# CSA62X1 - 1861 2c Postmasters' Provisional of New Orleans, LA, blue
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Own a Scarce Confederate Postmastersâ 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.Â
Postmaster John Riddell of New Orleans engraved his own stamp design on wood from which stereotypes were made â allowing mail in the bustling port city to continue.
Get a unique piece of Civil War history â order your scarce imperforate Confederate Postmasterâs Provisional right away.
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United Confederate Veterans
In the years after the Civil War ended, both Northern and Southern veterans began establishing their own local organizations to stay in contact with each other and provide aid to those veterans in need. In the North, Union veterans founded the Grand Army of the Republic in 1866.
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Own a Scarce Confederate Postmastersâ 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.Â
Postmaster John Riddell of New Orleans engraved his own stamp design on wood from which stereotypes were made â allowing mail in the bustling port city to continue.
Get a unique piece of Civil War history â order your scarce imperforate Confederate Postmasterâs Provisional right away.
Â
United Confederate Veterans
In the years after the Civil War ended, both Northern and Southern veterans began establishing their own local organizations to stay in contact with each other and provide aid to those veterans in need. In the North, Union veterans founded the Grand Army of the Republic in 1866.