CSA #4, 4-margin 5¢ blue tied balloon cancel of CONWAYBOROUGH/S.C. on neat orange cover to "Hon. Wm. H. Gist, Chief of Mem. & Construction, Columbia, S.C."; William Henry Gist was Governor of the State of South Carolina 1858-60; One of the very last things that he did during his tenure was to call the Secession Convention and to sign the document as Governor. Slightly rough opening at top which does not detract, Ex-Kohn and MacBride

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, roughly torn from sheet, tied AUGUSTA/GA double circle cancel on cover with a couple tiny edge tears at top otherwise Fine

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CSA #4, 5¢ blue Stone 2, 4 nice margins, tied small blue FRANKLIN DEPOT/VA. cds on cover addressed to William W. Minor, docketing front and back figuring cost for hiring hands to work, 2007 Scott RV $280, TK-NH

Wine production in America, scarcely a million gallons in 1850, reached about 50 million gallons, in good years, by century’s end. Central Virginia shared in this growth. The post Civil War agricultural challenge was to find productive ways of using the land. Local farmers were obliged to do so, while outsiders came here with speculative opportunities in mind.

Among the most important figures in local winemaking, in the decades after the war were the local Minor family, who turned to vineyard production on their lands and later helped establish the Monticello Wine Company. After fighting for the Confederacy in the Civil War, William Wardlaw Minor II returned to his father’s estate at “Windieknowe” and started his first vineyard on Rich Mountain.

CSA #4a, two singles 5¢ dark blue, Stone 2, positions 46 and 6 as plated and signed by Leonard H. Hartmann, tied neat bold MANCHESTER/VA. cds on homemade cover a bit reduced at right, to Phoenix, So. Ca., ex-MacBride, ex-Warren. Left stamp is a lovely bottom sheet margin copy.

CSA #4a & #6, rare mixed franking of 5¢ milky blue lithograph and 5¢ blue typograph, #4a is a "narrow stamp", but matters not, tied together by neat LIBERTY/Va./22/JUL cds on homemade cover to "Mr. J.F. Phillips Petersburg Va In care of Capt. R. M. (?) Co A 46 Regt. on turned cover with hand carried inside use to "Mr. Orren Phillips, Lumberton NC In care of Mr. H. Pitman Jr.", worth more research to ID the officer

CSA #4, vertical pair 5¢ blue (bottom stamp with colorless streak printing variety) tied neat together by neat blue COLUMBIA/S.C./AUG/5 cds on cover to "Rev. R. B. Barnwell, Richmond, Virginia", 2007 SCV $450.00

CSA #4, 4-margin copy of 5¢ blue, Stone 2, tied neat blue CHARLOTTESVILLE/VA./
APR/30/1862 double circle cancel plus two other strikes on pristine cover addressed to Hampden Sidney College, Va. (very light address). Very Fine. Ex-Thayer and Engstler.

CSA #4b, 5¢ light milky blue pair tied by almost discernible Virginia town cancel Sep 28 on pristine cover to Fancy Hill P.O., Va.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied by indistinct cds on small homemade cover, slightly reduced at left, addressed to "Mr. J.M. Garelnees, In care of Capt. Manley 7th Reg. N.C. State Troops, Gordonsville, Va." The 7th Regiment proudly and distinguishly fought at New Bern, Hanover Courthouse, Seven Days Battles, Cedar Run, Manassas Junction, Manassas Plains, Ox Hill, Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Shepherdstown, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Falling Waters, Bristoe Campaign, Mine Run Campaign, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg Seige, Gravel Hill, Russell's Mill, Ream's Station, Squirrel Level Road, Jones Farm, Pegram's Farm, and Hatcher's Run.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair tied neat OGELTHORPE/GA./JUL/5 cds on coer to "Lieut. Fletcher T. Snead, Care of Cap. W.J. Willis, Macon County Volunteers, 4 Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Richmond, Virginia", top back flap replaced, brief military bio included. Sgt. Snead was 31 years old when he enlisted as a 4th Sergt. Into the 4th GA, Co "I" but rose to the rank of Captain and AA General of Dole's Brigade, D.H. Hill's/Rodes' Division, 2nd Corp, Army of Northern Virginia. He was surrendered on 4/9/1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA. A lovely use.

CSA #4b, 5¢ light milky blue, two singles, clear to mostly ample margins, tied by large Canton grid cancels on pale green cover to Williamsboro, N.C., "Canton, Miss, Dec 9, 1862" origin cds alongside, F.-V.F., a scarce usage, with 2004 C.S.A. certificate noting a sealed cover tear in error - it is actually the end of a stitch watermark in the paper. Ex-Boshwit.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied CLEVELAND/TEN. double circle cancel on small commercial watermarked paper cover to “A. G. Weleker, Esqr, Chattanooga, Tennessee”; docketed as from J.H. Gant May 27/62, top back flap tears  $230. with large even margins and manuscript town cancel of Sandover, SC June 26th (1862), top back flap missing, Rarity 8 town, Ex-Zimmerman and Fox.

CSA #4a, 5¢ dark blue (deep color noted on verso as “Indigo” by the late Jack Molesworth) tied  by neat AUGUSTA/GA. cds on cover to Warrenton, Ga., Very Fine, Ex-Tate 

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue horizontal pair tied OAKS/N.C. cds to Hillsboro, NC on pristine homemade cover, slightly reduced at right. Operating from 1845-1865, the Bingham School at Oaks, NC served as a preparatory school for young men seeking entrance to the University of North Carolina at nearby Chapel Hill, for which reason the Oaks cancellation is considered by many students to be a college postmark. Ex-Tate 

CSA #4 and #6, 5¢ typograph tied in combination by RICHMOND/Va. cds, #6 with vertical pre-use crease and some cover stains, but scarce mixed franking, 2006 CSA certificate

CSA #4, 4-margin 5¢ blue tied neat RICHMOND/Va./JUN/9/1862 cds on homemade cover to “Mrs. John A. Benbury, Enfield, No.Ca. Care of Gov. Branch” which has been crossed out and redirected to Warrenton, N.C. John Avery Benbury (1827-1862) was a  captain in the 1st North Carolina Regiment, C.S.A. in Virginia       

CSA #4, 5¢ blue,  clear color and impression, large margins all around, tied by "Richmond Va./Mar 13 1862" cds on homemade cover to Clarksville, Va., tiny overall age speckles, Very Fine, 1982 PF certificate