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 Arkansas Covers to Foreign Destinations 1870-1899 Minimize
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.
    
 France Minimize
    
 Germany Minimize
 Date MailedSorted By Date Mailed In Ascending OrderArkansas PO OriginForeign PO DestinationCommentsCover Scan and Source
1851-11-29NapoleonDifficult to read24c franking with 1c,3c, and pair of 10c, Pair of 10 cents fell off letter while in transit betwn New York and BremenNapoleon 11-29-1851 9 11 & 14 pair to Germany eBay 5-10-11.jpg
1877-04-17HelenaProcfoia3c embossed envleope uprates with 3c large banknoteHelena AR 1877 to Germany.jpeg
1879-12-23Hot SpringsFiegelei Bischleben bei ErfurtPair of 3c National Banknotes pays rateHot Springs 1879 to Germany.jpeg
1882-06-16TatumvilleDresden2c and 3c Banknotes pay rateTatumville AR 1882-06-16 to Germany.jpeg
1883-09-07AltusFreiburgMailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelopeAltus AR 1883-09-07 U222 to Germany.jpeg
1884-09-11NewportWuierzburg5c 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
1885-03-04St. VincentHeidelburg5c Brown Garfield pays rate.Saint Vincent AR 1885-03-04 5c Garfield to Baden eBay20170326.jpg
1885-03-12Pine BluffFrankfurt1c, 2c, and 10c Large banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelope. NY Registry seal on frontPine Bluff AR 1885-03-12 Registered to Germany.jpg
1886Fort SmithPlassPostcard uprated with 1c Large Bankote. Fancy cancel with negative lettersFort Smith to Germany APS show 21111.jpg
1886-05-02Hot SpringsHanoverRate paid with 1c and 6 c Banknotes. New York "PAID ALL/May 2/86" Handstamp in redHot Springs 1886 to Hanover Prussia 1c +6c BN New York Paid All.jpeg
1886-09-01ParisSpeier, Pfalz, Bayern5c Brown Garfield pays rate. CC ""St Benedicts Priory/Paris Postoffice/Logan Co/Arkansas"Paris 1886 to Germany. eBay 2012-02-29.jpg
1888-05-27Fort SmithWuraburg, Bavaria2c Banknote uprates 2c embossed envelopeFort Smith AR 1888-05-27 to Wurtemburg Germany eBay20181229.jpg
1888-06-07BatesvilleSchushausgasseMailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelopeBatesville AR 188 to Germany.jpeg
1889-01-15BatesvilleMunich1c and 2c Banknotes on 2c embossed envelopeBatesville AR 1889-01-15 to Germany eBay 2012-07-22.jpg
1889-04-13Hot SpringsHanoverRate paid with 1c and 6 c Banknotes. New York "PAID ALL/Apr 17/89" Handstamp in redHot Spring 188x-04-13 6cBN to Germany via England eBay20191108.jpg
1890-09-04Grand LakeBerlin2c embossed envelope uprated with 2c small bankmote and 1c large banknoteGrand Lake AR 1890-09-04 to Germany eBay20220827.jpg
1890-x-02BatesvilleMunich1c and 2c Banknotes on 2c embossed envelopeBatesville AR 1890 to Germany ebay 2-7-10.jpg
1890-x-07Lake VillageBerlin1c Scott #212 uprates Jefferson Postal CardLake Village to Berlin Germany 1890 #212 pays 1c PC.jpeg
1891-05-08Fort SmithFreiburgMailed with 5c small bankoteFort Smith 1891 to Germany.jpeg
1891-08-29BlackburnLeipzig1c and 2c small banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelopeBlackburn AR to Germany eBay20200623.jpg
1892-05-02Little RockBraunschivei1 c and 2x2c small banknotes pay rateLittle Rock 2 May 1892 to Germany 219, 220(2) A0550.jpg
1892-05-18Grand LakeBerlin2c embossed envelope uprated with 1c, 2c, and 5c small banknotesGrand Lake 1892 to Berlin Germany 1c 2c 5c Small BNs.jpeg
1893-01-08ArgentaLeipzigUprated General Grant Message card with 1c BureauArgenta AR 1893-01-08 to Germany eBay 2012-07-20.jpg
1893-09-04SandersWeisen in BavariaMailed in 2c embossed envelope, Due 3 with 15 centimes and T handstampsSanders AR 1893-09-04 to Germany eBay 2012-07-20.jpg
1893-11-20Little RockGottingen2 cent UPU Postal CardLittle Rock AR 1893-11-20 UPU card to Germany eBay20130721.jpg
1894-01-31Newport & Cushman RPOBerlinRate paid by 5 cent small banknoteNewport & Cushman RPO 1894 to Germany 5c SBN eBAy20210510.jpg
1894-05-05BatesvilleHanover1c Grant Postal card uprated with 1c Columbian, insufficent so NY 15 centimes due handstampBatesville AR 1894-05-05 1c Columbian on PC to Germany.jpeg
1894-11-28Little RockBerlin3c small banknote uprates 2c Columbian embossed envelopeLittle Rock 1894 #221 uprates 2c Columbia to Berlin Germany A0456.jpeg
1895-09-28Fort Smith via Texarkana and New YorkKoenigsberg1c and 10c Bureau Issues uprate 2c embossed envelopeFort Smith AR 1895-09-28 Registered to Germany eBay20230605.jpg
1895-12-17ParisBerlin1c Bureau issue uprates Jefferson postal cardParis AR 1895-12-17 to Berlin eBay20200926.jpg
1896-03-08Little RockBachaet1c Bureau issue uprates Jefferson postal cardLittle Rock AR 1896 1c Bureau on GPC making 2c rate to Germany JForte Stock 20161230.jpg
1896-12-09Fort SmithMagdebarRegisteed with 10 cent and 8 cent Bureau issuesFort Smith AR 1896-12-09 8c & 10c Bureau Registered to Germany eBay20220704.jpg
1897-12-02ArgentaZiozmonwrksMailed in 5c Garfield embossed envelopeArgenta AR 1897 to Germany.jpeg
1897-12-27Marked TreeBerlin8c Bureau uprates 2c embossed envelopeMarked Tree AR 1897-12-27 to Germany eBay20150404.JPG
1898-02-09Van BurenPinneberg, Altona, HolstienStrip of 3 x 1c Bureau uprates 2c embossed envelopeVan Buren AR 1898-02-09 to Germany eBay20150319.jpg
1898-10-17SearcyDresden5c Tranmississippi pays rateSearcy 1898 to Dresden Germany 5c Transmiss pays UPU rate.jpeg
1898-12-07Little RockKonigr. Sasksen2c & 4c Transmississippi plus 2x 6c Bureau pay registry rate. From German Natl BankLittle Rock 1898-12-07 Registered #287+#286 to Saxony Germany.jpeg
    
 Switzerland Minimize
 DateSorted By Date In Ascending OrderFrom Arkansas POTo Foreign POCommentsCover Scan and Source
1876-04-18ConwayNot Clear3 x 1c = 2c large banknotes pay rate, Red New York Apr 22 handstamp in redConway to Switzerland 1876.jpg
1883-10-26Shoal CreekDuggingen C. Bern2c brown Large Banknote uprates 2c embossed envelopeShoal Creek to Switzerland 1883.jpg
188xColliervilleNot Clear1c and 2c large banknotes uprate 2c envelopeCollierville AR 1880x to Switzerland eBay20161117.jpg
188x-08-15CharlestonNot Clear5 x 3 cent Banknotes pay postage, New York PAID ALL handstamp in redCharleston AR 188x-08-15 to Switzerland w 5x3c BN ebay 4-16-10.jpg
1893Little RockEiusiedleu1c small banknote uprates 1c newspaper wrapperLittle Rock 1893 W301 Newspaper wrapper to Switzerland.jpeg
1893-02-16BentonMiiusiugen1c and 2c small banknotes uprate 2c embossed envelopeBenton AR 1893-02-16 to Switzerland eBay20241031.jpg
    
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