Lot 1069
"p Magnolia", manuscript endorsement at top left on blue Jun. 3rd 1850 folded cover franked with 1847, 5¢ red brown (mostly large margins except just clear at top left, rich color), tied by manuscript squiggles, noted from New Orleans La. to Louisville Ky., Louisville "STEAM" straightline; hor. fold lightly creases pair, F.-V.F. and scarce use.Scott No. 1 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Cover was carried on the steamboat "Magnolia" that left New Orleans for Louisville every Tuesday afternoon and returned on Saturday. During the season, the "Magnolia" ran between New Orleans and Natchez. This cover traveled via the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to Louisville.
Realized: $600