Lot
4099 
(Route 8106) New Orleans and Vicksburg Tuesday Packet Frank Pargoud, illustrated green corner card on 3¢ pink entire (U58) from the Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., "Vicksburg Miss. Jun 20" duplex, usual filing hole, F.-V.F., Illustrated in Milgram on page 284., ex Klein-Somdal. Milgram No. 475 Estimate $100 - 150.
The Frank Pargoud built in 1868 for the Ouachita River trade was, at 1,105 tons too big. Tobin used her for the New Orleans and Memphis trade.
Realized: $240
Lot
4100
(Route 8106) N.O. Natchez & Vicksburg Steamer Magenta, cds without date slugs on 3¢ pink (U58) entire from the Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., entered mails with "New Orleans La. Jan 11" cds; couple edge tears, F.-V.F., a great strike. Milgram No. 833 Estimate $150 - 200.
In 1866, the contract for route 8106 was advertised but only one bid was received from A.S. Mansfield at $10,000 a year for a twice weekly service. It appears that he subcontracted Thomas Leathers who was running the "Magenta" for some of the service.
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. Leathers and Cannon did not hold a contract for the route until 1875.
Realized: $135
Lot
4101
(Route 8106) New Orleans & Vicksburg Saturday Packet Magenta, oval corner card on 3¢ pink (U58) entire to Natchez Miss., indicia canceled by Natchez "Steam" straightline without usual arrival cds, Very Fine, ex Klein-Somdal, H. Bohren. Milgram No. 829 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot
4102
(Route 8106) N.O. & Vicksburg Packet R.E. Lee, complete strike of blue oval handstamp on 3¢ pink entire to Port Gibson Miss., cancelled by indistinct "Gulf Port, Miss. cds; flap tear, Very Fine. Milgram No. 1176 Estimate $200 - 300.
John W. Cannon was one of the more famous Mississippi steamboat owners, he raced his Robert E. Lee against Thomas Leathers Natchez from New Orleans to St. Louis on a number of occasions. Although Cannon did not hold a contract until 1875, he was running as a sub-contractor to A.S. Mansfield between 1866 and 1870 on Route 8106.
Realized: $500
Lot
4103
(Route 8106) Vicksburg, Natchez & New Orleans U.S. Mail Packet R.E. Lee, fancy cds on 3¢ pink (U58) entire, slightly oxidized, from the Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., cover tears and filing holes, Fine. Milgram No. 1177 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $250
Lot
4104
(Routes 30093 & 30096) Vick. & N.O., Feb 2, duplex on 1¢ postal card (UX1) from "E.W. Whitman, Steamboat Agent, Bayou Sara, La., /76" to Oxford Ga., put onto Route 30096 to New Orleans where transferred to the Great Northern Mails via Mobile and Atlanta to Oxford on the Atlanta to Augusta Railroad, Very Fine. Towle No. M-15-m Estimate $150 - 200.
In the four year contract period July 1875 to June 1879, two separate contracts ran on the New Orleans to Vicksburg route. Leathers, Tobin and Cannon for Route 30093 at $33,000 a year with twice a week service and on alternate days Matthew Draper at $27,000 a year for three trips a week on Route 30096. This appears to have been a unique arrangement for this route.
Realized: $240
Lot
4105
New Orleans-Vicksburg Route Agent Datestamps, group of three different comprising "New Orleans & Cairo Riv. Mail, Oct 7" red cds (Towle M-4-a) ties 3¢ dull red (11) on 3¢ red Nesbitt entire to Vicksburg, large repair at left; "N.O. & Vicksburg R.M. Jan 16" blue cds (Towle M-15-a) ties #26 on orange cover endorsed "Steamer Roebuck" from Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., stain bottom right; and "V. & N.O. M. L. Jan 5" cds (Towle M-15-k) on 3¢ pink (U59) entire from Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., a Fine trio. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170