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philb

19 Mar 2021
05:13:40pm
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David Giles sent me the January/February edition of the Canadian Philatelist which has an article by our friend Dick Logan "Steamboats and steamboat mail". Great history, i love the California Mail Route via Panama 1848/51 ..with all the stops New York,,Charleston, Savannah,,Cuba, New Orleans,,Kingston Jamaica,Chagres Panama,Acapulco,San Blas,Mazatlan,San Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, i hope no one was in a hurry.

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keesindy

19 Mar 2021
11:31:36pm

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Here is an full-page advertisement from the 1882-83 R. L. Polk & Co. Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory. These steamers served Indiana and Kentucky along a short section of the Ohio River.

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philb

20 Mar 2021
07:26:14am
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I was surprised to learn how short a lifespan the average Mississippi steamboats had..

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Harvey

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20 Mar 2021
08:57:24am

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If you can get your hands on it, there is a great old western series starring Darrin Magavin and, for a while, Burt Reynolds, called Riverboat. I have it on DVD and it is really fun to watch, I remember it from when I was a kid!

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philb

20 Mar 2021
09:41:57am
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Harvey , thats really going back in time...but with Burt Reynolds it had to be in the 70s or so.

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sheepshanks

20 Mar 2021
10:31:05am

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Riverboat was 1959-61 with Burt being replaced midway through the series.

philb

20 Mar 2021
12:43:00pm
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Wow, Burt had a long career...i missed that show...all we could get in Italy 1961 was Perry Mason.

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partsguy

20 Mar 2021
08:38:45pm

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But you probably got to see Topo Gigio before Ed Sullivan and the rest of the USA did!

BrightonPete

20 Mar 2021
11:31:38pm

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... and Canada!

Topo Rules!

philb

21 Mar 2021
09:02:13am
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No, there was not too much of a menu on T.V. back then...but they loved Perry Mason.

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philb

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19 Mar 2021
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philb

20 Mar 2021
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I was surprised to learn how short a lifespan the average Mississippi steamboats had..

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Harvey
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20 Mar 2021
08:57:24am

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philb

20 Mar 2021
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re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

Harvey , thats really going back in time...but with Burt Reynolds it had to be in the 70s or so.

"If a man would be anything, he must be himself."

sheepshanks

20 Mar 2021
10:31:05am

re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

Riverboat was 1959-61 with Burt being replaced midway through the series.

philb

20 Mar 2021
12:43:00pm

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re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

Wow, Burt had a long career...i missed that show...all we could get in Italy 1961 was Perry Mason.

"If a man would be anything, he must be himself."

partsguy

20 Mar 2021
08:38:45pm

re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

But you probably got to see Topo Gigio before Ed Sullivan and the rest of the USA did!

BrightonPete
20 Mar 2021
11:31:38pm

re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

... and Canada!

Topo Rules!

philb

21 Mar 2021
09:02:13am

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re: Steamboats and steamboat mail !

No, there was not too much of a menu on T.V. back then...but they loved Perry Mason.

"If a man would be anything, he must be himself."