New Mexico Postal History - Socorro County

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CONTENTS

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SOCORRO COUNTY

Adobe

[DPO]

Hand cancellation: "ADOBE, N. MEX. FEB 28 1938".

Hand cancellation: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JAN 19 1968".

Two different hand cancellations: "ALAMO, NM 87825 NOV 13 1970" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO NOV 13 1970".

Two different hand cancellations on insert: "ALAMO, NM 87825 FEB 21 1975" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO FEB 21 1975".

Hand cancellation: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO JUL 22 1986".

Hand cancellation: "ALAMO, NM 87825 JUL 22 1986".

Two different hand cancellations: "ALAMO, NM 87825 NOV 12 1986" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO NOV 12 1986".

Hand cancellation on back: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO MAR 22 1988".

Hand cancellation: "ALAMO, NM 87825 MAR 22 1988".

Hand cancellation: "AUGUSTINE, N.MEX. JUL 30 1955".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "M.O.B, AUGUSTINE, N.MEX. AUG 9 1950".

Hand cancellation on cut piece: "BINGHAM, N. MEX. SEP 12 1977".

Hand cancellation: "BINGHAM, NM 87815 JUN 2 1990".

Hand cancellation: "CARTHAGE, N.MEX. JUN 28 1907". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on front and back: "CARTHAGE, N. MEX. APR 18 1950".

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

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, N. MEX. NOV 18 1959".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM. 87011 SEP 4 1969".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "CLAUNCH, NM. 87011 JAN 5 1978".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 MAY 9 1983".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 12 1987".

Two different hand cancellations: on front: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 FEB 12 1988", and on back: "CLAUNCH, NM USPS FEB 12 1988".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 JUL 19 1989".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 31 1993".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 25 2003".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 25 2003".

Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 USPS AUG 20 2015".

Special hand pictorial cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA STATION, CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUGUST 24, 1991".

Hand cancellation on cut piece: "DUSTY, N. MEX. JUL 3 1943".

Hand cancellation: "DUSTY, N. MEX. OCT 22 1946".

Hand cancellation: "DUSTY, NM 87934 JUL 22 1977".

Hand cancellation: "FLORIDA, N. MEX. JUL 31 1955".

Doane hand cancellation: "KELLY, N. MEX. SEP 16 1905 | 3 |". [TPC]

Doane hand cancellation: "KELLY, N. MEX. NOV 26 1907 | 3 |". Has "FORWARDED" auxiliary marking. [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 SEP 8 1980".

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 JUL 5 1983".

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 JUL 9 1987".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 DEC 26 1987".

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 MAR 4 1988".

Two different hand cancellations: on front: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 APR 1 1997" and on back: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 USPS APR 1 1997".

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028-9998 USPS JUN 8 2009".

Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028-9998 USPS AUG 13 2015".

Special hand slogan cancellation: "SEVILLETA NAT'L WILDLIFE REFUGE Station, LA JOYA, NM 87028 May 5th, 2018 | 3rd Southwestern Postcrossing Meet-Up |".

Special hand slogan cancellation: "SEVILLETA NAT'L WILDLIFE REFUGE Station, LA JOYA, NM 87028 MAY 18, 2019 | CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF THE SEVILLETA DE LA JOYA LAND GRANT 1819 - 2019     4TH SW POSTCROSSING MEET-UP |".

This is an old spelling for La Joya.

Hand cancellation: "LAJOYA, N. MEX. MAR 17 1958".

Two different hand cancellations: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 MAY 9 1969" and "LEMITAR, NM USPO MAY 9 1969".

Hand cancellation: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 JUL 7 1986".

Two different hand cancellations: on front "LEMITAR, NM 87823 JUL 7 1987", and on back "LEMITAR, NM USPO JUL 7 1987".

Two different hand cancellations: on front "LEMITAR, NM 87823 MAR 8 1988", and on back "LEMITAR, NM USPO MAR 8 1988".

Hand cancellation: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 AUG 24 2015".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. JUL 7 1888". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. APR 19 1895". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N. MEX. JAN 21 1912".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N. MEX. AUG 9 1950 ( 1 )".

Machine cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. MAY 24 1962".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 DEC 6 1978".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 SEP 8 1980".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JUL 19 1983".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 NOV 27 1987".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JAN 15 1988".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 MAR 25 1988".

Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 USPS AUG 24 2015".

Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "TRAILS END STATION, MAGDALENA, NM 87825 MAY 5 1984 ( 1884 - 1984 )".

Hand cancellation: "OTTEN, N. MEX. APR 15 1932".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, N. MEX. APR 19 1950".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, N. MEX. MAR 23 1955".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 27 1969".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 31 1969".

Two different hand cancellations: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 21 1980" and "POLVADERA, NM USPO FEB 21 1980".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 28 1983".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 16 1988".

Two different hand cancellations: on front: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 29 1988", and on back: "POLVADERA, NM USPO FEB 29 1988".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 JUN 5 2000".

Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 OCT 24 2015".

Hand cancellation: "SABINAL, NEW MEXICO FEB 11 1893". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, N. MEX. MAR 13 1962".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 DEC 20 1975".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 JUN 8 1982".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 AUG 15 1987".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 MAR 14 1988".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM. 87831 JUL 15 1989".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 NOV 2 2015".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. JUN 18 1888". [TPC]

Doane hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. AUG 20 1906 | 4 |". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. JUN 19 1913". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand auxiliary marking.

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. APR 18 1950".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM. 87832 AUG 29 1966".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM. 87832 JUL 11 1969".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 JUL 21 1977".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 SEP 30 1982".

Two different hand cancellations: on front "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 AUG 13 1987", and on back "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 USPS AUG 13 1987".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 MAR 7 1988".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 DEC 30 1991".

Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NEW MEXICO 87832 MAY 8 2019".

Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Station, San Antonio, N.M. 87832 NOV 18 1989 | 50th Anniversary |".

Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Station, San Antonio, N.M. 87832 NOV 19 1989 | 50th Anniversary |".

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. MAY 21 1913".

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 27 1895". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 28 1900". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. APR 22 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. MAY 2 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. JUL 16 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. AUG 23 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. NOV 18 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. AUG 20 1905". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. NOV 24 1903". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. JAN 28 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. MAR 4 1904". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. DEC 5 1906. [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 14 1907". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 15 1888". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. FEB 12 1893". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. FEB 28 1901". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. JAN 5 1907". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand and "UNCLAIMED" auxiliary markings. [TPC]

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 8 1947".

This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight A.M. 29 to El Paso. Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. MAR 31 1950 | 1 |".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. SEP 20 1950 | 1 |". Has "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" auxiliary marking.

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. MAR 10 1960".

Machine pictorial & slogan cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 18 1962 | SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR |".

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. JUL 20 1964".

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JUN 7 1968".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM USPO FEB 5 1973".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 SEP 13 1982".

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 MAY 2 1986".

Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JAN 20 1987 | NEW MEXICO 1912 - 1987   75 YEARS OF STATEHOOD |".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 APR 11 1989".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 AUG 24 1989".

Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 OCT 19 1992".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JAN 6 1993".

Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 APR 10 2014".

Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STA., SOCORRO, N.MEX. OCT 18 1954".

Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, N.MEX. MAY 2 1986".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 11 1987".

Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, NM 87801 JUL 16 2021".

Hand cancellation: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 5 1899". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 20 1899". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. NOV 8 1900". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. DEC 5 1906". [TPC]

Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JUL 3 1911". [TPC]

Hand cancellation: "STA. #2, SOCORRO, NM 87801 USPS APR 9 1998

Hand cancellation: "TOKAY, N. MEX. NOV 13 1922".

Hand cancellation on front & back: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. SEP 23 1949".

Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. MAR 10 1962".

Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. MAY 23 1969".

Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 AUG 15 1987".

Two different hand cancellations: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 MAR 23 1988", and "VEGUITA, NM USPS MAR 23 1988".

Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 APR 8 1997".

Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 MAY 12 2004".

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