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1861: 1861 Issue
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The eight values of the 1861 Issue were delivered to the government Stamp Agent on August 16, and it seems that Baltimore, on August 17, became the first post office to place the new issue on sale. The earliest known usages for 1861 stamps are as follows: 1c Scott 63 eku 8/17; 3c Scott 64b (Rose Pink) eku 8/17; 5c Scott 67 (Buff) eku 8/19; 10c Scott 68 eku 8/20; 12c Scott 69 eku 8/20; 24c Scott 70c (Violet) eku 8/20; 30c Scott 71 eku 8/20; and 90c Scott 72 eku 11/27. The 10c First Design is recorded no earlier than September 17, about one month after the 10c Type II date.
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The 1861-O double eagle is very rare and one of the more historically interesting Type 1 double eagles. The issue was struck by three different governmental authorities. It has been estimated that the federal government struck 5,000 coins, the state of Louisiana 9,750 coins, and the Confederacy 2,991 coins. Unfortunately, it cannot be determined with certainty which mint struck which coins. There are probably fewer than 200 coins known in all grades, most of which are Very Fine or Extremely Fine. High-grade examples are very rare and desirable.
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In early January 1861, a special convention of delegates from around the state met in Tallahassee to consider whether Florida should leave the Union. Governor Madison Starke Perry and Governor-elect John Milton were both strong supporters of secession. For days, the issues were debated inside and outside the convention. In a minority opinion, former territorial governor Richard Keith Call, acting as a private citizen, argued that secession would bring only ruin to the state.
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With the 1851-1861 Issue, three cents paid for the delivery of a half-ounce letter to a location 3,000 miles away. But the 1850 Act ... prescribed penalties for letters sent without prepayment: two cents for letters going less than 3,000 miles and four cents for those going over 3,000 miles.
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April 19, 1861 - President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. For the duration of the war the blockade limits the ability of the rural South to stay well supplied in its war against the industrialized North.
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The troops of Massachusetts are the first to die for the Union in the American Civil War (1861-1865). This war was between the United States of America (the Union) and the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy). One of the main issues was slavery; the Union was opposed to slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union at this time.
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