Lot
2515 
Confederacy, Nashville, Tenn., 1861, 5¢ violet brown, ample to large margins showing small portion of adjacent stamp at left, rich deep color, tied by blue "Nashville Ten., Oct 3 1861" cds with matching "Paid" handstamp alongside, on fresh cover to Athens, Ga. from the Cleage correspondence, Extremely Fine, ex Brooks, Kilbourne and Gross. Scott No. 61X5 $4,250.
ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THE NASHVILLE 1861 5¢ VIOLET BROWN PROVISIONAL ON COVER.
Realized: $4,500