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The John Birkinbine II Collection of of Arizona and New Mexico Postal History continued...

Arizona Territory Post Offices
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1128 c ImageFort Union N. Mex. Nov. 17” (1863)--Journey of Territorial Officials to Arizona. Blurry strike of territorial circular datestamp on 3¢ Pink on White entire (U58) addressed to Charles City, Iowa, original letter enclosure written by Tisdale Hand and datelined Ft. Union New Mexico Nov. 8, 1863”, letter is addressed to home and discusses the severe challenges of his group’s journey through snow and mountains, his recent health scare and the great prospects for gold in Arizona Territory, including if the accounts are half true, the mines are richer than those of California in 1848”, letter with fold splits and cover with edge nicks and tears, Fine and historic letter and cover, Tisdale Hand was a printer (including publisher of the Arizona Miner in Prescott beginning in 1864) and a member of the group of territorial officers appointed by President Lincoln, he wrote this letter as the group was traveling to Arizona Territory--ex Farndell (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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1129 c ImageSanta Fe N. Mex. Nov. 23” (1863)--Journey of Territorial Officials to Arizona. Bold strike of circular datestamp with grid cancel just tying 3¢ Rose (65) on cover from Jonathan Richmond (clerk of court) to Grand Rapids Mich., with illustrated Seal of the Territory of Arizona *1863.*” and Ditat Deus” motto corner card (God Enriches”), design depicts a prospector, reduced at left just clear of design, stamp with small perf tear at top, Very Fine and extremely rare, the only example of this seal used from Santa Fe, this was manufactured in Washington D.C. and carried on the territorial journey (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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1130 c ImageAlbuquerque N.M. Dec. 9” (1863)--Journey of Territorial Officials to Arizona. Two strikes of circular datestamp, one clear, other blurry, with grid cancelling 3¢ Pink on White entire (U58) to postmaster of Fort Lyon Colorado Territory, with illustrated Seal of the Territory of Arizona *1863.*” and Ditat Deus” motto corner card (God Enriches”), design depicts a prospector, receipt docketing of Jan. 8, 1864, mended edgewear and tears including one touching indicia, Very Fine appearance and extremely rare, the only example of this seal used from Albuquerque, this was manufactured in Washington D.C. and carried on the territorial journey (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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1131 c Image1864 mid-March--Military Express from Camp Clark to Tucson, Vedette Mail to Las Cruces, New Mexico Territory, U.S. Mail to Mt. Lebanon, Ohio. Cover with United States Supreme Court, Arizona.” imprint from William F. Turner, Chief Justice of Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, to his wife in Mt. Lebanon, Ohio, manuscript Las Cruces N.M. March 26/ 64” postmark (applied by Postmaster Prickney R. Tully) with pen X” cancelling 3¢ Rose (65), April 25 receipt docketing, stamp with a few small scrapes, still Very Fine, this and the following lot are the only Camp Clark covers reported--this cover, which originated at Camp Clark in mid-March 1864, is the earliest reported cover following the establishment of the Arizona territorial government on December 29, 1863 (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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1132 c Image1864 April 9--Military Express from Camp Clark to Tucson, Vedette Mail to Las Cruces, New Mexico Territory, U.S. Mail to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cover with albino embossed United States District Court Arizona 1st District” seal and printed address from Jonathan Richmond (clerk of court) to Wm. A. Richmond in Grand Rapids, Michigan, manuscript Las Cruces N.M. April 16/64” postmark (written by substitute postmaster) with #” cancelling two 3¢ Rose (65), pencil docketing (Apr. 8 letter date), left stamp with creases and missing most of backflap, still Very Fine and rare cover from Camp Clark, this and the previous lot are the only Camp Clark covers reported--this cover originated at Camp Clark on April 9, 1864, the same day Governor Goodwin established three judicial districts in Arizona, therefore making this a First Day official use of the 1st District embossed judicial seal on this cover (Image)

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1133 c Image1864 April 21--Military Express from Fort Whipple to Tucson, Vedette Mail to Las Cruces, New Mexico Territory, U.S. Mail to Charles City, Iowa. Manuscript Prescott A.T. Apl. 21st” postmark applied by illegal postmaster (see historical note that follows), two 3¢ Rose (65) cancelled by targets on OFFICIAL BUSINESS” imprint cover to Miss Mary D. Cheney in Charles City, Iowa, from her future husband Tisdale Hand, original letter datelined Fort Whipple, Arizona, April 11, 1864”--waited for military express on April 21--left stamp horizontal crease, right stamp faulty from fold in cover which has some edgewear, Fine appearance, a fascinating cover in several respects--this is the earliest reported cover from Fort Whipple; the target cancels were carried there by Postmaster Hiram Read (appointed Tucson postmaster Aug. 25, 1863, and changed to Prescott in July 1864), the Prescott postmark was written by Read’s unofficial substitute (Alfred F. Banta), who used the Tucson target to cancel the stamps, all while Prescott was unoccupied and under construction--Read had no legal authority to act as postmaster of Prescott at this time (also see lot 1164), ex Farndell (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

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1134 c Image1864 April 12--Military Express from Fort Whipple to Tucson, Vedette Mail to Las Cruces, New Mexico Territory, U.S. Mail to Charles City, Iowa. Manuscript Las Cruces N.M. Apr. 30/ 64” postmark (applied before mail stage departure to Santa Fe) ties straddle-pane pair of 3¢ Rose (65), also cancelled by pen #” on Territory of Arizona, Governor’s Office” imprint cover to Miss Mary D. Cheney in Charles City, Iowa, from her future husband Tisdale Hand, original 4-page letter no longer accompanies, but included the April 12 dateline and We have no mail facilities and... have to send out an express”, margins of stamps with small faults from placement near edge which has some wear, slightly reduced at right, Fine appearance and rare use from Fort Whipple, ex Dr. Dike (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1135 c ImageFt. Whipple, Arizona, Apr. 26, 1864. /By Military Express.}” Straightline Datestamp--Military Express to Tucson, Vedette Mail to Las Cruces, Mail Stage to Santa Fe, Forwarded by U.S. Mail to Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Clear strike of two-line Military Express datestamp on Territory of Arizona, Governor’s Office” imprint cover to Judge William F. Turner at Santa Fe (incorrectly called California Terr”), entered mails at Las Cruces with manuscript Las Cruces N.M. May 14/ 64” postmark, 3¢ Rose (65) with pen X” cancel, forwarded from Santa Fe to Mt. Lebanon with Santa Fe N.M. May 21” circular datestamp, manuscript For” and 3” handstamp for postage due (restated in manuscript), stamp with couple small perf faults and tiny toned speck, cover slightly reduced at right and professionally improved

VERY FINE STRIKE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE FORT WHIPPLE TWO-LINE MILITARY EXPRESS DATESTAMP. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE RECORDED IN BLACK.

One other example of this Fort Whipple Military Express datestamp is reported, incompletely struck in red on a legal-size cover. This example in black is clearly struck and on a more attractive cover. Ex Longfellow. (Image)

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 E. 4,000-500

SOLD for $3,250.00
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1136 c ImageApache Pass Ariz. May 17” (1867). Circular datestamp clearly struck with target cancel on 3¢ Pink on White entire (U58) to Fort Monroe Va., originating at Fort Bowie, Bassel correspondence, slightly reduced at right, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

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 E. 200-300

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1137 c Image3¢ Ultramarine (114). Tied by grid cancel, Apache Pass Ariz. Jan. 18” (1870) circular datestamp on cover to Tucson, originating at Camp Goodwin, Bassel correspondence, reduced at left, Very Fine, a rare intra-territorial use with the 3¢ 1869 Pictorial, ex Juhring (Image)

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 E. 500-750

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1138 c ImageAubrey City Az. April 19 1867”. Manuscript postmark with matching small #” cancelling 3¢ Rose (65) on cover to San Francisco, stamp with light corner crease, still Very Fine, the only recorded cover from Aubrey, Arizona Territory, Aubrey was founded shortly before 1865 and gained its first postmaster, Henry L. Lightner, on Oct. 2, 1866, the post office was discontinued on Sep. 10, 1868 for a period of about seven years, the town itself was abandoned in 1886 and the land where it stood is now underneath the surface of Lake Havusa--this is the only recorded example of the Aubrey postmark (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

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