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Oxford (Granville Co.) Jan. 2, 1862
Scott CSA #6 pair rouletted. When the Civil War began, the South had little industrial ability; … Continue Reading…
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Edenton (Chowan Co.) Jan. 19, 1825
Six cent rate to carry this cover less than one mile by a ferry up Chowan River. The addressee, … Continue Reading…
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Biltmore (Buncombe Co.) Dec. 25, 1902
RFD – Rural Free Delivery began in North Carolina at China Grove in 1899. To the surprise of many … Continue Reading…
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Lenoir (Caldwell Co.) Sept. 21, 1861
When the Civil War began, stamps were unavailable. A few postmasters printed their own stamps. The … Continue Reading…
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Elizabeth City (Pasquotank Co.) Oct. 7, 1837
37 ½ cent rate – Handstamp showing a triple-rate letter for a distance of 80 to 150 miles. No other … Continue Reading…
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Kitty Hawk (Dare Co.) Dec 17, 1928
This 25th anniversary cover has the official cachet for the event and is signed by Orville Wright … Continue Reading…
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Wilmington (New Hanover Co.) Feb. 15, ca 1852
Honour’s City Post was a private mail carrier in Charleston that picked up mail and delivered it to … Continue Reading…
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Lincolnton (Lincoln Co.) May 19, 1938
After a successful all-North Carolina airmail week in 1937, Postmaster General Farley asked … Continue Reading…
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Murfreesborough (Hertford Co.) Jul. 6, 1861
Paid 10 and US #26 – Due 3 Southern letter unpaid. Postmaster Speed of Louisville, KY, prepared a … Continue Reading…
G R E E T I N G S

Charles F. Hall, Jr.
The society maintains extensive records of North Carolina postmarks from colonial to modern times collected from numerous sources since the society was formed, and is the leading authority on these postmarks. In the mid-1990s the society published a four volume set of books titled Post Offices and Postmasters of North Carolina, Colonial to USPS, documenting not only the post offices and postmasters but all the known postmarks of the nineteenth century for North Carolina. A major update to this work is in progress to expand the documented information through the twentieth and into the twenty first century. Information about this project is available under the Projects section of this site.
The society publishes a full-color quarterly journal in which new research of North Carolina postal history is presented. Members are encouraged to submit articles to the journal related to the postal history of North Carolina for any era. Society dues are only US$15.00 per year, which includes four issues of a spectacular journal.