Lot 1241
Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Memphis, Tenn.; Envelope, 1861, 5¢ on Orange Cover, #56XU3, Mostly clear "Memphis Ten. Oct. 15, 1861" circular datestamp, addressed to Lieut. P. G. Pettit, 8th Regt. Ark. Vol., Bowling Green Ky., sender's notation "Genl. Hardee's Division" and care of Capt. Gray and Col. Patterson, pressed vertical fold, an Extremely Fine cover. Ex Emerson, Brooks and Kilbourne. Signed Weill.
C.S.A. Catalog #MEM-TN-E01 $2,500.
Scott $2,000. A beautiful example of the 5-cent red Memphis on orange entire, with a desirable military address in Confederate-occupied Kentucky .
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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