Lot
853 
Liscum, Ariz., Aug 2, 1901 (Maricopa), bold strike of cds (Meyer 1, rarity 7) on cover to Los Angeles, Cal., franked with target canceled 2¢ red, Phoenix transit and receiving backstamps; most of backflap missing, otherwise Extremely Fine, a choice strike, only three examples known from this short-lived Post Office. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $450
Lot
854
Mammoth, Ariz. Oct 16, 1888 (Pinal), cds (Meyer 1, rarity 6) with matching fancy "$" in circle handstamp tying 2¢ Banknote on cover to Tucson, straight line receiving postmark on reverse (type 17A, four known), with original enclosure from San Pedro; cover edge wear and small tears, F.-V.F., the unique example of this Mammoth postmark. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot
855
Manlyville, Ariz., Jul, 1884 (Pinal), cds (Meyer 1, rarity 6) with matching target canceling on 1884, 2¢ brown entire to Philadelphia, Pa., Very Fine, this is one of four recorded postmarks from Manlyville. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $210
Lot
856
Maricopa Wells, A.T., Nov 5 (Pima), clear strike of small cds (Meyer 2, rarity 6) on cover to Dewitt, Neb., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose tied by segmented cork handstamp, manuscript "Via Prescott & Albuquerque" stage endorsement, forwarded to Omaha and then to Detroit, Mi. with "Omaha, Neb., Dec 16" cds, 1869 docketing on reverse; cover reduced at right a bit into stamp, otherwise Very Fine, an interesting usage from Maricopa Wells via the Prescott & Albuquerque stage line. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $145
Lot
857
Maxton, Ariz., Jan 19, 1902 (Yavapai), cds and barred duplex (Meyer 2, rarity 6) on 1¢ Jefferson postal card to Prescott, Very Fine, the earliest of three known postmarks. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot
858
Mayer, April 8 (Yavapai), manuscript postmark (Meyer A, rarity 6) on cover to New London, Mo., franked with manuscript canceled 2¢ Banknote, 1884 receiving backstamp; cover reduced at right and slight soiling, F.-V.F., the earliest of four recorded manuscript postmarks. Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
859
McMillenville, Ariz. Ter., Nov 10, 1878 (Maricopa), full bold purple cds and star in circle duplex (Meyer 1, rarity 8) on cover to Woodland, Cal., franked with 3¢ Banknote pair tied by duplexes; cover slightly reduced at left and small tear at bottom, otherwise Very Fine, the only recorded example of the McMillenville postmark, this postmark by the next year was altered removing the "ville" from the town name. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
On March 26, 1876, Theodore H. Harris and Charles McMillen were heading 28 miles northeast of Globe on a prospecting trip. While traveling through the White Mountains, McMillen got off his horse as he was too hungover to proceed farther. He went to sleep so Harris stopped, and while waiting drove his pick into nearby rock and discovered silver. The pair founded the Stonewall Jackson mine which eventually turned into McMillenville, named after the drunken McMillen. The town grew fast and a year later on November 12, 1877, a post office was opened. At its peak, 1,000 settlers lived there. McMillenville's peak was in 1880 and was booming until 1882 when Geronimo's warriors attacked; it became a ghost town by 1886.
Realized: $1,700
Lot
860
Miami, Ariz., Registered, Nov 22, 1910 (Gila), three strikes of violet cds (Meyer 3, rarity 6) tying 4¢ Washington, three singles on cover to Albuquerque, N.M., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, the only recorded example of this postmark. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $125
Lot
861
Middlemarch, Ariz., Oct 22, 1909 (Cochise), clear cds (Meyer 1, rarity 7) on target canceled 1907, 2¢ red corner card entire to San Bernardino, Cal., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, this is The Only Known Postmark From Middlemarch. Estimate $500 - 750.
Middlemarch is in the middle pass of the Dragoon mountains, the half-way point on the military road from Sulphur Springs Valley to Tombstone. It was named by M.M. O'Corman, Vice President and General Manager of the Middlemarch Copper Co. who drew the name from George Elliot's novel.
Realized: $350
Lot
862
(Military Courier) Fort Whipple, Prescott, A.T., regiment address on 1864, 3¢ pink entire with manuscript "Per Steamer" routing endorsement at top, ca. 1865 usage believed from Fort Yuma up the Colorado River by flat bottom steamer to Fort Mohave then by buckboard to Whipple, Very Fine, carried entirely outside the mails by military supply route, accompanied by J.L. Meyer article regarding this cover. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $525