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1861-1866 Civil War Era
New Issues of the Union
Fears that the Confederacy would sell US stamps for cash to purchase weapons induced the Union to demonetize its 1851 issue and print a new series. CSA Postmaster General John H. Reagan directed postmasters in seceded states to return their stores of stamps to the Union, which some did. The National Bank Note Company printed the Union's new issue. |