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

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 #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. McAul(a)y 7th Reg. N.C. State Troops, Gordonsville, Va."

Capt. James R. McAulay was a 25-year old teacher when he enlisted in Co I, NC 7th Infantry. He was wounded at Gaines Mills in 1862, again in 1863 at Chancellorsville and finally killed at Reams' Station in 1864. Detailed military bio included.

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 #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, 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  

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied by indistinct cds (likely Gordonsville, Va) on cover addressed to “Rufus Lenoir, Esq., Lenoir, Caldwell Co., N.C.” with Lenoir crossed out and redirected to Fort Defiance; verso has contemporary docketing “Gordonsville” and in hand of sender on top back flap is noted “Jackson has cut off a whole lot of the Yanks on the Potomac & sent for reinforcements”, reduced at left. Neat piece of history. 

CSA #4, 5¢ blue used on cover with Boykins Depot Va April 27 / 62 manuscript cancel on cover to “John W. Cunningham Esq Raleigh N.C.”, Ex-Wyche and Tobias. 

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair, Stone 2 positions 37-38 (plated/signed by Daniel C. Warren) tied neatly on cover by RICHMOND / VA. / JAN / 17 /1863 cds on homemade cover with restored piece at upper left, addressed to “Mr. N. J. B. Whitlock, Dunville Enoch (County) Va”, 2008 SCV $450 – oddly enough a pair and a pair on cover catalog the same?  

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (close at left to showing large part of adjacent stamp at right), tied bold clear socked-on-the-nose ATLANTA / Ga. / JUN / 9 (1862) cds on cover to Catarrh, So. Carolina with profuse docketing on the face, some flap faults and ink erosion but very appealing use 

CSA #4, 5¢  blue, Stone 2, plated by prior owner as position 6, large margins to clear, tied by two strikes of "Richmond Va. ? 18, 1862" cds on homemade cover to “Revd Wm N. Ward Care of Revd J. Peterkin, Richmond,Virginia”, Very Fine, overpaid drop letter, Ex-Gunter 

CSA #4a, 5¢ dark blue, four margins, tied on darling embossed ladies cover by GRIFFIN, GA cds, missing most of back flap, otherwise Very Fine. Note that the stamp is upside down, which is said to be an expression of love and there is a verse within the top of the embossing which says "LOVE IS THE LOAN FOR LOVE". A total charmer.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue used on cover with manuscript “Columbia, Va April 10 / 62” cancel addressed to “Surgeon S. W. Carmichael, Camp Winder near Richmond Virginia”, small flap tears wrapping around in one tiny place at top otherwise Very Fine, Spottswood Wellford Carmichael was a surgeon in the Confederate States Infantry. He was born and died in Fredericksburg, Va. (1830-1904) and during the war served in various hospitals in Culpeper C.H., Danville, Chaffin’s Bluff, Richmond and Lynchburg. 

Dr. Spottswood Wellford Carmichael (1830-1904) was born in Fredericksburg and received his M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia in 1852. He served as Asst. Surgeon 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, Virginia Volunteers in 1861 until appointed Surgeon in charge of General Hospital #2 at Danville. He also had service at Hospital Chaffin’s Bluff, Va; Stuart Hospital Richmond; and Pratt Hospital Lynchburg.

CSA #4b, 5¢ light milky blue pair tied double strikes of neat RICHMOND / Va. / JUL / 6 / 1862 cds on pristine folded business letter to “Mssrs Thos Branch & Sons, Petersburg, Va.” from Dunlop, Moncure & Co., Extremely Fine Gem, Ex-Tate  

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, two singles from different printing stones, left is Stone 2, position 24 and right bottom sheet margin is Stone 3, position 49 as plated by Knapp, tied together by neat clear GILLISONVILLE / S.C. / AUG / 11 cds (1862) on pristine cover to “J. Bomar & CO, Bivingsville, S.C.” Bivings initially owned a cotton mill in that area and the town  took his name. Bomar later became part of a group that bought said mill. A spectacular cover with different shades and stones of the 5¢ blue lithograph. Ex-Knapp and Tate.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, three singles tied triple strike of RICHMOND / Va. / APR / 24 / 1862 cds on fresh cover to “Mr. W. R. Johnson, Petersburg, Va.”. Although not plated, the left stamp appears to be different plating or for sure different shade. A wonderful multiple use on what was no doubt an overweight letter. Ex-Tate.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair with huge margins to just touching at left, tied by STAUNTON / Va. / JUN / 12 / 1862 cds on oversized cover to “R.I. Echols A.Q.M. (Assistant Quarter Master), Charlotte, N.C.” but misdelivered to Fayetteville where it received a double circle town cancel dated June 20th and ms. “Missent to & For(warde)d”, cover reduced at sides and edge worn, but a wonderful use. There is no additional fee assessed for the missent cover.  Echols is shown in military records as a Major in the field and staff of Gen. and Staff of CS Infantry. Ex-Tate.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, Stone 2 Position 8 with huge left margin showing part of adjacent stamp, tied neat blue COLUMBIA / S.C. / MAR / 2 cds on small homemade cover with some cover edge wear, addressed to “Miss Cora R. Jordan, Georgetown, S. Carolina”,  Ex-Tate.

CSA #4b, 5¢ light milky blue pair tied neat HALIFAX C.H. / VA. JUL / 24 / 1862 cds on spectacular thick bordered mourning cover addressed to “Mr. Thaddeus McGee, Rlaeigh, N. Carolina via Richmond”, back flaps beautifully edged as well; Ex-Tate.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (torn in half prior to use) tied SALEM / VA. / JUN / 23 (1862) cds on pristine Roanoke College printed corner card, addressed to “Miss E. Jane Younce, Wytheville, Va”, Very Fine, Ex-Warren and Tate. 

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied ORANGEBURG / S.C. / JUN / 24 cds on fresh elaborate Papergoods Advertising cover addressed to “Robert N. Gourdin, Charleston, S.C.” cover missing back flap and slightly reduced at top and with tiny repairs along top edge of face. Ex-Tate.  Stunning appearance.

CSA #4 and #6, 5¢ blue lithograph and 5¢ blue typograph tied together by neat clear ORANGEBURG / S.C. / NOV / 12 (1862) double circle cancel on neat adversity cover made from a Patent Circular, addressed to “Hon. Wilmot G. DeSaussure, Adjutant Inspector Gen(eral), Columbia, So.Ca.”, a scarce mixed franking on a wonderful adversity cover. The DeSaussure family played heavily into South Carolina history and politics from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War and beyond. Signed Brian Green, Ex-Tate.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue tied ANDERSON C.H. / S.C. / JUN / 30 (1862) cds on small cover to “Miss Lucy Mills, Abbeville C.H., South Carolina”, Last Day of 5¢ Rate, a key date exhibit item.

CSA #4b, 5¢ light milky blue tied KINSTON / N.C. / JUN / 21 (1862) cds on homemade cover to “J.J. Hoyle, Esq. C. F. 55th Regt. N.C.T. Camp Mangum, Raleigh, N.C.” The 55th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, NC in May 1862. The unit served in the Department of North Carolina, then moved to Virginia where it was assigned to General J.R. Davis' and Cooke's Brigade. It fought with the Army of Northern Virginia in Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox. The regiment lost 31% of the 640 engaged at Gettysburg and 59% of the 340 at The Wilderness. It surrendered with 4 officers and 77 men on April 9, 1865. Joseph J. Hoyle was not one of the lucky ones. He mustered in as a private at age 24 (a teacher) and rose to the rank of 1st Lieut. He was wounded at Globe Tavern, Va 8-18-64 and died of wounds in Richmond 9-1-64. Detailed military bio included

CSA #4, 5¢ blue vertical pair tied grids with ms “Hurtville, Ala, Oct. 24” cancel on commercially made cover addressed to “Mrs. Eliza J. Arnett, Macon, Georgia”. Cover was not claimed in Macon and was advertised in the local paper as indicated by the very scarce straight line handstamp ADVERTISED. Rare this nice. Ex-Ballard. 

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, small defect at left, tied by CHARLESTON /  S.C. / MAY 19 cds on cover to addressed to Mrs. John H. Chiles, New Market P.O., Abbeville District, South Carolina with manuscript endorsement at lower left "Please send by Millway Carrier”.  $450.

The "Millway Carrier" notation has always been somewhat of a mystery. Even though the cover originates in Charleston, the mark is associated with the Millway S.C. post office. Pre-war and C.S.A. covers are both known with the "Millway Carrier" notation. "Millway" was also the name of a plantation in that area. Noted C.S.A. Philatelist Dick Krieger wrote a two-part article on the "Millway Carrier" notation which appeared in the May-June and July-August 1988 issues of the Confederate Philatelist. In his article, he outlines the very confusing mail routes in the Millway region of the Abbeville District and points out that the "Millway Carrier" notation is seen only on covers addressed to New Market S.C. New Market was a depot on the Greenville and Columbia Railroad some 15-20 miles distant from Millway. Neither New Market nor Millway appear on a current map of South Carolina. He further concluded that the notation was a routing instruction applied by the sender to make certain that the letters were carried on to Millway by the official government mail routes. In other words, this was not a private carrier service. There has been some speculation among SC Postal Historians that a slave from the plantation may have been used at least part of the time to bring the mail from New Market to Millway, but this remains as speculation and has not been proven.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, stone 3, position 11, left sheet margin single tied by blurry ROME / Ga cds on small cover to Fairburn, Georgia, missing back flap. $120.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, stone 2,  tied by RICHMOND / Va. cds on overpaid drop cover to “Judge R C L Moncure, Richmond, Va.”, flap faults, 2009 SCV $400.  $250.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue, stone 3, positions 35-36 (4 margins) tied by RICHMOND / Va. / JUN 18 / 1862 cds (Powell 3b) on cover to Greenville CH, SC, slight cover reduction at right, 2009 SCV $500. $400.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied blue FRANKLIN DEPOT / Va. / APR / 21 / 1862 cds on narrow cover (top back flap missing) to “Rev. Jno R. Lee, Martinsville, Henry County, Va.” with original soldier’s letter headed Fort Dillard, SC April 18th 1862 from his soldier son C.D. Lee. Letter has been transcribed and is an insight into camp life. He mentions “the boys”that three soldiers brought with them to do their wash and such. They give him $120 a year and split it three ways. He asks that his father honor his debt should he not make it through the war. $450.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied light GRIFFIN / GA. MAR / 25 (1862) cds (4 margins) on neat homemade cover to “Mrs. M. A. E. Mooney, Greenville, So Ca”, small bit of back flap missing, otherwise Very Fine, Ex-Kohn and Crouch  $400.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied GRIFFIN / GA. / APR / 14 cds (4 margins), prior owner notes this as Stone 3 (not verified by me), on most interesting folded letter (fold splits) to the Georgia governor “His Excellency J(oseph).E. Brown, Milledgeville, Georgia” from Rev. Wm. Moseley saying “Col. J. H. Logan went to Savanah (sic) and was pressed into service & the notorius Briggs a Yankee who has been twice arrested is the operator in the Telegraph office and many of the citizens of Griffin are dissatisfied and wish him and every other Yankee that is not above suspicion removed from such responsible stations”, Ex-Crouch  $500.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair (4 margins) tied neat JACKSON / Miss / AUG / 4 (1862) cds on fresh cover to Ripley Mississippi via Pontotoc, most of back flap missing and shallow piece out at top with small tear. $250.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue, two singles (small faults) tied by LITTLE ROCK / ARK. double circle cancels on adversity cover made from printed form, addressed to Mr A. D. Massre Waxahachie, Ellis Co., Texas,, ink erosion in address and cover in rough shape, but scarce color stamps and Arkansas use. $300.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair, Stone 3, late state – clean shirt variety at right, tied by  blue EMORY / Va. NOV / 5 cds on pink lined cover to “Lt. Ambrose W. Winston, Castle Craig, Campbell Co, Va.”, flap faults, military records shows residence  as Lynchburg, Va; enlisted on 10/12/1861 at Richmond, VA as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 10/12/1861 he was commissioned into "E" Co. 58th Virginia Infantry, he was dropped from rolls on 5/1/1862 (Failed re-election), but this cover proves he was somewhere after that or at least still addressed by rank. More research needed. $200.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue, two singles (small faults) canceled with numeral “5” cancels (not listed in Dietz) with matching ALSTON / S.C. cds with manuscript date July 10, 1862 on adversity cover made of legal deed and addressed to “Surgeon C. E. Fleming, 22 Regt S.C.V., expected at Marcus L. Brown, Esq., Columbia, S.C.” where then forwarded at no charge to “Fort Johnson, Charleston” with July 17 COLUMBIA / S.C. cds, cover with small edge faults. Former owner plates the stamps as Stone 3, positions 16 and 26. 2008 CSA certificate not noting plating (not a provided service) or shade. Scarce and desirable. $400.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue tied RICHMOND / Va. / JUN / 28 / 1862 on clean homemade cover to Farmville, Va.  $280.

CSA #4 & 7, 5¢ blue lithograph and typograph mixed franking on clean turned cover of 3¢ Nesbitt entire with inside addressed to Louisville, Ky with no postal markings. Manuscript cancels on stamps with small faults, addressed to Col. J. Duncan, Esq., Jackson, Miss. with docketing up left side of contents from “Dr. S.P. Phillips, Holly Sp[rin]gs [Miss] Aug. 9/62” and “Flora & Fruit.” Showy and scarce use, ex Wm. Weiss collection and illustrated in his book on adversity covers of the Confederacy. $450.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue right sheet margin pair canceled with faint blue grid (very small faults) with matching blue RALEIGH / N.C. JUL / 23 / 1862 dc  on cover to “Mrs Amanda Cork, Younguesville, SC” with endorsement of Private W. Cork, Alexander’s Company, 56th N.C. Troops., slightly reduced at right. $325.

Walter Cork was a 20 year-old student when he enlisted on April 21, 1862 as a private in Company K 56th Infantry. He was taken prisoner 3-25-65 at Fort Stedman, Va. (part of Lee’s Petersburg campaign in the waning days of the war)  and confined to Point Lookout where he died of scurvy 5-28-65 after two months a prisoner. Military record included.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair, Stone 3 according to prior owner (not plated by me) tied double strike of bold RICHMOND / Va. /  JUL / 11 / 1862 cds on cover to Mr. James H. Hollingsworth, Augusta, Ga. $350.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied RICHMOND / Va. / APR / 14 / 1862 cds on folded letter to C. Rutherford, Esq., P.O. Lock Lomond, Goochland County [Va] with rusty paper clip stain and other stain at center; 3 full pages of excellent content to children by John C. Rutherford and his wife saying, in part, “Mrs. G. Randolph has given her house & its contents to a friend & gone to Danville as her husband is Secretary of War & ought to know the Danger…Tom Taylor [has a case of] Tyhus Fever in its mildest form…we hope to build him up & render him fit for service. His Troop is at Ashland & the Legion, for the most part, are I believe in or near Fredericksburg. Large bodies of Troops are daily moving to the Peninsula . Genl. Jos. E. Johnston & Staff are there, - & a battle is soon looked for. Our Troops are … in high spirits…Do you hear anything of your servants who are sent to work on the fortifications?...I trust that the Army will not be in Richmond except as prisoners…the news from Beauregards Army on the whole has been cheering. The Enemy were terribly (?) on the 6th. I do not appear to have gained any theory in the second Day’s Battle with Buell. But the details come in slowly.” $400.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (gum stains) used over U.S. #U19, 1¢ star-die entire with blue RALEIGH / N.C. double circle to John W. Kirkland, Esq., Cashr, Hillsboro, N.C., envelope with USPOD watermark, reduced at left and bit of each, Nice use! Could easily be moved aside to display the star-die. $300.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair tied AUGUSTA / GA / JUN / 27 double circle cancel on clean homemade cover to Mr. W. R. Johnson, Petersburg, Va., Very Fine $400.

CSA #4, 5¢ light blue, Stone 2, position 7 (plated by Knapp) tied bold large balloon cds of MURFREESBOROUGH / N.C. // APR / 10 [1862] on blue envelope to Miss M. A. C .Baker, Howellsville P.O., Robeson Cty, N.C.; stamp with pre-use crease and bottom back flap missing; dynamite postmark $280.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, tied bold FORT GAINES / Ga. // MAY / 29 [1862] cds on blue cover to Major O P Anthony, Pantowles C.&.S.R.R., S.C. 51st Reg Ga Vol.; flap tear, Ex Kohn  $250.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue and CSA #6, 5¢ blue (both tiny faults), used with “Bashi, Ala / July 10” manuscript postmark on narrow cover addressed to Lieut J. Y. Kilpatrick, of Clarke County Rangers, Col. Wirt Adams’ Regiment, Tupelo, Miss; tear at upper left and flap faults; scarce mixed franking  $450.

John Y. Kilpatrick enlisted (date unknown) as a Captain in Co. I, Adams Mississippi Cavalry; Dept of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana. Originally known as First Mississippi Cavalry - Co. I aka Warren and Claiborne Guards. Brig. Gen. William Wirt Adams had been Adjutant of Burleson's Regiment in Texas in 1839, commissioner to Louisiana in January, 1861, and had declined the Postmaster-Generalship in President Davis' cabinet.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue tied bold LEXINGTON / S.C.  cds with manuscript June 23rd [1862] date on cover to Mr. Simon P. Wingan, Pocotaligo, S. Carolina Care of Captain Coughman with contemporary pencil docketing  “This one has Bob’s letter enclosed” (it’s not enclosed now) $400.

CSA #4 and 6, 5¢ blue lithograph and typograph (small pre-use crease) combination frank tied together by HARDEEVILLE / S.C. cds on small neat amber cover to Miss Lizzie Barron, Clinton, Georgia; bit reduced at bottom and bottom back flap missing; ex Wiseman, Scarce combination  $500.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (4 margins) tied SPARTANBURG / S.C. / MAY / 29 / 1862 double circle cancel on adversity cover fashioned from legal document; addressed to Surgeon C. E. Fleming, 22nd Palmetto Regt. So. Car. Vol, Col. Goodlett Commanding, Charleston, S.C. Unpublished but proprietary detailed biography of Fleming included showing all assignments before, after and during the war.        $500.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied beautifully struck JAMISON / S.C. // JUN cds with “5” in ms, 1862; on cover front only and addressed to Messrs J. Bomar & Co, Bivingsville, Spartanburg Dist, So Ca; fresh and pretty $100.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue pair tied CHERAW / S.C. double circle cancel on coer to Miss Salie E. Marsden, Hartsville, Darlington, S.C.; ex Needham  $400.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue tied manuscript cancel with red NEWBERRY C.H. / S.C. / JUN / 4 / 1862 double circle tying a printed G.D. Smith Dry Goods Corner Card, addressed to Dr. E. B. Furgson, Martins Depot, L.R.R., So Ca; slightly reduced at top with part of top back flap missing  $500.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue pair, Stone 2 positions 21-22 with spur variety on left stamp, grid tied on cover with matching AIKEN / S.C. // JUL / 22 cds on narrow cover to Mrs. George M. Coffin, Columbia, So Ca; ex Walcott  $350.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (two singles, left with a sealed tear) used with manuscript cancel and no town cancel on thick black bordered mourning cover (back flaps bordered as well, opening tear in top back flap), addressed to Dr. C[harles] E[dwin] Fleming, Asst. Surg[eon] 22nd Regt So Car Vols, Col. S[partan] D. Goodlett, Charleston, S.C.; Unpublished but proprietary detailed biography of Fleming included showing all assignments before, after and during the war. Col. Goodlett was cashiered By Court-Martial by Shanks Evans following Kinston which was the beginning of the open warfare between the Colonels and General Evans. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee wrote that “Evans had the honor of opening the fight (First Manassas), we might say fired the first gun of the war." $550.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue vertical pair, top stamp with white cravat variety and bottom stamp close to being the same, irregular margins and small pre-use tear on top stamp at right, used with manuscript cancel of Newton Station, Miss, July 6 / 62 on cover to Mr. Jesse Thomas, Marietta, Ga with endorsement “From M. Thomas, Soldier”; more in-depth research needs to be done to determine which Thomas this was, slightly reduced at left.  $220.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue pair, used with manuscript cancel of Forest, Miss Sept 20 on small mottled commercially made cover to Mrs. G. W. Baynard, care Stanton & Stockman, Natchez, Missi.  $250.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue top sheet margin vertical pair, tied QUITMAN / MISS // JUL / 21 cds with second clear strike at left on somewhat stained cover to Mrs. Sarah P. Elam, Millard PO, Ga.; top back flap missing and side flap tear  $200.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue top sheet margin vertical pair, tied QUITMAN / MISS // JUL / 21 cds with second clear strike at left on somewhat stained cover to Mrs. Sarah P. Elam, Millard PO, Ga.; top back flap missing and side flap tear  $200.

CSA #4, 5¢ deep blue – two singles with large irregular margins showing parts of adjacent stamps, tied neat JACKSON Miss // MAY / 29 [1862] cds on amber cover to A. G. Nalle, Esqr, Orange Court House, Virginia; Very Fine $300.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied CHATTANOOGA / TENN cds on cover addressed to Miss Mollie S. Sewell, Tazewell, East Tenn. This was the subject of my column in the March 2007 in the American Stamp Dealer & Collector under the title “Ordinary looking cover…to the lady who ‘danced herself to death?” See full article at http://www.webuystamps.com/ASDMAR07.pdf  $250.

CSA #4, 5¢ light milky blue pair (somewhat oxidized) tied SPARTANBURG / S.C. // JUL / 23 / 1862 on cover front only, to Mr. John E. Rivers, Charleston, So Ca  $125.

CSA #4b light milky blue, Stone 2, tied by LAURENS C.H. / S.C. // JUN / 30 [1862] cds on folded letter headed Greenville SC to Mrs. Mary A. Stevenson, Carnsville Georgia, sealed tear at bottom and top left, some archival repaired splitting along folds, stamp with horizontal file fold and slight soiling, Very Fine appearance, scarce use on last day of 5¢ rate, which changed to the flat rate of 10¢ irrespective of distance the following day. Part of bottom of the last page cut out, although does not get into the writing. Letter from sister to sister concerning “these troublesome times…everywere you turn you[r] eyes there is distress[ed] Mother weeping for their children and refuse to be comforted” – this in regard to disease and not military service. Writer mentions numerous deaths by name and describes on in particular in great detail of suffering. Then the letter does turn to battle and the wounded and killed by name.“ I have been spinning today it will nearly take all our Cotton money to pay taxes and thread is so high two dollars a bunch.”  Mentions relatives serving on James Island (Charleston Harbor)    $550.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue, two singles (with faults) tied RICHMOND / Va. cds on cover to Mr. Martin V. Barkley, Williamston, SC with original note from son Josiah M. Barkley asking father to try to loan out his money if he can and to pass off the 2 dollar bill he is sending for it is nearly “wore out.”  $150.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (small faults) tied neat NEWBERRY C.H. / S.C. // JUN / 17 [1862] cds on cover to Rev Jas. P. Boyce D.D., Greenville, So. Ca.; docketed as from “J. P. Branttry / payment on note – Private”.  $150.

James Petigru Boyce (1827-1888) was an accomplished Southern Baptist pastor and educator. During the Civil War, Boyce served in a variety of capacities. He was a chaplain for a Confederate regiment of volunteers from Greenville, a Representative to the South Carolina Legislature, and aide-de-amp to the governor of South Carolina. Following the war, Boyce was a member of the Constitutional Convention of the State of South Carolina and proposed the article that officially illegalized slavery in South Carolina.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue (large uneven margin with small faults) used with grid and matching SPARTANBURG  S.C. / MAY / 10 / 1862 cds on cover to Dr. J. Winsmith, Glenn Springs PO So Ca. with endorsement “From Capt. Winsmith, 1st Regt. S.C.V.” Capt. Winsmith was wounded at Sharpsburg 9-16-62 and again at Fort Harrison in 1864, but did survive the war and continued his career as a lawyer. He was appointed to brigadier general of state militia in South Carolina in 1865 and served for one year. Ex Lemley.  $200.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue (4 margins) tied CHERAW / S.C. // MAY / 22 [1862] double circle pmk on clean homemade cover to Mrs. C. A. Dugan, Darlington, SC; Ex Kohn.  $425.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue Stone 3, position 25 (4 margins, tiniest faults) tied neat blue COLUMBIA / S.C. // JU? / 28 cds on cover to Mr W W Winn, Laurens CH, SC; flap faults, plated by Knapp, Ex Knapp, MacBride and Kohn. $400.

SA #4a, 5¢ dark blue pair used with manuscript cancel of Macfarlands Va / June 23rd on clean homemade cover to Miss E. M. Smithson, Chesterfield, Va Care J. A. Coleman   $230.

CSA #1, 5¢ blue Stone 2, Position 10 right sheet margin copy on cover to Mrs. Fannie Boynton, Care Jno Andrews, Griffin, Georgia; Ex Daniel C. Warren  $220.

CSA #4, 5¢ dark blue tied neat RICHMOND / Va. // JUN / 6 [1862] cds on cover to Mrs. Joseph R. Anderson, Mount Joy near Pattonsburg, Bot[tetourt] Co[unty] addressed entirely in the hand of General Joseph R. Anderson. Wonderful straightline MISSENT auxiliary marking in blue with matching blue PETERSBURG / Va. // JUN 7 cds.  $750.

Joseph R. Anderson was commissioned a brigadier general on September 3, 1861, but was wounded at Frayser's Farm on June 30, 1862, not long after this letter. He resigned his commission on July 16 and served the Confederate war effort in the Ordnance Department until the end of the war. As an industrialist, Anderson owned the Tredegar Iron Company, a major source of munitions and ordnance for the Confederate States Army. During the evacuation of Richmond on the night of April 2-3, 1865, as the retreating Confederate troops burned munitions dumps and industrial warehouses that would have been valuable to the North, Anderson is believed to have paid over fifty armed guards to protect his Tredegar facility from arsonists. As a result, the Tredegar Iron Works is one of the few Civil War era buildings in the warehouse district that survived the burning of Richmond.

CSA #4a,  5¢ dark blue Stone 3, Position 6 as plated and signed by Leonard H. Hartmann, tied RICHMOND / Va. // APR / 27 / 1862 (pre-use vertical crease) on cover to Mrs. S. W. Carmichael, Palmyra PO, Fluvannah Co, Virginia endorsed by Lt. J. R. Bryan, Hd Qrs Axxx. Scarce first month use of Stone 3 with great military endorsement. The Bryan and Carmichael families were related. $550.

John Randolph Bryan was educated at Virginia Military Institute and Bloomfield Academy, 1852-1861; entered Richmond Howitzers, CSA, April 1861; commissioned 2nd Lt. Prov. Army Virginia, 1861; A.D.C. Staff of General J. B. Magruder, 1862; Ordinance Sergeant, McLaw's Division, 1863; Capt. and Inspector of Field Transportation, Dept. of S. W. VA. and TN, 1863-65.

Dr. Spottswood Wellford Carmichael (1830-1904) was born in Fredericksburg and received his M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia in 1852. He served as Asst. Surgeon 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, Virginia Volunteers in 1861 until appointed Surgeon in charge of General Hospital #2 at Danville. He also had service at Hospital Chaffin’s Bluff, Va; Stuart Hospital Richmond; and Pratt Hospital Lynchburg

CSA #4a variety, 5¢ dark blue Stone 3, Position 33 with C and E joined, in combination with CSA #6, 5¢ blue (both stamps small faults) tied together by neat blue LYNCHBURG / Va. // AUG / 5 [1862] on folded business letter to Messrs W. D. Tompkins & Bro., Richmond, Va. from Staples & Anderson in the hand of Hon. Waller R[edd] Staples as testified to in writing on the cover and signed with a flourish by a signature with which I am not familiar. Ex August Dietz and Ronald R. Tate. $750.

Waller Redd Staples (1826 –1897) was a Confederate Congressman in the First and Second Confederate Congress. Postwar he was Judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals as well as president of the Virginia Bar Association. Prewar, he was a member of the Virginia state legislature.

CSA #4a, 5¢ dark blue (small faults) tied indistinct cds on homemade cover to Mr. W. P White, Flint Rock, Catawba Co, N.C.  $150.

CSA #4b, 5¢ milky blue tied neat RICHMOND / Va. // JUN / 13 / 1862 cds on cover to Miss Fanny Williams, Wilkesboro, N.C.  $180.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue variety (with mutilated E of BLUE CENTS) lightly tied MADISON / N.C. on on folded business letter headed Danbury March 29th 1862 to Dr. T[homas] C. Pugh, Greensboro, N.C.; transcript of letter included from B. M. Jones saying “After seeing Mr. Daniel, I did not think it absolutely necessary that I should see you in regard to the bond for the hire of the negroes.”  Madison is in the Northern Piedmont area in Rockingham County of North Carolina. Danbury is in Stokes County, about 20 miles from Madison. This was said by a prior owner to be the only known postmark of the period from Madison, but I have not confirmed that. Scarce, in any case. A very detailed bio is included from unpublished database of Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity.  $600.

Dr. Thomas Colman Pugh (aka Pugg; Paugh) was born 10-16-37 at Hamilton, Martin County, NC and received his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia (thesis: pain). He enlisted 5-28-62 as an Assistant Surgeon info Field & Staff NC 17th Infantry, transferred to 7th Ga as Asst. Surgeon 7-2-65. Served in various units and states: 57th NC Infantry; b Infantry; Ambulance Train Gen. Hood’s Division; detailed to remain with wounded of Gen. G. T. Anderson’s Brigade at Plank Farm Hospitial, Gettysburg where captured and imprisoned at Fort McHenry. Exchange and back in 9th Ga a year later where also served 21st NC Infantry, 17th NC. He was paroled 5-1-65 at Greensboro and died at home in Baltimore 1911.

CSA #4, 5¢ blue tied CHARLESTON / S.C. // APR / 15 [1862] cds on legal cover ms “Official Business” with red crayon “Due 10”, addressed to Col. L. B. Northrop C.G.S, Richmond, Virginia with pencil docketing up left side that the contents are from “Capt Jno B. Herst / Charleston, SC / 1st Qr / 62”, bit tattered, but presentable.  $130.

Lucius Bellinger Northrop (1811 –1894), was the Commissary-General of the armed forces of the Confederacy.  Appointed by President Jefferson Davis, a personal friend, Northrop was responsible for the logistics and supply chain that transported food, clothing, and forage to the Southern armies, particularly the Army of Northern Virginia.