In 1864, with Richmond endangered by the close proximity of the Union armies, the Confederate authorities transferred the printing of currency and postage stamps from Richmond to Columbia, South Carolina.

CS11KB Ten cents Jefferson Davis	The four ten cent plates (CS11 and CS12) made by Archer and Daly were turned over to Keatinge & Ball of Columbia. Earliest use November 7, 1864.
CS12KB Platebock of 12 with the Keatinge & Ball imprint
	Keatinge & Ball continued to print stamps until Columbia fell to Sherman's forces on February 17, 1865.
Postmaster General John Reagan fled Richmond with Jefferson Davis just before Lee's surrender at Appomatox. During their journey Reagan was also appointed Secretary of the Treasury. He was arrested with President Davis on May 8, 1865, and was imprisoned at Ft. Warren in Boston Harbor. Reagan was pardoned and released from prison almost two years later. He returned to his home state of Texas. He eventually made it back to Congress, where he became chairman of the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. Genuine usage of the Confederate postal system ended on May 22, 1865, after the surrender of General Kirby-Smith's Trans-Mississippi forces. As Union troops regained southern territories, federal mail service began to be restored. By the end of 1865, almost 500 routes had been restored. By November 1, 1866, almost half of the post offices in the south had been returned to federal service.