Worldwide Confederacy Confederacy Knoxville Tenn. 1861 10¢ on 5¢ Black
Sale No: 53
Lot No:4231
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Cat No:47XU5a
Confederacy, Knoxville, Tenn., 1861, 10¢ on 5¢ Black, small entire with clearly strike of 5¢ provisional handstamp overstruck by bold "10" handstamp, addressed James B. Cox, care of Capt. Mullins, 19th Regt. Miss. vols. at Manassas Junction Va., manuscript "Missent & For"; backflap removed and slightly reduced at top, some toning, Fine and rare, ex-Gallagher, Agre, Boshwit; with 1997 C.S.A. certificate. Scott No. 47XU5a $3,500. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE RE-RATED KNOXVILLE POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL. The Crown census did not have any listing of this 10¢ re-rated provisional entire and we have been unable to find another example offered besides the example here. $0 (Image)