Civil War Philatelic Society
 
Mike O’Reilly
Dan Knowles

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Daniel Knowles will provide the previously unknown history of the obscure Pioneer Express Company, which became the second most important express company functioning in the South during and immediately following the American Civil War.

Daniel M. Knowles, MD Principal Philatelic Interests and Collections:

Domestic and International Mail Handling by the United States During the 1860s
Impact of the American Civil War on the Mail
Development of the Confederate States of America Postal Service
Postal History of Suffolk County, Long Island, New York State
Postal History of Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York State
Postal History of the Long Island Railroad
Postal History of Mail Service Across the Long Island Sound
PAID Markings and Auxiliary Markings on the 1861 3 Cent Stamp on Cover

Michael O’Reilly will discuss New Orleans Confederate Postmaster Provisionals such as the cover above which is one of only 12 recorded covers using the 2¢ Red New Orleans Postmaster Provisional stamp.

Michael C. O’Reilly Principal Philatelic Interests and Collections:

Alabama Postal History from 1798 to 1869
New Orleans Confederate Postmaster Provisionals

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