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Lot 150



Abingdon, Va., 1861, 5¢ black (2XU2), nice strike with a bold Oct 9, 1861 c.d.s. alongside (year above month) on a folded letter to Emory, Va.; letter includes, "A Rail Road bridge has broken down above Whytheville & a Freight train ran off - tumbling some 8 or 10 cars into the creek." F.-V.F.
Scott $1,750.

Expertization: signed Kimbrough, 1996.

 
Realized $900



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