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The Denver City Post Office on Larimer Street in the
Fall of 1860
Denver City was founded in November, 1858 on the St. Charles
townsite on the East bank of Cherry Creek across from Auraria.
General Larimer and his followers "jumped" the
site that had been founded by the "Lawrence" group
the previous summer. On April 5, 1860 the two communities
of Auraria and Denver City were unified as Denver City.
Two Styles of Denver City "tombstone" postmarks.
The variant shown on top cover has short, squat "K.T."
at foot. The type shown on the lower cover has taller, thinner
letters.
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