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#4908 Hot Rods; FDCUSA; 01, North Carolina, FDOS, UO, MPP #1
[F201401]

$5.00

First Day Of Sale - Pinebluff, North Carolina
First Day Of Use - Pinebluff, NC Mailer's Postmark Permit #1

Only 25 Made

Honoring the initial Developer of Pinebluff, John T. Patrick

Artwork and text arranged to fit a custom envelope template, laser printed on 8.5" x 11", Southworth Cream Business 32lb 100% Cotton paper. Each envelope was cut from that paper using an Ellison Prestige Pro Cutter with a custom 6-3/4 envelope die and hand-assembled. Only 25 were made.

Text of Cachet Front:

In 1884, John Tyrant Patrick purchased
794 acres of land, which had been
cleared of usable lumber during the Civil
War, in an effort to populate the Sandhills
Region. The flyer at left was advertised
in Northern newspapers and brochures
to entice people to move to Pinebluff.

Text of Cachet, Back: First Day of Use for Pinebluff, NC Mailerâ€™s Postmark Permit #1
First Day of Sale for affixed Hot Rods stamp

PINEBLUFF, NC * Incorporated in 1899
As befits a town named for its pines, Pinebluff has always been a pattern of houses and buildings built in, among, and around numerous trees. Accordingly, fire has been a constant feature of the town's history. Originally conceived as a resort, Pinebluff was the site of a number of early hotels. Pinebluff's first hotel was completed in 1899, but it caught fire and burned to the ground before it was able to open. Fire was the fate of every other hotel built in the town.. Fire was also the fate of many of the original homes in Pinebluff, although a good number of the original structures still remain today.

The illustration of the flyer is as published by John T. Patrick, with color added by FDCUSA.