U.S. Fancy Cancels #647

Grid of Squares on 1855, 10¢ green, type III (Scott 15), tied by bold blue strike with matching "Marysville CA Paid by Stamps" postmark at left, on cover addressed to James W Denver, in Washington DC, Very Fine, 2013 P.F. certificate.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500

James W Denver was an American politician, soldier, lawyer, and esteemed actor. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California, as well as playing lead roles in local productions of Macbeth and Hamlet. He served as secretary and Governor of the Kansas Territory during the struggle over whether or not Kansas would be open to slavery. The city of Denver, Colorado, is named after him. He was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Buchanan in April 1857 .