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BEAR ARKANSAS FANCY CANCELS 1929-36

Bear Arkansas has by far the most reported uses of its Fancy Cancels.

Of the Bear design, there are only two types. Type 1 is a rump view of a Bear outline. Type 2 is a side wise view of a Bear, apparently used for only one day, and I have only seen three examples.

In addition, the rump view of the Bear also appears on envelopes that have B E A R in block letters applied to the stamps. I have only seen three of these.

Another fancy is a Fools Head in circle, used on April Fools day. Why this was used at Bear Ark I don't know, and it may appear at other post offices in other states.

The list is long, so I chose to put these on a separate page from the other towns that had Fancy Cancels between 1929 and 1936.

BiR 12-20-2022

Bear-Sidewise View

Date	Registry # if Registered	Addressed To	Cancel Type	Cover Scan and Source
1930-01-13	1st Class	William Gilley	Black side wise view of Bear facing left, one strike	Bear AR 1930-01-13 bear from side BRoberts Collection.jpg
1930-01-13	Registered but number not visable	Not Shown, Auction view	Black side wise view of Bear facing left, seven strikes	1930-01-13 Sideways Bear on Registered Cover AZimmerman_Sale46_Lot389.jpg
1930-01-13	1st Class	William Gilley	Black side wise view of Bear facing left, one strike	1930-01-13 Sideways Bear FC eBay20210108.jpg
1930-01-13	1st Class	William Gilley	Black side wise view of Bear facing left, one strike	Bear AR 1930-01-13 bear from side-2 BRoberts Collection.jpeg
1931-09-29	18	M.L.Harris, Pacolet Mills, South Carolina	Black Sidewise View of Bear, 8 strikes plus Bear Rump view 3 strikes	1931-09-Bear Rump plus Sideways eBay20230707.jpg

Bear-B E A R on stamps

Date	Registry # if Registered	Addressed To	Cancel Type	Cover Scan and Source
1931-09-05	12	M.L.Harris, Pacolet Mills, SC	Green Bear outline one strike plus B E A R on the stamps	1931-09-05 B E A R on stamps Reg#12 Kelleher Sale5104 Lot8014 20200617.jpg
1931-09-05	13	M.L.Harris, Pacolet Mills, SC	Green Bear outline one strike plus B E A R on the stamps	1931-09-05 B E A R on stamps Reg #13 Kelleher Sale5115 2020.jpg
193x	16	M.L.Harris, Pacolet Mills, SC	Black, Green, and Purple Bear outline one strike each plus B E A R letters on the stamps	193x-BEAR ARK Handstamp with Rump view Reg #16 DKelleher Sale 5133 Lot 3017 20210103.jpg

Bear-April Fools Head

Date	Registry # if Registered	Addressed To	Cancel Type	Cover Scan & Source
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear AR Fools Head in green Von Stubein stamp eBay20160123.jpg
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear AR Fools Head in green eBay20130829.JPG
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear AR Fools Head in green eBay20160123.jpg
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear AR Fools Head in green JMcCusker 2012-03-26.jpg
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear with April Fools head.jpg
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	Bear AR 1931-04-01 Green Fools Head BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1931-04-01	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	Bear AR 1931-04-01 Green Fools Head Von Stuben BRoberts Coll.jpeg.jpeg
1931-04-01	1st Class	J.G. Urey, Chicago, IL	Green Fool's Head in Dbl Circle, one strike	1931-04-01 Bear AR Fools Head in green Delcamp dealer 20221221.jpg

Bear-Rump View

Date	Registry # if Registered	Addressed To	Cancel Type	Cover Scan and Source
1929	125	Floyd Shockley, Indianapolis, IN	Black Outline Bear RumpThree strikes	1929 Bear Rump Black Reg # 125 to Indianapolis eBay20200513.jpg
1929	164	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump six strikes plus one in purple	1929 Bear Rump black & purple register No 164 w 1c Franklin BPane ebay 10-1-10.jpg
1929	37	W.C.Phillips & Col, Hartford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1929 Bear Rump Register 37 eBay20181224.jpg
1929-10-22	45	John Kuspert, Mishawaka, IN	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1929-10-22 Bear Rump Register No 45 eBay20140128.JPG
1929-10-28	54	LeGrand Payne, Indianapolis, IN	Black Outline Bear Rump seven strikes	1929-10-28 Bear Rump Reg #54 to Indiana eBay20200814.jpg
1929-10-30	111	A.W.Bork, Prescott, AZ	Black Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1929-10-30 Bear Register No 111 ebay 10-3-10.jpg
1929-10-30	91	A.W.Bork, Prescott, AZ	Black Outline Bear Rump Nine strikes	1929-10-30 Bear Rump Register No 91 eBay20140128.JPG
1929-10-30	102	A.W.Bork, Prescott, AZ	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes plus one in purple	1929-10-30 Bear Rump Register No 102 JTMcCusker_Sale298_Lot756.jpg
1929-10-30	97	A.W.Bork, Prescott, AZ	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes plus one in purple	unknown date Bear Rump Register No 97 eBay 8-21-11.jpg
1929-11-02	127	Carl Condon, Indianapolis, IN	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1929-11-02 Bear Rump Register No 127 JTMcCusker_Sale298_Lot757.jpg
1929-11-05	132	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump seven strikes	1929-11-05 Bear Rump Register No 132 eBay 12-27-11.jpg
1929-11-05	134	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump seven strikes	1929-11-05 Bear Rump Register No 134 eBay 12-12-11.jpg
1929-11-07	142	M.H.Spies, Decatur, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes, Purple two strikes	1929-11-07 Bear rump register No 142 JMcCusker_Sale308_Lot1391.jpg
1929-11-07	155	Floyd Schockley Indianapolis IN	Bear Rump, 3 strikes, two purple, one black	1929-11-07 Bear Rump Black Reg # 155 to Indianapolis Kelleher Sale Lot 5422 2024.jpg
1929-11-10	154	Not Visable	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1929-Bear Register No 154 w-15c&5c DPhillips_Sale84_Lot352.jpg
1929-11-12	157	D.Olin Herriott, St Joseph, MO	Black Outline Bear Rump seven strikes	1929-11-12 Bear Rump Reg No 157 LBaum Collection 20140301.jpg
1929-11-14	165	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1929-11-14 Bear rump Register No 165 ebay 6-3-10.jpg
1929-11-14	166	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes	1929-11-14 Bear Rump Register No 166 eBay 11-29-11.jpg
1929-11-14	167	Charles Hermann, Los Angles, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes	1929-11-14 Bear rump register No 167 eBay 8-12-11.jpg
1929-11-15	169	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike plus one in purple	1929-11-15 Bear Rump Reg # 169 eBay20201011.jpg
1929-11-15	172	S.A. Nelson, Chicago, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes plus one purple	1929-11-15 Bear Rump Registered #172 eBay20181113.jpg
1929-11-19	189	William Housman, Steelton, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1929-11-09 Reg #189 to Penn. eBay20210212.jpg
1929-11-19	181	Chales Housmann, Bridgeville, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes plus two purple	1929-11-19 Bear Rump Register No 181 Kelleher Sale 5107 Lot 6018 20200703.jpg
1929-11-19	187	William Housman, Steelton, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes plus three purple strikes	1929-11-19 Bear Rump Register No 187 Ebay 2012-06-20.jpg
1929-11-19	191	O.G. Souder, Huntington Park, CA	Purple Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1929-11-19 Bear Rump Register No 191 eBay20151120.jpg
1929-11-20	194	Andrew Schmadlen, Steelton, PA	Purple Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1929-11-20 Bear Rump Register No 194.jpg
1929-11-20	196	Andrew Schmadlen, Steelton, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes plus one purple	Bear AR 1929-11-20 Reg #196 BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1929-11-26	223	Capital City Philatelic Society, Harrisburg, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump six strikes	1929-11-26 Bear Rump on Blk of 12 1.5 Harding imperf Reg # 223 eBay20210301.jpg
1929-12-08	Registered but no # visable	W.F.Callahan, Detroit, MI	Black Outline Bear Rump six strikes	1929-12-08 Bear Rump Registered eBay 8-21-11.jpg
1929-12-10	1st Class	Bay State Thread Works, Chicago, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1929-12-10 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20210121.jpg
1929-12-23	1st Class	John Jungwirth, Detroit, MI	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1929-12-23 Bear 1st class PBansner_NetPrice_12-10-10.jpg
1929-12-28	1st Class	Virginia Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1929-12-28 Bear Rump 1st class ebay20131207.JPG
1930-01-01	1st Class	Jessie Glass, Pacolet Mills, SC	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-01-01 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20151202.jpg
1930-01-07	1st Class	John Jungwirth, Detroit, MI	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes	1930-01-07 Bear Rump First Class eBay 5-8-11.jpg
1930-01-07	1st Class	John Jungwirth, Detroit, MI	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes	1930-01-07 Bear Rump First Class eBay 2012-02-20.jpg
1930-01-08	1st Class	John Jungwirth, Detroit, MI	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1930-01-08 Bear Rump 4 strikes on 1st class eBay20170202.jpg
1930-01-16	1st Class	Virginia Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1930-01-16 Bear Rump 1st class.jpg
1930-01-17	1st Class	Richard Ragar, Dayton, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-01-17 Bear rump 1st class eBAy 11-24-11.jpg
1930-01-17	Special Delivery	Virginia Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear RumpFour strikes	1930-01-17 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20140602.JPG
1930-01-21	1st Class	C.L. Elliott, Montclair, NY	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-01-21 Bear Rump 1st class eBay 20121010.jpg
1930-01-21	1st Class	C.L. Elliott, Montclair, NY	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-02-01 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20170304.jpg
1930-01-21	1st Class	C.L. Elliott, Montclair, NY	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike on Stationary	1930-01-21 Bear Rump 1st class on Sesqucenttenial staionary eBay20220201.jpg
1930-01-21	1st Class	C.L. Elliott, Montclair, NY	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike on Stationary	1930-01-21 Bear Rump 1st class on stationary eBay20130622.jpg
1930-01-24	1st Class	Lorraine Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-01-24 Bear Rump 1st class.jpg
1930-02-01	1st Class	Lorraine Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-02-01 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20141104.JPG
1930-02-01	1st Class	Robert Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-02-01 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20210618.jpg
1930-02-01	Special Delivery	Virginia Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes	1930-02-03 Bear Rump Special Delivery to Cleveland OH eBay20191017.jpg
1930-02-01	1st Class	Luther Secor Bridgeport Connecticut	Bear 3/4 rump, 2 strkes	Bear AR 1930-02-01 Bear Rump 2 strikes 1st Class eBay20240903.jpg
1930-02-06	1st Class	Lorraine Fisher, Cleveland, OH	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-02-06 Bear Rump 1st Class Worthpoint20221222.jpg
1930-02-11	1st Class	James Smith, San Francisco, CA	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-02-11 Bear Rump 1st Class TCrumbley Stock 03-05-17.jpg
1930-02-21	1st Class	Merril W. Doolittle Bridgeport, Conn	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes, Airmail and Special Delivery service	1930-02-21 Bear Rump eBay20230410.jpg
1930-02-25	1st Class	D.B.Dodge, St. Louis, MO	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike on 1.5 cent stationary	1930-02-25 Bear Rump 1st Class on 1.5c stationary ebay 10-23-10.jpg
1930-03-01	1st Class	Richard Foster, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-01 Bear Rump 1st class on airmail envelope eBay20130623.jpg
1930-03-01	1st Class	Richard Foster, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike on 2c Columbian Stationary	1930-03-01 Bear Rump 1st class on Columbian 2c envel eBay 6-8-11.jpg
1930-03-01	Airmail	Richard Anderson, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-01 Bear Rump 1st class on Lindberg C10 to Conn eBay20190829.jpg
1930-03-03	1st Class	Horace Secor, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-03 three quarters rump bear first class to bridgeport ct.jpg
1930-03-15	1st Class	Lazarus Ribak, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-15 Bear Rump 1st class eBay20140124.JPG
1930-03-15	1st Class	Lazarus Ribak, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike with additional 1930-02-12 Bear Branch IN CDS	1930-03-15 Bear Rump 1st Class from Bear Branch IN eBay20190129.jpg
1930-03-15	1st Class	Sam Ribak, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1930-03-15 Bear Rump 1st class.jpg
1930-03-18	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-18 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay 12-25-11.jpg
1930-03-18	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-18 Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20130629.jpg
1930-03-19	1st Class	George Gordon, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	Bear AR 1930-03-19 Rump 1st Class BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1930-03-19	1st Class	Not Visable	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-19 Bear Rump 1st Class Kover King 94 Lot 9.jpg
1930-03-28	1st Class	Not Visable	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-03-28 Bear Rump First Calss Kover King 100 Lot56.jpg
1930-04-08	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-04-08 Bear Rump on 1.5 cent rate TCrumbley Stock 3-5-17.jpg
1930-04-14	1st Class	J. Cilbirk, Southport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-04-14 Bear Rump first class.jpg
1930-04-28	1st Class	S.A. Nelson, Chicago, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-04-28 Bear Rump 1st class eBay20130802.JPG
1930-04-28	1st Class	S.A. Nelson, Chicago, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1930-04-28 Bear Rump 2 strikes 1st Class eBay20210125.jpg
1930-06-05	1st Class	H.M. Brehum, Appleton, WI	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-06-05 Bear Rump 1st class eBay 8-21-11.jpg
1930-06-30	1st Class	Walter Bink, Genesee Depot, WI	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-06-30 Bear Rump 1st Class Kelleher Sale5104Lot8015 202006017.jpg
1930-09-29	1st Class	Hayne Surrage Co., St Louis, Mo	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-09-29 Bear Rump 1st Class.jpg
1930-10-25	1st Class	Talahassee Highlands Corp, Miami, FL	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-10-25 Green Bear Rump 1st Class eBay20170304.jpg
1930-11-04	16	French, Hartford CN	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1930-11-04 Bear Rump Register No 16 to Hartford Conn cover 2 eBay 10-6-11.jpg
1930-11-04	19	French, Hartford CN	Black Outline Bear Rump five strikes	1930-11-04 Bear Rump Register No 19 to Hartford Conn eBay20150805.JPG
1930-11-04	21	French, Hartford CN	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes plus two green strikes	1930-11-04 Bear Rump Register No 21 to Hartford Conn eBay 4-2-11.jpg
1930-11-04	23	French, Hartford CN	Black Outline Bear Rump Three strikes plus two purple	1930-11-04 Bear Rump Register No 23 to Hartford Conn cover 3 eBay 10-6-11.jpg
1930-11-08	1st Class	Not Visable	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-11-08 Bear Rump 1st class Kover King 141 Lot 117.jpg
1930-11-20	27	L.W. Hasten, Hartford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump four strikes	1930-11-20 Bear Rump register No 27 ebay 11-26-10.jpg
1930-11-28	1st Class	O.G. Johnson, Golvea, ND	Green Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1930-11-28 Bear Rump 1st class eBay 4-16-11.jpg
1930-11-28	1st Class	E. Ulbert Hartford, Connecticut	Bear Rump 1 strike in blue	1930-11-28 Bear Rump 1st class eBay 20240203.jpg
1930-11-29	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Blue Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-11-29 Bear Rump 1st class eBay 2012-08-26.jpg
1930-12-02	1st Class	Not Visable	Blue Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-02 Bear Rump first class ebay 9-3-09.jpg
1930-12-02	1st Class	S.C. Bushnell, St Louis, IL	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-02 Bear Rump Green 1st Class eBay20150730.JPG
1930-12-05	1st Class	Edward Cejka, Council Bluffs, IA	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-05 first class rump Black eBay20140103.JPG
1930-12-05	1st Class	Edward Cejka, Council Bluffs, IA	Blue Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-05 first class rump Blue eBay20140116.JPG
1930-12-06	1st Class	Lester Browning, Natchez, MS	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-06 Bear rump 1st class eBay20130802.jpg
1930-12-16	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Blue Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-16 1st class on GPC eBay 2012-08-02.jpg
1930-12-16	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Blue Outline Bear Rump one strike	Bear AR 1930-12-16 Rump 1st Class BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1930-12-16	1st Class	Henry Diderich, Stratford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-16 Bear Rump Green on GPC eBay 2012-05-26.jpg
1930-12-17	1st Class	Gilbert Burr, Mishoppen, PA	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1930-12-17 Bear Green 3-4 Rump.jpg
1930-12-22	37	Richard Foster, Bridgeport, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1930-12-22 Bear Reg #37 eBay20210502.jpg
1931-02-26	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1931-02-26 Bear Rump first class.jpg
1931-04-04	62	M.L.Harris Pacolet Mills, South Carolina	Bear 3/4 rump, 3 strkes	1931-04-04 Bear Rump Reg #62 eBay20240903.jpg
1931-04-16	1st Class	William Gilley, Chicago, IL	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1931-04-16 Bear Rump 1st class Green ink ebay20181123.jpg
1931-04-25	68	O.G. Johnson, Golvea, ND	Green Bear Outline Rump one strike on 17c Wilson-Unusual full payment of registry	Bear AR 1931-04-25 Rump 17c Wilson Reg #68 BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1931-04-25	34	W.C.Phillips & Col, Hartford, CN	Black Outline Bear Rump five strikes	Bear AR 1931-04-25 Rump Reg #34 BRoberts Coll.jpeg
1931-04-25	1st Class	O.G. Johnson, Golvea, ND	Blue Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1931-04-25 Bear Rump 1st Class Blue Ink TCrumbley Stock 3-5-17.jpg
1931-11-20	1st Class	Edward Cejka, Council Bluffs, IA	One Outline Bear Rump color unknown	1931-11-20 Bear Rump on 2c NEB ovpt AmPhilatelicBrokers Sale#7 Lot 701 1977.jpg
1933-02-02	1st Class	P.G.Russo, Atlantic City, NJ	Green Outline Bear Rump two strikes	1933-02-02 1st Class Bear and CDS struck in Green eBay20170503.jpg
1933-03-09	1st Class	James Grant, Clearfield, PA	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1933-03-09 Bear Green bear rump eBay20210601.jpg
1933-03-10	1st Class	C. Gordon Harrington, Clearfield, PA	Green Outline Bear Rump one strike	1933-03-10 Bear Green bear rump.jpg
1933-06-02	1st Class	Not Visable	Color not known Bear outline rump three strikes	1933-06-02 Bear 1st Class AZimmerman_Sale62_Lot248.jpg
1933-10-31	1st Class	Guy Tweed, Lancaster, PA	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1933-10-31 Bear Rump 1st class SForte stock 20181228 .jpg
1933-10-31	1st Class	C.L. Elliott, Montclair, NY	Black Outline Bear Rump one strike	1933-10-31 Bear Rump 1st class.jpg