Lot
943 
Regular Missouri River Passenger Packet Minnehaha, corner card with stamp holder on buff cover bearing 3¢ dull red (26) tied by "Cairo, Ill., Dec 25, 1857" to Cincinnati, Ohio; some edge wear and small flaws at top from opening, reverse stained, F.-V.F. Milgram No. 895 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS STEAMBOAT MIN-NE-HA-HA CORNER CARD COVER.
The Min-ne-ha-ha was built in 1857 and plied the waters of the Missouri River 1857-62. She was sold and used in New Orleans until she caught fire and was destroyed May 13, 1865. The Missouri River only had two contracted routes, these being on Routes 9029 and 10409 operating between Jefferson City and St. Joseph from July 1857 to June 1859.
We offered the other example of this Steamboat Min-Ne-Ha-Ha corner card in our Sale 57 of the Hugh Feldman collection where it realized $3,105, which at the time was believed unique until the example offered here surfaced.
Realized: $1,600