CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied SHELBYVILLE / Te. on homemade cover to Dahlongah, Georgia with unusual contemporary 5-pointed star drawn at upper left, light cover stains. Very Showy.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND / Va. / JAN/16/1863, Powell type 4 cancel on clean orange envelope addressed to "Mr. William C. Agee, Gravel Hill, Buckingham Co., Va.", back flap faults otherwise Very Fine

CSA #7, two pairs of 5¢ blue arranged as strip of four, tied double strike of SAVANNAH / Ga. cds on adversity cover made of ladies dress goods advertising sheet, addressed to "Revd. James P. Boyce, Greenville, So. Ca." Scarce and most appealing!

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair, small edge faults on right stamp, tied TUSCALOOSA / ALA. cds on homemade cover addressed to Montgomery, Alabama, fresh

CSA #7, 5¢ blue, 4-margin horizontal pair tied "Richmond, Va. Aug 2 1862" cds on fresh homemade cover to News Ferry (Halifax County) Va.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair, uncanceled on cover to “Mr. E. S. Brown, Bullsville P.O. Powhatan Co, Va.” with long interesting original letter headed “Genito P.O., Powhatan Co., Sept 12th 1864” regarding a legal case involving Bennett Maxey who “is in service and can not attend to it” and pleaded that the addressee handle the case. Maxey was 42 years old when he enlisted on May 28, 1861 as a 3rd sergeant in Co. “D” 20th VA Infantry. He was listed as a POW at Rich Mountain, WV and paroled a week later. His military bio and microfilm copies of his military service are included in the lot. Part of service records indicate he is “too old to learn duties” and is detailed in January 1865 as a mountain guard.

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CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied on the edges of either side with small PAID handstamp on homemade cover of coarse paper. No postmark or date so origin unknown. Addressed to Thomasville, Georgia. Ex Bush exhibit, Very unusual. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair tied MACON / MISS double circle cancel on commercial cover to “Mrs. Henry L. Muldrow, Tibbee Station, M. & O. R.R., Miss. (Mobile & Ohio Railroad)“ with docketing “Columbia Oct 8th 1863”. Detailed bio of the illustrious Muldrow and the 11th Miss. Cavalry included. 

Henry Lowndes Muldrow (1837-1905) entered the CS Army as a private in 1861 and rose to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry. He had both an illustrious military career commanding a batallion of the 11th Mississippi Cavalry and a distinguished law career before and after the War. He was a U.S. congressman and First Assistant Secretary of the Intererior during the Cleveland administration.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied MARIETTA / GA cds, small surface scrapes, on adversity cover to Richmond made from Post Office form making repeated mention of postage stamps and postal envelopes 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on pale green homemade cover with a manuscript” Wmburg Miss Oct 6” (Williamsburg, Mississippi) cancel, addressed to “Mrs. H. L. Muldrow, Tibbee Station, Mobile & Ohio RR, Miss.”  

Henry Lowndes Muldrow (1837-1905) entered the CS Army as a private in 1861 and rose to the rank of Colonel of Cavalry. He had both an illustrious military career commanding a batallion of the 11th Mississippi Cavalry and a distinguished law career before and after the War. He was a U.S. congressman and First Assistant Secretary of the Intererior during the Cleveland administration.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair and two singles (small faults), both tied blue PETERSBURG / Va. / AUG / 2 postmarks on forwarded homemade cover to “Robert Hamilton Sherrif Brevard Transylvania Co, North Carolina” crossed out and redirected to “Davidson’s River (NC)” with ms routing “Via Raleigh NC and Columbia SC” and “Election Returns” at upper left.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair with P.O. crease between stamps, used with manuscript cancel of “Stevensburg (Va) Feb 28” on homemade cover addressed to “Capt. William S. Kemper QM, Camp Winder, Near Richmond, Virginia”, slightly reduced at top. Ex-Kohn.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair just tied by two bold strikes of a 7-bar grid on cover with matching 20 MAY (1863) cds of Winnsborough, South Carolina cds; addressed to “Dr. Charles Brice, Youngsville, Fairfield District, So Ca, Pretty! 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue 4-margin pair tied light SUMTER / S.C./FEB/24/1863 cds on homemade cover addressed to “Mr. B.O. Mauldin, Greenville, S.C.” with docketing “did not answer she came up on 26th Feb ‘63”. Belton O. Mauldin was in the Signal Corps under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Very Fine 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair with filled in framelines, PO crease in gutter, tied light GREENVILLE C.H. / S.C. cds on adversity cover fashioned used ledger sheet, addressed to Haynesville, Georgia,

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by KNOXVILLE / TEN double circle cancel on cover to “Miss Belle N. Hammet Central Depot Va & Tenn R. R.” on homemade cover, top back flap missing. Isabella (Belle) was the daughter of Edward Hammet who was owner of a store in Central Depot and sole owner of the Craig lands on New River. He left tracts, comprising about
500 acres known as Norwood Farm to his daughter Isabella who married Stockton Heth. The Heths lived at Norwood Farm and began laying out streets and selling lots when the town of Radford began to develop rapidly in the late 1880s.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair, 4 margins with ink splotch printing variety on cheek of top copy, tied neat light blue FRANKLIN DEPOT / Va. /APR / 1 cds on homemade cover to Washington, Ga. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on homemade cover with manuscript cancel of Wilson’s Depot (Va) March 23 to “Mrs. Mary E. Smith, Petersburg, Va Care Mr. Dinwiddie Grigg”, Ex-Tobias. Google indicates Grigg served in the war, but I find no military records of him. Scarce town marking.

 CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by red PETERSBURG / VA. cds on homemade cover to “Mrs. Henry D. Fraser, Aiken, South Carolina”, Ex-Tobias, 2008 SCV $170. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by manuscript cancel of Painesville Va (rarity 4) August 9th on turned cover to “Revd A. C. Hopkins, 2nd Corps Hospital, Glover Green P.O. Spotsylvania Co., Va”; inside use franked with #11, 10¢ blue tied by blue PETERSBURG / VA. cds and addressed to “Mrs. Amelia M Miller, Painesville, Amelia County, Va.”, ex-Tobias. Military bio /photo of Chaplain Abner Crump Hopkins of Army of Northern Virginia (Stonewall’s Brigade) accompanies.

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CSA #7, 5¢ blue right sheet margin pair showing filled in frameline at right and printing flaw below earlobe on left stamp, used on small homemade cover with manuscript cancel of “Sutherlands Va Jany 3rd 1865” to “Miss Edney Warren Swansonville Pittsylvania Va”, irregular opening at right, late use, Ex-Tobias. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair local print on London paper, tied by neat red PETERSBURG / VA. cds on commercial cover to “Miss Agnes J. Branch, Oakville Appomattox County Virginia”, flap faults, Ex-Tobias, 2008 SCV $170. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue, two singles tied together by blue PETERSBURG / VA. cds on cover to “Mrs. Cornelias A. Mock, Midway PO Davidson County N.C.”, Ex-Tobias.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied SAVAHHAH Ga. / Paid / MAY / 6 on adversity cover made from legal form, stamp and sealed cover tears but most attractive 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on homemade cover with Chamblissburg Va Apr 16/63 manuscript cancel to “Mr. Robert A. Bradley, Hamiltons Crossing, Spotsylvania County, Va. In care of Capt S. C. James Co K (5)8 Va Regt 4th Va Bridg”. Bradley joined Co. K of the 58th Viriginia Infantry July 23, 1861 at Chamblissburg as a private and was promoted to 3rd Corpl Dec 14, 1861. Military bio enclosed which shows illness in 1862 and wounded in the leg at Fredericksburg  May 5, 1863, returned to duty and then hospitalized again a year later. He was a farmer after the war in Liberty, Va. Reduced at left a bit into docketing.

CSA #7, two singles of 5¢ blue used on cover with manuscript cancel of Fords Va Feb 16 / 63 to Petersburg, flap tears, Ex-Tobias. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair seal the back flaps of homemade cover with manuscript cancel of Kinston Va April 3 / 63 on the front, to “Miss Mattie McCaw, Codelle Creek, Cabarras Co N Carolina”, ex-Tobias.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on part folded letter with manuscript Non Intervention (Va) July 21 (1863) cancel to “Dr. Wm. H. Perry, Jeffress Store, Nottoway, Va.” File fold through the stamps. A rarity 4 town that no longer exists (was southwest of Petersburg), great part letter pleased that his friend William escaped with his life at Gettysburg as well as his brother and “thought of a remark you made to me years ago that ‘northern insolence was insufferable’ and if the worst might come, I am in favor of French protection to escape this ‘insolence’” – whereupon the letter ceases. Docketed as from W. J. Neblett. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied double strike of dateless TAYLORSVILLE / VA. cds plus third strike at left on commercially made cover to “Miss Fannie C. Alsop Care Mr. Joseph Alsop Fredericksburg, Virginia”, Ex-Tobias.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue (two faulty singles) tied RICHMOND / Va. cds on homemade cover to “Maj. Mitchell Tate care of Charles Tate Esq, Max Meadows P.O. Wythe Co Va” which was then crossed out and forwarded to “7 Mile Ford Va & T. R.R.” (Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road). In the 2000 census Max Meadows was still a small town with a population of only 512. It was from this area that the important nearby mined lead was taken to be loaded on to railroad cars. It is little recognized that the Wythe County lead mines were of great importance to the southern war effort.  Mitchell B. Tate was shown in military records as enlisting as a captain and on CS Gen & Staff. Other indications are that he was from North Carolina; worthy of further research.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair (sealed tear on corner of bottom stamp and gum stains on both) tied neat POCOTALIGO / S.C. cds on gray and white wallpaper cover addressed to “Mrs. M. A. M. Wingard, Countsville Lexington Dist., So. Ca.”  Van Dyk MacBride notes on verso 

CSA #7, two shades of 5¢ blue tied on small homemade cover by ms cancel that originated from Groves Hill Va. on Oct 6/64, addressed to Richmond, where a notched "ADVERTISED 2" was applied when the mail was not called for at the post office; light strike of Richmond (Oct) 23 cds on back flaps as well as former owner handstamps. Scarce advertised marking.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied on cover by NEW MARKET / Va. cds and addressed to “Surgeon J. W. Tracey (sic), Hospital No. 7, Raleigh, N.C.”, back flap opening tears. James Wright Tracy started the war as the Assistant Surgeon for the 37th NC Infantry and was later the Surgeon of the 14th NC Infantry. The State Fair Grounds in Raleigh were used for military training for North Carolina troops, and later in the war its buildings were used as a Confederate hospital.  "Shaffner" is written at the upper left, which is probably referring to John Schaffner who was a surgeon with the 33rd Regiment North Carolina Infantry, likely the sender.  The background on Dr. Tracy is both hearth warming as well as heart wrenching - the subject of an upcoming column in The American Stamp Dealer and Collector

CSA #7, 5¢ blue single on De La Rue paper, tied RICHMOND / Va. 1862 cds on overpaid drop dover to “Mr. Thomas C. Bu(?), Richmond, Virginia” with routing instructions at lower left in the same hand “in Hospl at Camp Winder in Care of Dr. A. G. Lamb(?)”; reduced at right into name. 2001 CSA Certificate #03969. There was a surgeon on CS Medical Staff by the name of Thomas C. Buffington, a likely possibility. More research could easily be done on both.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue (two singles) used on homemade cover with ms cancels, addressed to “Samuel A, Guy, Esq, Issaguana, Goochland (County, Virginia)” 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair on fresh homemade cover addressed to “Hon. W. W. Clark, Richmond, Virginia”. William W. Clark was a Confederate Congressman representing the state of Georgia. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair (4 margins) tied KNOXVILLE / TEN double circle cancel on fresh homemade coer to “Mrs. George Harper, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., N.C.”, Ex-Kohn and Bogg.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue – two singles of different shades (small faults) – used on the back of spectacular adversity cover fashioned from a book page center fold with manuscript cancel of “Covesville Va Feb 7” (1863). Punch marks indicate pages were thread tied and there are work notations on the pages (educational instruction book). Addressed to Mrs. Wm. W. Minor of Charlottesville (well known influential family in the area) with original enclosure from N. J. Barwell. A spectacular showpiece with the strong provenance of Ex-Knapp and Bleuler.

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CSA #7, 5¢ blue right sheet margin pair tied by almost decipherable TEN(NESSEE) cancellation on homemade cover to Cleveland (Tennessee). At first I thought it was the small Kingston, Tenn. cancel, but it does not overlay properly. A good scarce Tennessee marking for someone to figure out.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND / VA. cds on yellow cover with missing back flap, addressed to “Capt. Martin V. Moore, Care Major Pierce, Raleigh, N.C.” Military records show addressee as Martin Van Buren Moore who was commissioned into Co. “E”, NC 37th Infantry and promoted from private to captain. Brief bio included. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND / VA. / AUG/ 18 / 1863 cds on the back flaps of a cover addressed to “Skipwith Wilmer, Esq., Signal Corps care Capt Wilbourn 2nd Army Corps, Orange C.H., Va.” The Wilmer correspondence is well known among serious Confederate students. He was on the staff of some famous generals. Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson praised him in the Official Records with “Skipwith Wilmer, chief of signal corps, acted as my aide, and deserves mention for his gallantry and intelligence.”  Flap flips up for very nice display.  Signal Corps is a premium address. R. E. Wilbourn was, obviously, also in the Signal Corps.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue tied RICHMOND / VA / DEC / 16 cds on local use cover address to “Mr. George E. Tabb & Son Richmond, Va.” – an overpaid drop use, small cover tears around stamp which has been affixed with a dark gum not original to the issue, 2009 SCV $200. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue, two singles (may have initially been a pair, hard to tell), one on front and other on reverse of small cover to “Mr. John W. Heidt, Box 420, Savannah, Georgia”,  tied by usual wonderful bold double strike of ROBERTVILLE, S.C., FEB 3 cds, with original 4-page letter on thin blue writing paper (some fold splits) headed Robertville Sep 2nd, 1863 , Very Fine, a popular cancel.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied WINCHESTER / Va. / OCT / 15 cds on homemade cover addressed to “Mrs. C. B. Wingo Care of Col. R(obert). Beaty Santuc Union Dist So. Ca.” The Beaty family was prominent in the area and owned a large mansion in Santuc. Signed on verso by Stanley B. Ashbrook incorrectly identifying this as a London print. Owner notes that it cataloged $2 in 1948.

CSA #7, vertical pair of 5¢ blue tied blue PETERSBURG / VA. cds on cover to “Miss Lucy Burnley, Richmond, Virginia” with scarce notched “ADVERTISED 2” and matching RICHMOND / Va. cds on verso 

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CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on cover with manuscript cancel of Newton NC to “Mr. J. J. Hoyle, Sergt., Petersburg Va 55th Reg NCT (North Carolina Troops) Care Capt Mull Co. F” with note at lower left “Tarry Not”. Detailed military bio of Joseph J. Hoyle included. Hoyle, a teacher by trade, enlisted as a 24-year old private. He was hospitalized in August 1863, wounded at Globe Tavern, VA 8-1864, hospitalized in Richmond and died of his wounds on 9-1-64 having risen in rank to 1st Lieut.  Joseph was married to Sarah Self.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied neat blue COLUMBIA / S.C. / MAR / 9 cds on exeptionally nice turned cover to “Mr. Jas McPhutus, Raleigh, N Ca”; inside is an exceptionally nice CHARLESTON / S.C. / SEP 3 / 1861 handstamped PAID 10 addressed to “Mr. Jno P. Brown, Liberty, Virginia”, Extremely Fine, ex-Cantey. Could easily be opened to show other side. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied neat blue COLUMBIA / S.C. / 26 AUG on black-edged Mourning Cover addressed to “Miss Kate B. Withers, Camden, S.C.”, flap faults, Ex-Weatherly, MacBride,  Ex-Cantey.  

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair, 4 margins, tied neat bold CHARLESTON /S.C. NOV / 17 cds on fresh cover to “Rev Prof J M. Schreckluse, Newberry CH, SC”, part of back flap slightly reduced otherwise Extremely Fine

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used with manuscript cancel and bold CATAWBA STATION / N.C. cds on cover addressed to “Mr. Alexander Keever, 34th Regt. Co. E, N.C. Troops, Seales’ Brigade, Richmond, Va” on turned cover; inside use a (due) 10 endorsed by Keever and sent to his wife at Catawba Station. Keever military bio included; he was in A.P. Hill’s Division, Army of Northern Virginia. Small edge tears sealed with long cover hinge across the bottom and a side flap missing. Ex-Gordon Bleuler. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by indistinct cds that is likely AUGUSTA / GA. on cover addressed to “Hon. W. W. Clark M.C.(Member of Congress) Richmond, Va”. William White Clark (1819-1883) was a representative to the Confederate Congress from Georgia, as well as a member of Georgia state house of representatives in1841. Docketed on verso “McLaren Sec of State ansd”

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by GUINEYS / VA cds on cover addressed to “Hon. W. W. Clark M.C.(Member of Congress) Richmond, Va”. William White Clark (1819-1883) was a representative to the Confederate Congress from Georgia, as well as a member of Georgia State House of Representatives in1841”. Docketed up left side “A.B. Williams Transfer Ansd”. Inside use apparently handcarried, addressed in the same manner to Clark; slightly reduced at bottom and bottom flap missing. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue single with small defects, tied by Ten. town cancel and apparently another stamp fell off so assessed with a manuscript “Due 5”, addressed to “Mrs. W. R. Welch, Lomer Peach Tree, Wilcox County, Alabama”, slightly reduced at left. 

CSA #7, 5¢ blue top sheet margin single tied superb strike of scarce McDONOUGH / Ga./ MAR / 1 cds on homemade cover addressed to Member of Congress “Hon W. W. Clark, M.C., Richmond, Virginia” with docketing up left side “McKnight discharge Minor”. As the earliest known Richmond print is July 1862, this appears to be an underpayment of the 10¢ rate that got through, slightly reduced at right, A lovely and scarce use with great provenance, ex-Judd, Oswald and Ballard.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied indistinct cds [likely Laurens C.H., S.C.] on clean blue turned cover to “Dr. M.E. Carrere, Charleston, So Ca”; inside use is another pair 5¢ blue with neat Charleston, S.C. cds addressed to W. G. Carrere at Laurens C.H., Very Fine $180.

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CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND / Va. / JAN / 6 cds on 1859 printed circular to Petersburg with Jany 5/63 dated business letter written at the bottom, usual file folds. $300.

CSA # 7, 5¢ blue pair tied CHARLESTON / S.C. / APR / 2 cds on cover addressed to “Miss Minnie Mordecai, Hon. M(oses) C. Mordecai, Columbia, S.C.”. Moses Morecai was the most prominent Jewish citizen in Charleston and split his time between there and Columbia. Nice Judaica. $140.

CSA #7 pair with interesting penned “frame” on right stamp, tied RICHMOND AUG 28 / 1862 cds on Corner Card Advertising Cover of Richmond Christian Advocate, contemporary doodling on face. A charmer.  $550.

CSA #7 pair tied SAVANNAH Ga. / MAR 5 (1863) cds to “Mr. Louis Manigault, Augusta, Georgia” and docketed as coming from “Mr. Capers”. Well-known correspondence from illustrious family. $110.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair with white tie variety used on mottled and worn pale green cover with manuscript Bishopville, S.C. July 16 cancel to Georgia. $325.

CSA #7, 7¢ blue vertical pair (pre-use crease) tied GRIFFIN / GA. / MAY / 29 cds on pale green cover  to “Capt Geo S. Thomas, Col Evans Regt, Quincy, Fla”, bit reduced at left side, Very Fine, Ex-Crouch. Thomas was in Co C of the 64th Georgia Infantry – Army of Northern Virginia, take prisoner at Deep Bottom, Viriginia and taken to Ft. Delaware. Ex-Crouch. $160.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied double strike of SELMA / ALA cds on cover to “Major General M. Lovell, C.S.A., Jackson, Miss.”, docketed on verso as from “E. M. Lovell, Shelby 23 Aug /62” and “Rec’d 28 Aug /62”, likely in Lovell’s hand. $200.

Mansfield Lovell was born in the District of Columbia in 1822; graduated West Point in 1842 and  commissioned in the US artillery; wounded/brevetted during Mexican War; resigned from the army in 1854. He was appointed major general in the Confederate army on October 7, 1861 and took command of the defenses of New Orleans to help create the Confederate River Defense Fleet. He was known for enjoying alcohol and the pleasures of hotel life. Having bragged about New Orleans' defenses, he unwittingly provided the information the Union needed to drive the Confederacy out of New Orleans.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair with filled in upper and right frame line on the right stamp and upper frame line on the left stamp, tied on small ladies cover by indistinct black PETERSBURG / Va. cds to “Miss M. C. Poindexter, Richmond Hill, Yadkin County, N. Carolina”. Classic varieties that define the Richmond print and cancellation only used in black late in 1864 and in 1865. $85.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair tied MARION C.H. / S.C. / FEB / 14 on Hand, Williams & Graves Wholesale Grocers, Augusta, Geo. blue embossed cameo corner card to “Mr. A. A. McKettian, Fayetteville, N.C.” $550.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue, two singles set up vertically in se-tenant fashion at right – the bottom stamp wrapped around the edge of a lovely small embossed ladies cover and tied by pen strokes with matching manuscript “Sandersville SC Jnay 12” cancel and addressed to “Mr. John S. Wilson, 1st Battalion S.C.V.C. Comp[any] D, Johns Island in care of Col Means”. From an original family correspondence never offered on the philatelic market before. Capt. John Simonton Wilson was in the House of Representatives when the Ordinance of Secession was passed and raised the company of Calvary, AKA “The Chester Troop”, in which he served. (part of Fitzhugh Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia) Orginal biography of Wilson written by a descendant accompanies. A total charmer. $250.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used on cover withmanuscript cancel of Leesville, Va 23rd Oct 1863 to Mrs. Asa Holland, Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia, Scarce small town $120.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied neat blue LYNCHBURG / Va. / SEP / 27 [1862] cds on cover to Cadet J. Henry Reid, V.M.I., Lexington, Va. on turned cover with inside stamp missing – Lexington to Lynchburg, probably to his father, Van Dyk MacBride notes on back, open 3 sides $120.

James Henry Reid (1845-1921), was from Prince William Co., VA; VMI Class of 1866; Private, Company A (Otey Battery, 13th Virginia Light Artillery); later farmer, bookkeeper, teacher; buried in Manassas cemetery. VMI has a small collection of his Civil War era letters.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied bold clear WARRENTON / GEO. / JUN / 12 cds on clean homemade cover to J. B. Fulton, Agt., Athens, Georgia; part of top back flap missing otherwise Very Fine $150.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied ORANGE C.H. / VA / SEP / 2 / 1862 cds on cover to “Miss M. S. Summit, Dallas PO Gasto[n] Co NoC”, flap faults otherwise Fine $100.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied GUINEYS / Va. cds on cover to Miss Bettie Howard, Statesville, No.Ca. $90.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied by 7-bar grids with matching ABINGDON / Va. / APR / 29 cds on cover to Mr. Wm Craig, Clerk of County Court, Knoxville, Tennessee. $150.

CSA #7 variety, 5¢ blue pair with filled in frame on right stamp tied blue JACKSON / Miss. / APR / 17 [1863] cds on pale green cover to John A. Duncan Esq., Jackson, Mississippi, Fine $150

CSA #7, 5¢ blue bottom sheet margin pair tied OKOLONA / MISS /  OCT / 16 on cover to Mrs. Sarah Washington, Handsboro, Harrisson County, Miss. with second strike of cancel at right, Fine $200.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied ATHENS / GA. / APR / 27 cds with ms routing “Via Albany” on turned cover to Maj. M. Stanley, Quincy, Fla; inside use franked with CSA #12, 10¢ blue tied TALLAHASSEE / FLa / MAY / 13 cds addressed to Mrs. Stanley in Athens, Ga. A few trivial edge issues, but really nice clean double Florida use - to and from. Marcellus Stanley was in Co. C,. Georgia Troup Light Artillery. Open 3 sides, Very Fine. $500.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue (two singles) tied neat bold RICHMOND / Va. / FEB / 6 / 1863 cds on cover addressed to “Capt G[reenlee] Davidson, ‘Letcher Artillery’, A.P. Hill’s Division near Fredericksburg” in a flourish of peacock blue ink, top back flap missing otherwise Very Fine. $200.

Greenlee Davidson was a 27 year-old lawyer when he enlisted as Captain 2-17-62. He was killed only a couple months after the posting of this letter on 5-3-63 at Chancellorsville.

Fascinating online source quote: "The most colorful unit in W.R.J. Pegram's battalion, the Letcher Artillery, sprouted into existance during the Spring of 1862. Even though the unit was organized in Richmond, the battery's ranks were filled with men who lived throughout the South. In a disproportionate number, the company attracted recruits from the 'lower walks of life.' In fact, the Letcher Artillery received a steady supply of men from 'Castle Thunder,' a prison for spies, criminals, and deserters. The unit's first captain, Greenlee Davidson, captured the personality of the battery when he wrote in 1862 that "I have a very desperate & unruly set of men." But these delinquent artillerists fought like savages on the battlefield, and their superiors commended their performance at Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (where Davidson was killed on May 3, 1863 and succeeded by Thomas A. Brander), Gettysburg, and Reams' Station. One of the battery's officers explained the seemingly paradoxical nature of the Letcher Artillery. he wrote: 'The Meanest Material will stand to their post.' "

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair used with manuscript cancel of Loving Creek Va Novr 5 on homemade cover to Miss Elcie Y. Organ, Pigeon Run, Campbell Co Va, Fine obscure small town $200.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair, tied blue FRANKLIN DEPOT / Va. / MAR / 17 / 1863 on cover to Mrs. Epsy Spencer, Hopewell, Mississippi and endorsed “From Lt. J. M. Spencer, 42d Regt Miss Volunteers”. John M. Spencer was in Company G, the Gaston Rifles. The 42nd participated in many famous battles including Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. Regimental and soldier history included. $200.

CSA #7 variety, 5¢ blue pair, positions 29 & 30 with the right stamp the White Tie variety tied by neat blue FRANKLIN DEPOT / Va. cds on cover to Miss Bettie C. Holloway, Kirksey’s Cross Roads, So Ca, a lovely example of this popular variety $450.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair (small faults) with filled in frames at top and right indicating upper right position on the sheet, tied LYNCHBURG / Va. / AUG / 2 cds on inside use of turned cover addressed to Staunton, Va; outside use is FAYETTEVILLE / N.C. / JUL / 30 double circle with matching handstamped PAID 10 addressed to James McGorman, Rose Cottage, Lynchburg, Va,, Nice turned use $350.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied RICHMOND / VA cds and Winnsboro receiving grids on cover (top back flap missing) addressed to Mrs. William W. Boyce at that place (wife of CSA Congressman Wm Boyce). The story is told that early on, the Winnsboro postmaster was reprimanded by the POD Richmond for not adequately canceling the stamps to prevent reuse. Ever thereafter, both incoming and outgoing mail was well obliterated. $150.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair (De La Rue paper) tied 7-bar grid in circle on cover addressed to Hon John Kerr, Yancyville, N.C. (North Carolina CSA Supreme Court Judge), top back flap missing $90.

CSA #7, 5¢ deep blue pair tied double strike of 7-bar grid in circle on homemade cover addressed to “Capt Wm. Thurmond, Junction Store, Botetourt Co, Va Care F. Mayo Esq, P.M. please deliver at once”. Capt. William D. (Dabney) Thurmond went to Fayette County, [West] Virginia in 1842 (age 22) from Amherst County, Va., where he was born. He invested in real estate, from which he derived a large fortune. During the Civil War he earned his title as Captain of the Confederate guerrilla band of fighters know as Thurmond’s Rangers (AKA 1st Independent Virginia Cavalry Company), who inspired fear and hatred among Union forces (later Hounshell’s Virginia Battalion Partisan Rangers). The town of Thurmond, WV is named for him. $200.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair (faults) used on cover with manuscript cancel of Bent Creek [Va] Nov 6th (Appomattox County) on cover (small tear at top leading over from top flap tear) addressed to Mrs. James T. Jones, Care of J. B. Jones, War Department, Richmond, Virginia. John Beauchamp Jones (1810-1866) is known for the publishing his diary: A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary at the Confederate States Capital – available in paperback even today. $80

CSA #7, 5¢ blue left sheet margin pair tied double strike of OKOLONA / MISS cds on cover to E. E. Russian, Marion Station, Miss with contemporary contents docketing of “Josh Mynick, Okolona, Miss” $170.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair on De La Rue paper tied by neat WARRENTON / N.C. / FEB / 7 cds on cover to Wm. H. Branch Esq, Tallahassee, Florida, Very Fine $110.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue tied FARMINGTON / N.C. / DEC / 18cds on cover to Mrs. A. Henderson, Salisbury, N.C. $110.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied blue dateless CHARLOTTE / N.C. cds on cover to Lawson Keever, Esq., Lincolnton, N.C., Scarce dateless canceler $140.

CSA #7 variety, 5¢ blue pair with plate scratch on right stamp tied LAGRANGE / GA with pen date of March 3 [1863] on clean homemade cover addressed to B. Herring, Columbus, Ga.; nice original letter enclosed from his sister head March 4, 1863 with news including news of other military friends. $300.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue (second stamp appears to be missing at right and could easily be replaced), pen canceled, cds of CATAWBA STATION / N.C. / FEB / 11 (ms) on cover to “Mr. W. L. Bleckley, 49 Regt NC Troops Co I, Goldsborough, NC Care of Capt Chenault”. $100.

William L. Bleckley was a 35 year-old farmer when he enlisted 3-19-62. He was taken prisoner at Fort Stedman, Va 3-25-65 and confined to Pt. Lookout, MD. Military record included.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied neat OXFORD / N.C. / APR / 11 cds on neat cover addressed to “Maj. T. Brown Venable, Care of Gen. Whiting, Wilmington, N.C.” Military records of Thomas Brown Venable and Maj. Gen. William Henry Chase Whiting included. Whiting was a West Point graduate (first in his class of 41) from Mississippi with an illustrious career that tragically ended when wounded and captured at Fort Fisher, N.C. from whence he was carried to Governor’s Island, NY where he died a prisoner March 10, 1865. He was revered by troops and higher-ups alike. $400.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue vertical pair, tied type A3 (3EG) ANV enclosed 8-bar grid on back flaps of small pale blue cover addressed to Lieut N. Carey Parker, Co “C” 17th N.C. Troops, Martin’s Brigade, Tawboro, N. Ca., open at ends and slightly reduced at right. This army grid used Jan-Dec 1864. $70

CSA #7, 5¢ blue left sheet margin pair - filled in frame variety at left (tiny faults) tied blue PETERSBURG / Va. cds on blue embossed cameo corner card of Browley, Green (inked out, as no longer part of firm) & Co. / Grocers & General Commission Merchants / Petersburg, Va., slightly reduced at top with part of top back flap missing. Handsome and scarce $300.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied CHARLESTON / S.C. / APR / 14 cds on cover to Miss Lottie Kemper, Care of Capt W[illiam]. S. Kemper, A. Q. M., Richmond, Va. The Kemper family was well known and illustrious. $100.

CSA #7, 5¢ blue pair tied blue FRANKLIN DEPOT / Va. cds on cover to Miss Julia E. Norris, Pacolet Depot, Spartanburg Dist, So Ca, $100.