Lot
893 
Safford A.T., June 6th (Pima), ca 1881 cds (Meyer 1, rarity 6) on manuscript canceled 1874, 3¢ green entire to San Diego City, Cal.; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, one of two recorded early manuscript postmarks. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
894
Safford, Graham Co. Ariz., Apr 2, 1888 (Graham), town & county cds with barred duplex (Meyer 6, rarity 5) on 1887, 2¢ green entire to Tucson, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this town and county date stamp, ex Dike. Estimate $200 - 300.
A group of farmers found the first American Colony in the Gila Valley in 1874. They settled the site of Safford, naming it for Gov. Anson Safford, the Territorial Governor and founder of its free education system, who was then visiting the valley. A post office was set up in Bailey's Store March 5, 1875 with Joshua Bailey as postmaster.
Realized: $160
Lot
895
San Carlos, Arizona, Jun 7 (Pinal), 1886 cds (Meyer 2, rarity 5) on 1884, 2¢ brown entire to Fort Baynard, N.M. with Silver City, N.M. transit backstamp, forwarded to Fort Granite, A.T. with Fort Baynard cds and Prescott transit backstamp, forwarded again to Whipple Barracks, Ariz. with Fort Grant cds; reduced at right into indicia, F.-V.F., a well traveled cover, with only two known examples of this San Carlos postmark. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $120
Lot
896
Seligman, 11/9 (Yavapai), manuscript postmark (Meyer 1, rarity 6) on 1887, 2¢ green entire to New York City, 1887 backstamps including Prescott corner card, Very Fine, one of three manuscript postmarks recorded. Estimate $200 - 300.
Seligman was a station on the A. T. & S. F. R. R. and was named for Jesse Seligman of Seligman Bros., New York bankers. The first railroad to Prescott was built about 1888 from this point, cal1ed Prescott and Arizona Central R.R.
Lot
897
Seligman, Arizona, Mar 6, 1893 (Yavapai), clear violet cds (Meyer 3A, rarity 5) tying 2¢ Columbian on railroad corner card cover to San Diego, Cal., stamp nick and reduction at left, F.-V.F., one of three recorded examples of this postmark. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
898
Seligman, Ariz., Jul 17, 1897 (Yavapai), bold cds and star in circle duplex (Meyer 5, rarity 6) on 1¢ Jefferson postal card to Peoria, Very Fine, only three recorded examples of this short-lived postmark used only at the end of 1897. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $105
Lot
899
Seymour, Ariz., Dec 11, 1879 (Maricopa), clear cds (Meyer 1, rarity 7) on cover to Banning, Cal., matching grid handstamp tying 3¢ Banknote, with original enclosure from Peebles Valley (which had no post office) regarding the trial and details of the local murder of "the Dutchman"; cover tears at top, otherwise Very Fine, the Earliest of Only Two Known Postmarks From Seymour. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $375
Lot
900
Shultz, Ariz., Jan 23, 1900 (Pinal), cds (Meyer 2, rarity 6) on registered 1899, 2¢ carmine entire to Prescott, uprated with 8¢ small bureau tied by target handstamp; cover a bit reduced at left, Very Fine, the earliest of only three recorded examples of this postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
The small mining camp on the hill above the San Pedro River was developed by Frank Shultz around the end of 1872. He built a small grocery store and opened the post office to accommodate his workers on July 12, 1894. Not long in service, the post office was closed on May 15, 1902.
Realized: $260
Lot
901
Silver King, Arizona, Nov 30, 1883 (Pinal), cds (Meyer 2, rarity 6) on cover to Luana, Iowa, franked with 3¢ Banknote tied by target handstamp; couple small age spots, Very Fine, this being one of two recorded examples of this postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $260
Lot
902
Skull Valley, Ariz., May 16, 1906, Registered (Yavapai), purple straight line date stamp (Meyer 5, rarity 5) on legal sized 1899, 2¢ red entire to Prescott, uprated with 1903, 2¢ carmine, vertical strip of five (natural s.e.) tied by cds's, Extremely Fine, an attractive usage of this registry handstamp, the only example recorded. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125