Packet Swamp Fox, Large Red Steamboat Double-Oval Handstamp (Milgram 1336), on Steam Ship Folded Cover to New Orleans Buchanan Carroll Correspondence
Winter 2026 Sale -Day 3
By: Americana Stamps
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Mar 22, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps Winter 2026 Sale -Day 3
Sunday Mar 22, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are excited to present the Winter 2026 Sale, our first auction of the year and a continued step in our ongoing effort to improve the Americana Stamps auction experience for collectors.
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Whether you are bidding with a specific goal in mind or simply enjoying the opportunity to study exceptional material, we invite you to explore the Winter 2026 Sale and join us for the first live auction of the year.
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Lot #6072 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
Lot #6073 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
"STEAM" Straightline, On U10 3c Red Entire to New Orleans Buchanan Carroll Correspondence
Partial New Orleans, May 8 circular datestamp.
Lot #6074 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
"STEAM" Straightline, On U10 3c Red Entire to New Orleans Buchanan Carroll Correspondence
New Orleans, OCT 10 circular datestamp.
Lot #6075 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
Vicksburg River Route, Circular Steamboat Agent Handstamp on 1876 Folded Letter to Washington, D.C. Addressed Care of James W. Denver
Folded letter datelined April 15, 1876, Longwood, Miss and addressed to Louis Denver, Care of J.W. Denver, via the Vicksburg River Route steamboat.
James W. Denver was a Union Brigadier General during the Civil War, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Kansas Territory. He was considered for the...
Lot #6076 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
New Orleans & Grand Ecore Weekly Packet Frolic, Blue Oval Handstamp (Milgram No. 484), Manuscript "Frolic" on U48 3c Pink Entire Joseph Hoy Correspondence
Very Fine and Choice.
Lot #6077 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#10 3c Orange Brown, Tied by Grid Cancel on 1851 Folded Letter, Manuscript "Care of Carrier", "STEAM" Straightline First Month of 1851 Issue Use, July 12
The stamp position is 15L1E, on folded letter addressed to Isaac Strohm, Esq., Treasury Department, Washington, D.C with manuscript “Care of Carrier / Paid” at bottom left and blue Baltimore, Md. Jul. 12, (1851) postmark.
The enclosed letter contains interesting content...
Lot #6078 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#11 3c Red on U10 3c Red, Tied by Black "Route 7809" Double Oval Handstamp on Cover to New Orleans
The "Route 7809" handstamp corresponds to the Cairo mail route contract operating from July 1856 to March 1857, a daily Mississippi River route between New Orleans and Cairo, Illinois.
Lot #6079 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
"STEAM" Straightline on Cover to Selma, Alabama with #11 3c Red
Cover addressed to Mr. Charles Lewis, Selma.
Lot #6080 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#26 3c Red Tied on Cover to New Orleans by "STEAM" Straightline
Partial New Orleans circular datestamp at left.
Lot #6081 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#32, 1857 10c Green, Horizontal Pair, Tied by “N.Y. & Boston S.T.M.B. & R.R." Datestamp on Cover Front Steamboat and Railroad
Horizontal pair tied by “N.Y. & Boston S.T.M.B. & R.R. Jun 1” postmark on cover front to St. John, New Brunswick, with red double oval “United States” handstamp and manuscript “Steamboat.”
Lot #6082 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
L. Ville & Cinti. Mail Line, Illustrated Hoyt, Harbour & Co. Corner Card with #65 3c Rose Tiedon Cover to Pittsburgh Scarce Steamboat Route Agent Use
Stamp tied by blue “L. VILLE & CINTI. MAIL LINE / SEP 25” route agent circular datestamp, addressed to Pittsburgh, Pa. The envelope features the illustrated corner card of Hoyt, Harbour & Co., Tobacconists, Louisville, Ky., depicting three cigar smokers.
Lot #6083 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
Steamer Mollie Hambleton, Illustrated Advertising Cover, with #65 3c Rose on Cover to New Orleans, Louisiana
Illustrated advertising cover with imprint “Regular Tuesday Packet for Memphis, Helena and St. Francis River, Steamer Mollie Hambleton.” Stamp tied by green cork cancel. Enclosed letter dated May 16, 1868, with manuscript “Ste. Mollie Hambleton.” Cover with edge wear and faults at right.
Lot #6084 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#65 3c Red, Fancy Cork Cancel on Corner Card Cover Carried via Baltimore Steam Packet Company
March 28, 1856 docketing, addressed to J. M. Dickley, Box 1400, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The cover was carried by Baltimore Steam Packet Company on the Norfolk to Baltimore route, after which the letter was placed into the mails to Philadelphia as regular mail.
Lot #6085 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
Steamer Ulysses, Blue Double-Oval Handstamp with Stars on 1876 Cover with #158 3c Green Tied
Cover carried by the Steamer Ulysses, with a clear strike of the blue double-oval handstamp with stars, dated Aug. 29, 1876. Stamp tied by quartered cork cancel, with matching “Hanover, Mass., Aug. 28, 1876” circular datestamp. Addressed to Bar Harbor, Maine.
Lot #6086 - u.s. postal history Packets/Inland Waterway
#158 3c Green, N.O. & V.M.L. R.R. Route Agent Handstamp on Cover to New Orleans, Louisiana
Circular “N.O. & V.M.L. R.R.” route agent datestamp of the New Orleans & Vicksburg Mail Line River Route, on cover addressed to Mrs. R. L. Denman, No. 8 St. Peter St., New Orleans, La.
Lot #6087 - Stampless Postal History railroad
#1 1847 5c Brown, with Blue "FIVE" Cancel and Matching Baltimore Cancel on 1850 New York & Boston Railroad Embossed Imprint Folded Lettersheet
Addressed to Annapolis, Maryland.
Lot #6088 - Stampless Postal History railroad
#11 3c Red Tied by Long Island Rail Road Handstamp on Embossed Pony Corner Card
Long Island Rail Road Aug 11 black circular datestamp tying #11 on cover with red embossed return monogram with some small edge faults. Enclosed Letter datelined August 11 1858. Towle 112-B-1 Rarity V.
Lot #6089 - Stampless Postal History railroad
Western & Atlantic Railroad, Circular Company Handstamp (Towle 357-C-1) Tying #11 3c Red on Cover
Western & Atlantic Rail Road May 19 black circular datestamp on cover with some light creases and pencil notations on reverse.
Towle 357-C-1 Rarity VII "rare"
Lot #6090 - Stampless Postal History railroad
Illinois Central Railroad Packet Line, Steamer "Mollie Able" Corner Card Cover with #65 3c Rose Tied, "Due 6" Straightline
Ornate printed corner card for the Illinois Central Railroad Packet Line, “Steamer ‘Mollie Able" addressed to Miss Sallie Loomis, care of J. R. Loomis, Shawneetown, Illinois with "DUE 6" Straightline.
Lot #6091 - Stampless Postal History railroad
The Chicago Engineer Supply Company Railroad Advertising Corner Card, #319 2c Carmine, Tied by Machine Cancel
The Chicago Engineer Supply Company corner advertising card, very neat cover with stamp tied with black "Chicago, ILL May 1908" machine cancel. An attractive advertisement with steam engine and passenger car.
Lot #6092 - Stampless Postal History registered mail
UO8 3c Black on White Entire Official Post Office, Registered Business Use, Used
CHICAGO / ILL / NOV 22 circular datestamp addressed to the Postmaster.
Lot #6093 - Stampless Postal History registered mail
1900 Registered Cover on U348 1c Deep Blue Entire with #210 2c Brown, #279b 2c Red, and #288 5c Dull Blue, All Tied
All stamps tied by Washington D.C. double oval cancels on Jan. 20, 1900 registered cover to Denver, Col., with H.F. Dunkhorst, stamp dealer label on reverse. The 2c brown stamp with a straight edge at left and with edge and perf flaws.
Lot #6094 - Stampless Postal History registered mail
#373 1909 2c Carmine, Block of Six, Tied by Purple Double-Circle Cancel on Registered Cover
"WAYSIDE, WIS. M.OB. JUL. 21, 1916" datestamps on cover the Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
Lot #6095 - Stampless Postal History registered mail
1925 Registered Mail Cover with Special Delivery and Definitive Multiples, New York to Millburn N.J.
Oversize registered cover franked with:
#E13, 15c Deep Orange Special Delivery, plate no. 16836, block of 6
#E12a, 10c Blue Special Delivery, plate no. 13916, block of 6
#553, 1½c Harding, Yellow Brown, block of 8
#551, ½c Nathan Hale, Olive Brown, block of 8
All stamps tied by “NEW YORK, N.Y. APR 5...
Lot #6096 - U.S. Stamps and Postal History Spanish American War
Spanish American War Patriotic Cover, U.S. and Cuban Flags with Eagle, #250 2c Carmine
Adalusia, Ill., Sep 26, 1898 circular datestamp, addressed to Mr. John L. Eichenberg, Shreveport, La., with “Pacific Hotel” manuscript at lower left.
