Lot
2001 
Arkansas, 8 June, manuscript postmark on folded letter sheet to Levant, Me., manuscript "25" rating (single letter rate for more than 400 miles), pencil notation on flap "dated Post of Arkansas A.T., Jun 5, 1826"; minor fly specking, Very Fine, one of seven covers reported from the Arkansas post office, the earliest from 1820.Estimate $500 - 750.
"Arkansas" was the name for the point 40 miles up the Arkansas River where the first dry land was found, established July 1, 1819. Name was later changed to Arkansas Post.
Realized: $375