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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 1850 |
| From City | Tampa |
| From State | FL |
| To City | Tallahassee |
| To State | FL |
| Addressee | John Beard |
| Cert Author | PF |
| Cert # | 267570 |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Florida Postal History Journal Vol. 12 No 2 (July 2005) pp6-7 from an article called Fort Meade “ A General Town by David C. Lingard.
Alexander listed as 4/2/50
PF 267570
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON FOLDED LETTER DATELINED FORT MEADE, FLA. 1850 & ADDRESSED TO TALLAHASSEE, RED TAMPA PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A DEFECTIVE TOP RIGHT CORNER
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 lot 3174 realized 1600
Robert A. Siegel sale 1291 lot 152 realized 3750
First image courtesy of Deane Briggs.
Letter from surgeon Bernard Miles Byrne on March 30, 1850 datelined Fort Meade, Florida.
(Florida Postal History Journal Vol 31, No 2, May 2023, p 12 from article by Deane R. Briggs, Fort Meade - An Isolated Seminole War Fort)
Military records show Surgeon Byrne was assigned to Fort Meade from Dec 1849 to June 1850.
A second letter was written March 31, 1850 but also mailed from Tampa on April 2 (ID 1062). Both letters to John Beard, who was Florida Register of State Lands, deal with requests to purchase 506 acres of land for $240, several additional parcels for $1140, and 880 acres for $700 in various parts of central Florida totaling 1440 acres for $2,080. It also mentions his support of Major Beard’s slavery and strong secessionist feelings.
Alexander listed as 4/2/50
PF 267570
1 1847 5¢ red brown
SINGLE, RED GRID CANCEL, ON FOLDED LETTER DATELINED FORT MEADE, FLA. 1850 & ADDRESSED TO TALLAHASSEE, RED TAMPA PMK.
AND WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT
It Is A Genuine Usage The Stamp With A DEFECTIVE TOP RIGHT CORNER
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries sale 1155 lot 3174 realized 1600
Robert A. Siegel sale 1291 lot 152 realized 3750
First image courtesy of Deane Briggs.
Letter from surgeon Bernard Miles Byrne on March 30, 1850 datelined Fort Meade, Florida.
(Florida Postal History Journal Vol 31, No 2, May 2023, p 12 from article by Deane R. Briggs, Fort Meade - An Isolated Seminole War Fort)
Military records show Surgeon Byrne was assigned to Fort Meade from Dec 1849 to June 1850.
A second letter was written March 31, 1850 but also mailed from Tampa on April 2 (ID 1062). Both letters to John Beard, who was Florida Register of State Lands, deal with requests to purchase 506 acres of land for $240, several additional parcels for $1140, and 880 acres for $700 in various parts of central Florida totaling 1440 acres for $2,080. It also mentions his support of Major Beard’s slavery and strong secessionist feelings.
