Los-Nr. 3791

1861, Montgomery Ala., Mar/25 1861 good strike of cds. ties U.S. 1857, 3 cent dull red, rich color, on cover addressed to Jane H. Wilkinson at Southwick Mass.; tiny flaw on top and spots, otherwise fine. The Confederate States of America was formed on Feb. 4th 1861 at Montgomery Ala. The city remained the capital of the new nation until May 28, 1861, when the government was moved to Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate Post Office Department did not take over the postal system until June 1, 1861 and until that date the United States continued to operate the postal service in the seceded states.