Arizona Postal History - Santa Cruz County


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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Alto

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "ALTO, ARIZ. JUL 18 1927".

    Hand cancellation: "ALTO, ARIZ. DEC 29 1933".

Amado

    Hand cancellation: "AMADO, ARIZ. JUL 4 1932".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADO, ARIZ. APR 19 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADO RUR. STA., TUMACACORI, ARIZ. MAY 2 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "AMADO RUR. STA., TUMACACORI, ARIZ. MAY 5 1965".

    This cacheted cover is for Mt. Hopkins Observatory and Apollo 10. Hand cancellation: "AMADO, AZ 85640 MAY 20 1969".

    This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the U. S. Postal Service 8 cents postage stamp. Hand cancellation: "AMADO, AZ 85640 JUL 1 1971".

    This cacheted cover features Mt. Hopkins Observatory and Apollo 17. Hand cancellation: "AMADO, AZ 85640 DEC 6 1972".

Duquesne

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DUQUESNE, ARIZ. OCT 20 1913".

Elgin

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "ELGIN, ARIZ. JUN 18 1932".

    Hand cancellation: "ELGIN, ARIZ. FEB 17 1933".

    Hand cancellation: "ELGIN, ARIZ. OCT 22 1936".

Madera Canyon

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. MAY 20 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. OCT 24 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. AUG 21 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. OCT 15 1937".

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. SEP 27 1939".

    Hand cancellation: "MADERA CANYON, ARIZ. FEB 7 1940".

Nogales

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. SEP 19 1901". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. NOV 9 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. AUG 12 1915".

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JUL 5 1916 ( 1 )".

    Machine flag cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. MAY 13 1919".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JUN 8 1925".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. FEB 10 1930".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JAN 13 1931".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JUL 28 1932".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. OCT 1 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. DEC 24 1939 | 1 |". Has "SPECIAL DELIVERY" and "VIA AIR MAIL" auxiliary markings.

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. FEB 21 1940".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JAN 15 1949".

    This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight from Nogales to Phoenix. Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JUN 1 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. DEC 9 1953".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. NOV 27 1956".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. APR 23 1958". Note that both Mexican and American postage was used for this cover and that the Mexican stamps were cancelled in Nogales, Mexico, on April 23.

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. JAN 2 1962".

    This cacheted cover commemorates President John F. Kennedy and is also for the first day of issue of the John F. Kennedy 5 cents postage stamp. Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, ARIZ. MAY 29 1964".

    Machine cancellation: "NOGALES, AZ 85621 JUL 10 1971". Has "POSTAGE DUE 1 c" auxiliary marking.

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "NOGALES, AZ 85621 MAY 17 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "NOGALES, AZ 85621 FEB 14 1993".

Nogales: Centennial Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellations: "CENTENNIAL STA., NOGALES, AZ 85621 Oct. 25 1982 | AMBOS NOGALES   OCTOBER 25, 1883 |".

Nogales: Lilita Market Contract Station

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "LILITA MKT C S, NOGALES, AZ 85621 JUN 2 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "LILITA MKT C S, NOGALES, AZ USPO JUL 1 1987".

Oro Blanco

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation on back: "ORO BLANCO, ARIZ. NOV 23 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ORO BLANCO, ARIZ. SEP 6 1913".

Patagonia

    Hand cancellation: "PATAGONIA, ARIZ. AUG 27 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "PATAGONIA, ARIZ. JUL 20 1932".

    Hand cancellation: "PATAGONIA, ARIZ. OCT 20 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "PATAGONIA, AZ 85624 MAR 8 1983".

Patagonia: Lochiel Station

[TPS]

    This cacheted cover commemorates the Lochiel Post Office. Special hand slogan cancellation: "LOCHIEL STA., PATAGONIA, AZ. 85624 OCT 6 1984 | POST OFFICE established OCT. 6 1884 |".

Patagonia: Received

    Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., PATAGONIA, ARIZ. NOV 10 1908". [TPC]

Rio Rico

    Hand cancellation: "RIO RICO BR., NOGALES, AZ USPO JAN 16 1984".

    Hand cancellation: "RIO RICO, AZ 85648 USPS MAR 19 2013".

Ruby

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "RUBY, ARIZ. MAY 31 1931".

Sonoita

    Hand cancellation: "SONOITA, ARIZ. FEB 6 1934".

    Hand cancellation: "SONOITA, ARIZ. APR 20 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "SONOITA, AZ 85637 MAR 21 1983".

Sonoita: Fairgrounds Station

[TPS]

    This cacheted cover features the Santa Cruz County Fair. Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "FAIRGROUNDS STATION, SONOITA, ARIZONA 85637 OCT 6 1985 | 70th Annual SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAIR 1915 - 1985 |".

    This cacheted cover is for the Santa Cruz County Fair. Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "FAIRGROUNDS STATION, SONOITA, ARIZONA 85637 SEP 19 1987 | 72nd Annual SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FAIR 1915 - 1987 |".

Tubac

    Hand cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZ. FEB 28 1924".

    Hand cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZ. FEB 7 1926".

    Hand cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZ. MAR 16 1941".

    Hand cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZ. NOV 30 1942".

    This is a cacheted cover commemorating one hundred years of journalism in Arizona. It has a special commemorative hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZONA MARCH 3 1959 | CENTURY OF ARIZONA JOURNALISM - 1859 - TUBAC - 1959 -".

    This is a cacheted cover commemorating the Civil War centennial in Arizona. Hand cancellation: "TUBAC, ARIZ. JUL 4 1961".

Tubac: Tubac CPU

    Hand cancellation: "TUBAC CPO, TUMACACORI, AZ 85646-9997 USPS MAY 9 2014"..

Tumacacori

    Hand cancellation: "TUMACACORI, ARIZ. JUN 12 1947".

    Hand cancellation: "TUMACACORI, ARIZ. FEB 7 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "TUMACACORI, ARIZ. JAN 10 1959".

Tumacacori: Diamond Jubilee Station

[TPS]

    This is a cacheted cover commemorating the 75th anniversary of Tumacacori National Monument. It has a special commemorative hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "TUMACACORI, AZ 85640 SEP 15 1983 | Tumacacori National Monument   Diamond Jubilee Station |".



Old Yuma Post Office, ca. 1940s


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