Lot 1247
Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, 1861 South to North Adams Express (Louisville, Ky) Cover, Jul. 23, 1861, clear strike of circular datestamp, 3c Dull red, Ty. III (26), fresh color and beautifully centered, tied by blue grid cancel and "Louisville Ky. Jul. 24, 1861" double-circle datestamp on yellow cover to John Lewis Faber in South Hadley Mass., pencil ms. "25/1" express charge (two bits, or 25c), cover separated and reattached at bottom and left, still Extremely fine through-the-lines cover carried by Adams Express with a choice stamp and well-struck markings. Special Routes Census No. N-AD-30. 1994 APS, 2013 PF certs.
Estimate $1,000-1,400.
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