Lot
2050 (
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Knoxville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ brick red. Left sheet margin vertical strip of 3, without gum, full sheet margins at left top and bottom, clear margins to just touch bottom stamp at right, rich color, light horizontal crease affecting center stamp and trivial hint of soiling affecting top two stamps, Very Fine appearance, a magnificent and unique 5¢ Knoxville, Tenn. provisional multiple, ex Caspary; with 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 47X1 Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.
Realized: $9,500