Wilmington NC Mid-Year Gathering
20-22 MAR 2009



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.

CSA Secretary Rich Murphy, CSA President Trish Kaufmann, CSA Vice-President Van Koppersmith

Southern Supper

Southern Supper

Stefan Jaronski and Genevieve Gwynne

Tom and Sandy Ross

Maurice Bursey giving his presentation on the Goldsboro NC Bonits Patriotic Covers.

Mike Kelly and Rich Murphy looking over covers at Trish Kaumann's table in the trading room.

Cape Fear River outside the meeting hotel.

Another view of the Cape Fear River.

Battleship North Carolina moored directly across the river from the hotel.