Lot
4343 
St. Bt. Gossamer, bold strike of oval handstamp on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) cancelled in transit by "New Orleans La. Mar 30 1859"; no flap, Very Fine, Illustrated in Milgram on page 310.; with 2004 P.F. certificate. Milgram No. 531 Estimate $600 - 800.
It is unusual that a steamboat's enrollment can't be identified as is the case with the "Gossamer". Eugene Klein attributed the vessel to the Missouri and Osage Rivers indicating that it was running from St. Louis. Montevello is located 33 miles south of Birmingham Ala., and the letter would have been taken from New Orleans on the "Great Northern Mail" to Montgomery and from there to Montevello.