“Pimos Vills N.M. Aug. 23” (1859) Circular Datestamp. Partly legible “dry” strike ties 3c Rose, Ty. I (25) on yellow cover addressed to “Theo Jones Esq. Down Coach Coming East”--meaning the addressee was on a previous eastbound stagecoach, the driver inquired at each Butterfield station until it was delivered (in Texas), slightly reduced at left, stamp has small perf flaw, Fine, an extremely rare example of the Pima Villages handstamped postmark, Pima Villages comprised the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee-Posh (Maricopa) villages in what is now the Gila River Indian Community in Pinal County, Arizona; the mail was handled by Silas St. John, who was appointed postmaster on June 21, 1859

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