43XU1, Jackson, MS 5c Black entire, provisional marking at upper right, matching "Jackson Miss Jun 25" datestamp at center of cover addressed to "His Exc'y Isham G. Harris, Governor, Nashville", backflap and tiny nick at top expertly repaired, extremely fine appearance, sent during the short window during which Tennessee was an independent state after having seceded from the Union but before it was admitted into the Confederate States of America (Scott $900) Provenance: D. Scott Gallagher (Christie's-Robson Lowe, 1987) John R. Hill, Jr. (Private transaction)