The only shipment of the 1847 adhesive issues was sent to Arkansas on August 9, 1849.    The first adhesive issue was demonetized and no longer valid for postage after July 1, 1851.

Arkansas received a very small number of the 1st Adhesive issues, compared to other states
 or major cities in the East.  Stamps shipped to Arkansas Post Offices were:

                   Post Office       5 cent  10 cent 

 Arkadelphia                            200      100
Doaksville, Choctaw Nation     300      200
Little Rock                               600    1300
Arkansas Totals                     1100    1600

In comparison, combined totals of the stamps sent to Alabama equaled 57,000
and to Bridgeport, Connecticut, 7300.

The following are the reported covers mailed from and to Arkansas.  References appear below.

From Arkansas:
    Date                     Denomination                 Originating PO             Destination

February 14, 1851         5 cent                       Holly Point,                 New Orleans, LA
                                    10 cent                       Hot Springs  
September 3, 1850      10 cent                        Little Rock                 Cincinnati, OH
February 22, 1851       10 cent                        Little Rock                 Cincinnati, OH
March 26, 185x           10 cent                        Little Rock                 Lynchburg, VA

From Indian Territory:

December 2, 1851         5 cent                       Doaksville                   Eagletown, CN
May 30, 1850              10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
June 13, 1850              10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
June 20, 1850              10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
June 24, 1850              10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
June 30, 1850              10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
July 1, 1850                 10 cent                       Doaksville                   New Orleans, LA
October 4, 185x          10 cent                       Doaksville  
July 14, 1854                 5 cent                       Eagletown                   Washington, DC  Note demonetized use

To Arkansas:

August 4, 1847            10 cent                       Philadelphia, PA         Little Rock
November 6, 1847      10 cent                       New York, NY          Fort Smith
November 20, 1847      5 cent pair                New Orleans, LA       Van Buren
April 11, 1848               5 cent pair                New Orleans, LA       Van Buren
August 26, ?                  5 cent                       Franklin, IN                Little Rock
No Date                      10 cent                       Newbury, MA            Little Rock

Via Arkansas:

July 10, 185?                10 cent                      Bonham, TX              New Orleans, LA 
                                                                       “via Doaksville & Little Rock"

References:
"The United States 1847 Issue: A Cover Census"-Alexander, Thomas J. (The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, 2002).
"Ten Cent 1847 Covers"-Hart, Creighton C. & McDonald, Susan M. (2nd ed, Aug, 1970).
"1847 Covers from Arkansas"-Hart, Creighton C., ed. - The Classics, #51, December 1965.

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