Lot
706 
From Red River Packet Creole (Mississippi and Red Rivers), black oval with damaged frame (as mentioned in Milgram) on cover from New Orleans to Claiborne, Ala., postmarked light strike of black New Orleans cds with matching "10" rate handstamp; minor corner wear, Very Fine, ex-Meroni.Milgram No. 311 Estimate $500 - 750.
A HANDSOME AND AND RARE PACKET MARKING - THIS BEING ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE FEW KNOWN.
A similar example sold for $2,400 hammer prince in our sale of the Milgram Collection (Sale #122, Lot 200).
Realized: $550