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lot # 84 - Confederate States of America Postal History Confederate Postmasters Provisionals

Thursday Dec 10, 2020 16:00 America/New_York

61X3, Nashville, Tennessee, 5c Brick red, affixed and tied on a on US 3c Red Star Die entire (U26) by a blue oval "Adams Express Co Nashville Aug 2" date stamp, the envelope cancelled by a marvelous strike of "Adams Ex. Co. Louisville Ky 1667 27 Jul " (inverted date) cds, additional blue 2-line "Postage Paid" handstamp applied by Nashville office of Adams Express Company (indicating prepayment), a small ms "2" (2 bits=25c) top center, addressed to an attorney in "Cleveland, East Tennessee", expertly restored along the top edge to mend some small edge breaks, still an outstanding and Very Fine North-to-South thru-the-lines express use, one of only five recorded covers with the 5c Nashville provisional used in conjunction with US postage, Toaspern handstamp on reverse (Scott $35,000)rnThis cover is illustrated and discussed in detail in Stanley Ashbrook's article on the Brooks collection (Stamp Specialist, 1945 Black Book).rnJudge Robert S. Emerson (Daniel F. Kelleher Sale 396, 1938)rnHarold C. Brooks (Laurence & Stryker, 1945)rnH. Gray Muzzy (H.R. Harmer Sale 1764, 1967)rnCharles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999) Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals

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