Star Spangled Banner stenciled packet mark on January 23, 1847 folded letter from New Orleans to Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the mails with their orange red "Feb 2" postmark, matching "Steam" handstamp and manuscript "10" rate, ex Haas

(stock #L161, $7000)

Pitser Miller lime green straight line handstamp on September 5, 1849 folded letter from Memphis, Tennessee to Cincinnati, Ohio, entered the mails with their orange red "Sep 10" postmark with integral "10" rate and matching "Steam" handstamp (see following for companion letter carried on same trip that did not enter the mails), ex Rohloff and Jarrett

(stock #L132, $3500)

Pitser Miller lime green straight line handstamp on September 3, 1849 folded letter, endorsed "valuable" that mentions enclosing a check for $4,323, from Memphis, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky (see previous for companion letter carried on same trip that entered the mails), ex Meyer and Jarrett

(stock #L102, $2500)

Louisville & New Orleans Packet Bunker Hill No.3, red Bunker Hill Monument illustrated handstamp on March 1, 1850 folded letter from New Orleans to Louisville, Kentucky

(stock #L119, $1250)

Uncle Sam stencil packet marking on December 31, 1851 folded letter to Camden, Ohio that mentions, "we are now below the mouth of the Ohio some two hundred miles," entered the mails at Louisville, Kentucky with their bluish "Jan 4" postmark with integral "5" rate and "Steam" handstamp

(stock #L159, $5000)

Cincinnati & Louisville, U.S. mail Line, Steamer Telegraph No. 2, Moses McClellan, Master blue cameo corner card cover used to Hillsboro, North Carolina, blue Louisville & St. Louis S.B. waterway route agent "Mar 4" postmark and matching "5" rate handstamp, manuscript sender directives, cover age spots, ex Kramer

(stock #L210, $800)

Louisville & New Orleans Packet "Woodford" Jas. Mather, Master, cogged oval handstamp on cover to Massachusetts, entered mail with 3c dull red (#11) tied by Cairo, Illinois "Mar 28" postmark and manuscript 1857 docket

(stock #L187, $500)

Packet Eclipse, bluish green trip lined oval handstamp on 3c red Nesbitt entire to New Orleans, Louisiana, entered the mails with their "Nov 28" postmark and "Steam" cancel

(stock #L191, $300)

Steamer Jennie Gray, Capt M.S. Knox large stencil marking, with ornaments, on reverse of cover to Massachusetts, entered mails with 3c dull red (#26, faults) tied by St. Louis, Missouri Sep 1857 postmark, front slightly discolored, slightly reduced, still a spectacular marking, the only reported example

(stock #L103, $5000)

Str. St. Nicholas Leaves N.O. Mar 2 blue datestamp struck twice on 3c pink 1864 issue entire to New Orleans, Louisiana

(stock #L194, $150)

Marietta, Parkersburg and Gallipolis U.S. Mail Packet Chesapeake printed imprint cover with additional text and steamboat illustration used to Maine, Park & Gal. Riv. Agent waterway route agent postmark and matching "OK" cancel on 3c green 1870 issue adhesive

(stock #L167, $800)

Regular Cincinnati & New Orleans Mammoth Passenger Steamer Belle of Shreveport, bicolor illustrated imprint cover with additional text used to Connecticut, 1c gray blue tied by Cincinnati double oval, unsealed cover sent circular rate

(stock #L199, $475)

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