New Mexico Postal History - Hidalgo County

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HIDALGO COUNTY

Animas

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, N.MEX. JE 29 1960".

Machine cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 SEP 4 1969".

Machine cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 NOV 29 1977".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 MAY 30 1983".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 JUL 14 1987".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 USPS FEB 17 1988".

Machine cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 FEB 17 1988".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 USPS AUG 29 1989".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 USPS DEC 31 1990".

Machine cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 DEC 31 1991".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 MAR 23 1992".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 DEC 29 1995".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 USPS MAY 15 2001".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 AUG 21 2003".

Hand cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM 88020 MAY 12 2021".

Special hand slogan cancellation: "ANIMAS, NM STATION 88020 MAY 5 2021 | STAR WARS DROIDS |".

Hand cancellation with cork killer: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. DEC 8 1896". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on front & back: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. DEC 6 1906". Has "Returned to Writer" auxiliary marking on front. [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. SEP 27 1907". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. NOV 3 1907". [TPC]

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. JAN 29 1913".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. OCT 19 1946".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. JUL 15 1950".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. APR 9 1951".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. OCT 1 1958".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. JUL 16 1959". Has "RETURNED TO WRITER   REASON CHECKED..." pointing hand auxiliary marking.

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, N.MEX. APR 12 1961".

Machine cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM 88045 JAN 30 1969".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "LORDSBURG, NM 88045 AUG 24 1978".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM 88045 MAR 25 1980".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM USPO OCT 18 1980".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM USPO MAY 27 1983".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM USPO OCT 26 1984".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM 88045 JUN 3 1986".

Hand cancellation: "LORDSBURG, NM 88045 APR 13 1989".

Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Daylight Run Station, Lordsburg, New Mexico 88045 October 7, 1995 | SUNSET Limited DAYS |".

Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "ROCKMANIA Lordsburg Station, Hidalgo county Fair Grounds, Lordsburg, NM 88045 Feb 18 1996 | ROCKMANIA   Gem and Mineral Soc.   LORDSBURG, NM. |".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 APR 27 1979".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 MAY 28 1983".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS CPO, NM 88009 JUN 5 1986".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 OCT 14 1987".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS CPO, NM 88009 AUG 23 1988".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS CPO, NM USPO APR 14 1989".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS CPO, NM 88009 AUG 29 1989".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 DEC 30 1991".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 DEC 31 1991".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS, NM 88009 JAN 26 1994".

Hand cancellation: "PLAYAS CPO, NM 88009 USPS DEC 29 1995".

Doane hand cancellation: "PRATT, N. MEX. JAN 1908 | 1 |". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "PYRAMID, NEW MEX. DEC 5 1883". [TPC]

Two different hand cancellations: "ROAD FORKS, NM 88045 MAR 27 1995", and "ROAD FORKS CPO, LORDSBURG, NM USPS MAR 27 1995".

Hand cancellation: "ROAD FORKS, NM 88045 DEC 29 1995".

Hand cancellation: "ROAD FORKS CPO, LORDSBURG, NM 88045 USPS AUG 23 2001".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, N. MEX. JAN 8 1914".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, N. MEX. AUG 22 1923".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, N. MEX. AUG 4 1943".

Hand cancellations on front & back: "RODEO, N. MEX. MAR 26 1951".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, N. MEX. APR 2 1956".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, N. MEX. OC 25 1964".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 OC 12 1972".

This cacheted cover gives the history of the town. Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 MR 25 1974".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 MY 27 1983".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM USPO JUN 25 1986".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 JE 25 1986".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 JUN 29 1987".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM USPO FEB 16 1988".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 FEB 16 1988".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM USPO MAR 7 1988".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM USPO JUL 31 1989".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM USPO AUG 28 1989".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 DEC 31 1990".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 DEC 29 1995".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 USPS AUG 22 1997".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 USPS MAY 15 2001".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 USPS AUG 24 2001".

Hand cancellation: "RODEO, NM 88056 USPS JUL 30 2015".

Hand cancellation: "SHAKESPEARE, N.MEX. AUG 1 1883". [TPC]

Doane hand cancellation: "STEINS, N. MEX. APR 1 1907 | 2 |". [TPC]

Doane hand cancellation: "STEINS, N. MEX. FEB 9 1910 | 2 |". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on cut piece: "STEINS, N. MEX. DEC 12 1932".

Hand cancellation: "STEINS GHOST TOWN, LORDSBURG, NM 88045 USPS MAY 15 1999".

Hand cancellation: "STEINS GHOST TOWN, LORDSBURG, NM 88045 USPS AUG 25 2001".

Hand cancellation on back: "SYLVANITE, N.MEX. FEB 28 1909". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "VALEDON, N. MEX. JAN 15 1932".

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