Snapp & Hite. Bold strike of red oval ties 3¢ dull red (11), four margins, on orange buff cover from Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., carried as endorsed by "Bluff City" to New Orleans; light vertical crease, usual filing hole, minor paper loss on back, Very Fine, ex-Caspary, Rust.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
Steamboat owners and Masters used agents and forwarders in major ports and...
Auction # 57 - The Hugh V. Feldman Collection
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Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 57 - The Hugh V. Feldman Collection
We are proud to offer The Hugh V. Feldman collection of United States Waterways, one of the finest ever formed. The collection has won numerous U.S. national awards including Grand Awards at Westpex 2009 and Chicagopex 2011. At the International level it has won four large golds at Tel Aviv 2008, New Delhi 2011, Indonesia 2012 and most recently in the Championship class at Melbourne 2013. The collection will be offer during the Westpex Exhibition.
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Lot #4169 - the lower mississippi river and mexican gulf new orleans steamboat agents
Lot #4170 - the lower mississippi river and mexican gulf new orleans steamboat agents
Paid, F.A. Dentzel, AG:P.O., N.O. Clear strike of red oval route agent handstamp on folded letter datelined "Bayou Desglaze, July 13th 1851" to New Orleans, carried as endorsed by the "E.D. White", some light age spotting, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
The route went on the Atchafalaya River, Bayou Plaquemine and the Mississippi to New Orleans. On arrival Dentzel arranged for the letter to be delivered by...
Lot #4171 - the lower mississippi river and mexican gulf new orleans steamboat agents
Geo. H. Hite. Large red oval steamboat agent handstamp cancels 3¢ red Nesbitt entire from the Carroll Hoy correspondence to New Orleans La., usual filing holes, Very Fine, a scarce example of this Hite oval, ex-John R. Hill Jr.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
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