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"Fair Play Col Try, March 27th 1865", clear manuscript postmark with matching ms. "CWL, 3 #" cancel on 3¢ rose (65), couple of blunt perfs, on neat orange cover to New York, stamp interestingly canceled with sender's initials, even though he was not the postmaster, Very Fine and attractive, one of the finest manuscript uses, ex-Persson. 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: $575