the confederate states post office

5fish

5fish

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 28, 2019
Messages
10,739
Reaction score
4,570
Here the first....

www.mysticstamp.com

1861 5c Confederate States - Jefferson Davis - green, soft paper, imperf (Hoyer & Ludwig)

First Confederate Stamp 1861 5¢ Jefferson Davis Own the first stamp issued by the Confederate States of America – and the only stamp to
www.mysticstamp.com www.mysticstamp.com

A 5¢ stamp picturing Jefferson Davis was issued on October 16, 1861. It was produced by the Richmond firm Hoyer & Ludwig using stone lithography. In an era before television and the Internet, the 5¢ Jefferson Davis stamp offered some people in the South a first glimpse of the new Confederate president. This also marked the first time a living president appeared on a stamp used in the U.S
 
Last edited:
jgoodguy

jgoodguy

Webmaster
Staff member
Administrator
Joined
May 12, 2019
Messages
7,149
Reaction score
4,166
Had the postmaster general of the CSA swapped places with Davis, Dixie might be a national anthem of a nation with a crappy postal system.

en.wikipedia.org

John Henninger Reagan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org

Reagan was an able administrator, presiding over the only cabinet department that was described as functioning well during the war.[citation needed] Despite the hostilities, the United States Post Office Department continued operations in the Confederacy until June 1, 1861, when the Confederate service took over its functions.[6]

Reagan sent an agent to Washington, D.C., with letters asking the heads of the United States Post Office Department's various bureaus to come work for him. Amazingly, nearly all did so, bringing copies of their records, contracts, account books, etc. "Reagan in effect had stolen the U.S. Post Office," historian William C. Davis wrote. When President Davis asked his cabinet for the status of their departments, Reagan reported he had his up and running in six weeks. Davis was amazed.

Reagan cut expenses by eliminating costly and little-used routes and forcing railroads that carried the mail to reduce their rates. Despite the problems the war caused, his department managed to turn a profit, "the only post office department in American history to pay its own way," wrote William C. Davis. Reagan was the only member of the cabinet to oppose Robert E. Lee's offensive into Pennsylvania in June–July 1863. He instead supported a proposal to detach the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia to reinforce Joseph E. Johnston in Mississippi, so that he could break the Siege of Vicksburg. Historian Shelby Foote noted that, as the only Cabinet member from west of the Mississippi, Reagan was acutely aware of the critical consequences of Vicksburg's capture.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top