Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — Florida in the Civil War: Towns and Handstamped Paid
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Lake City Fla. Jul. 17 (1861). Bold strike of circular datestamp with matching "PAID" straightline and "5" in circle rate on blue lined folded letter to Secretary's Office Southern Confederacy at Montgomery Ala., forwarded with "Montgomery Ala. Jul. 31, 1861" circular datestamp and manuscript "ford 10", slightly toned file fold at bottom, still Very Fine, a scarce use from Florida showing both the under-500 miles 5c rate and the over-500 miles 10c rate, ex Dr. Briggs and illustrated in his book on p. 119
E. 400-500
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