This
Confederate Stamp Primer Online is a basic guide for those who
don't have access to classic philatelic literature on the subject
or for those who do, but would like a quick online reference.
You may view just the section in which you are interested or
read it systematically from one page to the next. This primer
deals only with stamps and not the vast area of postal history.
For an overview of the postal history of the Confederacy, see
The Rebel Post
in the Articles section on this website. Of particular interest
may be the section "Trouble Spots",
a guide to determining the difference between stamps of similar
design, as well as tips and illustrations of commonly encountered
counterfeits.
A
Brief Overview
Postmaster
Provisionals
General
Issues
The
Printers
CSA
#1 - 5¢
green Jefferson Davis
CSA
#2 - 10¢
blue Thomas Jefferson
CSA
#3 - 2¢ green Andrew Jackson
CSA #4
- 5¢
blue Jefferson Davis
CSA #5
- 10¢
rose Thomas Jefferson
CSA #6
- 5¢
blue
Jefferson Davis - London
CSA #7-
5¢
blue
Jefferson Davis - Richmond
CSA #8
- 2¢ red Andrew Jackson
CSA #9
- 10¢
blue
Jefferson Davis -T-E-N
CSA #10
- 10¢
blue
Jefferson Davis - frameline
CSA #11
- 10¢
blue
Jefferson Davis - type I
CSA #12
- 10¢
blue
Jefferson Davis - type II
CSA #13
- 20¢
green George Washington
CSA
#14 - 1¢
orange John C.Calhoun
Trouble
Spots
This
section will be added one treatise at a time to cover such common
problems for those new to collecting Confederates, such as identifying
Scott CSA #11 from #12, the London print from the Local print,
altered plate reprint questions and more. Many
of them are written by CSA member Robert Chambers, a student
of Confederate general issues since childhood, and used with
his permission with some editing and occasionally signficant
additions/changes by me. I had initially planned this section
and when I encountered his helpful treatises online, I realized
they were a perfect match for this section.
How
to easily tell the difference between a #11 and #12
When
is a TEN a 9? Confederate look-a-likes
and common
forgeries of #9 and #10
Gum
- a dilemma!
How to tell the difference between a
#6 (London Print), #7 (Richmond Print) and NY counterfeit
