Details For Cover ID# 29399

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Cover Type:	USA domestic with stamp(s)
Entered by:	dwsnow
Added on:	Mar 14, 22
Edited on:	Mar 15, 22

Postmark:	Dec 22, 1892
Origin:	Zuck, Colorado, UNITED STATES
Destination:	Raton, New Mexico, UNITED STATES

Description:	"Zuck, Colo. Dec 22 1892" circular datestamp with segmented cork cancel on 1890 2c carmine Small Bank Note (220), addressed to Raton, New Mexico Territory, with original letter datelined "Bute Creek, Col. Dec. 21st, 1892". Letter is signed by G.W. Rutherford. Excerpt from letter: "I would tell you my P.O. was Zuck . . ." Partial Raton N.M. arrival backstamp. The very short-lived post office in Zuck, Prowers County, Colorado was established 12/26/1891 and closed 03/29/1895. There is a Butte Creek in Huerfano County, Colorado, but no creek or waterway by that name in Prowers County.
Owner's ID:	2659

Certificate?	No
For Sale?	No
Stampless?	No
Stamps:	Stamp images are from reference catalog. Click image to view at larger resolution. SNS# 60 [1890 2¢ Red - USA Stamps 1890-1893 Issues]