Sale 1291 — United States Postal History

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

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Category — Florida in the Civil War: Towns and Handstamped Paid

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Symbol
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
448
c
Sale 1291, Lot 448, Florida in the Civil War: Towns and Handstamped PaidFernandina Fla. Dec. 31, 1861. Bold strike of circular datestamp with "PAID 10" straightline handstamp struck by Fernandina postmaster on brown cover to Aberdeen Miss., small edge tears at top where barely reduced, appears Very Fine, the Fernandina postmaster recognized in this case that the routing via Memphis (instead of Mobile due to the Gulf blockade) required a 10c over-500 miles rate, ex Gibson and Dr. Briggs, illustrated in Briggs book on p. 75

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