Starbucks Arizona mug: Been There Series
The Arizona mug from Starbucks' Been There Series writes ARIZONA in red hatched capitals above a RED ROCK SEDONA scene, orange chili peppers, a roadrunner, a hot-air balloon and a coffee cup, with an orange-brown inside.
- Series
- Been There Series
- Place
- Arizona, USA
- Type
- Mug
- Released
- Not confirmed
- Capacity
- 14 fl ozstandard mug size
- SKU
- Not confirmed
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The name for a post office that Washington kept turning down
Around the turn of the century, T. C. Schnebly wanted a post office for his home in the red rock country of northern Arizona. He sent Washington two names, Oak Creek Crossing and Schnebly Station. Neither was accepted. According to the Sedona Heritage Museum, the Postmaster General of the day had a prejudice for one-word names [1]. Schnebly's brother Ellsworth asked, "Why don't you name it after your wife?" [1]. She was Sedona Miller, born in Missouri in 1877. Her mother, Amanda, had simply thought up the name because it sounded pretty [1]. Washington approved it on 26 June 1902 [2]. The place then had 55 residents [3]. The orange formation on the Arizona mug (2) sits in a frame labelled RED ROCK SEDONA, and the name on that label belonged to a woman first.
The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.
What's on the mug
- 1Lettering
ARIZONA in red hatched capitals across the upper front.
- 2Red Rock Sedona
An orange rock formation sits inside a round frame labelled RED ROCK SEDONA.
- 3Chili peppers
Two orange chili peppers hang down at the right of the frame.
- 4Roadrunner
A speckled roadrunner runs along the bottom edge.
- 5Hot-air balloon
A small balloon drifts in an outline at the left.
- 6Coffee cup
A white cup with a green logo sits beside the first letter.
- 7Cactus
Tall orange and yellow cactus shapes run down the left edge.
The photo shows one side of the mug, tilted toward the camera. The back and the area behind the handle are out of view, so drawings there are not described.
Collector notes
- The inside is orange-brown, and the outside art uses red line work with orange and yellow fills, so it reads warmer than the other Arizona mugs in the Been There and Discovery series.
- Our checklist lists more than one Been There Arizona mug. This page covers the one in our photo, and the Red Rock Sedona label is the quickest way to match a listing to it.
Before you buy
The inside of the mug in our photo is orange-brown. Our checklist lists more than one Been There Arizona mug, so match a listing by the RED ROCK SEDONA label in the round frame. The back and the area behind the handle are not visible in our photo.
