Lot
4048 
Parkville, C.T., Sep 4, manuscript postmark on cover to Messopotamia, O., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (small defect) tied by matching manuscript "X" cancel; cover slightly reduced at left, Very Fine. Scott No. 65 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THE PARKVILLE POSTMARK.
Parkville was a gold mining camp high in the Rockies, in Summit County, not far from Breckenridge on the south fork of the Swan River. It lasted only a few short years and eventually buried by tailings of the mine.
Realized: $675