Lot
370 
1859 (Nov.) Auraria, Kansas Terr. via Council Buffs, Iowa to Henley on Thames, England, yellow cover with "Aurarua, near Denver City, Kansas Territory, U.S." return address on reverse, entered mails with "Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nov 23, 1859" cds and bearing 12¢ black (36B) horizontal pair tied by pen cancels, red "Portland Me., Am. Pkt. '3' Dec 3, 1859" credit exchange cds, carried by Allan Line Bohemian from Portland Dec. 3rd to Liverpool arriving Dec. 15th, red London Paid (12.16) transit cds, Henley on Thames (12.17) arrival backstamp; pair hinged in place, Fine and rare transatlantic use from Kansas Territory via Portland Packet, This was the maiden return voyage of the Allan Line "Bohemian". Estimate $400 - 600.
Gold was discovered in Georgia in 1828, and the town of Auraria was named in 1833. In 1857 a group of Aurarians called the "Russell Boys" traveled to the Pikes Peak region to seek gold, which they discovered in the sands of Cherry Creek in February 1858. This soon gave birth to a town which they named Auraria in honor of their Georgia home. Council Bluffs, Iowa is approximately 540 miles east of Auraria.
Realized: $325