Project Overview

In October 2006 James L. D. Monroe, President of the Confederate Stamp Alliance, announced acquisition of the rights to the New Dietz Confederate States Catalog and Handbook, last published in 1986. The rights were secured from New Dietz Editorial Committee Chairman and owner Hubert C. Skinner. The forthcoming volume will simply be titled the Confederate States Catalog and Handbook.

The 21st century edition of the Confederate States Catalog and Handbook is long overdue and will no doubt be in much demand by collectors, serious students and dealers. The new catalog will take advantage of all of the marvelous changes in technology that have occurred in the past two decades, including the strong likelihood of a full color catalog. The publication goal is 2010, in attempt to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Confederate Stamp Alliance. The Alliance 75th anniversary celebration will be held in Richmond, Virginia, in conjunction with the APS StampShow in August 2010.

Members of the Confederate Stamp Alliance are excited about this ambitious project and delighted to have finally acquired the rights to this revered catalog. Editor-in-Chief Trish Kaufmann emphasizes that this will be the labor of dozens of learned contributors and not just the editorial board who will organize and choreograph the contents, as well as adding substantive content. The editorial trio all individually made major contributions to the 1986 edition and stress that this type of project cannot be done without the assistance of many others.

As with any catalog of this type, it is important for collectors to report errors in the old catalog, unlisted material since the1986 edition, and offer any ideas or suggestions. Don't assume the editorial board or section editors are aware of all changes just because an item may have appeared on eBay recently or in an auction catalog. Do it now. This is your catalog.

For more information on the catalog project, offers of assistance, or information on the Confederate Stamp Alliance, contact any of the editorial board or section editors in the appropriate field. Check the "Your Input" page and give us you suggestions. Thank you!