CSA 5a, 10¢ carmine, vivid color – a classic example of this rare shade with large even margins all around, tied by a clear strike of blue CHARLOTTESVILLE VA AUG 5 1863 double-circle datestamp on cover to Mrs. S. A. Johnson, New Hope, Augusta, Va. Care of Rev. S Kennedy, minor back flap tear, Extremely Fine. Stellar provenance for this gem. Ex Finney, Emerson, Brooks, Shenfield, Engstler, and Frank Mandel, who arguably owned more carmine stamps than anyone. Signed by philatelic luminary Stanley B. Ashbrook who plated this as position 49. 2024 CWPS certificate. SCV $5,000.  $7,000.