United States LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers Ship Mail
Sale No: 0324
Lot No:1118
Symbol:e
Cat No:Collection
1850s-60s Mississippi Packet and Steamboat, collection of 70 covers or FLs, many stampless, with various "STEAM" handstamps in red, black, blue, rated "5" or "10", endorsed "Uncle Sam", "Per Huntress", "Lady of the Lake", "Walk-in-the-Water", "Bella Donna", "Daniel Boone", also "Steam 5", "Steam 10c" circular pmks in blue, red "Steamer Montgomery", "Steamer Gen. Worth", "Steamer Capitol", green "STEAM 20", "Steam", with green "10" or red circular cancels, different rates, including "18 3/4" (in red) or ms, oval "From Steamer Natchez", "Steamer America", "Steamer Rapides", framed "STEAM.5" and others franked with 3c, some covers addressed to Richard T. Archer in Port Gibson, Miss., mixed condition, some faults noted, many interesting and rare markings, ex-Dabney (Image)