Lot
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"Doña Ana N.M., Oct 7" (Doña Ana), manuscript postmark on 3¢ red Nesbitt buff entire to Commerce Tenn., manuscript "fowded from Monroe Ten, 3" rating; small top edge faults and partial flap, Fine and rare, One of only 3 recorded examples of the Type 1 Manuscript Postmark. Todsen R9. Estimate $300 - 400.
The small but historic town of Doña Ana was founded in the Reconquest Period in the late 1600s. The site was abandoned for most of the 1700s, and then re-colonized in 1839 when the Governor of Chihuahua granted a land grant to 117 Mexican citizens. Located on a bend in the Rio Grande River, it was one of the oldest settlements in the area.
Realized: $160