CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

In addition to the Annual Convention, the CONFEDERATE STAMP ALLIANCE sponsors a Confederate Philatelic weekend usually held midway between the conventions. The CSA Mid-Year Gathering is an excellent opportunity to bring with you portions of your collection to share with other Confederate Collectors. It is also an excellent opportunity to share information and to obtain answers to your questions as many very knowledgeable collectors do attend.

28 MAR 2009 -- During the weekend of 20-22 MAR 2009, the Confederate Stamp Alliance met in the Blockade Runner City of Wilmington, North Carolina for the annual Mid-Year Gathering. Approximately 30+ Confederate Stamp Alliance Members and Guests gathered together for the traditional annual Confederate Philatelic Weekend and Southern Supper. Host for the event was Tony Crumbley.

• An active trading room composed of major dealers in CSA material.
• Schuyler Rumsey from Schuyler Rumsey Auctions in San Francisco was in attendance showing two soon to be auctioned collections -- McCary Ballard CSA Georgia Collection and the Ron Tate CSA 5c Green and Blue Lithographs Postal History Collection.
• Formal presentations --
  1. "Goldsboro NC CSA Patriotic Covers" by Maurice Bursey.
  2. "The Parry Correspondence from Salisburg Prison" by Larry Lohr.
  3. "North Carolina Postmark Catalog Project" by Richard Winter.
• The traditional CSA Hospitality Room throughout the course of the meeting was extremely active. From the Hospitality Room was a great view of the Cape Fear River with the Battleship North Carolina moored directly across the river.
• The traditional Mid-Year Southern Supper on Friday evening.

CSA Generals in attendance were Gen Patricia Kaufmann, Gen Tony Crumbley, Gen Frank Crown, Gen John Kimbrough, Gen James Monroe and Gen Stefan Jaronski.

Many thanks go to the following dealers in attendance who helped to underwrite the cost of the event by sponsoring dealer's tables in the trading room -- John Kimbrough and Phil Warman, Stanley Piller, Tony Crumbley, Labron Harris, Trish Kaufmann, Charles Hanselmann, Schuyler Rumsey. In addition, thanks go to Tony Crumbley for sponsoring the Hospitality Room and to Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries who also helped to underwrite the event.

Click HERE if you wish to see some photos from the Wilmington NC 2009 Gathering.

Because of the major 75th Anniversary CSA Convention to be held at the APS StampShow in Richmond, Va in August 2010, a Mid-Year Meeting will not be held in 2010. The next Mid-Year Gathering in 2011 is planned for Savannah, Georgia in November 2011. Details to follow as they become available.