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| Scott Number | 1 |
|---|---|
| Date | April 2, 1850 |
| From City | Tampa |
| From State | FL |
| To City | Tallahassee |
| To State | FL |
| Addressee | Major John Beard |
| Cert Author | |
| Cert # | |
| Fake | |
| Quantity 1 | 1 |
| Quantity 2 | 0 |
| Bisect | |
| Others |
Notes
Lot 505 5c Brown (1) , L margin single, VF, mostly large margins, lt. bends or wrinkles, discoloration, tied by pen X cancel to 1850 FL to Tallahassee Fl., Tampa Fl. Apr 2 red circle, ms. 5, lt. cover toning, F-VF cover, 2 ½ pp letter headed Fort Meade, Pea Creek, Florida re state lands mentions the slavery question.
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 590
Alexander listed as 4/2/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized
Alexander listed as
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 104 realized 400
Image courtesy of Deane Briggs
Letter from surgeon Bernard Miles Byrne on March 31, 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)
Daniel F. Kelleher sale 590
Alexander listed as 4/2/50
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 realized
Alexander listed as
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 353 lot 104 realized 400
Image courtesy of Deane Briggs
Letter from surgeon Bernard Miles Byrne on March 31, 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)
