Ian Kimmerly Stamps | Weekly Feature #328

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Weekly Feature #328

For the weeks of July 14th - 21st, 2007

FLORIDA FLIGHT

We all know where Florida is located...Disneyworld, Miami, winter vacation, etc.
This envelope from Montevideo to Florida has Uruguay stamps #295 showing the Southern Lapwing and #C7 showing a heron and as such might appeal to bird topical collector.
The Scott Classic has this note after Scott #C7 (which is inscribed "Montevideo") and C8 (which is inscribed "Florida"):

"These stamps were used only on Aug. 25, 1925, the cent. of the Assembly of Florida, on letters intended to be carried by airplane between Montevideo and Florida, a town 60 miles north. The stamps were not delivered to the public but were affixed to the letters and canceled by post office clerks. Later uncanceled copies came on the market.
One authority believes Nos. C7-C8 served as registration stamps on these two attempted special flights."

We offer a registered envelope from this flight. It was registered on August 24, but the red double oval postmark reads August 25. There is a Florida August 25 backstamp which suggests that either the flight did take place or else postal officials were able to deliver the mail very efficiently.

CDN$25

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