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Welcome To the Arkansas Postal History Website
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This site is dedicated to the accumulation and dissemination of information about the Postal System in Arkansas and in Indian Territory. The site is still under construction so many pages are blank, but will be filled as time goes on.
The main menu pages are active as well as the subpages that appear when you click on a main menu, so look both places. You will find sections about:
1) Arkansas History.
2) 19th Century Postal History
a. Territory-Non-Little Rock Covers
*Little Rock Shield usages
*Little Rock Non-Shield covers
b. State 1836-1845
c. State 1845-1851
* US 1847 Adhesive usages
d. State 1851-1861
* Butterfield Overland Mail
e. Independent Statehood and CSA in the US system.
f. Confederate Arkansas
*CSA Postoffices
*CSA Stampless Covers
g. Union Occupation
h. State 1865-1899
* 1869 Adhesive Issue
i. Inland Waterways
j. 19th Century Fancy Cancels
3) Maps and Census data
4) 20th Century Arkansas Postal History
a. RFD Cancels
b. Doane Cancels
c. Arkansas Precancels
d. Air Mail
-Air Mail Week
-First Flights,
-Crash Covers,
-Air Port Dedications
e. 20th Century Fancy Cancels
f. First Day Covers & Cachets
5) Railway and Highway Post Offices
6) Auction records and scans of significant Arkansas Postal History Items.
7) References and Bibliography for Arkansas Postal History
8) Links to useful web sites
9) Award winning Arkansas Postal History Exhibits - NEW 4/25/08. Pages can be viewed one at a time (best resolution) or as a slide show. Check this out!
The site is still being built. Visit often for updates. Updated 4/25/08
Bruce Roberts, Knoxville, Tennessee
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