Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ Purple, horizontal pair, left stamp Type I, right stamp Type II, huge margins except just in at lower right, cancelled by light strikes of grid, matching "Athens Ga., Paid, Oct 25" cds on 1861 cover addressed to Lieut. John B. Cobb, Cobbs Georgia Legion at Yorktown Va., slightly reduced at right and small opening nick, Very Fine; with 1980 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 5X1  $6,500. A SCARCE DOUBLE-RATE FRANKING OF THE ATHENS 5¢ PROVISIONAL, THE TYPE I-II COMBINATION REFLECTS THE TWO-SUBJECT WOODCUT ENGRAVING. Francis J. Crown Jr. reported 19 pairs of the Athens 5¢ Purple provisional used on separate covers. The condition of the pair offered here is certainly better than typical. $0 (Image)