ISSUE 171 - March 7, 2025 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Yesterday in U.S. Stamps & Postal History:
Montgomery Blair: Lincoln's Postmaster General
by Don L. Evans
President Lincoln had great difficulty in finding a general who could lead his armies to victory. He appointed many who failed to meet expectations. However, when it came to selecting the right man to head his Post Office Department he made an outstanding choice by choosing Montgomery Blair (Figure 1) as his Post Master General.
On March 9, 1861, just five days after his inauguration, Abraham Lincoln appointed Blair to his Cabinet, and the new PMG immediately began to . . .
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