Lot
1299 
"Fort Collins C.T., Oct. 27/65", manuscript postmark ties 3¢ rose (65) on cover to Kalamazoo, Mich. mailed during the office's fourth month of operation., Very Fine and rare manuscript postmark, ex-Persson. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
The site of Fort Collins was originally an encampment for Mormon emigrants. The fort, called Camp Collins, was built in 1864 and abandoned in 1871.