Ovid Maltese Cross

Just after I wrote the previous post about the Star in Star from Forest Glen, this little item from Ovid, Seneca County arrived in my mail.

I find this item fascinating for a number of other reasons: 1. The beautiful purple ink, 2. The double circle in the townmark, and 3. The well defined double maltese cross.

Ovid was established in 1815 and is still in operation. For a few months in 1814, the post office was called Seneca. (Smith and Kay, page. 304, 1980)