Lot
821 
Louisville & New Orleans Packet Bunker Hill No. 3, red illustrated oval handstamp on blue folded cover to Louisville Ky.; refolded slightly at bottom, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Milgram (J.W.M.). Milgram No. 149 Estimate $500 - 750.
The Bunker Hill No. 3 was built at New Albany Ind. in 1849 and went into service in the New Orleans to Louisville trade. Its first captain, Job Whipple, died aboard ship between Natchez and Memphis on March 25, 1849 and several other crew members also died of cholera.
Realized: $950