Lot 1243
Confederacy; Postmasters' Provisionals, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Violet Brown Pair on Cover, #61X5, Vertical pair, ample to large margins three sides, ample to just touching at bottom left, tied by blue Nashville Sept 11 1861 pmk. on neat cover to Mobile, matching "Paid", sound fine to very fine cover. Offered in 1984 Siegel Rarity auction. 1982 C.S.A. cert.
C.S.A. Catalog #NAS-TN-A04 $7,500.
Scott $6,000. Probably no more than twelve pairs of the 5c Nashville provisional are known on covers, including all shade varieties and in all grades of condition, this is one of the six recorded Nashville 5¢ violet brown pairs on cover .
Estimate $2,000-2,500.
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