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This
is not a Welaka cover but is still a cover from the Bryant-Stephens
Correspondence.
Stampless PAID cover with a
bold strike of the Lake City, Fla CDS 1 APR ( most
likely 1864) and handstamp PAID 10
Type D. From the Bryant-Stephens Correspondence addressed to Mr. Davis
Bryant Care of Maj H. S. Routh QM (Quartermaster), Lake City, Florida.
By definition, this appears to be an overpaid drop letter as the
postmark and the address are the same. But it could be an unmarked
"Way" cover which originated somewhere else along the postal route
between post offices or carried in by a military mail courier from a
soldier in the field, and Lake City was the first stop where it was
serviced pre-paid which would make the 10c rate correct. It seems odd
that a drop letter would be over-rated locally as a PAID 10. Postage
was paid with a local "Charge (Box) 29" notation. Minor staining at the
right. Very presentable cover with an unusual
postal use.
Davis H. Bryant (1839-1914), an accountant by profession, enlisted as a
private in Co K 2nd Fla
Cav
5/16/1862. He was promoted Sergt in 1863 but soon reduced to the ranks
(reason unknown). He also spent time on detached duty for the
Quartermaster's Department and served throughout the rest of the war.
He took the Oath of Allegiance on 5/20/1865 in Waldo, Florida. After
the war, he relocated to New York City where he was successful in
business. Upon retirement in his later years, he returned to Florida
making his home in Orlando where he is buried.
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$450.00 |
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