 | New Mexico Postal History - Taos County |
CONTENTS
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TAOS COUNTY
Amalia
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, N. MEX. NOV 17 1939". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM. 87512 JAN 6 1968". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM. 87512 MAY 31 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, N. MEX. JUL 5 1983". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM 87512 JUL 16 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM USPS FEB 22 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM 87512 FEB 23 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "AMALIA, NM 87512-9998 USPS AUG 7 2015". |
Arroyo Hondo
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO HONDO, N. MEX. AUG 15 1930". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 MAR 25 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 CT 12 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 JAN 2 1986". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 JUL 21 1987". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 MAR 4 1988", and on back: "ARROYO HONDO, NM USPO MAR 4 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 MAY 8 1989". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO HONDO, NM 87513 USPS OCT 26 2015". |
Arroyo Seco
 | This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the U. S. Postal Service 8 cents postage stamp. Hand cancellation: "ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 JUL 1 1971". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 JUL 7 1987", and on back: "ARROYO SECO, NM USPO JUL 7 1987". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 JUL 21 1987", and on back: "ARROYO SECO, NM USPO JUL 21 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 MAR 28 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYO SECO, NM 87514 USPS NOV 16 2015". |
Arroyoseco
[OPN]
This is an old spelling for Arroyo Seco.
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYOSECO, N. MEX. AUG 15 1910". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARROYOSECO, N.MEX. FEB 9 1962". |
Carson
 | Hand cancellation on cut piece: "CARSON, N. MEX. APR 18 1959". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CARSON, NM 87517 JAN 7 1978". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "CARSON, NM 87517 AUG 15 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CARSON, NM 87517 MAR 5 1988". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "CARSON, NM 87517 APR 7 1997" and "CARSON, NM USPS APR 7 1997". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CARSON, NM 87517 USPS NOV 3 2015". |
Cerro
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 MAR 28 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 JAN 5 1977". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 JAN 27 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 AUG 12 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 OCT 5 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 MAR 9 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 MAR 24 1988". |
 | This cacheted cover features the history of Cerro. Two different hand cancellations: "CERRO, NM 87519 FEB 12 1990", and "CERRO, NM USPO FEB 12 1990". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CERRO, NM 87519 USPS MAY 12 2015". |
Chamisal
 | Hand cancellation: "CHAMISAL, N. MEX. APR 27 1934". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CHAMISAL, N. MEX. MAR 8 1943". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 APR 4 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 JAN 11 1978". |
| Hand cancellation on front & back: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 AUG 4 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 MAR 4 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 APR 10 1989". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CHAMISAL, NM 87521 USPS NOV 5 2015". |
Costilla
| Two different hand cancellations: on front & insert: "COSTILLA, N. MEX. FEB 13 1962", and on insert: "COSTILLA, N. MEX. FEB 13 1962". |
 | Hand cancellation: "COSTILLA, N. MEX. MAR 16 1965". |
 | Hand cancellation: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 MAR 16 1967". |
 | Hand cancellation: "COSTILLA, N. MEX. USPO JUL 15 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 NOV 2 1987". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 FEB 12 1988", and "COSTILLA, NM USPS FEB 12 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation on back: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 FEB 11 1994". |
 | Hand cancellation: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 USPS SEP 28 1994". |
 | Hand cancellation: "COSTILLA, NM 87524 USPS NOV 3 2015". |
El Prado
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, N.MEX. JUL 20 1943". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, N.MEX. MAR 5 1962". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, NM 87529 SEP 19 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, NM 87529 NOV 4 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, NM 87529 MAR 25 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, NM USPO MAR 25 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "EL PRADO, NM 87529 AUG 21 2001". |
Llano
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "LLANO, N. MEX. APR 7 1934". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LLANO, N. MEX. JUL 24 1948". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "LLANO, N. MEX. MAR 19 1951". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "LLANO, NM 87543 FEB 15 1966" and "LLANO RUR. STA., PENASCO, NM USPO FEB 15 1966". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LLANO, NM 87543 JAN 8 1979". |
Ojo Caliente
 | Doane hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, N. MEX. DEC 6 1905 | 3 |". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, N. MEX. AUG 15 1934". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, N.MEX. FEB 8 1955". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, N.MEX. AUG 12 1957". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, N. MEX. JUL 16 1962". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, NM 87549 MAR 8 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, NM 87549 DEC 21 1990". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OJO CALIENTE, NM 87549-9998 USPS NOV 9 2008". |
Penasco
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, N.MEX. OCT 10 1896". Has manuscript "Rg 3/4" auxiliary marking. [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, NM 87553 MAR 2 1966". |
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, NM 87553 APR 25 1980". |
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, NM 87553 OCT 26 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, NM 87553 FEB 26 1988". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "PENASCO, NM 87553 APR 9 1998" and "PENASCO, NM USPO APR 9 1998". |
 | Hand cancellation: "PENASCO, NM 87553 USPS NOV 3 2015". |
Questa
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, N. MEX. JUN 30 1947". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, N. MEX. MAR 4 1965". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 AUG 6 1968". Has "POSTAGE DUE____" auxiliary marking. |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 JUL 30 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 APR 9 1980". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 OCT 14 1982". |
 | Machine cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 JUL 25 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 MAR 2 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "QUESTA, NM 87556 APR 20 1988". |
Ranches of Taos
[OPN]
This is an older spelling of Ranchos de Taos.
 | Hand cancellation: "RANCHES OF TAOS, N. MEX. DEC 23 1942". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RANCHES OF TAOS, N. MEX. OCT 14 1948". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "RANCHES OF TAOS, N. MEX. AUG 18 1952". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "RANCHES OF TAOS, N. MEX. DEC 4 1961" and "RANCHES OF TAOS, N. MEX. DEC 4 1961". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RANCHES OF TAOS, NM 87557 OCT 23 1969". |
Ranchos de Taos
 | Hand cancellation: "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 MAR 18 1984". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 MAY 16 1985". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 OCT 1 1986" and "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 USPS OCT 1 1986". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 MAR 28 1988", and on back: "RANCHOS DE TAOS, NM 87557 USPS MAR 28 1988". |
Red River
 | Doane hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. MAR 9 1906 | 2 |". [TPC] |
| Doane hand cancellation on back: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. DEC 7 1906 | 2 |". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand auxiliary marking on front. [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. JUL 18 1936". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. JUL 20 1938". |
 | Hand cancellation on cut piece: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. DEC 31 1941". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. JUL 12 1954". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. JUL 4 1957". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, N. MEX. APR 4 1961". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, NM 87558 APR 9 1980". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, NM 87558 MAR 7 1986". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, NM USPO MAR 28 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, NM 87558 MAR 29 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RED RIVER, NM 87558 USPS OCT 26 2015". |
Rodarte
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "RODARTE, N.MEX. MAR 12 1962". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RODARTE, NM 87561 JUN 21 1967". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "RODARTE, NM 87561 OCT 22 1970" and "RODARTE RUR. STA., PENASCO, NM USPO OCT 22 1970". |
 | Hand cancellation: "RODARTE, NM 87561 JUL 19 1980". |
Rodarte: Rodarte CPU
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "RODARTE CPO, NM USPO MAY 28 1991". |
San Cristobal
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, N. MEX. APR 28 1934". |
 | Hand cancellations on front & back: "SAN CRISTOBAL, N. MEX. MAY 23 1956". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, N. MEX. MAY 12 1962". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, NM 87564 APR 9 1980". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, NM 87564 MAR 4 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, NM 87564 MAR 7 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, NM 87564 APR 7 1997". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SAN CRISTOBAL, NEW MEXICO 87564 USPS NOV 4 2015". |
South Caliente
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "SOUTH CALIENTE RUR. STA., OJO CALIENTE, N. MEX. APR 8 1960". |
 | Hand cancellations on insert: "SOUTH CALIENTE RUR. STA., OJO CALIENTE, N.MEX. APR 8 1960". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SOUTH CALIENTE RUR. STA., OJO CALIENTE, N. MEX. NOV 25 1960". |
Stong
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "STONG, N. MEX. AUG 27 1942". |
Sunshine Valley
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "SUNSHINE VALLEY, N. MEX. JUL 31 1933". |
Taos
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NEW MEXICO" [circa 1890s]. Has manuscript "Reg no 10". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, N.MEX. AUG 7 1900". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, N.MEX. DEC 6 1906". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, N.MEX. JAN 20 1907". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, N.MEX. SEP 19 1911". [TPC] |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, N.MEX. MAY 23 1929". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, N. MEX. JUL 30 1960". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, N. MEX. MAR 18 1965". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 APR 2 1969". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 SEP 17 1974". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 FEB 8 1979". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 DEC 1 1981". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 OCT 13 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 JAN 24 1987". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 FEB 11 1988". |
| Hand cancellations: "TAOS, NM 87571 MAR 25 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 APR 13 1989". |
 | Machine cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 AUG 28 1991". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NM 87571 JAN 24 1996". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS, NEW MEXICO 87571 USPS JUL 24 2013". |
Taos: Balloon Rally Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Balloon Rally Station, TAOS, NM 87571 OCT 22 1988 ( Sixth Annual TAOS MOUNTAIN RALLY )". |
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "BALLOON RALLY STATION, TAOS, NM 87571 OCT 27 1990 | FLY TAOS 90 8th ANNUAL TAOS MOUNTAIN BALLOON RALLY |". |
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "BALLOON RALLY STATION, TAOS, NM 87571 OCT 26 1991 | FLY TAOS 91 9TH ANNUAL TAOS MOUNTAIN BALLOON RALLY |". |
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Balloon Rally station, TAOS, NM 87571 OCT 23 1993 | FLY TAOS 11TH Annual Taos Mountain Balloon Rally |". |
Taos: Kit Carson Museum Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "KIT CARSON MUSEUM STATION, TAOS, NEW MEXICO 87571 OCT 19 1994 | KIT CARSON 1809 * HE LED THE WAY * 1868 |". |
Taos: Taos Carrier Annex
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "TAOS CARRIER ANNEX 87571 USPS OCT 15 2008". |
Taos: Taos Tree Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "TAOS TREE STATION, TAOS, NM 87571 DEC 11 1991 ( A New Mexican Christmas At the U.S. Capitol 1991 )". |
Taos Ski Valley
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 JAN 22 1972". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 FEB 20 1975" and "SKI VALLEY RUR. BR., TAOS, NM USPO FEB 20 1975". |
Taos Ski Valley: Taos Ski Valley CPU
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 APR 2 1981". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 MAR 12 1985". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 JUN 3 1986" and "TAOS SKI VALLEY CPO, TAOS, NM USPS JUN 3 1986". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 MAR 15 1988". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87571 APR 11 1988", and on back: "TAOS SKI VALLEY CPO, TAOS, NM USPS APR 11 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TAOS SKI VALLEY, NM 87525 NOV 3 2015". |
Trampas
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "TRAMPAS, NM 87576 MAR 10 1979". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TRAMPAS, NM 87576 JUL 21 1980". |
Tres Piedras
 | Hand cancellation: "TRES PIEDRAS, N. MEX. OCT 29 1934". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 AUG 8 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 APR 3 1979". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 OCT 19 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 MAR 4 1988". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 MAR 4 1988" and "TRES PIEDRAS, NM USPO MAR 4 1988". |
| Two different hand cancellations, on front & back: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 MAY 9 1988", and on back: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM USPO MAY 9 1988". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 APR 6 1998" and "TRES PIEDRAS, NM USPS APR 6 1998". |
 | Hand cancellation: "TRES PIEDRAS, NM 87577 NOV 3 2015". |
Vadito
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, N. MEX. APR 26 1934". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, NM 87579 JUL 21 1980". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, NM 87579 JUL 20 1983". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, NM 87579 SEP 25 1985". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, NM 87579 MAR 4 1988" |
 | Hand cancellation on back: "VADITO, NM USPO MAR 4 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VADITO, NM 87579 USPS JUL 13 2020". |
Valdez
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "VALDEZ, NM 87580 OCT 25 1965". |
 | Hand cancellation on front & back: "VALDEZ, N. MEX. USPO APR 17 1979". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VALDEZ, NM 87580 JUL 25 1983". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "VALDEZ, NM 87580 FEB 12 1988", and "VALDEZ, N. MEX. USPO FEB 12 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "VALDEZ, NM 87580 MAY 9 1988". |
Gallup Post Office, circa early 1930s
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