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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 1226 |  |
 Regular Ouachita/Passenger
Packet/Steamer/Dr. Buffington. Large blue oval handstamp on 3c Red Star
Die entire (U27) to New Orleans La., fresh and Very Fine, this packet
marking is known used in the Confederacy but since this cover is undated we
cannot make this claim, with 1979 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 225.00 |
| 1227 | |
 Steamer New Era. Fancy
red handstamp on 3c Pink entire (U58) to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans,
usual small filing holes, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 | 130.00 |
| 1228 | |
 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. 400-500 | 300.00 |
| 1229 | |
 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 (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 250.00 |
| 1230 | |
 Princeton. Bold red
framed handstamp on folded letter datelined "February 9th 1849 State of
Arkansas Ouachita Co." to New Orleans, contents ask for a loan of $300
to buy three slaves, some age spotting, vertical file fold away from
marking, Very Fine waterway usage (Image) |
E. 400-500 | 300.00 |
| 1231 | |
 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. 750-1,000 | 500.00 |
| 1232 | |
 3c Brownish Carmine (11
var). Large margins to in, tied by red "Snapp & Hite, New Orleans
La." oval handstamp on blue 1857 folded cover to New Orleans, note on
back indicates that contents originally datelined in Alexandria on April 7,
light horizontal file fold well away from stamp, stamp slightly oxidized,
otherwise Fine, attractive usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 | 275.00 |
| 1233 | |
 3c Ultramarine (114).
Used on cover with "B.L. Hodge No. 2" oval packetboat handstamp
struck neatly struck in blue on cover to New Orleans, some light toning
around stamp removed, still a Very Fine strike, very scarce used with the
1869 issue, with 1987 P.F. certificate
(Image) |
E. 300-400 | 200.00 |
| 1234 | |
 The Clippert Collection of
Red River and Ouachita River Packetboat Markings. 443 folded letters or
covers acquired by the Clipperts over a 40-year period with a concentrated
effort during the past decade, most are still on the original lot cards
marked with prices paid, accompanied by invoices and many with clipped
catalogue descriptions, an A to Z representation of name-of-boat markings
with some duplication (including scarce and rare markings), the earliest is
a Feb. 1822 folded letter endorsed per Independence, naturally the
majority of covers falls into the 1850-60 period with markings struck on 3c
entires, a fair number with adhesives (mainly 3c 1851-57 Issues), some
earlier stampless and some later, including Confederate usage (and a few
potential Confederate), condition is generally far above average with most
covers in clean condition and markings clearly struck, several are
unusually choiceAN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF RED RIVER AND OUACHITA RIVER PACKETBOAT COVERS SINCE THE GREAT FISHER SIMMONS COLLECTION WAS DISPERSED MORE THAN 25 YEARS AGO. The Red River and its tributary, the Ouachita, facilitated steamboat navigation from as early as 1814. Although the fluctuating water levels caused some irregularity in routes and service, the Red and Ouachita Rivers were extremely active during the decade preceding the Civil War. The Clippert collection, comprising 443 covers with name-of-boat markings, provides the raw material for an important mounted collection or exhibit of mail carried by steamboats along this vital waterway. An array of highlights are illustrated (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (imaged) (imagee) (imagef) (imageg) (imageh) (imagei) (imagej) (imagek) (imagel) (imagem) (imagen) (imageo) (imagep) (imageq) (imager) (images) (imaget) (imageu) (imagev) (imagew) |
E. 75,000-100,000 | 57,500.00 |
