Lot
690 
Edgerton Col., July 7, 74, manuscript postmark canceling 1873, 3¢ green, two singles on cover to London, England, red New York exchange and London entry cds's, with original enclosure, Very Fine, a very scarce foreign destination usage from Colorado territory. Estimate $300 - 400.
Edgerton was the first station north of Colorado Springs on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Only manuscript territorial postmarks are known.
Realized: $500
Lot
691
Empire City, C.T., Oct 13, bold cds with matching Fancy Shield handstamp canceling on 1860, 3¢ pink entire to Penn.; cover wear, small sealed edge tears and small corner repair at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, a wonderful strike of the Empire City fancy shield handstamp. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot
692
Empire City, Col., Sep 2, cds and matching target handstamp tying 3¢ Banknote on cover to Denver City, C.T., with original 1872 "Registered - Letter Receipt" enclosure (nick at top left) with similar Empire City and "Denver, Colo., Registered, Sep 8" cds's, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $85
Lot
693
Erie Colorado, Mar 15, 1873, manuscript postmark canceling on 1870, 3¢ green entire to Newark Valley, N.Y., Very Fine and choice, the only recorded territorial postmark from this post office, illustrated in Jarrett's Colorado book. Estimate $300 - 400.
In addition to agriculture, Erie was a center for coal mining, one of several such towns.
Realized: $190
Lot
694
Evans, Colo., Feb 10, cds on cover to Marlboro, Mass., franked with 1870, 3¢ green tied by cork handstamp; cover a bit reduced at right, Very Fine, due to the 1870, 3¢ Banknote franking makes this most likely a territorial usage. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
695
Fair Play, Col. Ty., Jan 9th, 65, manuscript postmark on cover to Auburn, N.Y, franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at right) and manuscript canceled with sender's initials even through he wasn't the postmaster; cover slight reduced at left, 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: $750
Lot
696
Fair Play, Col., Jul 9, 1872, clear octagon postmark with circular handstamp tying 1870, 3¢ green on cover to Denver; cover reduced at right, Very Fine, this is the only recorded example of the Fair Play octagon postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $400
Lot
697
Florence Colo, Sep 29, manuscript postmark on 1870, 3¢ green entire to East River, Conn., with photocopy of first page of original enclosure headed "Camp in Arkansas, 10 miles below Cañon (City)", Very Fine, the only territorial postmark from this town, with Jarrett notation on reverse confirming this was from the 1864 section of this correspondence. Estimate $200 - 300.
The arrival of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad brought about the establishment of Florence to serve the coal mines and oil fields between Pueblo and Canon City.
Realized: $210
Lot
698
(Fort Collins) Camp Collins Col. Terty, Aug 31st, 1864, dateline on enclosure sent to Fort Laramie, I.T. requesting several men to sent to Camp Collins, with original legal size cover with Official Business endorsement at top right; some cover edge flaws, otherwise Very Fine, a rare "pre-Fort Collins" military usage from Camp Collins just after the camps relocation. Estimate $300 - 400.
Camp Collins was first established near La Porte in the fall of 1863. Following a flood on June 9, 1864, the camp was moved to a location within what is now the city of Fort Collins. The Camp was upgraded to the status of Fort Collins in October 1864 and a post office of that name was first opened on June 27, 1865.
Lot
699
Fort Collins, Sep 9th/65, manuscript postmark tying 1861, 3¢ rose (s.e. at left) on cover to New York, with "Official Business, U.S.A. Medical Department" corner card imprint; barest cover reduction at left, Very Fine and choice, the earliest recorded example of this early manuscript postmark, mailed during the office's third month of operation, illustrated in Jarrett's Colorado book. Estimate $500 - 750.
Originally an encampment for Mormon emigrants., Fort Collins was established in the fall of 1863 to protect the Overland Stage Route from Indian activity. By 1867 the need no longer existed, but the town grew as a stage station on the Overland Route and as an agricultural community.
Realized: $1,100