St. Augustine, British Florida to England, 1777, American Blockade Run. Folded letter datelined "St. Augustine 23rd July 1777" and addressed to Berwick, England, endorsed "per favor of Capt. McLeod" at lower left, neat "1" (1p ship) and "8" (8p inland) manuscript ratings, brown "DOVER/SHIP LRE" handstamp and "25/SE" Bishop's mark on back, sender is trying to buy the recipient's farm in Florida which is getting run down, Very Fine and rare use from British Florida to England during the Revolutionary War, the American Privateer blockade was active off British enclaves beginning in 1775, including Florida and the West Indies, this is a rare example of mail from Florida to England that ran the blockade

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