![](nmpoststamp1.jpg) | New Mexico Postal History - Socorro County |
CONTENTS
| Introduction & Bernalillo Co. | Albuquerque | Catron Co. | Chaves Co. | Cibola Co. | Colfax Co. | Curry Co. | De Baca Co. | Dona Ana Co. | Eddy Co. | Grant Co. | Guadalupe Co. | Harding Co. | Hidalgo Co. | Lea Co. | Lincoln Co. | Los Alamos Co. | Luna Co. | McKinley Co. | Mora Co. | Otero Co. | Quay Co. | Rio Arriba Co. | Roosevelt Co. | San Juan Co. | San Miguel Co. | Sandoval Co. | Santa Fe Co. | Santa Fe | Sierra Co. | Socorro Co. | Taos Co. | Torrance Co. | Union Co. | Valencia Co. | Railway Post Offices | Local Posts |
SOCORRO COUNTY
Adobe
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal2970.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ADOBE, N. MEX. FEB 28 1938". |
Alamo
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal0896.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JAN 19 1968". |
![](nmcopostal0285.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "ALAMO, NM 87825 NOV 13 1970" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO NOV 13 1970". |
![](nmcopostal0562.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations on insert: "ALAMO, NM 87825 FEB 21 1975" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO FEB 21 1975". |
![](nmcopostal3256.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO JUL 22 1986". |
![](nmcopostal3257.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ALAMO, NM 87825 JUL 22 1986". |
![](nmcopostal0897.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "ALAMO, NM 87825 NOV 12 1986" and "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO NOV 12 1986". |
![](nmcopostal3258.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "ALAMO RUR. BR., MAGDALENA, NM USPO MAR 22 1988". |
![](nmcopostal3259.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ALAMO, NM 87825 MAR 22 1988". |
Augustine
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4917.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "AUGUSTINE, N.MEX. JUL 30 1955". |
Augustine: M.O.B
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal2519.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "M.O.B, AUGUSTINE, N.MEX. AUG 9 1950". |
Bingham
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4505.jpg) | Hand cancellation on cut piece: "BINGHAM, N. MEX. SEP 12 1977". |
![](nmcopostal4485.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "BINGHAM, NM 87815 JUN 2 1990". |
Carthage
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1561.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CARTHAGE, N.MEX. JUN 28 1907". [TPC] |
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| Hand cancellation on front and back: "CARTHAGE, N. MEX. APR 18 1950". |
Claunch
![](nmcopostal1106.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, N. MEX. AUG 16 1950". |
![](nmcopostal3390.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, N. MEX. NOV 18 1959". |
![](nmcopostal1599.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM. 87011 SEP 4 1969". |
![](nmcopostal4542.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "CLAUNCH, NM. 87011 JAN 5 1978". |
![](nmcopostal2855.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 MAY 9 1983". |
![](nmcopostal1600.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 12 1987". |
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| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 FEB 12 1988", and on back: "CLAUNCH, NM USPS FEB 12 1988". |
![](nmcopostal0532.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 JUL 19 1989". |
![](nmcopostal1601.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 31 1993". |
![](nmcopostal1602.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 25 2003". |
![](nmnppostal0050.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUG 25 2003". |
![](nmcopostal0315.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLAUNCH, NM 87011 USPS AUG 20 2015". |
Claunch: Gran Quivira Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal1603.jpg) | Special hand pictorial cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA STATION, CLAUNCH, NM 87011 AUGUST 24, 1991". |
Dusty
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4498.jpg) | Hand cancellation on cut piece: "DUSTY, N. MEX. JUL 3 1943". |
![](nmcopostal4984.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "DUSTY, N. MEX. OCT 22 1946". |
![](nmcopostal3848.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "DUSTY, NM 87934 JUL 22 1977". |
Florida
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1384.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "FLORIDA, N. MEX. JUL 31 1955". |
Kelly
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1254.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation: "KELLY, N. MEX. SEP 16 1905 | 3 |". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal1554.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation: "KELLY, N. MEX. NOV 26 1907 | 3 |". Has "FORWARDED" auxiliary marking. [TPC] |
La Joya
![](nmcopostal4717.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 SEP 8 1980". |
![](nmcopostal2303.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 JUL 5 1983". |
![](nmcopostal0706.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 JUL 9 1987". |
![](nmcopostal4718.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 DEC 26 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3603.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 MAR 4 1988". |
![](nmcopostal4719.jpeg) | Two different hand cancellations: on front: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 APR 1 1997" and on back: "LA JOYA, NM 87028 USPS APR 1 1997". |
![](nmcopostal1225.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028-9998 USPS JUN 8 2009". |
![](nmcopostal0210.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LA JOYA, NM 87028-9998 USPS AUG 13 2015". |
La Joya: Sevilleta Nat'l Wildlife Refuge Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal0950.jpg) | Special hand slogan cancellation: "SEVILLETA NAT'L WILDLIFE REFUGE Station, LA JOYA, NM 87028 May 5th, 2018 | 3rd Southwestern Postcrossing Meet-Up |". |
![](nmcopostal1503.jpg) | 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 |". |
Lajoya
[OPN]
This is an old spelling for La Joya.
![](nmcopostal0409.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LAJOYA, N. MEX. MAR 17 1958". |
Lemitar
![](nmcopostal1192.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 MAY 9 1969" and "LEMITAR, NM USPO MAY 9 1969". |
![](nmcopostal3628.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 JUL 7 1986". |
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| Two different hand cancellations: on front "LEMITAR, NM 87823 JUL 7 1987", and on back "LEMITAR, NM USPO JUL 7 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3629.jpg)
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| Two different hand cancellations: on front "LEMITAR, NM 87823 MAR 8 1988", and on back "LEMITAR, NM USPO MAR 8 1988". |
![](nmcopostal0317.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "LEMITAR, NM 87823 AUG 24 2015". |
Magdalena
![](nmcopostal1256.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. JUL 7 1888". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4675.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. APR 19 1895". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3091.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N. MEX. JAN 21 1912". |
![](nmcopostal1257.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N. MEX. AUG 9 1950 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal0707.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "MAGDALENA, N.MEX. MAY 24 1962". |
![](nmcopostal4767.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 DEC 6 1978". |
![](nmcopostal4768.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 SEP 8 1980". |
![](nmcopostal2304.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JUL 19 1983". |
![](nmcopostal2305.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 NOV 27 1987". |
![](nmcopostal0708.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 JAN 15 1988". |
![](nmcopostal3689.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 MAR 25 1988". |
![](nmcopostal0286.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MAGDALENA, NM 87825 USPS AUG 24 2015". |
Magdalena: Trails End Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal0709.jpg) | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "TRAILS END STATION, MAGDALENA, NM 87825 MAY 5 1984 ( 1884 - 1984 )". |
Otten
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal3111.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "OTTEN, N. MEX. APR 15 1932". |
Polvadera
![](nmcopostal1692.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, N. MEX. APR 19 1950". |
![](nmcopostal1693.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, N. MEX. MAR 23 1955". |
![](nmcopostal3962.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 27 1969". |
![](nmcopostal1694.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 31 1969". |
![](nmcopostal3963.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 21 1980" and "POLVADERA, NM USPO FEB 21 1980". |
![](nmcopostal2679.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 MAY 28 1983". |
![](nmcopostal3964.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 16 1988". |
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| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 FEB 29 1988", and on back: "POLVADERA, NM USPO FEB 29 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1696.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 JUN 5 2000". |
![](nmcopostal0386.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "POLVADERA, NM 87828 OCT 24 2015". |
Sabinal
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4888.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "SABINAL, NEW MEXICO FEB 11 1893". [TPC] |
San Acacia
![](nmcopostal4161.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, N. MEX. MAR 13 1962". |
![](nmcopostal0961.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 DEC 20 1975". |
![](nmcopostal0606.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 JUN 8 1982". |
![](nmcopostal1301.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 AUG 15 1987". |
![](nmcopostal4160.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 MAR 14 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1302.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM. 87831 JUL 15 1989". |
![](nmcopostal0421.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ACACIA, NM 87831 NOV 2 2015". |
San Antonio
![](nmcopostal0970.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. JUN 18 1888". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0971.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. AUG 20 1906 | 4 |". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3917.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. JUN 19 1913". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand auxiliary marking. |
![](nmcopostal1347.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. APR 18 1950". |
![](nmcopostal1348.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM. 87832 AUG 29 1966". |
![](nmcopostal1349.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM. 87832 JUL 11 1969". |
![](nmcopostal3847.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 JUL 21 1977". |
![](nmcopostal2407.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 SEP 30 1982". |
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| Two different hand cancellations: on front "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 AUG 13 1987", and on back "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 USPS AUG 13 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3130.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 MAR 7 1988". |
![](nmcopostal2408.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NM 87832 DEC 30 1991". |
![](nmnppostal0046.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN ANTONIO, NEW MEXICO 87832 MAY 8 2019". |
San Antonio: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal2409.jpg) | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Station, San Antonio, N.M. 87832 NOV 18 1989 | 50th Anniversary |". |
![](nmcopostal1351.jpg) | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Station, San Antonio, N.M. 87832 NOV 19 1989 | 50th Anniversary |". |
San Antonio: Received
![](nmcopostal3917a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN ANTONIO, N. MEX. MAY 21 1913". |
San Marcial
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4096.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 27 1895". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4594.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 28 1900". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3133.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. APR 22 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3135.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. MAY 2 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3136.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. JUL 16 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3137.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. AUG 23 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3134.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. NOV 18 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0593.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. AUG 20 1905". [TPC] |
San Marcial: Received
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4070a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. NOV 24 1903". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4072a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. JAN 28 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4071a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. MAR 4 1904". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4966a.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. DEC 5 1906. [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal1324.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "REC'D., SAN MARCIAL, N.MEX. FEB 14 1907". [TPC] |
Socorro
![](nmcopostal4689.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 15 1888". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4888a.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on back: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. FEB 12 1893". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4025.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. FEB 28 1901". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0985.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. JAN 5 1907". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand and "UNCLAIMED" auxiliary markings. [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3146.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 8 1947". |
![](nmcopostal0640.jpg) | 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 |". |
![](nmcopostal3699.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, N. MEX. SEP 20 1950 | 1 |". Has "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" auxiliary marking. |
![](nmcopostal3147.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. MAR 10 1960". |
![](nmcopostal3148.jpg) | Machine pictorial & slogan cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 18 1962 | SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR |". |
![](nmcopostal0615.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, N.MEX. JUL 20 1964". |
![](nmcopostal3149.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JUN 7 1968". |
![](nmcopostal3150.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM USPO FEB 5 1973". |
![](nmcopostal3151.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 SEP 13 1982". |
![](nmcopostal3152.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 MAY 2 1986". |
![](nmcopostal3153.jpg) | Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JAN 20 1987 | NEW MEXICO 1912 - 1987 75 YEARS OF STATEHOOD |". |
![](nmcopostal3155.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 APR 11 1989". |
![](nmcopostal5134.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 AUG 24 1989". |
![](nmcopostal3154.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 OCT 19 1992". |
![](nmcopostal2918.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 JAN 6 1993". |
![](nmnppostal0007.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SOCORRO, NM 87801 APR 10 2014". |
Socorro: Campus Station
![](nmcopostal3156.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STA., SOCORRO, N.MEX. OCT 18 1954". |
![](nmcopostal3157.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, N.MEX. MAY 2 1986". |
![](nmcopostal4267.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, N.MEX. AUG 11 1987". |
![](nmcopostal4268.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CAMPUS STATION, SOCORRO, NM 87801 JUL 16 2021". |
Socorro: Received
![](antiquepc943.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 5 1899". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal1205a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JAN 20 1899". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4918a.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. NOV 8 1900". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0985a.jpg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. DEC 5 1906". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4952a.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., SOCORRO, N.MEX. JUL 3 1911". [TPC] |
Socorro: Station No. 2
![](nmcopostal4269.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "STA. #2, SOCORRO, NM 87801 USPS APR 9 1998 |
Tokay
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1650.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TOKAY, N. MEX. NOV 13 1922". |
Veguita
![](nmcopostal4386.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. SEP 23 1949". |
![](nmcopostal0854.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. MAR 10 1962". |
![](nmcopostal4387.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, N. MEX. MAY 23 1969". |
![](nmcopostal0855.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 AUG 15 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3212.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 MAR 23 1988", and "VEGUITA, NM USPS MAR 23 1988". |
![](nmcopostal4388.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 APR 8 1997". |
![](nmcopostal0856.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "VEGUITA, NM 87062 MAY 12 2004". |
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Gallup Post Office, circa early 1930s
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