Memphis (US-TN)

Memphis is a city (652,236 inhabitants in 2017) - the largest city on the Mississippi River - in southwestern Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is the second most populous city in Tennessee. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541 with his expedition into the New World. The high bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississippi would then be contested between the Spanish, French, and the English as Memphis took shape. Modern Memphis was founded in 1819 by three prominent Americans: John Overton, James Winchester, and future president Andrew Jackson.

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Postmark Examples

MEMPHIS in 1978.

MEMPHIS in 1978.

Meter cancels

Meter cancel Memphis 1938.

First Day Covers

MEMPHIS in 1973.	MEMPHIS in 1975.
MEMPHIS in 1978.	MEMPHIS in 1978.
MEMPHIS in 1978.

First Flight Cover

June 15 1931 saw the First Flight Air Mail Route AM33 for mail between New Orleans and Memphis.

AM 33

New Orleans (US-LA) to Memphis (US-TN)

Front of AM33 FFC	Reverse of AM33 FFC
Front of AM33 FFC cancelled at De Soto Station

Confederated State postmark

issue 1861