Lot 1128 o
Confederacy, Athens, Ga., 1861, 5¢ red, Type II, large margin at left to barely touched, bright color, neat open grid cancel; tiny surface scuff to the left of the "C" in "Crawford", Fine appearance and rare; with 2006 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 5X2 $5,750.
ONE OF ONLY TWELVE RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE ATHENS 5¢ RED PROVISIONAL, ONLY THREE OF WHICH ARE OFF-COVER USED EXAMPLES.
According to the Crown census, there are seven recorded covers and an additional half-cover bearing the 5¢ red, which are all dated in March or April 1862. In addition to these 8, there is one mint original gum example and three used off-cover examples.
Realized: $2,000