New Mexico Postal History - Otero County


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OTERO COUNTY

Alamogordo

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. JUN 23 1902". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. MAY 18 1904". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. MAY 1 1906 ( 1 )". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. SEP 8 1906 ( 1 )". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. DEC 21 1906 ( 1 )". Has "RETURNED TO WRITER" pointing hand and "No such firm at Alamogordo, N. Mex." auxiliary markings. [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. MAY 12 1908 ( 1 )". Has "UNCLAIMED -- RETURNED TO ..." auxiliary marking. [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. DEC 29 1908 ( 1 )". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. JUN 6 1912 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. DEC 23 1912".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. OCT 26 1922".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. OCT 2 1943".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. OCT 3 1944".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. NOV 29 1944".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. JAN 10 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. AUG 15 1950".

    This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight A. M. 29 to Albuquerque. Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. SEP 1 1954".

    This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight A. M. 29 to El Paso. Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. SEP 1 1954".

    Machine cancellation on small envelope: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. AUG 31 1955".

    This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight to Billings, Montana. Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. JUL 10 1963".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. JAN 15 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 APR 24 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JUN 24 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 SEP 28 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 DEC 11 1967".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 DEC 12 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JAN 4 1968".

    Two different cancellations: hand: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JAN 9 1968", and machine: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JAN 9 1968".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 FEB 24 1968".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 FEB 28 1968".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JUL 20 1970".

    Special machine slogan cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 FEB 22 1971 | ALAMOGORDO   NEW MEXICO'S BLUE RIBBON CITY |".

    This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the "U. S. Postal Service 8 cents postage stamp". Machine slogan cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 JUL 1 1971 | ALAMOGORDO NEW MEXICO'S BLUE RIBBON CITY |".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 AUG 6 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 MAR 30 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 APR 15 1983".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 MAY 23 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 AUG 23 1987".

    Machine cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 MAR 20 1991".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 USPS OCT 17 2018".

    Hand cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 USPS MAY 12 2021".

Alamogordo: Alamogordo, NM Station

[TPS]

    Special hand slogan cancellation: "ALAMOGORDO, NM STATION 88310 MAY 5 2021 | STAR WARS DROIDS |".

Alamogordo: ALAPHEX 76' Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "ALAPHEX 76' STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 OCT. 16 1976 | SALUTING AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL 1776 1976     INTERNATIONAL SPACE HALL OF FAME |".

Alamogordo: ALAPHEX 77' Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "ALAPHEX 77' STA., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. 88310 OCT 8 1977 | I. S. H. F.   STAMP COLLECTING FOR ENJOYMENT |".

Alamogordo: ISHF Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "ISHF STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 OCT 5 1976 | INTERNATIONAL SPACE HALL of FAME     SPACE SHUTTLE "ORBITAL GLIDER" |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "I.S.H.F. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. 88310 NOV 3 1977 | INDUCTION CEREMONY     INTERNATIONAL SPACE HALL OF FAME |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "I.S.H.F. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. 88310 OCT 6 1978 | INDUCTION CEREMONY |".

Alamogordo: NEW MEXPEX Station

[TPS]

    Special hand cancellation: "NEW MEXPEX STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. NOV 7 1964".

Alamogordo: Received

    Hand cancellations on back: "REC'D., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. DEC 5 1906", and "REC'D., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. DEC 21 1906". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., ALAMOGORDO, N.MEX. MAY 28 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. NOV 29 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. FEB 23 1912".

Alamogordo: SOUTHWESTPEX Station

[TPS]

    Special hand cancellation: "SOUTHWESTPEX STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM OCT 23 1971".

Alamogordo: Station No. 1

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "STA. 1, ALAMOGORDO, NM USPO JUL 20 1987".

Avis

[DPO]

    Doane hand cancellation: "AVIS, N. MEX. JUL 14 1908 | 1 |". [TPC]

Bent

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, N. MEX. APR 20 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, NM 88314 MAR 21 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, NM 88314 MAR 11 1986".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BENT, NM 88314 JUL 16 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, NM 88314 FEB 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, NM 88314 MAY 10 2004".

    Hand cancellation: "BENT, NM 88314 NOV 16 2015".

Boles

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BOLES RUR. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. OCT 1 1965".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOLES RUR. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. JUN 13 1967", and "BOLES RUR. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. JUN 14 1967".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOLES, NM 88310 NOV 19 1970" and "BOLES RUR. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. NOV 19 1970".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOLES, NM 88310 MAR 4 1975" and "BOLES RUR. STA., ALAMOGORDO, N. MEX. MAR 7 1975".

    Two different hand cancellations: on front: "BOLES, NM 88310 SEP 9 1977", and on back: "BOLES STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM USPO SEP 9 1977".

    Hand cancellation: "BOLES RURAL STA., NM 88310 MAR 21 1979".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOLES RURAL STA., NM 88310 MAY 5 1986" and "BOLES STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 MAY 5 1986".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOLES RURAL STA., NM 88310 MAR 11 1988", and on back: "BOLES STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 MAR 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "BOLES RURAL STA., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88311 AUG 24 1990".

Cloudcroft

    Two hand cancellations: on back: "CLOUDCROFT, N.MEX. APR 9 1903", and on front: "CLOUDCROFT, N.MEX. APR 28 1903". Has "Unclaimed" manuscript auxiliary marking and "RETURNED TO WRITER" pointing hand auxiliary marking on front. [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, N. MEX. AUG 26 1907". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, N. MEX. MAR 11 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, N. MEX. JUL 24 1916".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "CLOUDCROFT, N. MEX. AUG 16 1950 | 1 |".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 AUG 9 1969".

    This cacheted cover features the history of Cloudcroft. Machine cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 MAR 25 1974".

    Two different hand cancellations: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 FEB 22 1980" and "CLOUDCROFT, NM USPO FEB 22 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 APR 18 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 JUL 18 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317-9998 MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM USPS MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 MAR 13 1989".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 JUL 23 1993".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 JUN 22 1995".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT, NM 88317 JUN 22 1995".

Cloudcroft: Cloudcroft Trolly Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "CLOUDCROFT TROLLY STATION, CLOUDCROFT, N.M. 88317 JULY 7 1990".

Cloudcroft: Registered

    Hand cancellation on back: "REGISTERED, CLOUDCROFT, N. MEX. JUN 15 1929". Has "REGISTERED" auxiliary marking on front.

Cloudcroft: Trestle Trail Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Trestle Trail Station, Cloudcroft, New Mexico 88317 Jun 3 . 1995 | A New Mexico Rails-to-Trail and U.S. Forest Service Project |".

High Rolls

[OPN]

This is one of the previous names for High Rolls Mountain Park.

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS, N. MEX. MAR 21 1955".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS, N. MEX. MAR 31 1956".

High Rolls Mountain Park

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS MOUNTAIN PARK, N.MEX. DEC 30 1960".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS MOUNTAIN PARK, NM 88325 FEB 1 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS MOUNTAIN PARK, NM 88325 APR 13 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS MOUNTAIN PARK, NM 88325 MAR 21 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS-MOUNTAIN PARK, NM USPO MAR 21 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "HIGH ROLLS MOUNTAIN PARK, NM 88325 MAY 24 1986".

Holloman

[OPN]

This is an old name for Holloman Air Force Base.

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLOMAN, N. MEX. JUL 1 1949".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLOMAN, N. MEX. APR 11 1950".

Holloman Air Force Base

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.MEX. JUN 29 1959".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.MEX. FEB 20 1961".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.MEX. JUL 10 1963".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JAN 18 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JUL 17 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JUL 18 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JUL 25 1967".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 FEB 29 1968".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 DEC 10 1974".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 OCT 23 1975".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JAN 27 1977".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 MAR 9 1977".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 APR 26 1977".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JUN 21 1977".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 FEB 5 1986".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 JAN 5 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AFB, NM 88330 JUL 29 1995".

    Machine cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, NM 88330 DEC 21 2011".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLOMAN AFB, NM 88330 OCT 31 2018".

La Luz

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, N. MEX. APR 20 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, N. MEX. MAY 2 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 FEB 22 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 APR 25 1983".

    Machine cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 NOV 18 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 MAR 24 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM USPS MAR 24 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM USPS AUG 30 1993".

    Two different hand cancellations: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 MAR 3 1998" and "LA LUZ, NM 88337 USPS MAR 3 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "LA LUZ, NM 88337 JAN 8 2016".

Mayhill

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, N. MEX. MAR 14 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, N. MEX. FEB 27 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, N. MEX. JUN 6 1939".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, N. MEX. AUG 16 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 FEB 22 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 JUL 14 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 JAN 24 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 APR 2 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 JAN 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 FEB 26 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 MAR 4 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "MAYHILL, NM 88339 USPS NOV 23 2015".

Mescalero

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NEW MEXICO SEP 2 1890". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, N.MEX. NOV 29 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340 AUG 25 1965".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340 OCT 10 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340 JUL 30 1973".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340 JUL 31 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340 APR 29 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "MESCALERO, NM 88340-9801 USPS NOV 23 2015".

Mescalero: Mescalero Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "MESCALERO STATION, NM 88340 JUL 4 1986 | FIRST AMERICANS |".

Monista

[OPN]

This is an old name for Holloman.

    Hand cancellation: "MONISTA, N. MEX. JUN 30 1949".

Monterey

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MONTEREY, N. MEX. JUN 24 1910". [TPC]

Mountain Park

[OPN]

This is an old name for High Rolls Mountain Park.

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAIN PARK, N.MEX. APR 30 1955".

Newman

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "NEWMAN, N. MEX. JUN 5 1911". [TPC]

Orogrande

    Hand cancellation: "OROGRANDE, N. MEX. JUL 2 1912".

    Hand cancellation: "OROGRANDE, NM 88342 APR 14 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "OROGRANDE, NM 88342 NOV 16 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "OROGRANDE, NM 88342 JAN 29 1991".

    Hand cancellation: "OROGRANDE, NM 88342 JUL 31 2015".

Pinon

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, N. MEX. AUG 31 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, N. MEX. SEP 7 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 JUN 20 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 JAN 12 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 FEB 21 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 APR 12 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 SEP 3 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 FEB 10 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 FEB 25 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "PINON, NM 88344 MAR 15 1993".

Sacramento

    Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NM 88347 DEC 30 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NEW MEXICO 88347 OCT 2 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NEW MEXICO 88347 FEB 12 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NM 88347 DEC 8 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NM 88347 MAR 5 1988".

    This cacheted cover provides the history of Sacramento. Hand cancellation: "SACRAMENTO, NM 88347 MAR 22 1995".

Salinas

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "SALINAS, N. MEX. NOV 29 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "SALINAS, N. MEX. MAY 28 1912".

    Hand cancellation on back: "SALINAS, N. MEX. NOV 26 1912".

Sunspot

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, N. MEX. OCT 1 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, N. MEX. MAR 2 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 DEC 7 1972".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 APR 26 1976".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 JAN 9 1981".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 OCT 30 1981".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 NOV 12 1981".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 APR 26 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 SEP 3 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 MAR 5 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 FEB 27 1988".

    Rectangular hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349" [circa early 1988].

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 AUG 25 2003".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 AUG 14 2007".

    Hand cancellation: "SUNSPOT, NM 88349 USPS NOV 11 2019".

Sunspot: Sunspot, NM Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Sunspot, NM Station 88349 May 10, 1994 | Annular Eclipse   National Solar Observatory     Dedication Apache Point Observatory |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Sunspot, NM Station 88349 October 5, 2000 | Sloan Digital Sky Survey Dedication   Apache Point Observatory |".

Three Rivers

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "THREE RIVERS, N. MEX. MAR 29 1943".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS, N. MEX. APR 9 1946".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS, N. MEX. APR 18 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS, NM 88350 NOV 19 1965".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS RUR. STA., TULAROSA, NM USPO NOV 23 1965".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS, NM 88350 JUN 21 1967".

    Hand cancellation: "THREE RIVERS, NM 88350 SEP 16 1974".

Timberon

    Hand cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 NOV 26 1984".

    Two different handcancellations: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 MAY 14 1986", and "TIMBERON, NM 88350 MAY 14 1986" .

    Two different cancellations on insert: hand cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 APR 17 1987", and machine cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 APR 17 1987" .

    Hand cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 SEP 26 1988".

    Two different cancellations: hand cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 NOV 8 1988", and machine cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 NOV 8 1988" .

    Hand cancellation: "TIMBERON, NM 88350 OCT 3 1991".

Tularosa

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. MAY 31 1902". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. MAY 1 1906". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. OCT 28 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. APR 15 1910". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. MAY 11 1912".

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. AUG 8" [circa 1917].

    Hand cancellation on back: "TULAROSA, N.MEX. JUN 16 1929". Has "REGISTERED" auxiliary marking on front.

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, N. MEX. JUL 31 1942".

    Machine cancellation: "TULAROSA, N. MEX. APR 20 1950".

    Machine cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 NOV 7 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 SEP 20 1972".

    Machine cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 APR 17 1979".

    Machine cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 DEC 5 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 MAR 23 1987".

    Machine cancellation: "TULAROSA, NM 88352 MAR 23 1988".

Valmont

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "VALMONT RUR. BR., ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310".

Weed

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, N. MEX. AUG 26 1890". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, N. MEX. JUL 23 1958".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, N.MEX. MAR 9 1962".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 NOV 12 1968".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 FEB 22 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 JUL 29 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 FEB 6 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 NOV 14 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "WEED, NM 88354 FEB 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "WEED, NM 88354 MAY 19 1988".



Gallup Post Office, circa early 1930s


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