Confederate Blockade Postage 
(A Bogus Post)

These stamps were first reported in the philatelic press in 1864 in Le Timbre-Poste published in Brussels, Belgium. They appear to represent stamps used on mail that passed through the blockade from the Confederacy to the West Indies or to Europe. The idea for these imaginary stamps may have come from the blockade running post established and run by Antonio Costa  briefly at the end of 1861. The earliest examples probably originated abroad while S. A. Taylor produced and advertised his variety (#4, type 4) early in 1865 (see notice here)

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The catalog numbering system uses the letter "B" for "Bogus" on these.

The Different Stamps

Blockade #1
25c "to W. Indies"

Blockade #2
50c "to W. Indies"

Blockade #3
$1 "to W. Indies"

Blockade #4
$1 "to Europe"

The Types

#1 - Type 1.
(#1B1)

 #1 - Type  2.
(#1B2)		 #2 - Type 1.
(#2B1)		 #2 - Type 2.
(#2B2)		 #3 - Type 1.
(#3B1)

#4 - Type 1.
(#4B1)		 #4 - Type 2.
(#4B2)		 #4 - Type 3.
(#4B3)		 #4 - Type 4.
(#4B4)		 #4 - Type 5.
(#4B5)

Richard Frajola (September 28, 2001)

References:
    Confederate Philatelist, Crazy Confederates or Bogus Adhesives by H.F. Rooke, January, 1969
    Stamps, George Sloane's column of March 24, 1951