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Vessel-Named Stationery Covers (#3)
Items listed by Milgram number,
with page number of photo if illustrated in Vessel Name Markings on
United States Inland and Ocean Waterways 1810-1890
Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
9874 |
(Milgram 127, illustrated p. 124)
Saturday Grand Ecore Weekly Packet, B.L. HODGE No.2, Apr. 30 70 (Red
River), XF
blue oval on intact 1864-65 #U58 3¢ entire to New Orleans,
usual pinholes as found on the Hoy correspondence. Also included is
1871 printed & illustrated freight bill on lemon paper, Very
Fine. |
SOLD |

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9875 |
(Milgram 130, illustrated p. 125)
STR. BONANZA, Leaves This Day 12½ O'Clock (Ohio River), XF
strike of purple three line straight line hand stamp on intact
1884-86 #U280 2¢ brown on blue entire to Cincinnati, O., Very
Fine, the only recorded example. |
SOLD |
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9878 |
(Milgram 322)
N.O. & Red River Packet CUBA (Mississippi and Red Rivers), well
struck red four line straight line hand stamp on intact
1864-64 #U58 3¢ entire to New Orleans, flap tear and usual pinholes
as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence. Also included is 1861
printed & illustrated freight bill. Very
Fine and attractive. |
SOLD |

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9701 |
(Milgram 362)
#U10, XF,
intact,
with XF
strike of blue REGULAR OUACHITA PASSENGER PACKET STEAMER DR. BUFFINGTON
vessel name oval hand stamp (Milgram
362), scarcer
than examples struck in black,
sent to J. T. Hardie & Co., New Orleans LA. Similar sold in Rumsey
sale of Milgram steamboat mail for $500. Ex-Knapp. A
beautiful steamboat cover for the finest collection. |
SOLD |
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9880 |
(Milgram 373)
STEAMER DUKE (Mississippi & Red Rivers), XF
oval hand stamp on intact 1853-55 #U10 3¢ Nesbitt entire on
buff to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll
correspondence. Very
Fine. |
SOLD |
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9827 |
(Milgram 626)
Ouachita River Packet IDAHOE (Ouachita River), complete
blue oval hand stamp (much better than the Milgram illustration)
on intact 1864-65 #U59 3¢ entire on buff to New Orleans,
manuscript "Order" and "Idaho" notations. Also included is 1868
freight bill printed in green. Very
Fine. |
$175 |

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9884 |
(Milgram 732)
From
Steamer JUDAH TOURO (Red and Ouachita Rivers), complete
red oval hand stamp on fresh, intact 1853-55 #U10 3¢ Nesbitt
entire on buff to New Orleans, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll
Hoy correspondence. Also included is printed freight bill. Very
Fine and choice. |
$225 |

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9885 |
(Milgram 833, illustrated p. 445)
N.O.
Natchez & Vicksburg STEAMER MAGENTA (Mississippi River), bold
and complete double circle hand stamp without date on intact
1864-65 #U58 3¢ entire to New Orleans, postmarked "New Orleans Jan 11"
duplex, usual pinholes as found on the Carroll Hoy correspondence. Very
Fine and scarce, ex-Knapp.
The "Magenta" of 848 tons was built at New Albany, Indiana in 1864 and
sold off the slips to Capt. David White and others for the New Orleans -
Vicksburg trade. Sold again in November 1865 to Thomas P. Leathers with
White retaining 3/8 share. In January 1866 Leathers and John Cannon
owned equal shares. |
$300 |
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9834 |
(Milgram 1319) #U60, intact 3¢ brown on white 1865 entire (Scott $125),
sealed tear at top, with blue "StrSt. NICHOLAS LEAVES N.O. MAR 23" Ohio
and Mississippi river packet hand stamp, to Joseph Hoy in New Orleans. |
$75 |
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