Lot Details

Lexington, Virginia, 1862, 5c blue, large margins on three sides, close at left, tied to cover with neatly-struck "Lexington / Va. / Jul / 29" c.d.s., adjacent "PAID / 5" Postmasters' Provisional rate handstamp of Lexington, paying the 10 cent uniform letter rate to Greenville, Augusta County, Virginia, tear to back flap, else a remarkably fresh and choice cover, rare with this combination, being the only known example of this provisional used with a postage stamp, providing further evidence that the handstaped PAID 5 covers were pre-sold at the post office and taken away by the eventual sender; with 2023 Civil War Philatelic Society certificate.