Lot
2050 
Fort Smith, Ark., July 20, 1864, straight two-line postmark tying 1861, 3¢ rose on cover to Little York, Mo.; minor stamp flaws, Very Fine.Scott No. 65 Estimate $200 - 300.
AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE UNION MILITARY OCCUPATION STRAIGHT LINE TOWN MARKING.
Fort Smith Arkansas was occupied by Union forces On September 1, 1863 and was in the Union postal system from that point to the end of the war.
Union forces first occupied a portion of Arkansas in July 1862, when they took Helena Arkansas on the Mississippi River. From that date, they steadily succeeded in occupying most of Arkansas north of the Arkansas river. Much of the state south of the river remained in Confederate hands to the end of the war.
Only a total of 13 covers with the Fort Smith straight line have been recorded, all used in 1864.
Realized: $160