Lot 2010
Confederacy, 1861, 5¢ green, four margin single, manuscript cancelled on cover tied by unusual "Nacoochee, Ga." cds with manuscript "July 22" date, sent to Albany, Ga., flap torn with small part torn off, Very Fine.Scott No. 1 Estimate $200 - 300.
This cover was obviously sent without a "Due 5" via the "Universal 10 cent rate" of 1 JUL 1862. Reference Confederate Philatelist article published July - August 2000. Nacoochee is the Anglicization of the Cherokee pronunciation of the Muscogee word, Nokose, which means "bear".
Realized: $110