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SC1105

CSA #1 Horz Pair Stone 1 Positions 5-6 (margin just touches at upper right and with an upper sheet margin) tied by the Darlington SC CDS 3 MAY (1862). Stamps pay the double weight rate. Addressed to Hon Wm H, Gist, Columbia, So. Ca. Period docketing at left "S. A. Wood $3.37 enclosed no answer" naming the sender and indicating the cover contained money. The docketing does not appear to be in the former governor's hand so was most likely written by a secretary. Missing part of top back flap, otherwise Very Fine. William Henry Gist (1807-1874) was the pre-war governor of South Carolina 1858-1860 and a leader of the secessionist movement. He was a signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession on 12/20/1860. William Henry Gist was a cousin of States Rights Gist, a Confederate General killed while leading a charge at the Battle of Franklin (Tennessee) 11/30/1864, the last major battle fought in the Western Theater.

$550.00

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