The Bruce Roberts Collection of Arkansas & Indian Territory

**Arkansas Territory 1819 - June 1836**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2001			Arkansas, 8 June. Manuscript postmark on folded letter sheet to Levant, Me., manuscript "25" rating (single letter rate for more than 400 miles), pencil notation on flap "dated Post of Arkansas A.T., Jun 5, 1826"; minor fly specking, Very Fine, one of seven covers reported from the Arkansas post office, the earliest from 1820. Estimate; $500 - 750. "Arkansas" was the name for the point 40 miles up the Arkansas River where the first dry land was found, established July 1, 1819. Name was later changed to Arkansas Post. (Image1)	Est. $500-750 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2002			Batesville A.T., Feby 9th. Manuscript postmark on folded letter to Salem, Ky., with "3x" multiple of the 18½¢ rate (letter sent between 150-400 miles) totaling "55½"; allover toning and some vertical folds, Fine, one of the only examples known of the 18½¢ rate from Arkansas territory. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2003			Batesville, A.T., May 31st. Manuscript postmark on folded letter datelined "May 10th, 1833, Territory of Arkansas" from William Woodruff to Robert Toland in Philadelphia, Pa., Very Fine and choice, this is one of ten reported Batesville covers from the Arkansas Territorial period. Estimate; $150 - 200. The addressee, Robert Toland, lived in Philadelphia and purchased many military bounty land patents for Arkansas Territory between 1820 and 1822. William E. Woodruff served as his agent in Arkansas, paying his taxes and administering the property from roughly 1825 until at least 1842. It is unlikely Toland ever traveled to Arkansas. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2004			Cant. Gibson, Feby 21st (Cherokee Nation). Manuscript postmark with matching "Paid 25" rate on 1833 folded letter to Greenland, N.H., letter with mention of commander of fort General Matthew Arbuckle; cover with some extraneous ink spots, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)	Est. $300-400 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2005			Fort Gibson, 19 Nov (Cherokee Nation). Manuscript postmark on 1832 folded letter to Greenland, N.H., with matching Paid and "25" rate, enclosure signed by General Matthew Arbuckle, the commander stationed Fort Gibson, letter regarding the death of officer and arrangements being made to the return of the body; cover with some small edge nicks and tears at bottom, Very Fine. Estimate; $300 - 400. In 1827, the post office department put the area now in Eastern Oklahoma under the supervision of the Arkansas Postal Authorities. Fort Gibson was one of the first locations to receive a post office. The initial post office name was Cantonment Gibson, with both "Fort" and "Cantonment" designations used for several years. The Post Office Department officially changed the name to Fort Gibson on September 14th 1842. (Image1)	Est. $300-400 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2006			Helena A.T., April 24. Manuscript postmark on 1833 folded letter sheet to Richmond, Va., manuscript "25" rate, Very Fine, a very scarce territorial postmark from Helena. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2007			Little Rock, 31 Oct, 1824. Manuscript postmark with matching "Free, T.W. Newton, Postmaster" free frank on folded letter to Newport, R.I., letter written by postmaster and datelined "Genl. Land Agency, Little Rock A.T., 31st October 1824"; minor edge staining and small nick at top center, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate; $250 - 350. The Little Rock Post Office was established in May of 1820 with earliest cover reported on May 2, 1820. This is the first example to bear a Postmaster free frank from Little Rock. (Image1)	Est. $250-350 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2008			Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 29, 1831. Bold strike of fancy shield in semi-circle postmark on partially printed folded letter to Philadelphia, Pa. from the Toland correspondence, manuscript "Double 50" rate, enclosure datelined "Military Land Agency Office, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, 26 Sept, 1831" regarding land taxes; file folds and some comer wear, still Very Fine, an attractive strike of this rare Little Rock, Arkansas fancy territorial date stamp, with 1993 P.F. certificate. Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)	Est. $500-750 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2009			Little Rock, Ark., March 22, 1832. Bold strike of fancy shield in semi-circle postmark on folded letter to Frankfort, Ky., with manuscript "25" rate, forwarded to Dry Ridge with "Frank. K., Apr 19" cds and manuscript "Ford 10/35" re-rating; some edge wear, soiling and light staining, F.-V.F., one of two known fancy shield usages that was forwarded with additional postage due. Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)	Est. $400-600 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2010			Little Rock, Arks, Jul 26. Bold sharp cds on folded letter to St. Louis, Mo., with manuscript "18¾" rate, Very Fine and choice, this is the first use of a commercial circular date stamp in Arkansas, used 35 days after the last reported use of the Little Rock shield postmark. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2011			Little Rock, Arks, Nov 29. Exceptional bold strike of cds on 1832 folded letter to Gettysburg, Pa., with matching "Free" handstamp and "W. Field, PM." postmaster free frank below; some edge wear and light staining, an Extremely Fine gem strike, William Field replaced Dr. john Fulton as postmaster of Little Rock on December 28th, 1831. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2012			St. Francis, A.T., June 2nd, 1833. Manuscript postmark on folded letter sheet to the Third Auditor of the Treasury in Washington D.C., with manuscript "25" rate crossed out and endorsed "Free" due to free franking privilege to a Treasury official; minor cover nick at top center, Very Fine, a rare postmark as the St. Francis post office serviced a little over 1,500 residents in the county in 1830. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction

**Stampless Covers**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2013			Camden, Ark., Jul 20. Bold cds with manuscript "10" rate on 1846 folded letter to Compton, Canada, red "Stanstead, L.C., Aug 26, 1846" exchange cds on front and reverse with additional confirmation rating, receiving backstamp; some cover erosion at left, F.-V.F., a very scarce usage to Canada. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2014			Fort Gibson, Ark., Jun 22 (Cherokee Nation). Cds on 1846 folded letter to Paymaster Genl. N. Towson in Washington D.C., with on Service notation and "10" rate; file folds one slightly affecting postmark, F.-V.F. Estimate; $150 - 200. Fort Towson in Choctaw Nation was named for General Towson who was Paymaster General from early 1840's to 1854. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2015			Fort Smith, Ark, Jun 7. Cds on 1848 cover to street address in New Orleans, La., with manuscript "10" plus "2/12" total rate for the 10¢ single domestic rate plus 2¢ New Orleans carrier fee, with lengthy original enclosure with interesting content regarding Fort Smith including…I will try to describe how Fort Smith is situated. It is on the left bank of the Arkansas, separated by that river from the Cherokee Nation, and just at the line of the Choctaw Nation, the town is separated from the Garrison merely by a fence and stone wall., Very Fine, a rare Arkansas usage noting the 2¢ carrier fee in another state. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$80.00 Will close during Public Auction
2016			Fort Towson, Ark., May 23 (Choctaw Nation). Sharp clear strike on 1844 folded letter sheet to New Orleans, La., with manuscript "25" rate, Very Fine and choice. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$100.00 Will close during Public Auction
2017			Kidron, March 30 (Cherokee Nation). Manuscript postmark with matching "5" rating on 1847 folded letter to Van Buren, Ark., letter dateline "Illinois Court House, March 29, 1847" with interesting content…I have just returned this day from Talhequah…I wish to consult you on would it be better to sell these Negroes for Warrants on the Nation (Indian Nation). I believe they would realise more in that way than any other way they could be disposed of for the reason that they are very unsaleable property in any Country, Very Fine, a very scarce Cherokee Nation postmark. Estimate; $200 - 300. The Illinois Courthouse location is unclear but some documents list it as being at or near Fort Gibson. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2018			Little Rock, Ark, May 1. Blue cds with matching paid and "10" rate handstamps on 1847 folded letter sheet to Hamburg, Germany, with "Via New York & Havre" routing endorsement, with red Havre transit cds and receiving backstamp; light edge staining at left and portion of name in address marked out, F.-V.F. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2019			Napoleon Ark, Nov 4th, 1837. Manuscript postmark on folded letter to Adelshofen, Baden, with matching "Paid 25" rate, with additional "via New York & Havre" routing endorsement, various manuscript ratings with French "Pays D'Outremer, Par Le Havre" framed handstamp and red crayon "50" kreuzer final due rating; cover edge wear and light band stain at center, F.-V.F., this being the earliest reported outgoing cover from Arkansas to a foreign country. Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)	Est. $200-300 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction
2020			Ste. Marie, 10 Mai, 1841. Dateline on folded letter to Lyon, France, privately carried and entered the mails with blue "Louisville, Ky., Mar 24" cds, matching "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "50" rating, red "New York, Mar 30" transit cds, red French transit and receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)	Est. $150-200 Selling for...$0.00 Will close during Public Auction