Little Rock was established in 1820. The following are covers I have seen and have images of.
Early covers are all manuscript and black unless noted otherwise.
Date PAID/Due Rate Destination Comments
10/20/1821 Due 25 Trenton, NJ
8/3/1823 Due 25 Augusta, GA
7/20/1834 Due 25 North Carolina
11/20/1824 Due 25 St. Genevive, MO
9/27/1825 Due 25 North Carolina
10/10/1826 Due 50 Linconton, NC
11/12/1826 Due 12.5 Batesville
10/9/1827 Due 50 Linconton, NC Red ms Townmark and ms rate. Addressed to John Hoke
10/9/1827 Due 50 Linconton, NC Addressed to John Gifford
10/28/1827 Free St. Genevive, MO PM Free Frank Magenta ink ms townmark
11/4/1827 Free St. Genevive, MO PM Free Frank Magenta ink ms townmark
1/26/1828 Due 25 Cincinnati, OH Red ms pmk & rate
4/19/1828 Due 18.75 St. Genevive, MO
9/26/1828 Due 50 Philadelphia, PA
10/3/18XX Free Cantonment Gibson To "US Agent to the Osage Indians"
5/20/1830 Due 25+10 Farmington, Ct Forwarded to Amherst with 10 c due added
NOTE: Last reported cover before Shields
------ See seperate page for Little Rock Shield uses Sept 1830 to June 1832 ---------------------------------------
Begin Circular Date Handstamp usage. All in Black unless otherwise noted
8/19/1832 Free Washington, DC First reported post Shield town mark. FREE Hsp
11/29/1832 Free Superb Strike of CDS, FREE Hsp
12/20/1832 Due 25 Lincolnton, NC 25 ms
12/20/1832 Free+12.5 Pennsylvania FREE Hsp, forwarded with 12.5 due.
2/21/1833 Due 25 Washington, DC
4/5/1833 Due 25 Massachusetts
6/6/1833 Due 75 New York
9/20/1833 Due 25 New York, NY Bold, beautiful RED CDS strike, 25 black ms
9/22/1833 Due 25 Virginia
2/10/1834 Due 18.5 St. Louis, MO Blurry CDS
2/17/1834 Due 25 Philadelphia, PA
5/30/1834 Free Kentucky "W. Field, PM". Free ms.
6/13/1834 Due $1.50 Phladelphia, PA "1 oz 1/2"
1/16/1835 Free Washington, DC "On Service/Free" ms. Military contents
9/5/1835 Due 25 Pennsylvania
4/30/1836 Free Washington, DC "On Service" ms, FREE Hsp, from BrigGen Arbuckle
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