New Mexico Postal History - Lea County

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LEA COUNTY

Bennett

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BENNETT, N. MEX. MAR 8 1957".

Caprock

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "CAPROCK, N. MEX. DEC 9 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "CAPROCK, NM 88213 FEB 2 1988".

Crossroads

    Hand cancellation: "CROSSROADS, N. MEX. FEB 7 1962".

    Hand cancellation: "CROSSROADS, NM 88114 APR 2 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "CROSSROADS, NM 88114 FEB 5 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "CROSSROADS, NM 88114 FEB 27 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "CROSSROADS, NM 88114 USPS AUG 20 2015".

Eunice

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, N. MEX. OCT 18 1916".

    Machine cancellation on cut piece: "EUNICE, N. MEX. AUG 27 1963".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 APR 3 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 APR 15 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 FEB 2 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 FEB 3 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 USPS FEB 3 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 MAR 14 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 MAY 10 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "EUNICE, NM 88231 USPS AUG 26 2015".

Gladiola

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "GLADIOLA, N. MEX. JAN 27 1939".

Hobbs

    Hand cancellation: "HOBBS, N. MEX. MAY 24 1930".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. MAY 11 1940".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. OCT 17 1943".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. MAR 5 1946".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. JUL 14 1947".

    Hand cancellation: "HOBBS, N. MEX. APR 1 1955 | 2 |".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. SEP 2 1955".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "HOBBS, N.MEX. OCT 8 1967 | PRAY FOR PEACE |".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 OCT 30 1967 | PRAY FOR PEACE |".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 SEP 22 1976".

    Machine cancellation on cut piece: "HOBBS, NM 88240 DEC 5 1977".

    Hand cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 APR 3 1980".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 JUN 11 1983".

    Special machine slogan cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 JUL 1 1983 | 18TH WORLD SOARING CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 21 - JULY 11 |".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 OCT 15 1983".

    Machine cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 AUG 30 1986".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 JAN 10 1990 | WE MEET THE CHALLENGE |".

    Hand cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 MAY 29 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "HOBBS, NM 88240 JUN 11 1990".

Hobbs: Air Park Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "AIR PARK STATION, HOBBS, NEW MEXICO 88240 JUNE 27 1995 | UNITED STATES 15-METER NATIONALS   JUNE 27 - JULY 6 1995 |".

Hobbs: Hobbs, NM Station

[TPS]

    Special hand slogan cancellation: "HOBBS, NM STATION 88240 MAY 5 2021 | STAR WARS DROIDS |".

Hobbs: Internationals '83 Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "INTERNATIONALS '83 STA., HOBBS, N.M. 88240 JUN 21 1983 | 18th   WORLD SOARING CHAMPIONSHIPS |".

Hobbs: Soaring Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "SOARING STATION, HOBBS, N.M. 88240 JULY 7, 1987 | U. S. OPEN CLASS NAT'L. '87   JULY 7-16, 1987 |".

Humble City

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "HUMBLE CITY, N. MEX. NOV 11 1957".

    Hand cancellation on cut piece: "HUMBLE CITY, NM 88251 MAY 17 1975".

Jal

    Hand cancellation: "JAL, N. MEX. MAY 9 1940 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "JAL, N. MEX. FEB 11 1962".

    Machine cancellation: "JAL, N. MEX. DEC 3 1963".

    Machine cancellation: "JAL, NM 88252 APR 15 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "JAL, NM 88252 JUL 19 1978".

    Machine cancellation: "JAL, NM 88252 AUG 29 1984".

    Hand cancellation: "JAL POST OFFICE 88252 USPS AUG 3 2015".

Knowles

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "KNOWLES, N. MEX. JUL 26 1909". [TPC]

Lovington

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, N. MEX. MAR 20 1910". [TPC]

    Machine cancellation: "LOVINGTON, N.MEX. APR 8 1953".

    Machine cancellation: "LOVINGTON, N.MEX. NOV 27 1953".

    Machine cancellation: "LOVINGTON, N.MEX. NOV 26 1954".

    Machine cancellation: "LOVINGTON, N.MEX. OCT 16 1961".

    Machine cancellation on front & back: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 AUG 24 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 FEB 14 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 APR 4 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM USPS MAY 29 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 NOV 13 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 MAY 25 1988".

    Machine cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 AUG 30 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "LOVINGTON, NM 88260 USPS OCT 16 2015".

Lovington: Fair Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "FAIR STATION, LOVINGTON, NEW MEX. 88261 AUGUST 12 1986".

Lovington: Lovington Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "LOVINGTON STA., LOVINGTON, NM 88260 AUGUST 11 1999 | PONY EXPRESS RIDE     LEA COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "LOVINGTON STATION, LOVINGTON, NM 88260 AUGUST 6 2000 | PONY EXPRESS RIDE     LEA COUNTY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE |".

Maljamar

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, N. MEX. MAR 2 1957".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 MAR 30 1983".

    Hand cancellation on back: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 JAN 19 1984".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 FEB 6 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM USPO JUL 18 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 JUL 6 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 JUL 29 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "MALJAMAR, NM 88264 JAN 9 1988".

McDonald

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "McDONALD, N. MEX. MAR 12 1965".

     Two different hand cancellations: on front: "McDONALD, NM 88262 MAY 2 1969", and on back: "McDONALD, NM 88262 USPO 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "MCDONALD, NM 88262 JUL 25 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "MCDONALD, NM 88262 JUL 2 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MCDONALD, NM USPO JUL 3 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MCDONALD, NM 88262 JAN 28 1988".

     Two different hand cancellations: on front: "MCDONALD, NM 88262 FEB 5 1988", and on back: "MCDONALD, NM USPO FEB 5 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MCDONALD, NM 88262 AUG 28 1993".

Monument

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, N. MEX. MAY 30 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, N. MEX. MAY 13 1961 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 APR 29 1968".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 FEB 8 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 OCT 9 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 MAR 3 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 SEP 3 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM USPO SEP 3 1986".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 JUL 6 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 JAN 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 FEB 2 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 JUL 5 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "MONUMENT, NM 88265 USPS AUG 4 2015".

Monument: Centennial Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "CENTENNIAL STATION, MONUMENT, NM 88265 DEC. 21, 1985 | 1885 - 1985 |".

Ochoa

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "OCHOA, N. MEX. APR 30 1940".

Oil Center

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 JUN 1 1970".

    Hand cancellation: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 APR 3 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 SEP 3 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 FEB 4 1988".

Oil Center: First Day of Issue

[TPS]

     Special hand slogan cancellations: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 APR 18 1985 | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |".

    Special machine slogan cancellation: "OIL CENTER, NM 88266 APR 18 1985 | FIRST DAY OF ISSUE |".

Tatum

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, N.MEX. SEP 25 1942".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "TATUM, N. MEX. FEB 11 1951 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM USPO JUL 11 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM USPO MAY 30 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM USPO JAN 20 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM 88267 FEB 26 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM 88267 USPS FEB 26 1988".

    Two different hand cancellations: "TATUM, NM 88267 JUL 1 1998" and "TATUM, NM 88267 USPS JUL 1 1998".

    Machine cancellation: "TATUM, NM 88267 JUL 2 2009".

    Hand cancellation: "TATUM, NM 88267 NOV 16 2015".


Alamogordo Post Office on postcard, circa early 1960s

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