Foreign Mail 1870-1899

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Arkansas Covers to Foreign Destinations 1870-1899

Arkansas was a relatively poor state in the 19th century. There were no thriving business centers, no big banks, no international conglomerates. And not many of the citizens could afford vacation trips abroad. So foreign correspondence from the state is relatively scarce compared to states in the East. The collection of covers illustrated here is certainly not complete, but it shows what I have manage to capture in nearly 50 years of collecting Arkansas cover images.

The page is arranged alphabetically by foreign destination and within that country, chronologically by date of cover from the earliest to the latest.

Canada

	Date Mailed	Arkansas PO From	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan & Source
	1873-05-09	Dewitt	Orwell, Onterio	Pair of Natinal BN 3 cents pay rate	Dewitt AR 1873-05-09 to Canada rkaufman_privatesale1988_lot382.jpg

France

	Date Mailed	From Arkansas Post Office	to Foreign Post Office	Comments	Cover Scan and Source
	1882-02-28	Argenta	Noyon (?)	Mailed to New York, then forwarded to France	Argenta AR 1882-02-28 to France eBay 2012-06-30.jpg

Germany

Date Mailed	Arkansas PO Origin	Foreign PO Destination	Comments	Cover Scan and Source
1851-11-29	Napoleon	Difficult to read	24c franking with 1c,3c, and pair of 10c, Pair of 10 cents fell off letter while in transit betwn New York and Bremen	Napoleon 11-29-1851 9 11 & 14 pair to Germany eBay 5-10-11.jpg
1877-04-17	Helena	Procfoia	3c embossed envleope uprates with 3c large banknote	Helena AR 1877 to Germany.jpeg
1879-12-23	Hot Springs	Fiegelei Bischleben bei Erfurt	Pair of 3c National Banknotes pays rate	Hot Springs 1879 to Germany.jpeg
1882-06-16	Tatumville	Dresden	2c and 3c Banknotes pay rate	Tatumville AR 1882-06-16 to Germany.jpeg
1883-09-07	Altus	Freiburg	Mailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelope	Altus AR 1883-09-07 U222 to Germany.jpeg
1884-09-11	Newport	Wuierzburg	5c Brown Garfield pays rate. CC "Wolff & Goldman/Dealers in /General Merchandise"	Newport 1884-09-11 Store CC US No 205 to Germany eBay 12-29-11.jpg
1885-03-04	St. Vincent	Heidelburg	5c Brown Garfield pays rate.	Saint Vincent AR 1885-03-04 5c Garfield to Baden eBay20170326.jpg
1885-03-12	Pine Bluff	Frankfurt	1c, 2c, and 10c Large banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelope. NY Registry seal on front	Pine Bluff AR 1885-03-12 Registered to Germany.jpg
1886	Fort Smith	Plass	Postcard uprated with 1c Large Bankote. Fancy cancel with negative letters	Fort Smith to Germany APS show 21111.jpg
1886-05-02	Hot Springs	Hanover	Rate paid with 1c and 6 c Banknotes. New York "PAID ALL/May 2/86" Handstamp in red	Hot Springs 1886 to Hanover Prussia 1c +6c BN New York Paid All.jpeg
1886-09-01	Paris	Speier, Pfalz, Bayern	5c Brown Garfield pays rate. CC ""St Benedicts Priory/Paris Postoffice/Logan Co/Arkansas"	Paris 1886 to Germany. eBay 2012-02-29.jpg
1888-05-27	Fort Smith	Wuraburg, Bavaria	2c Banknote uprates 2c embossed envelope	Fort Smith AR 1888-05-27 to Wurtemburg Germany eBay20181229.jpg
1888-06-07	Batesville	Schushausgasse	Mailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelope	Batesville AR 188 to Germany.jpeg
1889-01-15	Batesville	Munich	1c and 2c Banknotes on 2c embossed envelope	Batesville AR 1889-01-15 to Germany eBay 2012-07-22.jpg
1889-04-13	Hot Springs	Hanover	Rate paid with 1c and 6 c Banknotes. New York "PAID ALL/Apr 17/89" Handstamp in red	Hot Spring 188x-04-13 6cBN to Germany via England eBay20191108.jpg
1890-09-04	Grand Lake	Berlin	2c embossed envelope uprated with 2c small bankmote and 1c large banknote	Grand Lake AR 1890-09-04 to Germany eBay20220827.jpg
1890-x-02	Batesville	Munich	1c and 2c Banknotes on 2c embossed envelope	Batesville AR 1890 to Germany ebay 2-7-10.jpg
1890-x-07	Lake Village	Berlin	1c Scott #212 uprates Jefferson Postal Card	Lake Village to Berlin Germany 1890 #212 pays 1c PC.jpeg
1891-05-08	Fort Smith	Freiburg	Mailed with 5c small bankote	Fort Smith 1891 to Germany.jpeg
1891-08-29	Blackburn	Leipzig	1c and 2c small banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelope	Blackburn AR to Germany eBay20200623.jpg
1892-05-02	Little Rock	Braunschivei	1 c and 2x2c small banknotes pay rate	Little Rock 2 May 1892 to Germany 219, 220(2) A0550.jpg
1892-05-18	Grand Lake	Berlin	2c embossed envelope uprated with 1c, 2c, and 5c small banknotes	Grand Lake 1892 to Berlin Germany 1c 2c 5c Small BNs.jpeg
1893-01-08	Argenta	Leipzig	Uprated General Grant Message card with 1c Bureau	Argenta AR 1893-01-08 to Germany eBay 2012-07-20.jpg
1893-09-04	Sanders	Weisen in Bavaria	Mailed in 2c embossed envelope, Due 3 with 15 centimes and T handstamps	Sanders AR 1893-09-04 to Germany eBay 2012-07-20.jpg
1893-11-20	Little Rock	Gottingen	2 cent UPU Postal Card	Little Rock AR 1893-11-20 UPU card to Germany eBay20130721.jpg
1894-01-31	Newport & Cushman RPO	Berlin	Rate paid by 5 cent small banknote	Newport & Cushman RPO 1894 to Germany 5c SBN eBAy20210510.jpg
1894-05-05	Batesville	Hanover	1c Grant Postal card uprated with 1c Columbian, insufficent so NY 15 centimes due handstamp	Batesville AR 1894-05-05 1c Columbian on PC to Germany.jpeg
1894-11-28	Little Rock	Berlin	3c small banknote uprates 2c Columbian embossed envelope	Little Rock 1894 #221 uprates 2c Columbia to Berlin Germany A0456.jpeg
1895-09-28	Fort Smith via Texarkana and New York	Koenigsberg	1c and 10c Bureau Issues uprate 2c embossed envelope	Fort Smith AR 1895-09-28 Registered to Germany eBay20230605.jpg
1895-12-17	Paris	Berlin	1c Bureau issue uprates Jefferson postal card	Paris AR 1895-12-17 to Berlin eBay20200926.jpg
1896-03-08	Little Rock	Bachaet	1c Bureau issue uprates Jefferson postal card	Little Rock AR 1896 1c Bureau on GPC making 2c rate to Germany JForte Stock 20161230.jpg
1896-12-09	Fort Smith	Magdebar	Registeed with 10 cent and 8 cent Bureau issues	Fort Smith AR 1896-12-09 8c & 10c Bureau Registered to Germany eBay20220704.jpg
1897-12-02	Argenta	Ziozmonwrks	Mailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelope	Argenta AR 1897 to Germany.jpeg
1897-12-27	Marked Tree	Berlin	8c Bureau uprates 2c embossed envelope	Marked Tree AR 1897-12-27 to Germany eBay20150404.JPG
1898-02-09	Van Buren	Pinneberg, Altona, Holstien	Strip of 3 x 1c Bureau uprates 2c embossed envelope	Van Buren AR 1898-02-09 to Germany eBay20150319.jpg
1898-10-17	Searcy	Dresden	5c Tranmississippi pays rate	Searcy 1898 to Dresden Germany 5c Transmiss pays UPU rate.jpeg
1898-12-07	Little Rock	Konigr. Sasksen	2c & 4c Transmississippi plus 2x 6c Bureau pay registry rate. From German Natl Bank	Little Rock 1898-12-07 Registered #287+#286 to Saxony Germany.jpeg

Great Britian

Date Mailed	From Arkansas PO	To Foreign PO	Comment	Cover Scan & Source
1874-11-01	Clarksville	Corsham Wilts	Pair of 3c Banknotes pay rate. Has NY Paid All in red, but English postage due	Clarksville 1874 to England ebay 7-17-2010.jpg
1882-07-31	Eureka Springs	London	5c Taylor banknote pays rate.	Eureka Springs to England w 5c Taylor 7-31-1882 APS Richmond 8-13-10.jpg
1882-12-15	Helena	Edinburgh Scotland	10c reengraved BN+2c BN uprate 2c envelope registry rate	Helena AR 1882-12-15 to Scotland front side.jpeg
1883-01-08	Newport	London	1c reengraved BN uprates USPOD postal card	Newport 1883 postcard to England.jpeg
1886-03-01	Heckatoo	London	1c wrapper on manila	Heckatoo 1886 to Great Britain.jpeg
1889	Helena	London	3x1c BN uprates 2c envelope	Helena AR 1889 to England Front Side.jpeg
1889-03-24	Poplar Bluff	Manchester	15 copies of Scott #206 pay registry and foreign rates. Spectacular cover!	Poplar Bluff 15x206 registered to England DTocher_NetPrice 4-4-11.jpg
1891-04-x	Hot Springs	London forwarded to the Levant	pair of 2c small banknotes and single 1c pay rate	Hot Springs to Britain forward to Levant April 1891.jpg
1891-10-28	Fort Smith	London	1c & 2c small banknotes uprate 2c envelope	Fort Smith to England 1891.jpg
1894-02-18	Ozark	London	1c & 2c Columbians uprate 2c envelope	Ozark 1894 to England.jpeg
1894-07-31	Helena	London	1c & 2c Columbians uprate 2c envelope	Helena AR 1894-07-31 1c + 2c Columbian to London eBay20170304.jpg
1897-03-27	Sunny Side	London	1c Jefferson postal card mailed w no added postage so postage due in England	Sunnyside AR 1897 to England.jpeg
1899-06-19	Little Rock	London	Rate paid with pair of 2c bureau and single 1c. Flag Cancel	Little Rock AR 1899-06-19 to London England.jpg
1899-09-03	Fayetteville	London	Mailed just with2c embossed envelope. So English Postage Due markings	Fayetteville AR 1899-09-03 to London England eBay20181230.jpg

Ireland

	Date Mailed	Arkansas PO From	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan & Source
	188x-05-03	Luna Landing	Dublin	Fancy Star Cancel on 3c envelope, Irish Postage Due markings	Luna Landing AR abt 1885 to Ireland, Fancy Star cancel A0843.jpg

Italy

	Date Mailed	Arkansas PO From	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan and Source
	1879-07-29	DeRoche	Firenze	1c Large Banknote uprates Liberty Postal Card	DeRoche AR 1879-07-29 Postcard to Italy eBay20220729.jpg

Netherlands

	Date	Arkansas PO from	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan & source
	1896	Cove	Lippenhurin	1c Bureau issue uprates Jefferson postal card. "via England"	Cove Ark to Holland 1896.jpg

Norway

	Date Mailed	Arkansas PO From	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan & Source
	1883-11-01	Monticello	Fredriksfald	5 cent Garfield Brown pays rate, Dbl Circle fancy CDS ties stamp	Monticello AR 1883-11-01 to Norway.jpg

Sweden

	Date Mailed	Arkansas PO From	Foreign PO To	Comments	Cover Scan & Source
	1885-01-04	Hazen	Stockholm	1c and 2c Large Banknotes uprate 2c envelope	Hazen AR 1885-01-04 to Sweden eBay20201218.jpg

Switzerland

Date	From Arkansas PO	To Foreign PO	Comments	Cover Scan and Source
1876-04-18	Conway	Not Clear	3 x 1c = 2c large banknotes pay rate, Red New York Apr 22 handstamp in red	Conway to Switzerland 1876.jpg
1883-10-26	Shoal Creek	Duggingen C. Bern	2c brown Large Banknote uprates 2c embossed envelope	Shoal Creek to Switzerland 1883.jpg
188x	Collierville	Not Clear	1c and 2c large banknotes uprate 2c envelope	Collierville AR 1880x to Switzerland eBay20161117.jpg
188x-08-15	Charleston	Not Clear	5 x 3 cent Banknotes pay postage, New York PAID ALL handstamp in red	Charleston AR 188x-08-15 to Switzerland w 5x3c BN ebay 4-16-10.jpg
1893	Little Rock	Eiusiedleu	1c small banknote uprates 1c newspaper wrapper	Little Rock 1893 W301 Newspaper wrapper to Switzerland.jpeg
1893-02-16	Benton	Miiusiugen	1c and 2c small banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelope	Benton AR 1893-02-16 to Switzerland eBay20241031.jpg