Great Britain 61, 3p Rose, Pl #12, Pos. P-E on cover to Colorado Territory, XF, with large left margin and perfs clear of design, tied to cover with ccls: 1) "C C/LONDON/MR 10/74" cds ccl; "87" in oval grid ccl; and red "CHICAGO, ILL. AM PKT/PAID ALL/MAR/24" ship cds ccl. The Chicago ccl is listed as #F-6 in the Norona "Cyclopedia of U.S. Postmarks", the # denoting it as "foreign mail". Cover neatly opened at left, excellent condition and quite scarce with packet boat ccl and addressed to "Mrs. John W. Dothout in Denver, Colorado Territory Cat($195) (Image)

$250

Great Britain 61, 3p Rose, Pl #12, Pos. E-D, on Commercial Cover to Colorado Territory, XF, with large right margin tied to cover by 3 ccls: 1) "LONDON. E-C/X/MR 24/74" cds ccl; 2) indistinct oval grid ccl; and 3) red "CHICAGO, ILL./APR/11/PAID ALL" (Norona #F-2) cds ccl. Cover with blue "BROWN, SHIPLEY & Co./24 MAR. 74/LONDON" double oval hs at upper left and addressed to "Mrs. John W. Oothout/Denver,/Colorado Territory/America". Extremely nice Territorial cover and stamp design clear of the perfs Cat($195) (Image)

$225