clear strike of provisional marking at top right of cover to Atlanta, Georgia, at top left two 5c Blue (7) tied by "Ringgold Geo. Jan 20" datestamp, stamps creased before use and cover small faults, still fine, probably an early 1862 use of an unused provisional envelope, just four cut squares and five entires of the Ringgold provisional are recorded, with this being the unique example used with general issues

Provenance: Arthur Hind (Phillips, 1933)

David Carnahan (Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978)