Lot
2037 
Carrollton, Ark., May 6th, manuscript postmark on legal size cover addressed to "Col. J.F. Snyder, Bolivar, Missouri", franked with manuscript canceled U.S. 1857, 1¢ blue, type V, horizontal strip of 6 (24), pencil 1861 year docketing on reverse; cover opening tear at top and right stamp with torn top corner, still Very Fine, Arkansas was an Independent State only for a short period between May 6th and May 17th of 1861.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A VERY RARE FIRST DAY ARKANSAS INDEPENDENT STATE USAGE AND UNIQUE MULTIPLE USAGE OF THE U.S. 1857 1¢ ISSUE.
The date of this cover is reaffirmed from existing correspondence to John F. Snyder. Dr. Snyder served with the 8th Division, Missouri State Guard (CSA) as the Assistant Division Surgeon. As a physician, his letters in peacetime would have been addressed to him with his M.D. honorific. Once the 8th Missouri was organized in 1861, he was addressed as "Colonel".
Realized: $725