River, Miss., five small wax seals on back confirms valuable contents, some edge repairs and wear, otherwise Very Fine and unusual use, not much is known of this express except that a Mr. Arnold operated a steamboat thru the sparsely populated counties of southern Mississippi (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
53 c Image(Chesapeake Bay) "Bay Route/Mch. 28". Manuscript postmark and matching "10" rate on 1848 folded cover to Col. Thos. Lenoir, postmaster at Fort Defiance, N.C., docketing indicates Philadelphia origin, cover with sealed tear at top, staining in address panel, otherwise Fine, a rare marking and possibly a predecessor to the "Chespk. Bay Route" circular datestamp known from the same year (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
54 c ImageTROY & NEW YORK/STEAM BOAT. Blue two-line framed handstamp and "7 cts." in double-line circle rate handstamp on blue Nov. 25, 1850 folded letter from Newport to Troy N.Y., fresh and Extremely Fine with exceptionally clear markings (Image)

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 E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction
55 c ImageSTAR-SPANGLED BANNER. Exceptionally clear and bold two-line stencil name-of-boat marking (Milgram 1299) on 1847 folded letter from New Orleans to Lancaster O., entered U.S. mails with partly clear red "Cincinnati O. Feb. 3" circular datestamp and matching "Steam" straightline, manuscript "10" rate, two separate letters on same inside sheet, both datelined Jan. 23

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" VESSEL-NAMED MARKING ON A LETTER FROM NEW ORLEANS TO OHIO, CARRIED UP THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS.

The Star Spangled Banner ran between New Orleans and Cincinnati. It sank on June 29, 1847, approximately 15 miles below Baton Rouge, with a loss of life of 125 passengers (source: Lloyd's Steamboat Directory and Disasters, p. 285). Fewer than five examples of this stencil marking are known.

Ex Jarrett. With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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