The Spring Sale

Detroit, Michigan "Steamboat", blue scroll handstamp and matching "Buffalo N.Y. '3' May 23 integral-cds on buff cover with blue embossed "Degraff & Kendrick, Engine Boiler Machine, Detroit" shield cameo corner card illustrated with engine bearing 3¢ dull red (11A) , margins to barely in, tied by grid cancel to New York N.Y., Very Fine and attractive Lake Steamboat cameo use.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

Columbia (Atlantic Ocean), detailed gray overall design of the "Steamer Columbia" on "Office of White's Line of Steamers" corner card cover bearing 2¢ vermilion (183) tied by "New York, PO, Jun 22 '82" duplex to local New York City street address; tiny edge tear, reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and rare, only two recorded examples .

Milgram No. 270   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Steamer Manitowoc, Goodrich Transp'n Co., Jun 6, 1870, blue double-oval packet datestamp on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire to Waukesha, Wisc., entered mails with "Chicago, Ill. Jun 6" duplex with matching " Steamboat " straightline and "Due 3" in circle handstamp; small opening flaws at top, Very Fine and rare Lake Superior packet, the Milgram listing example .

Milgram No. 846   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

From St. Bt. Monroe, red oval handstamp on gray folded cover with dateline "Troy Miss. March 25th 1851" from the Buchanan Carroll & Co. correspondence from Mississippi to New Orleans La., endorsed "per Str Monroe" at top left, Very Fine and choice, ex-Milgram .

Milgram No. 929   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

The "Monroe" of 183 tons was built at New Albany in 1848 for Isaiah King, Capt. Samuel Gwartney also acted as Master for this steamboat.