Lot
875 
"Fort Kearney, Dec 16th /55" (Nebraska Territory), manuscript postmark misspelled with a "e" before the "y" and matching ms. "Free" rating on 1855 buff cover to the Hon. James W. Denver, Representative from California, Washington D.C.; partial flap, Very Fine and early territorial use. Estimate $300 - 400.
Fort Kearny, Nebraska Territory during this time period was very active and had just been moved from its original site at the mouth of Table Creek on the Platte River where the Oregon Trail passed. The Pony Express and telegraph communications eastward commenced in 1860.
Realized: $350