Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Huge margins to touching bottom frameline, lovely shade, bold strike of blue "Nashville Ten. Aug. 7, 1861" circular datestamp with year inverted, fresh and Fine, ex Dr. Brandon, with 2014 P.F. certificate

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Position 5, margins to just in, neat strike of blue "5" numeral cancel, some faults incl. sealed tear at top, still rare with the numeral cancel as only three are recorded

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Position 6, margins to in, deep shade, blue circular datestamp, thin spot, magenta manuscript on back shows thru, otherwise Fine

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Horizontal pair, ample margins to barely touching, rich color but two distinctly different impressions (these were printed using a work-and-turn method), blue "Nashville Ten. Nov. 23, 1861" circular datestamp, slight thinning as almost always, Very Fine appearance, pairs of the 5c Nashville are extremely rare, particularly the printings in Carmine or Brick Red -- our records contain ten used pairs (one strip of three) of either shade, more than half of which are on covers -- this being among the finest of all recorded multiples, ex Birkinbine

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Huge margins to touching bottom frameline, lovely shade, bold strike of blue "Nashville Ten. Aug. 7, 1861" circular datestamp, fresh and Fine

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Large margins to just in at bottom, pretty shade, blue town cancel, Fine

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Intense “Fiery” Orange Red shade, huge margins, neatly cancelled by blue “Nashville Ten. Sep. 20, 1861” circular datestamp, small surface scuffs in two spots are barely noticeable, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Brilliant shade, huge margins to full at right and bottom, lightly cancelled at corner by blue Nashville Tenn. circular datestamp, leaving entire design visible, Very Fine, ex Lichtenstein, Weill Brothers’ Stock, with 1990 P.F. certificate

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Distinctive dark shade, full even margins, cancelled by blue Adams Express Company Nashville office oval datestamp, leaving most of design visible, Very Fine, rare in sound condition and especially desirable with the Adams Express marking, this stamp paid Confederate postage on an express cover carried across the lines, ex Ferrary, with 2000 P.F. certificate, Scott Value without premium for Adams Express cancel

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Nashville Tenn., 5c Brick Red (61X3). Intense shade and impression nicely complemented by blue cancel, minor wrinkling and tiny tear at top, Very Fine appearance

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