Lot
2522 
Confederacy, Spartanburg, S.C., 1861, 5¢ black, cut to shape as always, clear margins to just touching, tied by straightline "Paid" handstamp to cover addressed to Rev. A. Nettles in Summerville, S.C., with matching "Spartanburg, S.C., Jun 22" cds with manuscript date, Extremely Fine, ex Ferrary, Hind and Gross. Scott No. 78X1 $25,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS BEARING THE SPARTANBURG POSTMASTER'S PROVISIONAL ISSUE - OF WHICH ONLY TWENTY EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED.
Of the 20 recorded on cover examples, only one example is recorded in pair format. All known on cover examples of the Spartanburg provisional stamp have the stamp or stamps to cut to shape.