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Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1309		Little Rock Arks. Sep. 20. Well-struck circular datestamp with red ms. "25" rate on folded cover to New York, faint vertical file fold, Extremely Fine strike of this first Little Rock territorial circular datestamp (Image)	E. 300-400
1310		Little Rock Ark. Sept. 9, 1830. Clear strike of fancy shield and box cancel with ms. "Paid 18-3/4" rate on cover front only to St. Louis Mo., docketed at left VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE RARE LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS SHIELD IN BOX FANCY CANCEL. The shield in box cancel should not be confused with the shield in semi-circle cancel, which is more common. The cancel offered here is believed to have been used only during September 1830. ASCC value $5,000.00 (Image)	E. 3,000-4,000
1311		Little Rock Ark., May 24, 1832. Crisp strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter addressed "To the President of the U.S. Mint, Philadelphia", ms. "Paid 50" rate, light vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
1312		Little Rock Ark., Jan. 5, 1832. Perfect strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Washington D.C., ms. "Surgeon General Free" rate, contents contain recommendation for appointment of a surgeon in the army, vertical file folds, Extremely Fine strike (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
1313		Little Rock Ark., Oct. 7, 1830. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter, some toning, some splitting along folds reinforced, Very Fine strike, ASCC value $1,750.00 for similar date (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
1314		Little Rock Ark., May 5, 1831. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark struck at bottom left of folded letter to Tecumseh, Michigan Territory, ms. "25" rate, some sight toning, Very Fine letter sent between two territories (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
1315		Little Rock Ark., Feb. 17, 1831. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter datelined "Hempstead Co. A.T. 2nd Feb. 1831", ms. "18-3/4" rate changed to "25", Very Fine strike (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500
1316		Little Rock Ark., Sept. 8, 1831. Bold strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Fayetteville N.C. and forwarded to Charlotte, ms. "Double 25 25/50" and forwarding rate, some toning, some reinforced splitting along folds, small repair at top, appears Very Fine (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1317		Little Rock Ark., Oct. 20, 1831. Intense strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Nashville Tenn., ms. "18-3/4" rate, some ink erosion and splitting along folds, still Extremely Fine strike (Image)	E. 750-1,000
1318		Little Rock Ark. Two covers, both with all-over Phonography designs to Knoxville Ark., first dated Oct. 8, 1864 and marked "Due 3", second dated Oct. 12, 1864 and marked "Due 6", each with soldier's designation at top right, Very Fine, attractive pair (Image)	E. 200-300
1319		Little Rock Ark. Feb. 8. Clear strike of circular datestamp with negative Skull and Bones fancy cancel on 3c Pink entire to Pine Bluff Ark., minor edgewear, Very Fine strike of this scarce fancy cancel (Image)	E. 200-300

The Chris Winters Collection of Arkansas Postal History continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1309

Little Rock Arks. Sep. 20. Well-struck circular datestamp with red ms. "25" rate on folded cover to New York, faint vertical file fold, Extremely Fine strike of this first Little Rock territorial circular datestamp (Image)

E. 300-400

1310

Little Rock Ark. Sept. 9, 1830. Clear strike of fancy shield and box cancel with ms. "Paid 18-3/4" rate on cover front only to St. Louis Mo., docketed at left

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE RARE LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS SHIELD IN BOX FANCY CANCEL.

The shield in box cancel should not be confused with the shield in semi-circle cancel, which is more common. The cancel offered here is believed to have been used only during September 1830.

ASCC value $5,000.00 (Image)

E. 3,000-4,000

1311

Little Rock Ark., May 24, 1832. Crisp strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter addressed "To the President of the U.S. Mint, Philadelphia", ms. "Paid 50" rate, light vertical file fold, Very Fine (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1312

Little Rock Ark., Jan. 5, 1832. Perfect strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Washington D.C., ms. "Surgeon General Free" rate, contents contain recommendation for appointment of a surgeon in the army, vertical file folds, Extremely Fine strike (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1313

Little Rock Ark., Oct. 7, 1830. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter, some toning, some splitting along folds reinforced, Very Fine strike, ASCC value $1,750.00 for similar date (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1314

Little Rock Ark., May 5, 1831. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark struck at bottom left of folded letter to Tecumseh, Michigan Territory, ms. "25" rate, some sight toning, Very Fine letter sent between two territories (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1315

Little Rock Ark., Feb. 17, 1831. Clear strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter datelined "Hempstead Co. A.T. 2nd Feb. 1831", ms. "18-3/4" rate changed to "25", Very Fine strike (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1316

Little Rock Ark., Sept. 8, 1831. Bold strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Fayetteville N.C. and forwarded to Charlotte, ms. "Double 25 25/50" and forwarding rate, some toning, some reinforced splitting along folds, small repair at top, appears Very Fine (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1317

Little Rock Ark., Oct. 20, 1831. Intense strike of shield in semi-circle fancy postmark on folded letter to Nashville Tenn., ms. "18-3/4" rate, some ink erosion and splitting along folds, still Extremely Fine strike (Image)

E. 750-1,000

1318

Little Rock Ark. Two covers, both with all-over Phonography designs to Knoxville Ark., first dated Oct. 8, 1864 and marked "Due 3", second dated Oct. 12, 1864 and marked "Due 6", each with soldier's designation at top right, Very Fine, attractive pair (Image)

E. 200-300

1319

Little Rock Ark. Feb. 8. Clear strike of circular datestamp with negative Skull and Bones fancy cancel on 3c Pink entire to Pine Bluff Ark., minor edgewear, Very Fine strike of this scarce fancy cancel (Image)

E. 200-300