**Stampless Era Illustrated Markings**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1		"S. B. Empire" Steamboat Handstamp. Perfect bold red strike of elaborate vessel-named marking with spread eagle, arrows, stars and olive branches on blue folded letter datelined "New Orleans April 14th 1847" and addressed to Louisville, blue "Steam" straightline handstamp, manuscript "10" rate, commodities business contents, light vertical file fold well away from marking VERY FINE STRIKE OF THIS RARE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS ILLUSTRATED STEAMBOAT MARKING. Illustrated in Milgram. Ex Jarrett. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 2,000-3,000 SOLD for $1,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
2		Hanford's Pony Express Post 2 Cts. Red Horse & Rider oval handstamp on Oct. 7, 1846 folded letter to local street address, Very Fine strike of this unusual local post marking, although Hanford adopted the name "Pony Express", he never used horses, its meaning was symbolic, ex Turner (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction

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