Lot
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Steamer Beeswing (Mississippi River), complete fancy handstamp, crisply showing this intricate design, on 1845 folded letter from "New Orleans" to Natchitoches, Extremely Fine, Illustrated in Klein (Supplement) & Milgram.Milgram No. 99 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
THIS FANCY EAGLE HANDSTAMP WITH PRINTER'S TYPE WAS USED MAKE SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC MARKINGS OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
This same design can be found as a postmark and also as a handstamped corner card in the 1850's.
Realized: $4,250