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Some post offices employed unusual cancels hand carved
from cork or wood. Denver used a fancy, negative "M"
cancel briefly in 1875. The meaning of the initial is unknown
but is possibly the first letter of the last name of a postal
clerk. The postmaster of Denver at the time was Hiram P.
Bennett.
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3 March 1875 Denver, Colorado Territory
to Mantova, Italy
Fancy negative "M" cancel
10c Italian closed mail rate prepaid with
10c 1870 issue
New York Exchange office datestamp and arrival
backstamp
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