Steamboat Markings - Rapides to Rosa (Milgram #1155-1219) continued...
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 801 |
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1167 |
 From Steamer Red River (Mississippi & Red Rivers). Bold and complete red oval handstamp on 1853 stampless folded letter from New Orleans to Cypress Grove Plantation, Very Fine.
Milgram No. 1167; Estimate $200
- 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 802 |
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1168A |
 Str. Red River. Large violet straight line on 2¢ entire to New Orleans, Very Fine and attractive, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1168A; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 803 |
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1170 |
 S.B. Red Wing (Upper Mississippi River). Near perfect and beautifully struck fancy handstamp showing Cherubs & Lyre at top on 1846 Bill of Lading with printed illustration of Steamboat, from Galena, Ill. to St.
Peters (Fort Snelling) while part of Iowa Territory, ex-Risvold, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1170; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A STUNNING ITEM WHICH IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE. ONE OF THE GREAT COVERS OF THE MILGRAM COLLECTION.
The "Red Wing" a stern-wheeler of 142 tons built at Cincinnati in 1846 for the Upper Mississippi trade, was the first of three steamboats to bear the name and operate on the Mississippi. On the night of 17 May 1849 the "Red Wing", along
with a ferry boat and 21 other steamboats met a tragic end with the Great Steamboat Fire at St. Louis. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 804 |
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1171 |
 Steamer Reindeer (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers). Complete strike of red oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, also included is 1872 printed & illustrated freight bill in purple (which may be a
different steamboat), Very Fine and choice.
Milgram No. 1171; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 805 |
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1176 |
 N. O. & Vicksburg Packet, R.E. Lee Feb. 22 (Mississippi River). Blue double oval on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, printed corner card of "Receiving and Forwarding Merchants and Dealers in Family and Plantation
Supplies, Sidon, Mississippi", usual pinholes found on Carroll Hoy correspondence, also included is wonderful illustrated 1871 freight bill showing portrait of Robert E. Lee, plus 2nd freight bill in blue used in 1866, cover with mended cover
tear which affects marking, Very Fine appearance, entire ex-Barkhausen.
Milgram No. 1176; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 806 |
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1178 & 1179 |
 Steamer Republic (Mississippi River). Complete small red oval & black printed corner card "New Orleans and Napoleon Packet Steamer" (with "and" crossed out and manuscript Memphis added) on cover to Youngs Point, La.,
included is original enclosure datelined "Str. Republic Jan 5, '57" which talks of the schedule of the Steamer, some minor wrinkles & tiny tear at bottom, still Very Fine and rare, the only recorded example, Illustrated in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 1178 & 1179; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 807 |
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1188 |
 From Steamer Reub. White (Mississippi and Red Rivers). Light but well struck red oval handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, partial New Orleans cds and straightline "Steam", small edge tear at
left and couple minor edge nicks, flap missing, also included is 1860 printed freight bill, F.-V.F., ex-Somdal.
Milgram No. 1188; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 808 |
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1188A-B |
 Rhode Island. Two covers with illustrated corner card, one in purple brown & one violet, each franked with 3¢ Bank Note and tied by New York postmark, Very Fine and scarce, Unlisted in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 1188A-B; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 809 |
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1189 |
 Steamer Richard Willing, Jul 22 1874 (Chesapeake Bay). Bold blue double oval on cover to Baltimore, Md., franked with 3¢ Bank Note issue tied by target cancel and postmark "Laurel Factory, Md. Jul 20" cds, light
toning, F.-V.F. and rare.
Milgram No. 1189; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 810 |
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1193 |
 Louisville and New Orleans Packet Co. Low Pressure Passenger Steamer Richmond (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers). Overall red and blue illustrated design on cover to Glendale, Ohio, franked with 1867 3¢ Grill
(defective) tied by blue cork cancel with matching indistinct cds, small mended tear at top & slightly irregular reduction at right, also included is 1869 printed freight bill in red & blue, F.-V.F., this is the only recorded example of this
spectacular design, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1193; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 811 |
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1193A |
 Louisville and New Orleans Packet Co. Low Pressure Passenger Steamer Richmond (Ohio and Mississippi Rivers). Overall black and burgundy illustrated design on cover to Kentucky, franked with 1861 3¢ Rose (65,
faulty), cancelled by blue cork with matching "Vicksburg, Miss Feb 23" cds alongside, corner repair at top left and along left edge, light overall toning, F.-V.F., this is the only recorded example of this elaborate design, Unlisted in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 1193A; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 812 |
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1194 |
 Louisville & New Orleans Low Pressure Packet Richmond, Apr 30 1868 (Mississippi River). Near complete blue scalloped fancy steamer handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, postmarked "New Orleans, La. May 2"
cds, usual pinholes as found on the Hoy correspondence, Very Fine and choice, Marking illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1194; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 813 |
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1195B |
 U.S.S. "Richmond", Navy Department, Official Business. Violet penalty handstamp on 1896 cover to The Commandant, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. with Philadelphia machine cancel & backstamped with arrival postmark, Very
Fine, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1195B; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 814 |
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1196 |
 Attakapas Packet Rio Grande (Mississippi and Attakapas Rivers). Red packet oval on 1850 folded letter from New Iberia to New Orleans, postmarked red "New Orleans, La. Apr 8" cds and matching "Steam 10" in circle, over
struck with large "5" rate and straightline "Steam" at left, Very Fine and rare, ex-Somdal, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1196; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 815 |
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1198 |
 Steamer River Queen Sep 17 1864 (Narragansett Bay). Bold and complete fancy cross handstamp ties 1861 3¢ Rose (65) on cover to Newport R.I., manuscript "Due 2", minor ink stain, also included is original enclosure
and printed, illustrated 1864 freight bill (with neat Steamer River Queen cds), Very Fine and choice, ex-Cowdrey & Gallagher, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1198; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A WONDERFUL COVER WITH
THIS FANCY HANDSTAMPED STEAMER MARKING. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE.
The "River Queen" was Grant's dispatch boat during the final year of the Civil War. It was used for a meeting between Lincoln and Alexander Stevens, C.S.A. Vice
President, and for several visits to the troops thereafter. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 816 |
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1198A |
 Steamer River Queen Sep 17 1864 (Narragansett Bay). Partial blue double circle handstamp on reverse of 3¢ entire with Nantucket corner card to Boston, postmarked Boston cds & cork, black "5" in circle on reverse,
F.-V.F., an intriguing cover, Unlisted in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1198A; Estimate $100 - 150.
Manuscript notation on reverse: "10/1 Owing to a very high wind and rough sea the "River Queen" failed to make her trip yesterday".
(Image1)
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Est. $100-150
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 817 |
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1200 |
 Steamer R.M. Jones (Mississippi River). Bright blue steamer oval on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, manuscript "Fulton Via" (Steamer Jones), light overall aging, still Very Fine, Illustrated in
Milgram.
Milgram No. 1200; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 818 |
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1205 |
 Steamer Rob Roy, Aug 2 1869 (Mississippi River). Double circle handstamp on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, cover tear at upper left, also included is 1869 printed freight bill, Very Fine
strike.
Milgram No. 1205; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 819 |
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1207 |
 Regular New Orleans & Vicksburg Passenger Packet Rob't E. Lee (Mississippi River). Circular printed packet corner card on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, some repairs at top, also included is 1867 illustrated
printed freight bill, Very Fine appearance.
Milgram No. 1207; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 820 |
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1208 |
 Regular New Orleans & Greenville Regular Tuesday Packet Robt. E. Lee (Mississippi River). Ornate packet corner card on 1864-65 3¢ entire to New Orleans, manuscript "Per R.E. Lee" notation at bottom left, cover
repairs across top affecting corner card, Fine, Illustrated in Milgram.
Milgram No. 1208; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
