Waterway Mail
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 12 |
 |
 Memphis Ten. Jan. 29. Blue
circular datestamp on folded letter datelined "On Board Sr. Boat "Empire
State" near Memphis Jan. 28 1850" to Sodwille Ia., ms. "10" rating,
neat strike of "Forwarded by O'Riley & Mitchell, Evansville Ind."
handstamp, sender's routing endorsement specifying the forwarder, fresh and
Very Fine (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
700.00 |
| 13 |
|
 Steam. Four covers, each
with "Steam" marking, incl. Jan. 1845 stampless cover from Shreveport to
Nashville with blue ms. "25" and blue "Steam" handstamp, one from Memphis
to La Grange Ten. with ms. Steam" and "25" rate, No. 10 tied by "Steam"
handstamp from Memphis to New York, last is 3c Star Die entire cancelled at
Memphis with "Steam" handstamp to Fort Smith Ark., some faults, overall
Fine-Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
230.00 |
| 14 |
|
 3c Dull Red (11). Large
margins to in, cancelled by blue grid, matching "Clarksville Te. Mar. 2"
circular datestamp on 1853 folded letter to Richmond Va., stamp also tied
by ms. "Via steamer from N. York March 12", stamp oxidized,
otherwise Fine, mysterious routing worth additional research (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
200.00 |
| 15 |
|
 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26).
Tied by light strike of "Memphis Ten. Jan. 12" circular datestamp on yellow
cover with illustrated Passenger Packet "Switzerland" at top to
Ind., with original enclosure, ms. "2" and "Steam" handstamp, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
1,800.00 |
| 16 |
|
 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (26).
S.e. at right, tied by "Memphis Ten." circular datestamp on Louisville
and New Orleans Passenger Packet "John Raine" illustrated cover to St.
Albans Vt., trivial edgewear, fresh and Fine
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
2,600.00 |
| 17 |
|
 3c Rose (65). Tied by bold
strike of "Cincinnati and Louisville Mail Route May 6" circular
datestamp on on embossed Marble Works cover to Nashville Tenn., oval "Have
your Letters Directed to your Street Number" handstamp, Very Fine, with
1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
150.00 |
| 18 |
|
Tennessee Covers to Foreign Destinations. Five, incl. vertical strip
of three of No. 65 used with 1c No. 63 from Memphis to Canada, legal-size
stampless from Nashville to Scotland (June 1857), 1837 folded letter from
Memphis to Ireland, Nov. 1847 folded letter from Columbia to England, last
is 1857 folded letter from Memphis to Germany, few faults, mostly Fine-Very
Fine |
E. 400-500 |
0.00 |