Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023

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Category — Florida Postal History: Statehood Period

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122
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Sale 1291, Lot 122, Florida Postal History: Statehood PeriodSt. Joseph Fl. T. Apr. 14 (1845). Clear strike of circular datestamp with matching "PAID" handstamp on 1845 folded letter to New York, manuscript "25" rate, minor edgewear, Very Fine, this statehood-period use of a territorial marking from St. Joseph is remarkable, according to Wikipedia, St. Joseph was briefly the largest community in Florida until a yellow fever epidemic in 1841, in 1844 most remnants of the town were destroyed in a storm surge, this 1845 use is likely unique

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