Funding the Spanish-American WarBetween April and August 1898, the U.S. and Spain fought a war that Spain lost and that resulted in the U.S. taking over Cuba, Puerto...
New York Postmaster Provisional Covers, 1845-46In March 1845, the U.S. Congress passed a law establishing new uniform rates of postage: 5-cents for a single sheet letter or a letter...
"My Darling Leila": A Confederate Civil War Cover from 1863The Confederate States of America (CSA) was formed by seven seceding states on February 8, 1861. Four more states joined the CSA after...
