Lot
1632 
Mountain City K.T., Sept 29, manuscript postmark on 1853. 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Emporia, K.T., canceled by grid handstamp; entire reduced at left, Very Fine, a rare Kansas Territory use. Scott Nos. U10 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Mountain City in Gilpin County was one of the richest mining discoveries on the site known as "Gregory Diggings". The Post Office opened on January 17, 1860 while in the Kansas Territory. The office handled thousands of letters, and in October 1869 name changed to Central City.
Realized: $800