Lot 861
Middlemarch, Ariz., Oct 22, 1909 (Cochise), clear cds (Meyer 1, rarity 7) on target canceled 1907, 2¢ red corner card entire to San Bernardino, Cal., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, this is The Only Known Postmark From Middlemarch.Estimate $500 - 750.
Middlemarch is in the middle pass of the Dragoon mountains, the half-way point on the military road from Sulphur Springs Valley to Tombstone. It was named by M.M. O'Corman, Vice President and General Manager of the Middlemarch Copper Co. who drew the name from George Elliot's novel.
Realized: $350