Lot 1237
Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Fredericksburg, Va., 1861, 5¢ Blue on Cover, #26X1, position 7, select four margined example (just two corner ornaments touched), tied by light strike of "Fredericksburg Va." c.d.s. to cover addressed to Manassas Junction, Va., slight cover reduction at left, faint stain at bottom and addressee's name has been altered, still very fine for this.
C.S.A. Catalog #FRE-VA-A01 $5,000.
Scott $5,000. The Crown book records approximately 27 covers bearing the Fredericksburg Provisional, many of which are in poor condition. The cover offered here has an unusually choice stamp and the cover itself is quite attractive, ex Caspary, Green, and Gross .
Estimate $4,000-5,000.
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