This official First Day Cover features the 13¢ Florida state flag stamp issued February 23, 1976, in Washington, DC, as part of the Bicentennial Era series honoring the original 13 colonies and subsequent states.
The cachet depicts the statue of Edmund Kirby Smith (1824-1893), a Florida native, educator, and Confederate general noted as the last to surrender to the Union in 1865. It also highlights Florida’s admission to the Union as the 27th state on March 3, 1845.
A notable detail is the pairing of the state flag stamp with Smith’s likeness, connecting Florida’s Civil War history to its statehood bicentennial observance.
This clean, well-centered cover makes an attractive addition for collectors of state flags, Bicentennial issues, or Confederate topical FDCs.
