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FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE TWO COLOR-CHANGE LITHOGRAPHS IN EARLY 1862 TO PAY THE 15-CENT TRIPLE RATE FOR DISTANCE UNDER 500 MILES.
The 5c under-500 miles rate was in effect while General Issue stamps were available for only 8-1/2 months, from mid-October 1861 through June 30, 1862. Covers with a single 5c Green and single 10c Blue used together for the triple 5c under-500 miles rate are very rare. The 1862 color-change Lithographs -- 5c Blue and 10c Rose -- were issued in early 1862, leaving an even shorter period for the two to be used together. This cover with a single of each is extremely rare. The distance between Gainesville and Livingston is only 20 miles -- it once contained legal papers in a court case. (Image)
VERY FINE. ONE OF THE RAREST COMBINATIONS OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL ISSUES AND A REMARKABLY CHOICE COVER.
The 10c Rose is rare used with any other stamps. This is the only non-forwarded use in combination with a Scott No. 1 that we have encountered.
Ex Knapp (with plating of 10c as Position 11 and 5c pair as Positions 4-5) and Hall (Image)