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  Rare Original 1947 First Day Cover Celebrating the Founding of Everglades National Park; Signed by Governor of Florida Jeb Bush

  BUSH, Jeb.

  Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

  Florida: 1947.

  Rare 1947 first day cover produced to celebrate the founding of Everglades National Park signed by Jeb Bush. Dedication of Everglades National Park Florida envelope depicting a classic scene of the Everglades with a heron and trees covered in Spanish moss, postmarked "Florida City, Florida December 5, 1947 9-AM", with a Everglades National Park stamp worth 3 cents to the top right corner. Boldly signed by Governor of Florida Jeb Bush in black felt tip to the bottom right. Everglades National Park, established by Congress in 1947 and encompassing approximately 1.5 million acres at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula, is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States and one of the most ecologically complex and imperiled environments on the planet. Unlike the dramatic mountain and canyon landscapes that characterize most of America's celebrated national parks, the Everglades is defined by its flatness and its water — a slow-moving, shallow river of grass flowing southward from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, supporting an extraordinary mosaic of ecosystems that includes sawgrass prairies, mangrove forests, cypress swamps, pine rocklands, and coastal estuaries. The park is home to an exceptional concentration of wildlife, including the Florida panther, the American ...

  Price: $75.00     Item Number: 151817

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