June 1861 The Proclamation of Mr. Reagan, Post-Master General of the Confederate States, announcing that he will take the entire charge and direction of the Postal Service on the first day of June, has the following clause: Until a postal treaty shall be made with the Government of the United States for the exchange of mail between the Government and the Government of this confederacy, and until suppliers of postage stamps and stamped envelopes are procured for the prepayment of postage under the provisions of the first section of the act approved March 1st, 1861, Postmasters will not be authorized to collect United States Postage on mail matter sent to or received from those States. Source:WPA papers in Jefferson County
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