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TITLE	Saint Johns, Apache County
CREATOR	Unknown
SUBJECT	Arizona -- History -- To 1912; Postal service -- Arizona – History; Postmarks – Arizona; Cancellations (Philately) – Arizona; Covers (Philately) – Arizona; Postal stationery
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DESCRIPTION	Cancelled postal stationery entire with added adhesive mailed from Saint Johns, Arizona, Oct 17, 1888. The cancel date is not totally clear. Wilford Woodruff, president of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, located a Mormon settlement on March 29, 1880 one mile north of Saint Johns. However, Erastus Snow advised moving to higher ground adjacent to the Mexican settlement. Saint Johns was made the county seat in 1879 but was superseded by Springerville in 1880. However, Saint Johns again became the county seat in 1882 retaining that honor to the present. The post office was established as "Saint John’s" in 1880 with Sixtus E. Johnson as postmaster. The apostrophe in "John’s" was dropped and the spelling of the name was changed to "Saint Johns" in 1893. Even afterwards, between the errors in transcribing in postal records and the whims of postmasters, postal markings are noted with a variety of spellings.
TYPE	Image Text
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	Contact Postal History Foundation http://www.postalhistoryfoundation.org/
DATE ORIGINAL	1888-10-17
Time Period	1880s (1880-1889)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	Text and image on paper.
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	Arizona Territorial Postoffices038.jpg
Date Digital	2006
DIGITAL FORMAT	JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
REPOSITORY	Postal History Foundation, 920 N. 1st Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719. Tel 520-623-6652 Ext. 107
SORT ORDER	05600