Arizona Postal History - Yuma County

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YUMA COUNTY

Aztec

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "AZTEC, ARIZ. FEB 26 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "AZTEC, ARIZ. JUN 10 1941".

    Hand cancellation: "AZTEC, ARIZ. OCT 5 1958".

Blalack

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BLALACK, ARIZ. OCT 2 1930".

    Hand cancellation: "BLALACK, ARIZ. OCT 29 1931".

Dateland

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, ARIZ. SEP 17 1942".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, ARIZ. DEC 8 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, ARIZ. JUL 31 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, ARIZ. JUL 1 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, ARIZ. SEP 1 1954".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 AUG 18 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 OCT 1 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 AUG 9 1967".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 APR 1 1974".

Dateland: Dateland CPU

[DPO]

    Two different hand cancellations: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 JUL 15 1986" and "DATELAND, AZ CPO JUL 15 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "DATELAND, AZ 85333 JAN 16 1990".

Dome

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DOME, ARIZ. DEC 1 1931".

    Hand cancellation: "DOME, ARIZ. MAR 4 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "DOME, ARIZ. DEC 27 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "DOME, ARIZ. APR 15 1958".

Fortuna Foothills CDP

    Hand cancellation: "FOOTHILLS STA., YUMA, AZ 85367 USPS NOV 17 2014".

Gadsden

[DPO]

    This cacheted cover commemorates the Gadsden Purchase of 1853. Hand cancellation: "GADSDEN, ARIZ. APR 28 1943".

    Hand cancellation: "GADSDEN, ARIZ. MAR 7 1958".

    Hand cancellation: "GADSDEN, AZ 85336 APR 6 1971".

    Hand cancellation: "GADSDEN, AZ 85336 APR 18 1991".

Horn

[DPO]

     Hand cancellations: "HORN, ARIZ. AUG 1 1954".

    Hand cancellation: "HORN, ARIZ. JUL 22 1959".

    Hand cancellation: "HORN, ARIZ. JAN 4 1960".

Lesage

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "LESAGE, ARIZ. OCT 31 1931".

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

    Two different hand cancellations; they say: "MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BR. YUMA, ARIZ. JUN 2 1969" and "MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BR. YUMA, ARIZ. USPO JUN 2 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "MARINE CORPS AIR STA. YUMA, AZ USPO MAY 12 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "M.C.A.S. BR., YUMA, AZ 85364 JAN 28 1981".

    Hand cancellation: "MCAS YUMA, AZ 85365 MAR 21 2013".

Martinez Lake

    Hand cancellation: "MARTINEZ LAKE, AZ 85364 FEB 11 1981".

Martinez Lake: Martinez Lake CPU

    Hand cancellation: "MARTINEZ LAKE CPU, YUMA, AZ 85365 MAR 23 2013".

Mohawk

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. NOV 6 1924". Has "REGISTERED" auxiliary marking.

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. OCT 22 1932".

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. APR 18 1933".

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. JUN 11 1941".

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. SEP 17 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "MOHAWK, ARIZ. JUN 1 1945".

Palomas

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "PALOMAS, ARIZ. MAY 10 1905". [TPC]

Roll

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "ROLL, ARIZ. JUL 26 1936".

    Hand cancellation: "ROLL, AZ 85347 DEC 15 1970".

Roll: Roll CPU

[DPO]

    Two different hand cancellations: "ROLL, AZ 85347 MAR 17 1987" and "ROLL CPO, AZ USPS MAR 17 1987".

    Two different hand cancellations: "ROLL, AZ 85347 JAN 16 1990" and "ROLL CPO, AZ USPS JAN 16 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "ROLL CPO, AZ USPS AUG 17 1995".

San Luis

    Hand cancellation: "SAN LUIS, ARIZ. JUN 7 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "SAN LUIS POST OFFICE 85349-9998 FEB 13 2013".

Somerton

    Hand cancellation: "SOMERTON, ARIZ. JUN 7 1913".

    Hand cancellation: "SOMERTON, AZ 85350 USPS APR 29 2013".

Tacna

    Hand cancellation: "TACNA, ARIZ. APR 15 1940".

    Hand cancellation: "TACNA, ARIZ. MAY 2 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "TACNA, ARIZ. AUG 26 1953".

    This cacheted cover commemorates the centennial of the Butterfield Overland Mail. Hand cancellation: "TACNA, ARIZ. OCT 5 1958".

    Hand cancellation: "TACNA, ARIZ. NOV 4 1958".

    Hand cancellation: "TACNA, AZ 85352-9998 JAN 13 1993".

Wellton

    Hand cancellation: "WELLTON, ARIZ. FEB 16 1916".

    Hand cancellation: "WELLTON, ARIZ. JAN 21 1947".

    This cacheted cover commemorates the centennial of the Butterfield Overland Mail. Hand cancellation: "WELLTON, ARIZ. OCT 15 1958".

Yuma

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. JAN 3 1907". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. MAR 5 1921 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. NOV 24 1922 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. DEC 17 1930".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. MAY 9 1933".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. MAY 11 1933".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. AUG 3 1935".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. MAY 19 1938".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. JAN 30 1946".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. MAY 2 1947".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. FEB 1 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. JUL 15 1952".

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. 2 SE 26 1956".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. AUG 28 1957".

     These cacheted covers commemorate the centennial of the Butterfield Overland Mail. Machine slogan cancellations: "YUMA, ARIZ. OCT 5 1958 | PRAY FOR PEACE |".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. JAN 26 1963".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. JAN 27 1963".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, ARIZ. NOV 17 1965".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, AZ 85364 APR 26 1970". Has this hand cancellation on back "AIRPORT MAIL FACILITY, LOS ANGELES, CA APR 26 1970".

    Machine cancellation: "YUMA, AZ 85364 MAY 13 1976".

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, AZ 85364 NOV 17 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA, AZ 85364 JAN 22 1990".

Yuma: 1994 Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "1994 COLORADO RIVER CROSSING BALLOON FESTIVAL STATION, YUMA, AZ 85364 November 19, 1994".

Yuma: American Freedom Train [Station]

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN, YUMA, AZ 85364 JAN 22 1976".

Yuma: Big Horn Sheep Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "BIG HORN SHEEP STATION, YUMA, AZ 85364 JANUARY 28, 1989 | KOFA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE   50 YEARS 1939-1989 |".

Yuma: Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival Station, Yuma, Arizona 85364 NOV 22, 1996".

Yuma: Kofa Station

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "KOFA STA., YUMA, AZ 853 APR 11 1980".

Yuma: Main Office

    Hand cancellation: "MAIN OFFICE, YUMA, AZ USPO JUL 15 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MAIN OFFICE, YUMA, AZ USPO NOV 17 1986".

Yuma: Received

    Hand cancellation: "REC'D., YUMA, ARIZ. JUN 29 1907". [TPC]

Yuma: Station No. 1

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "STA. NO. 1, YUMA, ARIZ. MAY 16 1983".

Yuma: Station No. 2

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "STA. NO. 2, YUMA, ARIZ. OCT 12 1956".

     Hand cancellation on back: "STA. NO. 2, YUMA, ARIZ. USPO MAR 23 1964".

Yuma: Station No. 3

[DPO]

     Hand cancellation: "STA. 3, YUMA, AZ USPO MAY 21 1983".

Yuma: The Louisiana World's Fair Daylight Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "THE LOUISIANA WORLD'S FAIR DAYLIGHT Station, YUMA, ARIZONA 85364 MAY 15 1984".

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "THE LOUISIANA WORLD'S FAIR DAYLIGHT Station, YUMA, ARIZONA 85364 MAY 16 1984".

Yuma: The Peanut Patch CPU

    Hand cancellation: "THE PEANUT PATCH CPU, YUMA, AZ 85365-4361 DEC 4 2017".

Yuma: Yuma Crossing Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "YUMA CROSSING STATION, YUMA, ARIZONA 85364 FEBRUARY 25, 1995 | YUMA CROSSING DAY |".

Yuma Proving Ground

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA PROVING GROUND BR., YUMA, AZ MAR 16 1966".

Yuma Proving Ground: Yuma Proving Grounds CPU

    Hand cancellation: "YUMA PROVING GROUNDS CPU, YUMA, AZ 85365 MAR 20 2013".


Old Yuma Post Office, ca. 1940s

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