Breckinridge, 6 July/61, manuscript postmark tying 1857, 3¢ dull (s.e. at right) on cover with red and blue Flag patriotic design with "Our Flag" and manuscript "Long may she wave" mottos below, to Hartford City, Ind., with original red and blue Flag and "Our County" Globe patriotic letterhead enclosure datelined "Delaware Gulch, Colorado Ter., July 4th, 1861" with much patriotic sentiment including…A company of Missourians threatened to raise a secession flag here today and most of our citizens have their firearms loaded, ready to give the thing a warm reception. If that traitorous emblem dares to raise here today, it and it's supports will undoubtedly meet a fate equal to its damnable deserts.; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine and attractive. Estimate  $1,000 - 1,500. The name of the town was changed from Breckinridge to Breckenridge when its namesake supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. However postal markings with the old spelling continued in use well into the 1870's. $0 (Image)