Hokiefan's Collection Of Arkansas Obsoletes, Scrip And National Bank Notes

Thanks, jbuck!

And about 70 miles from my old haunt in McGehee.

Nice example!

I lived there from late summer '76 to early spring '78 (grade 2 and most of 3). I remember us having to go to Greenville, MS for "big things." Funny thing is we moved to Greenville, SC* from there! When I told friends I was moving there, they got confused.

I think I have told this before, but it was when I was living in McGehee that I learned about Clemson, so I was excited to move to the area.


* We moved here in '78, left six months later, came back in '80, left a year later, then back in '85 for good.

I had a pretty good night on Heritage last night. I won all but one of the Arkansas NBN's I was bidding on. I was completely shut out a couple nights ago when bidding on a number of Arkansas obsoletes, so this sort of compensated for that.

The First National Bank in Ashdown, AR, was chartered on April 3, 1931. It succeeded charter #10486, The First National Bank of Ashdown. It merged and became part of The State National Bank of Texarkana, AR, in 1995. This charter issued 1929 T1 and T2 notes in denominations of $5, $10 and $20.

There are seven T1 notes and two T2 notes in total in the T&P census. I already own a $10 T2 note for Ashdown, but decided to go after this $5 T1 not only because of the scarcity but because I really like the unique signature of this bank president C.E. May. He was succeeded by N.C. McCrary, whose signature is on the other Ashdown note I own.

Signatures of cashier J.M. Johnson, Jr. and president C.E. May.


The First National Bank of Camden, AR, was chartered on July 2, 1889 at The Camden National Bank. In 1923 the name was changed to The FNB of Camden. Under the FNB name, the bank issued only $5 denomination 1902PB and 1929 T1 and T2 notes. Small size notes aren't too hard to find with a total of 25 in the census.

Signatures of cashier James Bartee and president Henry L. Berg.


The Merchants National Bank of Fort Smith is one of six issuing charters from Fort Smith. It was chartered on April 30, 1904, and existed until 1997 when it merged and became part of Deposit Guaranty National Bank. The bank issued 1902 RS, DB, PB and 1929 T1 and T2 notes in denominations of $10 and $20. Notes from this bank are quite common, with 74 $20 T1 notes listed. However, most are in grades of VF or lower, with only a few above that grade, and none above AU.

Signatures of cashier C.S. Smart and president W.J. Echols (Sr.).


The First National Bank of Huntsville, AR, was chartered on November 30, 1907. It became a state chartered bank in 2000 and later merged and became a part of Arvest Bank. The bank issued 1902 RS, DB, PB, and 1929 T1 and T2 notes in denominations of $5, $10 and $20. There are seven large and nineteen small notes in total in the census, and this note is one of four $20 1929 T2 notes listed.

Signatures of cashier Tom Hargis and president D.W. Anderson.


The First National Bank of Huttig, AR, was chartered on August 2, 1911 and went into receivership in November of 1933. The bank issued 1902 DB, PB, 1929 T1 and T2 notes in denominations of $10 and $20. There are only three large size and seven small size notes in the T&P census, and this example is one of three $20 1929 T2 notes listed.

Signatures of cashier A.G. Stephenson and president F.W. Scott.


The First National Bank of Rogers, AR, was chartered on June 15, 1905 and went into receivership in January of 1931. The bank issued 1902 RS, DB, PB, and 1929 T1 notes in denominations of $5, $10 and $20. This is one of two issuing charters for the city, and I also acquired a note from the other charter (see below). There are nineteen large size notes and three small size notes in the T&P census. This is one of five $10 1902 DB notes listed. PMG does mention the note was repaired on the holder (it appears from the pic there were a couple internal tears or holes that were repaired).

Signatures of cashier W.H. Cowan and president Geo. D. Parks.


The American National Bank of Rogers, AR, was chartered on June 22, 1915. After a name change in 1984, it later became a state chartered bank in 2000. It merged and became a part of Arvest Bank soon afterwards. The bank issued 1902 PB and 1929 T1 and T2 notes in denominations of $5, $10 and $20. There are 27 small and 21 large notes in the T&P census, with this being one of ten $10 1902 PB notes listed. The signatures have bled through to the back of the note, which I assume is a result of the note being heavily washed at some point.

Signatures of cashier T.E. Harris and president W.R. Spikes.

Fantastic!

Nice examples!

Those Rogers, AR notes remind me that it is home of the first Walmart.

@jbuck, we'd considered retiring in northwest Arkansas for a while. I really like visiting Rogers and Bentonville (my son lived there for about 17 years).

A few more additions from Heritage this week. I missed out on a couple others I wanted, but I'm happy with the ones I got!

The First National Bank of Gurdon, AR, was chartered on May 25, 1928. It merged and became part of Clark County Bank in Gurdon in 1986. The bank issued only $5 denomination 1902 PB and 1929 Ty1/Ty2 notes. While there are only 3 large size notes and 2 $5 1929 Ty.1 notes in the T&P census, there are 23 $5 1929 Ty.2 notes with most of those listed around a grade of 50.

Signatures of cashier Rupert A. Stuart and president T.M. Wallis.

Gurdon is about midway between Texarkana and Little Rock, just east of I-30. Gurdon is the birthplace and current headquarters of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a fraternal and service organization with members in the forest products industry. It was founded in 1892, and will next month be holding its 133rd Hoo-Hoo International Convention in San Antonio, TX.


The First National Bank of Lake Village, AR, was chartered on November 15, 1918. It entered receivership in Oct 1931, and was liquidated in Sept 1932. The bank issues $5 and $10 denominations 1902 PB and 1929 Ty.1 notes. There are 13 large and 15 small size notes in the T&P census. There are currently 6 $10 1902PB notes in the census, with none listed in grades higher than 15. However, this note is new to the census and though it has a very wonky trim I find it quite a decent example and a higher grade than the others listed.

Signatures of cashier W.H. McLeod and president R.H. Meyer.

Lake Village is in southeast Arkansas and is located on Lake Chicot, an old oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River. The explorer Hernando de Soto died along the Mississippi River, and along Lake Chicot is one of the two locations considered most likely by historians.


The First National Bank of Newport, AR, was chartered on May 1, 1903. It changed its chartering agency to state in 1978, then later merged and became part of Union Planters Bank of Northeast Arkansas in 1995. The bank issues $5 through $20 denominations of 1902 RS, DB, PB, and 1929 T1/T2 notes. $20 1902 PB notes are fairly common, with 24 in the census and all but one of those (including this one) in a near-solid run of serial numbers with most of those graded 50-63.

Signatures of cashier W.T. Parish and president W.A. Billingsley.


The Merchants National Bank of Fort Smith, AR, was chartered on April 30, 1904. It merged and became a part of Deposit Guaranty National Bank in 1997. It issued $10 and $20 1902 RS, DB, PB and 1929 Ty1/Ty2 notes. Notes from this bank are quite plentiful, with 70 large and 163 small being listed in the T&P census. This is one of 33 $10 1902 PB notes listed, most being in VF or lower grades.

Signatures of cashier C.S. Smart and president W.J. Echols.

Thanks, jbuck! From our previous discussions, I figured you were very familiar with Lake Village!