Lot
87 
Fair Play Col Try, March 27th 1865, clear manuscript postmark on neat orange cover franked with 1861 3¢ rose (couple of blunt perfs) to New York, stamp interestingly canceled with sender's initials, even though he was not the postmaster, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate $500 - 750.
In 1859 when prospectors flocked to Tarryall in South Park, they found a most unhospitable welcome. What's more it seemed as if all the best mining sites had been staked out. Therefore a number left and settled a community they called Fair Play to contrast the reception they had found at Tarryall.
Realized: $950