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    • Eagar, Apache County

    • Eagar, Apache County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Postcards -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Eagar, Ariz., October 8, 1909. There is a receiving cancellation from Nutrioso, Ariz., October 8, 1909 as well. John Eager, with his brothers and the Robertsons, homesteaded in Round Valley about 1878. John moved...
    • Elgin, Santa Cruz County

    • Elgin, Santa Cruz County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Elgin, Ariz., June 2, 1910. The stamp is cancelled with pen and ink, and there is a receiving cancel from Portland, Oregon, dated Jun 7 of that year. The message on the postcard reads: "Dear sister... Why don't...
    • Fairview, Graham County

    • Fairview, Graham County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postcards -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postcard mailed March 31, 1911, from Fairview, Ariz. This post office changed names several times in the course of its history. It was first established as "Matthews" on February 9, 1897 and was discontinued on on May 1, 1906. A few...
    • Flagstaff, Coconino County

    • Flagstaff, Coconino County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Flagstaff, Ariz. on January 18, 1889, although the cancel date is not completely legible. F.F. McMillian arrived in 1876 and built a corral and shack near the present northern city limits because of a fine spring...
    • Fort Huachuca, Cochise County

    • Fort Huachuca, Cochise County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Arizona -- History -- Pictorial works

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Fort Huachuca. Ariz., December 19, 1909. Originally established as a military post under the name of Camp Huachuca. This last specimen of an Arizona territorial postmark ties a one cent stamp to a picture...
    • Fort Thomas, Graham County

    • Fort Thomas, Graham County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Fort Thomas, Ariz., October 5, 1896. The name Camp Thomas derives from that of Brig. Fen. Lorenzo Thomas. The name was changed to Fort Apache in 1871 and again to Fort Thomas in 1877. When Geronimo...
    • Fortuna, Yuma County

    • Fortuna, Yuma County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Fortuna, Ariz., Sep 18, 1902. The post office was established in 1896. In 1904 it was discontinued and the mail was sent to Blaisdell, on the Southern Pacific Railroad Line.
    • Fredonia, Coconino County

    • Fredonia, Coconino County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Postcards -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Fredonia, Ariz., November 13, 1909. The text reads: "Dear Cousin, Rec'd your welcome card. Your irrigation dam is more like it than ours. I certainly would like to see your old man come out. Am herding sheep...
    • Geronimo, Graham County

    • Geronimo, Graham County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Geronimo, Ariz., September 5, 1909. This community on the Arizona Eastern Railroad was named for Geronimo who led Apache warriors in fights against the Mexicans. The post office was established April...
    • Gila Bend, Maricopa County

    • Gila Bend, Maricopa County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Gila Bend, Ariz., August 8, 1904. Fr. Garces found a Native American Rancheria in 1774. Years later a settlement began where grain was raised. This colony became known as Gila Bend, located at the turning point of...
    • Glendale, Maricopa County

    • Glendale, Maricopa County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Glendale, Ariz., ?? 24, 1907. The cancellation is incomplete with regard to the month. The post office was established June 27, 1892 with Samuel B. Stoner as postmaster. It became a Wells Fargo station in 1903.
    • Guthrie, Greenlee County

    • Guthrie, Greenlee County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Guthrie, Ariz., December 21, 1910. This point on the Arizona and New Mexico railroad was named for Guthrie Smith who with J. Duncan Smith sold land to the Arizona Copper Co. In 1883, the railroad was built to reach...
    • Hardyville, Mohave County

    • Hardyville, Mohave County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Hardyville, A.T. (Arizona Territory), April 18, 1867. The envelope is cancelled by pen and ink, and the town and date are written by hand. Hardyville became a distribution point on the Colorado River...
    • Kingman, Mohave County

    • Kingman, Mohave County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Post office buildings -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Kingman, Arizona, June 11, 1890. The town was named for the locating engineer, Lewis Kingman. This photo is of the first post office building in Kingman, which is now known as the Great Western Bank...
    • Klondyke, Graham County

    • Klondyke, Graham County

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    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Post office buildings -- Arizona

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Klondyke, Ariz., July 16, 1909. Prospectors returning from Alaska settled at this point and named it to commemorate their experiences in the Klondike. The post office was established on July 22, 1907 with John...
    • Maricopa, Pinal County

    • Maricopa, Pinal County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled post office form mailed from Maricopa, Pinal County, Arizona, March 17, 1885. The cancellation is octagonal. This was originally the junction for the main transcontinental railroad with the branch line into Phoenix. The post office at...
    • Mineral Park, Mohave County

    • Mineral Park, Mohave County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Mineral Park, Arizona, April 11, 1882. The rich abundance of metals in the area gave Mineral Park its name in 1870. Mineral Park was the county seat for a short time in 1873, but when mining production slowed down...
    • Nogales, Santa Cruz County

    • Nogales, Santa Cruz County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Arizona -- History -- Pictorial works

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Nogales, Ariz., January 20, 1905. The name Nogales is an old one, found on maps from 1859 to the present. Jacob Isaacson, an itinerant peddler who had been in Arizona since 1875 built a small store straddling the...
    • Nogales, Santa Cruz County

    • Nogales, Santa Cruz County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Post office buildings -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire with Wells, Fargo and Co's Express franking, mailed from Wells, Fargo in Nogales on May 7, 1894. The blue cancellation is not clearly legible on the blue stamp, so the year date is not certain. Nogales was the...
    • Nutrioso, Apache County

    • Nutrioso, Apache County

    • Unknown

    • Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery; Post office buildings -- Arizona

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Nutrioso, Ariz., September 24, 1894. The name Nutrioso so named because early settlers killed a beaver, (Spanish word “Nurtia”) and a bear, (Spanish word “oso”) in Dry Valley in 1875. Nutrioso...

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