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

Arizona Territory Post Offices, cont. continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1175 c ImageAgency Papago Indians. Official Business.” Green label in the style of Wells, Fargo & Co. on thick cardboard document envelope with tie strings, wear around edges of cover but the label itself is Very Fine, rare, the Papago Indian Agency is still in existence today, the people are called the Tohono O’odham and most reject the English name Papago, the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation encompasses portions of Pima, Pinal and Maricopa Counties (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

SOLD for $400.00
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1176 c ImageTucson A T 23 Mar.” (1867). Circular datestamp ties 3¢ Rose (65) on cover to Providence R.I., stamp with faults including tear and small piece out of margin, Fine strike for this which is only found with worn, weak impressions, this is the earliest recorded Tucson postmark after the re-establishment of the post office after the Civil War (June 5, 1866), the Tucson, New Mexico Territory datestamp, was modified by substituting AT” for NM” (Image)

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 E. 400-500

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1177 c ImageTucson A T (day?) Nov.” (1867). Typical part strike of circular datestamp ties 3¢ Rose (65) on yellow cover to Gertrude Cranston in Lima N.Y., stamp with s.e. at right and cancelled by pen, sender’s directive Via Santa Fe” (Route 17203 to Prescott, then Santa Fe), original letter enclosure from Camp Tubac datelined Tubac Nov. 3rd 1867”, Fine, this datestamp is only found with worn, weak impressions, the Tucson, New Mexico Territory datestamp, was modified by substituting AT” for NM” -- also see lots1122-1124 (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1178 c Image1867 November--Wells, Fargo & Co. Way Mail to Tucson. 3¢ Pink on White entire (U58) to Mr. L. M. Jacobs in Tucson, blue Wells, Fargo & Co. Express San Bernardino” oval handstamp struck over embossed stamp, this way cover was picked up by Wells Fargo between Los Angeles and San Bernardino, it was handstamped at the express office in San Bernardino and put into the post office there (because there was no receiving office in Tucson) and carried on Route 17212 Hardy Toll Road to Prescott, then Route 17203 to Tucson, San Bernardino Cal. Nov. 19” circular datestamp and target cancel, minor edgewear and sealed flap separation at bottom, Very Fine, Tucson became the capital of Arizona Territory only 18 days before this was mailed (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1179 c ImageTucson Ari. Aug. 21” (1868). Blue circular datestamp with matching target cancelling 3¢ Red, F Grill (94) on Territory of Arizona Office of the Governor” imprint cover to Governor Andrew J. Faulk at Yankton, Dakota Territory, marked Personal”, answer docketing of Sep. 27, 1868, stamp with slightly blunted perfs at top, still Very Fine and desirable use between the governors of Arizona and Dakota Territories, the second governor of Arizona Territory, Richard C. McCormick, was in office from July 1866–March 1869 (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1180 c Image3¢ Ultramarine (114). Tied by blue cork cancel, matching Tucson Ari. May 5” (1869) circular datestamp on small cover to West Chester Pa., stamp with light diagonal creases, cover barely reduced at left, still Very Fine and scarce use of the 3¢ 1869 Pictorial from Tucson, reportedly the postmaster refused to order this stamp (similar to the postmaster of Prescott and other Arizona towns), which he felt promoted the new railroad through Utah, to the detriment of the stagecoach business through Arizona Territory (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1181 c Image3¢ Ultramarine (114). Cancelled by cork with Tucson Ariz. Apr. ?” (1869) circular datestamp on cover to West Chester Pa., sender’s directive Via San Francisco Cal”, stamp with minor perf toning, Fine and scarce use of the 3¢ 1869 Pictorial from Tucson, reportedly the postmaster refused to order this stamp (similar to the postmaster of Prescott and other Arizona towns), which he felt promoted the new railroad through Utah, to the detriment of the stagecoach business through Arizona Territory (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1182 c Image2¢ Black (73). Horizontal pair, small margin faults, tied by dotted grid cancels with Tucson Ariz. Sep. 2” (1869) circular datestamp on buff cover to Saco, Maine, Fine appearance and extremely rare use of the 2¢ Black Jack from Arizona Territory, overpaying the 3¢ rate as there were apparently no 3¢ stamps available at this time, reportedly the postmaster refused to order the 3¢ 1869 Locomotive Pictorial stamp (similar to the postmaster of Prescott and other Arizona towns), which he felt promoted the new railroad through Utah, to the detriment of the stagecoach business through Arizona Territory, ex Dr. Rorke, with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 E. 1,500-2,000

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1183 c Image10¢ Yellow (116). Tied by Tucson Ari.” dateless circular handstamp on May 1870 buff cover to Dr. Reuben A. Wilbur in Altar, Sonora, Mexico, original letter datelined Tucson May 21/70”, manuscript 2” (reales) due in Mexico, corner of cover bearing the stamp was torn off when this correspondence was discovered (as all were), but the original stamp remained with the correspondence and this was expertly restored, the stamp itself is sound, some cover edge mends (covers in the correspondence also had rough opening edges)

FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL FROM ARIZONA TERRITORY TO MEXICO VIA OVERLAND MAIL.

The Wilbur correspondence was the subject of an article by John Birkinbine in the 1869 Pictorial Research Associates 1978 Register. It is also discussed in Michael Laurence’s 10-Cent 1869 Covers: A Postal Historical Survey. Five 10¢ 1869 covers to Dr. Wilbur in Altar, Mexico were included in the find, each with the stamps torn off. Three have been restored with the original stamps and two remain stampless.

The postmaster at Tucson, Charles H. Lord, may have believed the published 10¢ rate by steamship applied in this case, but the overland rate to Mexico consisted only of U.S. postage to the border (3 cents) and Mexican postage to the destination (2 reales). Thus, the 10¢ 1869 stamp overpaid the correct U.S. postage by 7¢, which accounts for the extreme rarity of this stamp on an overland cover to Mexico from Arizona Territory. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

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1184 c Image10¢ Yellow (116). Tied by two blurry strikes of "Tucson Ari." dateless circular handstamp on May 1870 buff cover to Dr. Reuben A. Wilbur in Altar, Sonora, Mexico, manuscript "4" (reales) due in Mexico, corner of cover bearing the stamp was torn off when this correspondence was discovered (as all were), but the original stamp remained with the correspondence and this was expertly restored, irregular opening edge and reduction at right could also be restored to great visual benefit, Fine appearance and extremely rare, one of only three recorded 10¢ 1869 Pictorial covers from Arizona Territory to Mexico, the Wilbur correspondence was the subject of an article by John Birkinbine in the 1869 Pictorial Research Associates 1978 Register. It is also discussed in Michael Laurence’s 10-Cent 1869 Covers: A Postal Historical Survey. Five 10¢ 1869 covers to Dr. Wilbur in Altar, Mexico were included in the find, each with the stamps torn off. Three have been restored with the original stamps and two remain stampless. The postmaster at Tucson, Charles H. Lord, may have believed the published 10¢ rate by steamship applied in this case, but the overland rate to Mexico consisted only of U.S. postage to the border (3 cents) and Mexican postage to the destination (2 reales). Thus, the 10¢ 1869 stamp overpaid the correct U.S. postage by 7¢, which accounts for the extreme rarity of this stamp on an overland cover to Mexico from Arizona Territory. (Image)

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 E. 750-1,000

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1185 c Tucson, Arizona Territory to Altar, Mexico, Dr. Reuben A. Wilbur Correspondence. Three covers and three letters, two covers carried in the overland mails with 10¢ 1869 Pictorial (116) but with stamps torn off and irregular edges (one cover retains about half a stamp, the other no stamp), third cover with blue Lord & Williams Tucson May 12, 1870 backstamp (Lord was Tucson postmaster) and without any postal markings, the three letters accompanied the May 1870 covers from the original find (see previous two lots for examples of full covers), dated May 16, 23 and 30 and relate in part to the potential for Dr. Wilbur to become Indian agent for the Pima Indians (he did in fact receive the appointment and moved to Tucson--see lot 1127), a fascinating group which was discussed by John Birkinbine in the 1869 Pictorial Research Associates 1978 Register

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $275.00
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