Lot
610 
(Mountain City, Jefferson Territory, Rocky Mountains), address on 1852, 3¢ Nesbitt entire with manuscript "Summerhill, Sept 8th, 1860" postmark, accompanied by second entire from correspondence with address lacking territorial designation and dated January 5th of 1861; both with sealed covers tears, Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
The resident of the goldfields, unhappy with the great distance to the Kansas Territorial Government, created their own Territorial government which became Jefferson Territory. The federal government did not recognize this action. A few items addressed to Jefferson Territory exist, but there are no postal markings with that designation.
Realized: $260