Lot
113 
Golden Gate, Dec. 9th, manuscript postmark on 1861 cover to Michigan franked with 1861 3¢ rose with matching manuscript cancel, included is a wonderful original enclosure which gives details of an early prize fight and a horse thief and his subsequent hanging, along with the usual economics, weather and health data, cover with slight corner wear, Very Fine, One of the most important Colorado covers. Estimate $500 - 750.
This small post office opened in Kansas Territory in 1860 and closed in August 1863. Only five covers are known, all from the same correspondence.
Realized: $1,100