CSA #6, two singles of 5¢ blue tied together by neat RICHMOND/Va./SEP/5/1862 cds on lemon cover to Locust Dale, Va. care of Dr. W.A. Hill, bit reduced at left with small edge tears across the top

CSA #6, nice 4-margin 5¢ blue single tied neat CHARLESTON/S.C./JUN/24 (1862) double circle on cover addressed care of J. B. Grimball, Spartanburg, S.C.; the Grimball family were prominent planters and owners of Pinebury and Grove plantations near Charleston; slightly reduced at top, 2008 SCV $150.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue 4-margin pair tied neat Rapid Ann Station, Va. cds on cover to Turkey Cove P.O., N.C., Very Fine

CSA #6, 5¢ blue vertical pair, small corner crease at lower right, tied by indistinct town cancel on adversity cover addressed to “Miss S. L. Smith, Kingston, Ga., (via?) Orange Court House”, made from tax assessment form with listed assets including slaves, Fine and particularly Showy .

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND/VA. on cover to “Mrs. Jno H. Chiles, New Market PO Abbeville Dist, So. Ca”. with notation “P.M. Please send by Mill Way Carrier”. The “Millway Carrier” notation has always been somewhat of a mystery. Even though the cover originates in Virginia, the mark is associated with the Millway SC post office. Pre-war and CSA covers are both known with the “Millway Carrier” notation. “Millway” was also the name of a plantation in that area. Noted CSA 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 SC. 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. Thus 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 #6, 5¢ blue four-margin pair tied neat blue PETERSBURG / VA / AUG / 9 CDS on homemade cover to “Mrs. Sallie W. Donnan, Alleghany Springs, Va”, reduced at left, stamps affixed upside down which was often used as a sign of affection, Very Fine 

CSA #6, 5¢ blue, two singles used over “Paid 10 cts” with manuscript cancel of “Talcott Va July 30 (1862)" on folded letter of blue lined paper addressed to “Lieut R. L. Brown, Lynchburg, Va”, some file fold splitting; letter from his wife to Robert headed Roanoke that says “I have not heard from you yet but attribute your silence to the mails, I mean to their irregularity and not to any fault of yours”, signed Brian Green. 

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied by blue PETERSBURG/VA/OCT/11 cds used over US #U10 entire; addressed to “Mrs. B. F. Little, Little's Mills, Richmond County, N.C.”. Sent by Captain B(enjamin).F. Little of the 52nd Regiment of North Carolina Troops, well known for his wounding and capture at the Battle of Gettysburg. Detailed military bio included. Choice cover.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied by blue PETERSBURG/VA/AUG/5 (1863) cds US #U9 entire, addressed to “Mrs. W. H. Baxter, Care Robt. Charles Chaplin, Danville, Va., Very Fine, Ex-Thayer

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single used with HARDEEVILLE / S.C. / JUN 2X / 1862 cds on pristine partial folded letter before the July 1st rate increase to 10¢. 

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair used on homemade cover with manuscript cancel of Hewletts Va Nov 23, 1862, Ex-Tobias 

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied on homemade cover by blue PETERSBURG / Va / AUG 3 cdss to “Mr. Henry A. London, Jr. Chapel Hill, N. Ca.” with docketing of recipient “Rufus M. London  32nd Reg NCT Petersburg”. Military records do not seem to jive with this; ripe for research; Ex-Tobias.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied on clean homemade cover by CHARLESTON / S.C. / AUG double circle cancel, addressed to “Samuel Adams Esq, Greenville Butler Co, Alabama” (bit of ink erosion), MacBride note on verso .

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single, 4-margin, tied neat blue PETERSBURG / Va. / JUN / 5 (1862) cds on pristine homemade cover to Washington, Geo, used the month before the rate change to 10-cents, Ex-Tobias, 2008 SCV $150, a Gem.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue vertical pair (small faults) tied neat bold RICHMOND / Va. / AUG / 13 / 1862 cds on pale blue watermarked envelope to “Mrs. E. H. Cockran, Flat Shoals, Geo”, Very Fine

CSA #6, 5¢ blue, two singles tied in opposite top corner of pristine homemade cover by neat AUGUSTA / GA. / AUG / 1 double circle cancels addressed to “Mrs. Emmeline F. Thomas Care of Professor Land, Madison, Ga.”, sealed flap tear, Most appealing

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair with large to huge margins all around, neat neat AUGUSTA / GA. / JUL double circle cancel on fresh homemade cover to “Mr. James A. Nobles, Georgetown, Geo., slightly reduced at bottom otherwise Very Fine, Choice

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied neat blue DUBLIN / VA / JUL / 10 (1862) thus underpaid as the rate went to a universal 10¢ on July 1, 1862 addressed to “G.A. Myers Esq, Richmond, Va.” on turned cover. Myers was a lawyer and the most prominent member of the Jewish community in Richmond with an illustrious career. Inside use hand carried to “Mr. Albert Gibson, Private “Clerk for Gen(eral Henry) Heth, Camp Success”, bit reduced at top. Educated at West Point, CSA Maj. Gen. Henry Heth was a key player in the war. 

CSA #6, 5¢ blue, two singles (minor faults) tied together by bold clear RICHMOND / Va. / AUG / 1 / 1862 cds on homemade turned cover to “Mssrs J.C. & E.B. Smithson, Rehoboth, Lunenburg Co., Va”; inside use to Mr. E.M. Smithson, Lone Oak, Va routed “by Mack” – doubtless slave carried mail; a charming use

CSA #6, 5¢ blue vertical pair (tiny faults) tied RICHMOND / Va. / AUG / 2 / 1862 cds on cover to “Capt. J. W. Cureton 39th Ga Regt Blairs X Roads E Tenn.”

James W. Cureton (Acting Major) - Co. D., Captain - March 4, 1862. Wounded at Vicksburg, Mississippi July 3, 1863, captured there July 4, 1863, and paroled there July 8, 1863. Acting Major 39th GA Infantry April 1864. Wounded near Atlanta, Georgia July 22, 1864. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital at Macon, Georgia July 22, 1864. Transferred to another hospital July 23, 1864. Wounded. Admitted to Way Hospital at Meridian, Mississippi, on account of wounds, January 20, 1865. Admitted to Floyd & Ocmulgee Hospitals at Macon, Georgia with gunshot wound in leg; edema lower extremities, April 6, 1865, and furloughed April 16, 1865.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue pair tied blue COLUMBIA / S.C. / DEC / 11 cds on commercially made cover to “Edgar M Lazarus Esq., Capt. J.R. Mordecai, James Island, South Carolina”; small erosion hole at right edge of cover, red wax seal on intact back flaps. Capt. Mordecai was the Assistant Quarter Master of the Siege Train on James Island in Charleston Harbor. Edgar Marks Moredcai was the son-in-law of noted Charleston merchant Moses Mordecai. The S.C. Siege Train was commanded by Maj. Edward Manigault. A special force of artillery combined to try to break the hold of Northern forces on Charleston Harbor. A great address and nice piece of Judaica. $200.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied RICHMOND / Va. NOV 14 1862 cds on underpaid cover (rate by that time was universal 10¢) to “Mrs. Danl Crawford, Columbia, So.Ca.”. Edge staining. Probably postal authorities looked the other way as was doubtless sent by a soldier who could have sent it “due”. $100.

Captain Daniel H. Crawford, A.Q.M. (Assistant Quarter Master) was the father of Sergeant Major John A. Crawford. They corresponded primarily with Mrs. Daniel Crawford and Miss Kathrine Crawford (sister or wife). Capt. Daniel H. Crawford's covers are addressed as him having served in McLaw's Division in 1863, and later Longstreet's Division. He also was in the 15th Regiment of the S.C.V. and in the Signal Corps, which has been verified on an online Confederate roster. John Crawford was in Kershaw's Brigade, McLaws Division in the 2nd Regiment of the S.C.V.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue tied by neat  RICHMOND / Va. / APR / 20 / 1862 cds on folded letter to Petersburg. $140.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied by blue 7-bar Army grid on cover to “Genl. Joseph R. Anderson, Head Quarters Massapounax Hill, near Fredricksburg, Va.”, ms. "Via Richmond" at upper left, field marking that is scarce in blue. Anderson was a graduate of West Point. He was promoted to Brig. Gen. on Sep. 3, 1861 and seriously wounded in the Seven Days Battle in May 1862, resigning two months later. Officer bio and picture accompany. Anderson was proprietor of Tredegar Iron Works before and after the war. Ex-Walske. $400.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied neat CHARLESTON / S.C. / JUN / 17 [1862] cds (scarcer single use before the rate change to 10¢) on cover addressed to “Capt John McCrady, Engineer Corps, Savannah, Ga.”, Very Fine. $200.

Capt. John McCrady was the designer of Fort McAllister. He was a Charlestonian, Harvard educated, then professor of mathematics at the College of Charleston. He resigned his position at the outbreak of the war and became an officer in the Confederate engineers. Transferred to Savannah, he spent his efforts surrounding that city with an extensive ring of defenses. Fort McAllister was a Confederate earthwork fortification near the mouth of the Ogeechee River in Bryan County. It played an important role in the defense of Savannah during the Civil War time Union naval blockade of the Georgia coast. Built in 1861 at Genesis Point, the fort was constructed on the plantation of Lt Col Joseph Longworth McAllister, for whom it was named. Fort McAllister provided protection from the U.S. Navy for the southern flank of Savannah.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied on cover by CHARLESTON / S.C. / MAY / 12 [1862] to Miss Mary A. Hawkins, Greenville C.H., So. Ca., slightly soiled otherwise Very Fine, single rate used before the change to 10¢ rate on July 1, 1862; 2010 SCV $150. $125.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue single tied on cover by CHARLESTON / S.C. / JUN / 24 / 1862 double circle to Louis Manigault, Esq., Augusta, Georgia, CHM embossed seal on back flap, tiny stamp scuff at lower left otherwise Very Fine, single rate used before the change to 10¢ rate on July 1, 1862; 2010 SCV $150. $130.

Louis Manigault was the son of a wealthy rice planter from South Carolina. He served as secretary to Dr. Joseph Jones, a surgeon for the Confederate States of America (CSA) and professor at the Medical College of Georgia.

CSA #6, 5¢ blue, two singles (couple trivial faults on left stamp) tied on fresh homemade cover by blue LYNCHBURG / Va. / AUG / 8 cds $110.