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641 
(Railroad Covers) Greenville & Columbia R.R., Dec 17, cds tying 1851, 3¢ dull red, top margin single (11) on cover to Greenville C.H., S.C., with blue shield "Wm. Hitchcock & Co., Congaree House, Columbia, S.C." cameo corner card, includes additional handcarried cover to Pomaria, S.C. with "Greenville & Columbia Railroad, Telegraph Office" corner card, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $130
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642
(Railroad Covers) Lville & Cinti. Mail Line Oct 9, bold strike of blue cds ties 1857, 3¢ dull red on buff cover to Oxford, Mass.; tiny cover tear at top, Very Fine, ex-Wagshal; with 2014 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26.Towle No. O-21 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
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643
Champion, N.O. & St. Louis R.R. Line, illustrated steamboat oval handstamp on cover addressed to Capt. Wm. Moore of the steamer Hope in Vicksburg, Miss.; partial backflap with slight reduction at top, Very Fine, a choice example of this scarce handstamp, ex-Haas; with 2022 P.F. certificate.Milgram No. 194 Estimate $500 - 750.
Cairo at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers acted as a transfer point for mails going to destinations via Ohio River contract steamboats. From July 1858 to May 1861 the route was contracted by the trip at $200 per round trip. After the Civil War, the Atlantic & Mississippi Steam Packet Co. was contracted for a 3½ times a week service at $27,000 a year.
Realized: $500
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644
From Natchitoches Packet D.R. Carroll, two strikes of blue oval handstamp on 1858 folded letter to New Orleans, La., one tying 1857, 3¢ dull red with additional "Steam" handstamp, matching "New Orleans, La., Nov 16, 1858" cds, stamp with additional unused 3¢ stamp affixed underneath (most likely stuck together at time of mailing), Very Fine, ex-Haas; with 2022 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 26.Milgram No. 363 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $475
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645
From Steamer Natchez No. 2, red oval handstamp on incoming 1853 folded letter sheet franked with 1851, 3¢ dull red (11A) tied by N.O. "Way" handstamp, partial red "New Orleans, La., July 19" cds, Very Fine; with 2022 Crowe certificate.Milgram No. 969 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot
646
Steamer Oregon, 5, complete sharp strike of red oval handstamp on 1846 folded letter from New York to Providence R.I., Extremely Fine, The Oregon rating handstamp is known only used in 1846; with 2018 P.F. certificate.Milgram No. 1034 Estimate $150 - 200.
In 1846, a joint contract involving the New Jersey Steam Navigation Company owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt and the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company was made for Route 801 New York to Boston. The steamboat company's share of the $15,000 a year contract was $7,272 for a daily trip excluding Sundays.
Lot
647
Sultana, clear red negative handstamp on 1850 New Orleans, La. folded letter to St. Louis, Mo., some minor ink erosion in address panel, Very Fine, a very scarce marking.Milgram No. 1329 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $575