VA3227

CSA #5 with a beautiful Deep Rose color (margin close at the top right corner) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 3b (broken "N" of "JUN") 20 JUN 1862. The stamp color could be considered by some to be very close to a Carmine. Addressed to Mrs. W. T. Walthall, Greenville, Alabama. CSA Certificate 2007 which confirms the Deep Rose color and notes a retouched surface scuff (stamp) at the lower right which is unobtrusive. Very Fine appearance. Ex-Kaufmann. The cover was most likely sent by Capt William T. Walthall (1820-1899) of Co I 12th Ala Inf home to his wife. Capt Walthall's war record is sketchy. He is refered to as Major Walthall after the war but there is no record that could be found of an actual promotion. He was an educator and a writer and was the editor of the Mobile, Ala, newspaper for a time after the war. He also assisted Jefferson Davis in writing his history of the Confederacy and may have ghost written some of Davis' history. He also wrote a sketch of Jefferson Davis' life.

$850.00

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