CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

I. Main Page

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II. Personal Background

• -- Magazine Article --
• -- Gen Conrad L. Bush CSA Philatelic Consultant --

III. Introduction to Confederate States Stamps and Postal History

• Introduction to Confederate Stamps and Postal History (Pamphlet)
• Collector's Guide to Confederate Philately

• CSA #1	CSA #2	CSA #3	CSA #4	CSA #5	CSA #6	CSA #7
  CSA #8	CSA #9	CSA #10	CSA #11	CSA #12	CSA #13	CSA #14
  CSA #11 and CSA #12 Color Shades
  Strip of 4 of the Frame-Line Stamp from the Bush Collection
  Strip of 4 of the 2c Green with Color Dot from the Bush Collection

• My very first Confederate Cover from the Kimbrough Collection
• Robert E. Lee Cover and Photograph from the Kimbrough Collection
• Jefferson Davis Executive Dept Cover from the Royster Collection
• CSA Stamp Printing Methods and a Short History
• Seguin, Texas, June 4, 1865: Latest Known Legitimate Confederate Postal Usage"
• "A Prisoner's Story"
• "A Prisoner's Story Revisited"
• "Through-The Lines West Tennessee to North Carolina"
• "A Strange Premonition"
• "New Earliest Known Usage for the 5c Blue Lithograph Stone 2"
• "Transatlantic CSA Patriotic Covers"
• "Jefferson Davis Death Mask Cover"
• "Confederate Missouri"
• "The General Issue Stamps of the Confederate States of America"
• "Civilian Through-the-Lines Mail Accepted and Rejected -- An Overview"
• "Eagle Furnace, Tennessee -- The Clack Estate"
• "The De La Rue Stamps of the Confederacy"
• "Andersonville - Letter to Union Colonel William H. Noble, A Prisoner at Andersonville"
• "The Gray Ghost: A Prisoner of War Cover -- John Singleton Mosby's Famed Partisan Rangers"

IV. Net Price Catalogs

• Sales Policies and How to Order
• CSA Search Tutorial

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• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 1 -- Alabama, Arkansas, Florida
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 2 -- Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 3 -- Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 4 -- Tennessee, Texas
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 5 -- Virginia -- Part I
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 6 -- Virginia -- Part II
• CSA Postal History Net Price List Part 7 -- Army Field Cancels, Patriotics, Railroads, POW, Miscellaneous
  
  • Bush Exhibit .
  • Teffs Collection.
  • Hamilton Correspondence
• CSA Stamps Net Price List Part 1 -- Provisionals, CSA #1, CSA #2, CSA #3
• CSA Stamps Net Price List Part 2 -- CSA #4, CSA #5
• CSA Stamps Net Price List Part 3 -- CSA #6, CSA #7
• CSA Stamps Net Price List Part 4 -- CSA #8, CSA #9, CSA #10, CSA #11
• CSA Stamps Net Price List Part 5 -- CSA #12, CSA #13, CSA #14
• CSA Currency Net Price List
• Items "SOLD" since 1 APR 2013.
  
  • Items SOLD 1 APR 2012 - 30 JUN 2012.
  • Items SOLD 1 JUL 2012 - 30 SEP 2012.
  • Items SOLD 1 OCT 2012 - 31 DEC 2012.
  • Items SOLD 1 JAN 2013 - 31 MAR 2013.
• CONFEDERATE STAMP ALBUM
  • SAMPLE PAGE -- Detailed General Issues
  • SAMPLE PAGE -- General Issues Type Set
  • SAMPLE PAGE -- Provisional Issues
• USA Modern Mint Stamps
• E-Bay Auction Lots
• Internet Auction Scams

V. CSA Order Form

VI. Show Schedule

• Washington 2006 International PHOTOS.
• APS StampShow 2003 PHOTOS.
• APS StampShow 2004 PHOTOS.
• APS Winter Show 2005 PHOTOS.
• APS StampShow 2005 PHOTOS.
• APS StampShow 2008 PHOTOS.

VII. Confederate Stamp Alliance

• Confederate Philatelist Archives
• CSA Authentication Committee
• CSA Convention Reports and Photos .
• CSA Mid-Year Gathering.
• CSA Membership Application
• Confederate Stamp Alliance Home Page
• CSA Unofficial Bulletin Archives.

VIII. Stars and Bars Major Exhibit

• The Stars and Bars
  • Begin the Cycle with the Title Page
    • Title Page
      • Page 1
    • Explanation Page
      • Page 2
    • Handcarried Covers
      • Page 3 -- Page 4 -- Page 5 -- Page 6 -- Page 7 -- Page 8
    • Patriotic Sticker
      • Page 9
    • USA Used to the CSA
      • Page 10
    • Independent State Usage
      • Page 11
    • USA Used in the CSA
      • Page 12 -- Page 13 -- Page 14
    • Manuscript CSA Postal Markings
      • Page 15 -- Page 16 -- Page 17 -- Page 18 -- Page 19
    • Handstamp PAIDS
      • Page 20 -- Page 21 -- Page 22 -- Page 23 -- Page 24 -- Page 25 -- Page 26
      • Page 27 -- Page 28 -- Page 29 -- Page 30 -- Page 31 -- Page 32 -- Page 33
    • Handstamp Provisional
      • Page 34
    • Soldiers Dues
      • Page 35 -- Page 36 -- Page 37 -- Page 38
    • General Issue Stamps
      • Page 39 -- Page 40 -- Page 41 -- Page 42 -- Page 43
      • Page 44 -- Page 45 -- Page 46 -- Page 47
    • Union Usage of CSA Patriotic
      • Page 48

IX. Fake CSA Stamps and Covers

• CSA Postal History -- Fakes, Phonies, Forgeries
  • Begin the Cycle with Page 1
    • Page 1 -- Forgery
    • Page 2 -- Added Stamps
    • Page 3 -- Added Stamp
    • Page 4 -- Substituted Stamp
    • Page 5 -- Substituted Stamp
    • Page 6 -- Phony Postmark
    • Page 7 -- Fabricated Postmark
    • Page 8 -- Fox Fake
    • Page 9 -- Added Stamp and Fake Postmark
    • Page 10 -- Cover Conversion
    • Page 11 -- Contrived Covers
    • Page 12 -- Contrived Covers
    • Page 13 -- Repaired Stamp
    • Page 14 -- Restored Cover
    • Page 15 -- Genuine or Fake?
    • Page 16 -- Added Stamp and Phony Postmark
    • Page 17 -- Added Stamp
    • Page 18 -- Added Stamps
    • Page 19 -- Fake Perfs
    • Page 20 -- Genuine vs Fake
    • Page 21 -- Fake Frame-Line Stamp on Cover
    • Page 22 -- Fake Through-the-Lines Cover
    • Page 23 -- Counterfeit Brownsville, Tex Cover
    • Page 24 -- Fake Wallpaper Cover
    • Page 25 -- Fake 10c Blue Type I Perforated Cover
    • Page 26 -- Stamp Photocopy on Cover
    • Page 27 -- Fake 20c Green Bisect on Cover
    • Page 28 -- Fake Richmond, Va Postmark
    • Page 29 -- Springfield Facsimiles on Cover
    • Page 30 -- Fake "C.S.A." Overprint
    • Page 31 -- Fake Wetumpka, Ala Postmark
    • Page 32 -- Fake Old Capitol Prison POW Cover
    • Page 33 -- Postmark Incompatible with CSA Usage
    • Page 34 -- Bogus Ship Island, Miss Military Prison Handstamp
    • Clarks Mills NC Grid -- Fake or Genuine?
• CSA Stamps - Fakes, Reprints, Counterfeits
  • Confederate Fantasies
  • Fake CSA Provisionals

X. Questions and Answers

• QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
  • I have a CSA #11 stamp perforated in gauge 8 1/2. How can I be sure if it is genuine or not? Answer
  • How can I tell the difference between CSA #6 and CSA #7 on London (De La Rue) Paper? I know they are considered to be different stamps, but they look the same to me. Answer
  • Can you make some comments with regard to the condition of Confederate Stamps particularly with regard to the gum? I like to collect Original Gum Never Hinged stamps but find that is next to impossible with regards to Confederate stamps. Answer
  • I am having trouble trying to identify CSA #11 from CSA #12 and also trying to identfy which are the Archer and Daly printings and which are the Keatinge & Ball printings. Can you explain the differences? Answer
  • How do you tell the difference between the Paterson and the Hoyer & Ludwig printings of the CSA #2? Answer
  • I have not been able to find any real information about the CSA stamps that are showing up on E-Bay described as "Unissued Confederate Stamps." One looks like the 5c Jefferson Davis #6 but is a 10c value and is in various colors. The other looks like the John C. Calhoun #14 but is a 2c value in green. I cannot find these stamps in my catalog. Can you tell us something about these stamps? Answer
  • Would you please explain the significance of the "Old Point Comfort" cancels on Civil War mail? Answer
  • In the Scott Catalog, the value for CSA #8 and CSA #13 is much higher for a used stamp than for a mint stamp. Would you discuss this difference in catalog values and also comment on the fake cancels seen on these stamps? Answer
  • I would like to start a Collection of CSA Stamps and Covers. Can you give some advice as to how one goes about starting such a collection? Answer

XIII. Philatelic Links

This page is subject to possible frequent changes, so the individual links available on this page are not listed here.

XII. Gun Collection

An exhibit of my personal collection of Civil War period Percussion Revolvers.

XIV. Georgie the Cat

Photos of my cats.

XV. Guestbook

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