Waterway Markings
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 691 |
 |
 Gallipolis & Kanawha Regular
Tri-Weekly Packet. Oval handstamp with rooster design on orange cover,
small ballpoint pen notation at right, Very Fine, rare marking (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
250.00 |
| 692 |
|
 Steamer Gen. Worth. Bold
strike of red oval handstamp, matching "Steam 10" in double-circle, on 1849
folded letter to New Orleans, indisinct red circular datestamp, light
horizontal fild fold well clear of markings, Very Fine
(Image) |
E. 200-300 |
100.00 |
| 693 |
 |
 Memphis & Vicksburg Passenger,
Steamer Vicksburg. Green all-over illustrated cover addressed to New
Orleans, slightly reduced at right, Very Fine, unusual as there are no
markings to indicate this was sent thru the mails
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
160.00 |
| 694 |
|
 Steamer Morning Light.
Bold strike of oval handstamp in brown on 3c Red Star Die entire to
Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual small filing holes, Extremely Fine,
beautiful cover and a scarce marking, ex Knapp
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
600.00 |
| 695 |
|
 New Orleans, Alexandria &
Natchitoches Packet, P. Dalmau. Blue oval handstamp on folded cover to
New Orleans, 3c Brownish Carmine (11 var), large margins to clear, rich
color, tied by blue circular datestamp, faint horizontal file fold well
clear of markings, Very Fine, with 1980 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
200.00 |
| 696 |
|
 Steamer New Era. Fancy red
handstamp on 3c Pink entire to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, usual
small filing holes, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
105.00 |
| 697 |
|
 Steamboat Piota. Perfect
strike of blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to Buchannon,
Carroll & Co. in New Orleans, usual small filing holes, Extremely Fine
strike, a beautiful cover, ex Hill (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
450.00 |
| 698 |
|
 By Steamer Rapides.
Perfect strike of illustrated packetboat marking on blue folded cover to
New Orleans, red "New Orleans La. Dec. 20" circular datestamp, vertical
file fold affects marking, small hole at bottom of design painted in,
missing stamp at top right, almost Fine example of this rare packetboat
marking (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
600.00 |
| 699 |
|
 Evansville & Memphis Weekly
Packet. Illustrated corner card cover with uncancelled 3c Rose (65) to
Dresden Tenn., pencil "Will the R.R. agent please forward this letter by
mail if any & if not send it by a hack running to Dresden", missing top
flap, trivial toning, Very Fine, unusual usage, ex Knapp
(Image) |
E. 300-400 |
850.00 |
| 700 |
|
 Steamer D. L. Tully. Large
purple "Regular Saturday Independent Packet Steamer D. L. Tully, Frank
Stone, Master, Leaves Mobile every Saturday for Demopolis, Gainesville,
Wusaw, Vienna & Pickensville" handstamp on 3c Green entire to Vienna Ala.,
slightly reduced at left, Very Fine strike, illustrated in Milgram book (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
160.00 |
| 701 |
|
 Cleveland O. Oct. 1.
Well-struck circular datestamp in blue with matching "Steamboat"
straightline handstamp on folded letter to Mansfield O., ms. "12-1/2" rate,
Very Fine, reputed to be the only strike of this marking in blue (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
350.00 |