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VERY FINE. THE EARLIEST RECORDED COVER FROM THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
In late January 1862, a flood at the confluence of the Gila and Colorado Rivers destroyed Arizona City. The Hooper mercantile store, including the post office, records, equipment and cancelling device washed away. The post office was discontinued June 8, 1863 (later reestablished as Yuma), which proves the 1863 year date of this cover. The postmaster used the A.T.” designation for provisional Arizona Territory, but he did not yet know that Arizona Territory was officially established by Congress on February 24, 1863. (Image)