cover Lenoir, N.C., 5c Blue & Orange (49X1), margins very close to slightly in at T.L., tied by blue 'Paid 5' in circle h.s. on Nov. 3, 1861 folded letter to Salisbury, N.C., letter headed 'Powellton' (N.C.), matching Lenoir, N.C. Nov. 5 c.d.s. (day changed in ms.), minor cover stains, otherwise very fine, extremely rare especially tied by the town's rate h.s., listed by Crown who records only 29 covers, noted as ex Emerson, Scott retail $7,000.00