Lot
2083 
Arkansas Postal History Balance, 1851-70, exhibit balance of over 50 covers with various franked ratings; includes scarce 1¢ (7) usage on 1857 circular from Little Rock, 3¢ O.B. usages from Little Rock and Pine Bluff, 1¢ strip of 3 (24) usages from Arkadelphia and Lake Village, 3¢ (26) usage from Fort Gibson (Cherokee Nation), 6¢ Nesbitt entire usages from Little Rock, Hamburg & Augusta, #26+36 combination from Little Rock (very faulty but only recorded 12¢ plate I usage from Arkansas), various 6¢ rates from Jackson, Eagle Town (manuscript) and Kingston, 1850's incoming Marysville, Cal. to Carrollton with 10¢ franking (35), selection of 1861 issue usages including 1¢ strip (63) from Princeton, 3¢ x5 usage from Madison, double 2¢ Blackjack usages from Carrollton and Russellville, 3¢ F. grill strip on oversized O.B. cover, 1869 Pictorial usages including scarce 1¢ from Little Rock, 1¢+2¢ combinations from Pine Bluff and Batesville, and an array of 3¢ usages from towns including Osceola, Helena, Camden, Boonsboro, Cummins, Sulphur Rock, etc., etc.; condition varies with many nice strikes and covers throughout.Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
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Lot
2084
Arkansas Postal History Collection, 1870-90, of 45 covers and a few cards written up on pages; nice showing of Banknote era usages including nice registered usages from Lockesburg and Swifton, 1882 Washington, Ark. to Germany, various ad covers with couple hotel illustrated, 1884 Grand Lake octagon date stamp with star in circle duplex on uprated registered entires, official issue usages, etc., later with Columbian issue registry frankings from Elmo and Decatur, few R.P.O.'s and some interesting later usages.Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
2085
Arkansas Stampless Postal History Balance, 1829-50, exhibit balance of 33 covers; includes three scarce territorial covers including 1829 earliest reported cover from Washington (no postmark but with 12½ rate), bold Little Rock cds on 1832 folded letter sent "Free" to Acting Secretary of War, and "Hempstead C.H., Ar.T." cds on 1835 folded letter, early statehood usages including including similar Hempstead Territorial cds although in red on 1837 postmaster free frank cover, other usages with 1840 Washington cds, 1843 Plum Bayou manuscript, 1838 Columbus manuscript, interesting 1844 Washington cds on turned cover with Arkadelphia manuscript inside, multiple rates from Union Court House, Little Rock, Fayetteville & Batesville, 1841 usages from Little Rock (no origin postmarks), other later postmarks including 1846 Fort Towson (Choctaw Nation), ca. 1850 Fort Gibson (Cherokee Nation), 1846 El Dorado manuscript, 1853 Ultima Thule manuscript and postmaster free frank, various Little Rock cds's, etc.; condition varies with many nice strikes and covers throughout.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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