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149 
Manitou Colo. May 15, black cds on 1874 cover to Massachusetts franked with cork cancelled 3¢ Bank Note, The second type territorial handstamp used in Manitou., Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $50
Lot
150
Middle Boulder Col Oct 11, black cds with matching target cancel on 3¢ green Postal entire to Illinois, dated (1873) contents enclosed, Very Fine and scarce, The Middle Boulder was a thriving gold and mining town. The Post Office was open for only 29 months before the town name was changed to Nederland. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $2,100
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151
Mill City Colorado July 15/67, manuscript postmark on cover to Philadelphia w ms cancelled 1861 3¢ rose. Mill City was an important smelter town and stagecoach stop. The post office became Dumont in 1879, after the territorial period., Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
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152
Mill City Col Ty Feb 12, black cds & target cancel on 3¢ Postal entire to Philadelphia, dated to 1869 from other letters in the same correspondence, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $75
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153
Missouri City Jun 30, black cds and "Paid" in oval on homemade mourning cover to Pennsylvania, slight cover edge wear, Very Fine for this, a very rare cover. Estimate $400 - 600.
The cds has originally included "Kas" but this was chiseled out when it became part of Colorado Territory. The office operated until 1863. An evocative reminder of hardships on the frontier.
Realized: $325
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154
Missouri City C.T. Aug 27, black cds on 1862 cover to Maine franked with 1861 3¢ rose tied by target cancel, some light manuscript docketing, reduced at right, Very Fine and rare, A very short-lived marking; by the following January, Missouri City had become a ghost town and its post office ceased to operate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $1,500
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155
Montgomery City C.T. Aug 14, black cds on orange cover to Michigan franked with two 1861 3¢ rose adhesives with target cancels, one stamp with small defect, F.-V.F. and scarce, Gold was discovered here in 1859, and the boom reached its peak in 1861. Estimate $500 - 750.
Montgomery City was a boom town that went bust when the gold played out. Despite its brief importance, covers (all territorial) are quite scarce. The office closed in 1872.
Realized: $260
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156
Mountain City C.T July 1, manuscript postmark tying 1857 3¢ dull red on 1861 cover addressed to New York City and forwarded with New York cds, mended cover tear at top, F.-V.F. and scarce, The 3¢ was soon to be demonetized, Colorado Territory had been created only four months earlier. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $160
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157
Mountain City C.T Jul 14 1862, black double circle postmark ties 1861 3¢ rose on cover to Nebraska with original enclosure datelined "Central City, C.T." which talks of commerce in Colorado, Very Fine, This is the first territorial postmark used at Mountain City. Estimate $100 - 150.
This cover is addressed to the well-known banker Heath Nuckolls at Nebraska City, whose business interests had recently expanded into the new Territory of Colorado.
Realized: $100
Lot
158
Mountain City Col 28 Dec 63, black second type double circle postmark on lovely patriotic cover to Iowa, Eagle and Shield design with "Union Forever" slogan, franked with 1861 3¢ rose (defective) tied by target cancel, Very Fine and attractive, a rare and handsome territorial patriotic. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325