Lot
1048 
(Cancels) Frank Lyon, clear strike of red oval illustrated handstamp depicting a Lion, on light blue folded letter datelined "Barnesville Feb 19 1852" to Mobile Ala. bearing 3¢ dull red (11A), deep rich color, tied by "Steam 5" in oval handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS DESIRABLE ILLUSTRATED PACKET MARKING.
The Frank Lyon employed an unusual cachet incorporating the silhouette of a lion. She operated on the Tombigbee River as a non-contract steamboat.