Handsome unused 1941 postcard of Osceola, a famous Seminole native American Indian chief who fought bitterly against the whites in the Florida area from 1835-1837! Born in Tallassee, AL on the Tallapoosa River in Creek country in about 1804, he was renowned as a dancer and ball player as a boy. He was also early on noted for his independence and his hatred of the whites. At the age of 25, he was recognized as a leader and in 1832 rebelled at a council held for the purpose of signing a treaty which would require the Seminoles to move west of the Mississippi River. The Seminole Wars were the costliest and longest of the Indian wars fought by the U.S. military, with over 2,000 soldier casualties and at a cost of $50 million dollars. He was seized by General Jessup in 1837 as he approached Fort Payton, Florida under a flag of truce. Sent to prison at Charleston, SC, he refused food and died of starvation in 1838 at Fort Moultrie. From G. I. Groves' 1941 "Famous American Indian Series," No. 9, and a desirable native Americana or Tallapoosa County collectible in excellent condition!