Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Glossary of Philatelic Terms xiii
6. Time Line of Important Dates xv
7. CHAPTER ONE Difficult Times for Southern Postmasters and Their Customers 1
8. CHAPTER THREE The World’s Greatest Philatelists Acquire Their Own Texas Collections 9
9. CHAPTER FOUR The Printed Texas Stamps 29
10. CHAPTER FOUR The Printed Texas Stamps 49
11. CHAPTER FIVE The “Cut and Paste” Texas Stamps 71
12. CHAPTER SIX The “Book and Pill Label” Stamps of Gonzales 83
13. CHAPTER SEVEN The Curious Case of Wharton, Waxahachie, and Other “Wannabe” Texas Postmasters’ Stamps 87
14. Epilogue 95
15. Appendix. A Census of the Known Texas Confederate Postmasters’ Provisional Stamps 97
16. Notes on Sources 109
17. Index 113