February Internet

Regular Passenger Packet Doubloon, red oval handstamp on 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt entire cancled by New Orleans La. "Way" handstamp to Col. Henry Marshall care of Messr. R.W. Estlin & Co., New Orleans La., Very Fine.

Milgram No. 357   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

U.S. Mail Packet Steamer Lizzie Simmons, sharp 4-line handstamp on pen canceled 3¢ red (U9) Nesbitt entire from the Carroll Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., scarce and Very Fine.

Milgram No. 802   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Steamer Lizzie Simmons was a sidewheel packet built in 1859 at New Albany Ind. She ran New Orleans-Memphis in 1862 until she was converted to a gun boat transport and renamed by the CSA as "Pontchartrain". In July 1863, she went up the Yazoo River to prevent capture, but was later destroyed by U.S. gun boat "General Price" at Little Rock, Arkansas on Sept. 10th 1863.

From Steamer Osceola, clear strike of red oval on blue folded letter from Caldwell La. to New Orleans La., entered mails with red "New Orleans La., Jun 27" cds and "Way 11 Cents" handstamp, interesting slavery letter begins " Sir, you will please take that boy Simon out of jail for me and Iron him safe so that he cannot escape and send him to to me by Oceola and charge the Capt. to use caution if he please to not let him getaway. I will not sell him he shall seve me or die in the woods but when I get him again I know what to do with him… ", F.-V.F. with a wonderful slavery letter.

Milgram No. 1040   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

In the early 1850s, the "Osceola" plied the waterways of the Ouachita, Black and Mississippi Rivers between Camden, Ark. and New Orleans La.

Steamboat Piota, fancy blue steamboat oval on 3¢ Nesbitt entire canceled by manuscript "X" from the Buchanon Caroll & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La.; flap tear, Very Fine.

Milgram No. 1111   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Steamboat "Piota" was a sidewheel packet built in 1852 at Albany Ind., he home port. She went to New Orleans and ran the Mississippi and Red Rivers until 1854 when she caught fire and burned at Algiers.

Packet Empress, red oval handstamp on pen canceled 3¢ red (U10) Nesbitt buff entire from the Buchannon Carroll & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., F.-V.F.

Milgram No. 420   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

Packet Empress was a sidewheel packet built at Jeffersonville Ind. in 1850. She went to Mobile and ran Alabama Rivers until 1856 when she went to New Orleans. She was burned and lost at Algiers La. on June 29th 1858.

Weekly Packet Frolic, blue oval handstamp on 3¢ pink (U59) buff entire from the Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La.; reduced slightly at top with top left corner tear, F.-V.F. and neat strike.

Milgram No. 484   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

U.S. Mail Packet Natchez, blue oval handstamp ties 3¢ dull red (11) , large margins to in, matching blue "Route 7309" clear double-oval to Natchez, Miss., endorsed "Natchez" at top left, small top edge tear and wear, bit of flap missing, F.-V.F.

Milgram No. 963   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

Packet Rapides, blue steamboat oval on 3¢ pink (U58) entire from the Hoy & Co. correspondence to New Orleans La., Very Fine.

Milgram No. 1160   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.

Steamer "Rapides" was a sternwheeler built in 1869 at Cincinnati. She ran New Orleans-Red Rivers until she sank 25 miles below Baton Rouge on Feb. 28th 1876.

Weekly Packet St. Nicholas, blue framed steamboat handstamp on 3¢ pink (U58) entire from the Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., endorsed "St. Nicholas" at top left, Very Fine.

Milgram No. 1320   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

Weekly Packet St. Nicholas, blue framed steamboat handstamp on 3¢ pink (U58) entire from the Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., Very Fine.

Milgram No. 1320   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $50 - 75.