The "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Part V

16X1, Charleston, SC, 5c Blue, single with margins all around, tied by "Tudor Hall Va. Nov 9 1861" cds to cover to Kingstree, South Carolina, sent by a member of the 9th Regt. SCV, provisional stamp not accepted as postage so black "Due 10" handstamp alongside, barely reduced at left, still Very Fine and extremely rare, only two attempted uses of this stamp from Tudor Hall are recorded (both from the same correspondence), a wonderful cover in every respectrnProvenance: John F. Seybold (Purple handstamp on reverse)rnAlfred H. Caspary (H.R. Harmer Sale 989, 1956)rnCharles and Lucy Kilbourne (R.A. Siegel Sale 815, 1999)Confederate States Postmasters' Provisionals