CSA 9, 10¢ blue "TEN" with clear DOUBLE TRANSFER in "TEN CENTS," tied by STAUNTON / Va. // JAN / 28 cds on small embossed lady's cover to Wm B. Gallaher, Waynesboro, Va., reply docketing at top, bit of foxing, missing back flap and small rubbed spot below datestamp slightly breaks paper, Very Fine appearance, ex Wishnietsky, SCV $1,500. with no premium for the double transfer. $950.

William Bowen Gallaher (1840-1911) attended Waynesboro Academy in Waynesboro as youth. He fought as a Lieutenant in both the 1st Virginia Cavalry and 5th Virginia Cavalry Army of Northern Virginia (Fitzhugh Lee). He attended both VMI and Georgetown; he worked as an engineer and married Amelia Frances Briscoe (1845-1911), a member of a prominent Maryland family. The family lived at an estate called "Springdale," near Waynesboro. His father was Hugh Lafferty Gallaher (born in Pennsylvania) who owned farms, a mill, and a tannery in and around Waynesboro. His loyalty during the Civil War was a subject of controversy, as he was known to entertain both Union and Confederate soldiers in his home. In 1871 he petitioned the Southern Claims Commission that he should be reimbursed for $32,587.50 worth of property, purportedly taken by U.S. troops to benefit the U.S. Army, invoking a provision intended to reimburse Southerners who had remained loyal to the Union during the war. The claim was challenged and denied, and further investigation revealed that Gallaher had served as a blockade runner and privateer for the Confederacy. The Gallaher and Briscoe Family Confederate Papers (1858-1925) are in the Special Collection, Carrier Library, James Madison University.