margins full to grazing, tied by blue "Nashville Ten Sep 9 1861" datestamp to cover addressed to Thomas B. Lynch in Charleston, South Carolina, partial strike of matching "Paid" handstamp, part of top backflap missing, cover professionally cleaned but light soiling remains with faded address, trimmed at the sides and bottom and original back professionally reattached, contemporary pencil notation on reverse, still fine appearance, one of two recorded Nashville tête-bêche pairs on cover, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $25,000)