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3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5" (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Raphael Pumpelly at the Santa Rita Mining Co. in Tubac, red docketing, probably carried on the steamer Panama, sailed south to Mazatlan on June 6, taken by stage from San Diego to Tucson, then by Lathrop's Buckboard Mail to Tubac, Very Fine and rare use to seceded Arizona Territory, the four covers offered in Siegel Sale 1189 (lots 1075-1078) are addressed to Raphael Pumpelly, a geologist, engineer, author and later a professor at Harvard, who was associated with the Salero Mining Company, headquartered in Tubac from 1858 to 1861, Pumpelly was recruited to improve the company's performance, but constant attacks by Apache Indians eventually led to the company's demise, as well as the death of one of its principals, Horace C. Grosvenor, ex Birkinbine

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1861 February-March--Butterfield Overland Mail from St. Louis to Tucson, Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac. 3¢ Dull Red, Ty. III (26) cancelled by grid, “Owego N.Y. Feb. 21” (1861) circular datestamp on cover to “Mr. Raph. Pumpelly of the Santa Rita Silver Mines, Tubac, Arizona, New Mexico”, red docketing “from Mother”, small hole at left, Very Fine, carried on Feb. 25 trip from St. Louis, scheduled arrival Tucson Mar. 12, the four covers offered in lots 1075-1078 are addressed to Raphael Pumpelly, a geologist, engineer, author and later a professor at Harvard, who was associated with the Salero Mining Company, headquartered in Tubac from 1858 to 1861, Pumpelly was recruited to improve the company’s performance, but constant attacks by Apache Indians eventually led to the company’s demise, as well as the death of one of its principals, Horace C. Grosvenor (see lot 1074)

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1861 April--Steamer and Stage to Tucson via Confederate Texas, Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac. 3¢ Dull Red, Ty. III (26) pair and single tied by “New-York Apr. 8, 1861” duplex datestamp and grid on cover to Raphael Pumpelly in Tubac, red docketing with note “Newspapers enclosed”, sender’s directive “Via St. Louis & Overland Mail” but the Southern Route was closed, so this traveled by steamers to New Orleans and Indianola, by stage through Confederate Texas and on to Tucson in seceded Arizona Territory, then by Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac, stamp faults, small tear, still Fine, this cover traveled across dangerous territory--newspapers were carried free, so examples with first-class postage are rare, the four covers offered in lots 1075-1078 are addressed to Raphael Pumpelly, a geologist, engineer, author and later a professor at Harvard, who was associated with the Salero Mining Company, headquartered in Tubac from 1858 to 1861, Pumpelly was recruited to improve the company’s performance, but constant attacks by Apache Indians eventually led to the company’s demise, as well as the death of one of its principals, Horace C. Grosvenor (see lot 1074)

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1861 April--Steamer and Stage to Tucson via Confederate Texas, Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac. 3¢ Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by “Owego N.Y. Apr. 12” (1861) circular datestamp on cover to “Mr. Raph. Pumpelly (Mining Engineer of the Santa Rita Silver Mining Company), Tubac, Arizona, New Mexico”, sender’s route directive “Via San Antonio Texas”, red docketing “from Mother”, carried by steamers to New Orleans and Indianola, by stage through Confederate Texas to Tucson in seceded Arizona Territory, then by Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac, Very Fine, rare route designation, the four covers offered in lots 1075-1078 are addressed to Raphael Pumpelly, a geologist, engineer, author and later a professor at Harvard, who was associated with the Salero Mining Company, headquartered in Tubac from 1858 to 1861, Pumpelly was recruited to improve the company’s performance, but constant attacks by Apache Indians eventually led to the company’s demise, as well as the death of one of its principals, Horace C. Grosvenor (see lot 1074)

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1861 June--Steamer and Stage to Tucson, Lathrop’s Buckboard Mail to Tubac. 3¢ Dull Red, Ty. III (26) tied by “San Francisco Cal. Jun. 5” (1861) circular datestamp on cover to Raphael Pumpelly at the Santa Rita Mining Co. in Tubac, red docketing, probably carried on the steamer Panama, sailed south to Mazatlan on June 6, taken by stage from San Diego to Tucson, Very Fine and rare use to seceded Arizona Territory, the four covers offered in lots 1075-1078 are addressed to Raphael Pumpelly, a geologist, engineer, author and later a professor at Harvard, who was associated with the Salero Mining Company, headquartered in Tubac from 1858 to 1861, Pumpelly was recruited to improve the company’s performance, but constant attacks by Apache Indians eventually led to the company’s demise, as well as the death of one of its principals, Horace C. Grosvenor (see lot 1074)

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