
Lot
25
Denver Central Over'd Cal & Pikes Peak Express, crude 5-line woodblock very finely struck on cover in conjunction with the obsolete Jones & Russell Express cds dated "Apr 26 1860", addressed to New Hampshire and postmarked at Saint Joseph a full month later, on May 27, a 3¢ 1857 stamp has fallen from the cover, otherwise Extremely Fine, a wonderful Colorado rarity of which only 3 examples are known, illustrated in Jarrett's Colorado book. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $4,750