Lot
781 
Fort Bayard, New Mexico, 27 July 1879, purple Type 3 cds duplexed with circled star fancy cancel ties 3¢ green (158) on cover to Washington D.C., purple "Carrier, Aug 7" backstamp; reduced at left, F.-V.F., One of only 3 recorded examples of this Type 3 postmark, ex-Risvold. Estimate $150 - 200.
The fort was established in the Santa Rita Mining District in 1866 to help subdue the Apache uprisings that so disturb the intensive copper mining going on in the area. The fort was garrisoned with three companies of about 350 men in the Black Mountain district at 6,000 feet. The troops enjoyed a mild climate in this mountainous area. The fort remained active much longer than most forts in New Mexico, and was finally closed in 1899 just a few years after the surrender of Geronimo's band in Skeleton Canyon in 1886.
Realized: $210