Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ Carmine, Tête-Bêche, vertical pair, positions 4 (ornament at lower left extends into inner frameline) and 6, large margins except touched at spot at side, beautiful rich color, small tear at one end, tied by blue "Nashville Ten. Sep 15, 1861" cds on yellow cover to Thomas B. Lynch in Charleston S.C.; notations at left, backflap repaired and wax seal stain lightened, Very Fine, ex-Dr. Graves, Argentum, D.K. Collection. Scott No. 61X2a  $25,000. THE FINEST OF ONLY TWO RECORDED TÊTE-BÊCHE PAIRS ON COVER. The Ferrary collection contained two 5c tete-beche pairs on separate covers to Thomas B. Lynch. One of these covers later appeared in the D. Scott Gallagher collection (after a large stain was cleaned from the cover). The other pair was removed from its cover and cosmetically improved.This cover realized $32,500 hammer in a Robert A. Siegel auction in 1999. $0 (Image)