1861 2c Postmasters' Provisional of New Orleans, LA, blue

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Own a Scarce Confederate Postmasters’ Provisional

Southern Postmasters Rallied in the Midst of Chaos. As the Civil War loomed, the federal government ended postal service to the South. While the new Confederate government struggled to provide basic services, local postmasters issued provisional stamps for use in their cities. These provisional stamps were generally in use between June 1, 1861, when the use of United States Stamps stopped in the Confederacy, and October 16, 1861, when the first Confederate government stamps were issued. Postmaster John Riddell of New Orleans engraved his own stamp design on wood from which stereotypes were made – allowing mail in the bustling port city to continue.

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