Lot
2027 
Little Rock, Ark, March 20, blue provisional handmade circular date stamp tying 1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, horizontal strip of three on cover to Drennon Springs, Ky., additional strike at right with manuscript date, with townmark made after fire destroyed the Little Rock post office on February 4th 1853, accompanied by second cover from correspondence franked with manuscript canceled 1851, 3¢ dull red (11) with manuscript "Little Rock, Ark, Feb 8" postmark four days after the fire and with enclosure mentioning the fire…Thursday night we were aroused from our slumbers by fire bells. Giffith's shop, Kinnard's shop, the post office and Roberson's store are in ruins.; former with doodling on stamps from recipient and latter with stamp corner nick, F.-V.F., this being one of two known on cover examples of the 1853 Little Rock Provisional date stamp.Scott No. 9 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Accompanied by 2023 article "Fire destroyed the Little Rock Arkansas post office 4 Feb 1853. How did the postmaster cope?" by Bruce I. Roberts.
Realized: $1,450