Sale 31: The Autumn Sale

Lot 709    

(Steam) St. Francisville, La. One folded cover & one cover, 1st is 1840 folded cover from New Orleans to St. Francisville with manuscript "Steam 12½" rate with manuscript "Levant" Name of Boat, 2nd is small ladies cover (couple edge tears) to Laurel Hill with "St. Francisville, La." cds & straight line "Steam" & "5" handstamps, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $200

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Lot 710    

Steam Boat. Two different tying 1852, 3¢ dull red singles on cover; one two-line handstamp on cover to Albany, N.Y., other straight line handstamp on cover to Galveston, Texas, Very Fine.
Scott No. 11    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $130

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Lot 711    

Steam covers. 7 stampless covers; 1836 red Steam-boat marking, 1846 blue Baltimore "Steam 10", red 1851 New Orleans "Steam 5" & "Steam 10" in circle, two "Steamship 10" markings (one from Havana) and a "Steamship 20" mark on a mourning cover with Aspinwall forwarder, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $400 - 500.

Realized: $270

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Lot 712    

(Steam) Vicksburg, Mi. 1845 folded cover from New Orleans to Walnut Bayou, La., sent to Vicksburg with cds & straight line "Steam" handstamp applied with manuscript "10" rate, sent onto Richmond, La. & forwarded to Walnut Bayou with rate totalled to "15", Very Fine and rare.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $210

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Lot 713    

Steamboat Mail Forwarding Agents. Lot of three covers with handstamps of Steamboat Forwarding agents, included is a cover franked with 1857 3¢ (manuscript cancelled) with red oval of Geo. D. Hite & Steamer M.Relf Name of Boat marking, 2nd is 3¢ Nesbitt entire with different type Hite marking & manuscript "St. Bt. Jos. Hodlen" Name of Boat endorsement, last is 3¢ Nesbitt entire with blue oval Bruce Putnam, Steamboat Agent & Forwarding Merchant handstamp, 1857 3¢ Relf cover with repaired corner, F.-V.F.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $240

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Lot 714    

Ship cover balance. 20 items, better include two #11 U.S. Mail Packet Natchez covers, Packet Eclipse Steam 3 cover, and #11 Cincinnati Louisville Mail Line cover, contains nine #147 ship covers New York to Hartford, 13 modern ship covers, etc. (no photo).
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $250

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