# O91P4 - 1873 24c Official Mail Stamp - War, rose
Official Mail Stamps- Missing From Many Collections
Official Mail stamps, also known as departmental stamps, were developed in the 19th century as a means of accounting for postage on mail sent by various federal departments. These are a neat area of philately, and would make a great addition to your U.S. collection.
Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan”
At the beginning of the Civil War, many in Washington, DC, felt the Union would defeat the Confederacy in a short time. General Winfield Scott was a seasoned soldier and skilled strategist, so he knew the war would be drawn out.
Scott’s plan would take time. Steamships had to be built to navigate the Mississippi and 60,000 troops had to be recruited and trained. Scott’s proposal for the Mississippi region was to begin in the North and march steadily south. The heavily armed boats would accompany army transport boats that would capture Confederate forts. The remaining troops would follow to secure the territory. The final battle would take place in New Orleans and the river would be in the hands of the Union, cutting off the Confederate supply lines in the West.
In the early months of the war, Scott was in conflict with President Lincoln and George McClellan wanted to replace him. Scott was eventually pushed to resign and was replaced by McClellan. Though Scott’s proposal was ridiculed in the early days of the war, as the fighting progressed, many of his ideas were implemented to defeat the Confederacy.
Click here to view an 1861 drawing depicting Scott’s Anaconda Plan.
Official Mail Stamps- Missing From Many Collections
Official Mail stamps, also known as departmental stamps, were developed in the 19th century as a means of accounting for postage on mail sent by various federal departments. These are a neat area of philately, and would make a great addition to your U.S. collection.
Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan”
At the beginning of the Civil War, many in Washington, DC, felt the Union would defeat the Confederacy in a short time. General Winfield Scott was a seasoned soldier and skilled strategist, so he knew the war would be drawn out.
Scott’s plan would take time. Steamships had to be built to navigate the Mississippi and 60,000 troops had to be recruited and trained. Scott’s proposal for the Mississippi region was to begin in the North and march steadily south. The heavily armed boats would accompany army transport boats that would capture Confederate forts. The remaining troops would follow to secure the territory. The final battle would take place in New Orleans and the river would be in the hands of the Union, cutting off the Confederate supply lines in the West.
In the early months of the war, Scott was in conflict with President Lincoln and George McClellan wanted to replace him. Scott was eventually pushed to resign and was replaced by McClellan. Though Scott’s proposal was ridiculed in the early days of the war, as the fighting progressed, many of his ideas were implemented to defeat the Confederacy.
Click here to view an 1861 drawing depicting Scott’s Anaconda Plan.