Lot 1842
Las Vegas N. Mex./ Sept. 2 `54, clear manuscript postmark on buff cover to Brooklyn, N.Y. with 3¢ rose red (11), margins to touched at bottom, cancelled with blue pen and just tied at right by matching smear of ink, redirected to Great Barrington Mass. with "Due 5" in circle; cover with age spots, Very Good, rare.
Estimate 200 - 300
Founded by the Spanish in 1794, a post office was not established there until Nov. 11, 1850. By then the settlement had become a stop on the Santa Fe trail.
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