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    • Thatcher, Graham County

    • Thatcher, 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 postal card mailed from Thatcher, Ariz., December 31, 1909. In 1881, John Moody bought the Conley Ranch and the following year was joined by four Mormon families. Christopher Layton decided on a town site on higher land and bought it on...
    • Solomonville, Graham County

    • Solomonville, 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 card mailed from Solomonville, Ariz., February 4, 1890. The town was first called Munsonville, when William Munson built an adobe house and store here in 1873. In 1876 Isadore Solomon bought Munson's buildings and added to...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • 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...
    • Tonto, Gila County

    • Tonto, Gila 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 Tonto, Gila Co, Arizona, December 4, 1885. The post office at Tonto was established on the Howell Ranch at the foot of a trail called Jump-off. It served the Cross-7 Cattle Company. The post office...
    • San Carlos, Gila County

    • San Carlos, Gila 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 used on Dec 30 in San Carlos, Ariz. There is no year date in the cancel. San Carlos Indian Reservation was established on Nov. 9, 1871 and suffered a reduction in territory when the Globe Mining District was...
    • 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.
    • Fort Huachuca, Cochise County

    • Fort Huachuca, Cochise 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 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...
    • Dragoon, Cochise County

    • Dragoon, Cochise County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled envelope mailed from Dragoon, Arizona, April 19, 1882. The post office was established on June 20, 1881. This is the earliest known cover bearing a Dragoon postmark, although the post office had been open for ten months by this time....
    • Courtland, Cochise County

    • Courtland, Cochise 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 card mailed from Courtland, Ariz., November 3, 1909. Courtland Young was one of the owners of the Great Western Mining Company established in 1909, by his brother, W. J. Young. The post office was established on March 13, 1909...
    • Cochise, Cochise County

    • Cochise, Cochise 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 Cochise, Ariz., January 25, 1912. The settlement of Cochise was established around 1886 and named for the Chiricahua Apache Chief. The post office, established in 1886, was short-lived and was discontinued in 1887...
    • 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...
    • Adamana, Apache County

    • Adamana, Apache 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 postal card mailed from Adamana, Ariz., March 31, 1909. Adamana is a contraction of the name "Adam Hanna", who with Jim Cart, raised cattle in the area. A post office was located at the ranch headquarters. Adamana was also the name of a...
    • Cottonia, Mohave County

    • Cottonia, Mohave County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Cottonia, Ariz., March 29, 1911. The post office was established on May 12, 1910 and closed on April 12, 1911, when the name was changed to Lincolnia.
    • Tuba, Coconino County

    • Tuba, Coconino County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Tuba, Ariz., 1910. The post office was established as Tuba City in 1884, but the name was changed to "Tuba" in 1894.
    • Riverside, Pinal County

    • Riverside, Pinal County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Riverside, Ariz., September 3?, 1894. There is a further cancel from Tucson on that date, as well as a "Due 2" marking and a Postage Due stamp. A post office was established on October 17, 1877, with...
    • Somerton, Yuma County

    • Somerton, Yuma County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled postal card mailed from Somerton, Ariz., August 24, 1903. The post office was established on December 23, 1898, with Minnie E. Case as postmaster.
    • Benton, Greenlee County

    • Benton, Greenlee County

    • Unknown

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

    • Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Benton, Ariz., March 9, 1905. The post office was established on October 10, 1903 and discontinued on October 31, 1907.
    • Glendale, Maricopa County

    • Glendale, Maricopa County

    • Unknown

    • 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.

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