Today in 1965 The USPS issued a 5-cent stamp commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in North America; St. Augustine. The stamp was made available at the St. Augustine post office. A stamp identical in design, except for the necessary differences in the caption and denomination, was released simultaneously in Spain. Designed by Brook Temple, the stamp depicts a Spanish explorer with Spain’s royal banner in the background.
~Florida Historical Society
