Lot 4260 o
Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 10¢ Green, full margins except barely touched, deep rich color, cancelled by blue Adams Express Company Nashville office oval datestamp, filled thins and restored corner, Very Fine appearance, Scott Value without premium for Adams Express cancel.Scott No. 61X6 $5,500.
This stamp paid the Confederate postage on a cover carried across the lines by Adams Express Company. Only three full express covers are recorded with the Nashville 10¢ adhesive provisional including the one offered in this sale, all are dated at Nashville on August 1.
Realized: $1,600