The Bruce Roberts Collection of Arkansas & Indian Territory continued...
Stampless Covers continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 2021 |
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 Van Buren, Ark., Jun 13. Partial cds on 1849 folded letter sheet to the Military Secretary of the East India Co. in London, England, matching paid handstamp and manuscript "24" rate, large red "19" credit
handstamp and red London "Paid, 16 Jy, 1849" entry postmark, portion of enclosure inside regarding Arkansas military pensioner attest to the East India Co.'s military fund, Very Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2022 |
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 Washington Ark, March 11th. Manuscript postmark on ca. 1844 folded letter sheet to Havana, Cuba, with red "Paid" handstamp and "50" double rate rating, "E., NA" in circle arrival handstamp and "3" reales rate
handstamp for letter weighing between ½-¾ ounces, Very Fine, a very scarce destination.
Estimate; $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Early Adhesive Usages
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2023 |
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25 |
 Askew, Ark, Oct 23th/58. Manuscript postmark on mourning border cover to Mulhouse, France, franked with manuscript canceled 1857, 3¢ rose, type I tied by "New York, 3, Nov 2" exchange cds, French
transit and due marks and reverse with receiving postmark; cover tone spots, F.-V.F., a scarce stamp on foreign destination cover from this very small town.
Scott No. 25; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2024 |
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10A |
 Doaksville, Ark., Sep 7 (Choctaw Nation). Clear cds tying 1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II (3 line recut in upper left triangle) on cover to Chicopee, Mass., Very Fine, a very rare 1851 3¢ orange
brown usage from Choctaw Nation, with Dr. Chase notations on reverse.
Scott No. 10A; Estimate $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2025 |
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1 |
 Holly Point, Ark, Feb 14. Manuscript postmark on 1851 cover to New Orleans, La. from the Buchanan & Carroll correspondence, franked with ample to large margin 1847, 5¢ brown tied by manuscript cross cancel;
cover with a few pinhole indicative of this correspondence, Very Fine, ex-Hart, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 1; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 5¢ ISSUE USED ON COVER FROM THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2026 |
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2 |
 Little Rock, Ark., Mar 26. Blue cds on cover to Lynchburg, Va., franked with ample to large margin 1847, 10¢ black tied by matching blue circular grid handstamps; cover expertly restored at top left corner
adding small portions of postmark, otherwise Very Fine, one of only four covers known with the 1847 10¢ issue used from Arkansas, with 1999 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image1)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2027 |
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9 |
 Little Rock, Ark, March 20. Blue provisional handmade circular date stamp tying 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal strip of three on cover to Drennon Springs, Ky., additional strike at right with
manuscript date, with townmark made after fire destroyed the Little Rock post office on February 4th 1853, accompanied by second cover from correspondence franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red (11) with manuscript
"Little Rock, Ark, Feb 8" postmark four days after the fire and with enclosure mentioning the fire…Thursday night we were aroused from our slumbers by fire bells. Giffith's shop, Kinnard's shop, the post office and Roberson's store
are in ruins.; former with doodling on stamps from recipient and latter with stamp corner nick, F.-V.F., this being one of two known on cover examples of the 1853 Little Rock Provisional date stamp.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $750 -
1,000.
Accompanied by 2023 article "Fire destroyed the Little Rock Arkansas post office 4 Feb 1853. How did the postmaster cope?" by Bruce I. Roberts. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2028 |
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 Little Rock, Ark, Apr 3. Perfect strike of blue cds canceling on 1855, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Bowling Green, Ky., forwarded to Louisville with blue "Bowling Green, Ky., Apr 19" forwarding cds with matching
"Forwarded" and "5" in circle handstamps, Very Fine and choice, an attractive forward usage.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2029 |
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 Napoleon, Ark., May 29. Two bold strikes tying 1851, 1¢ blue, type II + 3¢ dull red + 10¢ green, type II, horizontal pair (7+11+14) on legal size cover to Plauen, Saxony, red "N. York U.S.
Pkt., Paid 16, Jun 14" exchange cds and two strikes of blue Bremen transit handstamp; with pair of 10¢ stamps fallen off left of franking after transiting New York (N.Y. credit reflecting the proper 44¢ rate) and before reaching Bremen,
cover edge tears and wear, Fine.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
Accompanied by 2024 Chronicle article "Something is Missing Here: Puzzling Out a Cover From Napoleon, Arkansas" regarding this cover by Bruce I. Roberts. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2030 |
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26 |
 Tahlequah, Ark, Feb 28 (Cherokee Nation). Cds with manuscript date tying 1857, 3¢ dull red, type III on cover to Fayetteville, Ark., reverse notes original enclosure was datelined "Tallahassee, Near Creek
Agency" which no longer accompanies, Very Fine.
Scott No. 26; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2031 |
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1a |
 Van Buren, Ark. Addressing on incoming 1847 folded letter, franked with large margin 1847, 5¢ dark brown, vertical pair, rich intense color and detailed early impression, tied by manuscript crosshatch with
"New Orleans, La., Nov 20" cds alongside, Extremely Fine, this is one of only seven recorded 1847 issue covers mailed into Arkansas and a very early usage of the 1847 5¢ issue.
Scott No. 1a; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2032 |
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9 |
 Washington, Ark., Oct 20. Cds tying 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV on circular rate cover addressed to Chief Pitchlynn in Eagletown, Choctaw Nation; slight cover soiling and wear, Very Fine, probably
mailed in 1852 or 1853 since Chief Pitchlynn was in Washington D.C. in 1854.
Scott No. 9; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Arkansas Steamboats
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2033 |
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unlisted |
 Forest City, Vicksburg & Napoleon, U.S. Mail Packet. Red oval handstamp on cover to Elcho, La., lack of postage and postal markings suggests this cover contained a bill of lading and thus transmitted free of postage
charge, Very Fine and rare.
Milgram No. unlisted; Estimate $200 - 300.
Napoleon was a major transfer point at the mouth of the Arkansas River. Much of the river transported mail from the northern half of Arkansas passed onto the
Mississippi River at Napoleon.
The packet "Forest City", built in Brownsville, Pa. in 1851, is listed on the Vicksburg & Napoleon route (Star Route #8167) from August to December 1858 when the contract belonged to William Porterfield. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2034 |
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771 |
 Steamer Latona. Red octagonal handstamp on 1852 folded letter from Pine Bluff, Ark. to New Orleans, La., entered the mails with red "New Orleans, La., Apr 16" cds with matching "Steam 5" in circle handstamp,
Very Fine.
Milgram No. 771; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2035 |
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 Ouachita Packet New World. Red oval handstamp on 1852 folded bill of lading from New Orleans, La. to Pigeon Hill, Ark. Very Fine. Milgram No. 1001.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2036 |
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 Arkansas Packets/Inland Waterway Cover Balance. Exhibit balance of 11 covers; includes 5 manuscript packet endorsed entires, Mississippi river with "Belle Lee" and "Henry Ames", Arkansas & St, Francis rivers with "Geo.
D. Palmer", "Quick Time" and "Des Arc", and 5 entires with packet handstamps from the Ouachita River with steamers including "Idahoe" (2 different), "Welcome", "Mayflower" and "Rapides"; condition varies with many nice strikes and covers
throughout.
Estimate; $300 - 400.
Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (12MB). (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Independent States & U.S. Rates During the Confederacy
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2037 |
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 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".
(Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2038 |
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 Osceola, Ark, May 31. Manuscript postmark on manuscript canceled U.S. 1860, 3¢ Star Die entire (U26) to Macon Depot, N.C.; flaws including some staining and corner wear, F.-V.F., this is one of
three reported last day U.S. postage used in Confederate Arkansas, with 2024 C.S.A. certificate.
Estimate; $250 - 350. (Image1)
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Est. $250-350
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2039 |
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 Pine Bluff, Ark, May 31, 1861. Clear sharp strike of cds canceling on U.S. 1855, 3¢ Nesbitt entire (U10) to New Orleans, La. from the Buchanan & Carroll correspondence, Very Fine and choice, this was
the last day of the U.S. rates in the Confederacy, with 1998 C.S.A. certificate.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF THREE REPORTED COVERS FROM ARKANSAS MAILED ON MAY 31ST 1861.
At midnight on May 31, 1861, the United States
Post Office Department ceased mail operations in the Confederate States and prohibited further mail dispatch from the northern states into the Confederacy. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Confederate States & Union Occupation
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2040 |
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 Augusta, Ark, April 29. Manuscript postmark on cover to Dillerville, Tenn., franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 5¢ green; cover staining and a bit reduced at right, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $150 -
200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
Selling for...$0.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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