lot # 79 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals
56X2a, Memphis, Tennessee, 5c Red, Tete-beche pair, "side-to-side" pair tied by neat "Memphis Ten. Aug. 31 1861" cds on an envelope addressed to Raleigh Tenn, docketing on back side indicates contents dealt with a legal matter ("Cox vs Sharp"), stamps margins to just cutting, light soiling, and a small crease at the edge of the right stamp, missing part of top flap, envelope light bit of edge wrinkling, Fine and rare with just three tete-beche pairs on cover recorded; "BM" (Billy Matz) handstamp on back side (Scott $9,500)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals
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