on rebacked cover front, large margins, magenta pen cancel, affixed over blue "Paid 5" marking, "Grove Hill Ala Sep 10" datestamp alongside, addressed to Jackson, Alabama, cover front stained and faulty but stamp very fine and attractive, one of two recorded examples of the Grove Hill provisional, the other of which was one of the highlights of the first sale of the "Erivan" Collection in June 2019 and realized $110,000 hammer, 2022 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate (Scott $125,000)
Provenance: Alfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)
Josiah K. Lilly (R.A. Siegel Sale 317, 1967)