State
Editors
The state sections include U.S. Used After Secession, Handstamped
Paids, Manuscript Paids, Non-military due markngs. State editors
report to the section heads.
Section
Head, Stampless - Frank Crown 
for: GA, AL, FL, NC, SC, VA
Section Head, Stampless - Jerry Palazolo 
for:
MS, AR, KY, LA, TX, TN, NM/AZ, IT
Section
Head,
U.S. Used After Secession - Co-editors:
Earl Kaplan 
;
Andy Kupersmit
Alabama
- Van Koppersmith 
Arkansas - Bruce Roberts 
Florida - Deane Briggs 
Georgia - Frank Crown
Indian Nations - Joe Crosby 
Kentucky -
Stefan Jaronski 
Louisiana - Jerry Palazolo
Mississippi - Co-editors: Don Garrett 
William
S. Parks
New Mexico/Arizona - John Birkinbine 
North Carolina - Tony Crumbley 
South Carolina - Co-editors: Harvey Teal/Rich Murphy
Tennessee - Jerry Palazolo
Texas - Charles Deaton 
Vince
King
Virginia/ West Virginia - Gene Lightfoot 
General
Issues - Leonard Hartmann 
Private Perforations - John M.
Hotchner
Essays
and Proofs - Leonard Hartmann
3¢
1861 Postmaster Provisionals - Trish Kaufmann 
Confederate
Provisionals Section head - Frank Crown
o Adhesives - Peter Powell 
o Printed envelopes - Peter Powell
o Handstamped envelopes - Frank Crown
Special
Postal Routes - Section head Steve Walske 
o U.S. Post Office through-the-lines routes - Steve Walske
o Private Express Company through-the-lines routes - Steve Walske
o
Flag-of-truce Routes
...... Civilian Flag-of-truce mail
- Steve Walske
...... Prisoner Flag-of-truce mail
- Steve Walske/Galen Harrison
o Trans-Mississippi - Steve Walske/Jim Monroe 
o Blockade-run mail - Steve Walske
o Trans-Rio Grande mail - Steve Walske
o Smuggled Mail Routes - Steve Walske/Trish Kaufmann
Special
Postal Services - Section head Steve Walske
o Carrier
mail - Richard
L. Calhoun
o
Way Mail
- Van Koppersmith
o
Pre-June 1861 Private Express Mail - Scott Trepel 
o Internal Southern Express Mail - Scott Trepel
o Post-war Reconstruction Mail - Scott Trepel
Officials/Semi-Officials
- Tom Lera 
Patriotics - John Kimbrough 
College Covers - Larry Baum 
Advertising Covers - Larry Baum
Fakes - Peter Powell
Postmarks and Cancellations - Conrad Bush 
Postmarks in Color -
Railroads -
Lou Hannen 
Military Mail (including "rover" postmarks)
- Stefan Jaronski
Inland Waterways - Steven M. Roth 
General Information/Glossary Terms - Trish Kaufmann
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