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Publications for Sale

* Confederate States of America -Philatelic Fakes, Forgeries, and Fantasies of the 19th and 20th Centuries (Free US Shipping)

Peter W. W. Powell & John L. Kimbrough MD

Your price: $50.00
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A "must have" book for any collector of Confederate stamps and covers. Contains very clear images and descriptions of the many known fakes in an easy-to-use format. This book will save you much more than the cost by helping you evaluate material from a position of knowledge. (432p)

* Florida Postal History During the Civil War (Free US Shipping)

Deane R. Briggs, MD

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This book is the definitive text documenting the Confederate and Union postal systems operating in Florida between 1861 and 1865. Most of the major Confederate and Union covers are reproduced in color, with a complete census of over 1600 covers. Author Deane R. Briggs, MD, has spent 30 years researching and exhibiting Florida postal history. His research uses records from auction catalogs dating to the 1930s as well as archival material from the Florida State Archives, making this an invaluable Civil War postal history reference. All Florida towns that had post offices during the period are listed, together with the names of postmasters, compensation rates, and post office receipts. All postal routes used during this period are described in detail. Official Union occupation post offices and the Key West, Fort Pickens and Fort Jefferson post offices that operated during the war are recorded along with examples of all known Union Florida postal markings.

* Special Mail Routes of the American Civil War (Free US Shipping)

Steven C. Walske, Scott R. Trepel

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Excellent Civil War postal history reference including sections focused on; Suspension of USA Post Office Routes, Precursor Private Express Routes, Across-the-Lines Private Express Routes, Flag-of-Truce Routes, Trans-Mississippi Routes, Blockade Runner Routes, Trans-Rio Grande Routes, Covert Mail Routes, and Private Express Routes in the CSA. (282p)

* The Springfield Facsimiles of Confederate Postage Stamps (Free US Shipping)

Steven M. Roth, Francis J. Crown, Jr., and Patricia A. Kaufmann

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This book provides original research on the Springfield Facsimiles, with a complete, illustrated history of these stamps and their creator, Howard MacIntosh.

Civil War Postal History of Natchez, Mississippi

Parks, William S.

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Published 2002. Card. Chronological postal history showing many markings and covers. 98 p.

Confederate States General Issue Stamps used on Adversity Covers, 1861-1865

Weiss, William R.

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Published 1995, Over 200 covers  illustrated  along with descriptions covering various usages and types. 109 p.

Confederate Use of Patriotics during the Civil War

John W. Walker

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Edward H. Cushing: His Express and the Mail

Francis J. Crown, Jr.

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Reprinted as Monograph by CWPS 2024, Initially published in Congress Book 2022.  Original research providing a clear understanding of Cushing’s Express while giving the historical context to help understand the true activities of the Express and how it interacted with the Confederate postal system.  72 p.

List of Establishments, Discontinuances and Changes in Name of the Post Offices in the Confederate States since 1861

Confederate Post Office Department Booklet

Your price: $5.00
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Booklet details all of Establishments, Discontinuances and changes in name of the Post Offices in the Confederacy, up to January 1864 by state. 16 p.

The Confederate Postmaster Provisionals of Baton Rouge

Richard L. Calhoun

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The Organization of the Confederate Post Office at Montgomery and a Story of the Thomas Welsh Provisional Stamped Envelope

Brannon, Peter

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Published 1960. HB. Ordinance of Secession; PO organization; PMG report; CSA stamps & postal paper; and 30 p. on the Welsh Provisional. 166 p.

The Turbulent Decade; Georgia's Post Offices 1860-1869

Francis J. Crown, Jr.

Your price: $10.00
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An excellent listing of Georgia Post Offices showing the transition from the US postal system to the CSA postal system and back again at the end of the Civil War. Includes postmasters and appointments with dates by town and the postmasters alphabetically plus an exceptional 22 page introduction and history. Includes 5 appendices, notes and bibliography.

Uniontown, Alabama Postmaster's Provisionals

Francis J. Crown, Jr

Your price: $6.00
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This is a comprehensive study of the stamps and philatelic history of the postmaster's provisionals of Uniontown, Alabama.  This publication has 71 pages and contains a census and illustrations of all known stamps and covers.   Also, includes plating information, and the historical context tracing the Uniontown Provisionals through the literature.

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