Name/Title
MemorialbiaEntry/Object ID
2023.2.171 A-DScope and Content
A collection of articles associated with The State of Arizona Western Postal History Museum, Tucson, Ar. Sent to Miss Wilma Hurts, St Joseph, Mo. around 1972-1973.Context
A.
A four page news letter by The State of Arizona Western Postal History Museum. A nonprofit organization of the Arizona Historical Society.
Page 1: A letter to the Collectors from Wm. L. Alexander, Director. Season 1972-73.
Mostly typed in capital letters.
Architects have completed plans and construction will begin on a $2 Million enlargement . . .
Our extensive postal history library will be cataloged . . .
The Museum's free Philatelic Education Course for . . . .
Many who will read this letter have contributed generously over the past . . .
Contributions of stamps and philatelic material . . . .
Collectors continually ask if we have Arizona covers for sale . . .
With best wishes,
Page 2 & 3
PHILATELIC ITEMS FOR SALE
ITEM A - San Xavier Mission Historic Preservation Covers
ITEM B - Combination Cover of Above
ITEM C - Beautiful "First Day" Maximum Card
ITEM D - Commemorative Cover for the First Official Air Mail
ITEM E - Three Covers Postmarked at the "American Philatelic Soc. Ex. Sta."
ITEM F - Tourism Year of the Americas '72-
Set of 5 Pictorial USPS Postal Cards
ITEM G - Arizona Philatelic Workshop Handbook
ITEM H - "Arizona Territorial Post Offices & Postmasters"
Page 4
ITEM I - Official Patriotic Civil Was Centennial Covers
Page 5
ORDER BLANK
B.
VALUABLE COUPON FOR STAMP COLLECTORS
(A $5.00 or more contribution will receive a gift of foreign stamps
the back side is the form to enclose with the contribution)
C.
The envelope to included to mail in the Order form or contribution coupon. It is addressed to:
Western Postal History Museum
Box 4864
Tucson, Arizona 85717
D.
The envelope that contained all the items mailed to Miss Hurst.
The left side shows the oil painting by Cal Peters of the 1868 - Tucson-Phoenix Buckboard Mail
Attacked by Apaches at Picacho Pass. Above it is the return address
In the right upper corner is the embossed purple 1&7/10¢ stamp with the Liberty Bell in the middle and 'Auth. Nonprofit Org.' belowLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ArchiveNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Notes
8½" x 11"Dimension Notes
3½" X 6½"
