New Mexico Postal History - Torrance County


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TORRANCE COUNTY

Cedarvale

[DPO]

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

    Hand cancellation: "CEDARVALE, NM 87009 JAN 3 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "CEDARVALE, NM 87009 JUN 23 1986".

Clines Corner

[OPN]

This is a variant spelling for Clines Corners.

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNER, NM 87070 MAR 27 1965".

    Two different hand cancellations on insert: "CLINES CORNER, NM. 87070 NOV 8 1965" and "CLINES CORNERS RUR. STA., MORIARITY, N.MEX. USPO NOV 8 1965".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNER, NM 87070 NOV 12 1970.

Clines Corners

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. AUG 7 1964".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. AUG 10 1964".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. NOV 27 1964".

    Two different hand cancellations: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 SEP 8 1975" and "CLINES CORNERS RUR. STA., MORIARTY, N.MEX. USPO SEP 8 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 OCT 30 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 MAY 13 1980".

    Two different hand cancellations: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 JAN 20 1987" and "CLINES CORNERS RUR. STA., MORIARTY, NM USPO JAN 20 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 MAR 21 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 JUN 8 2021".

Duran

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "DURAN, N. MEX. JAN 10 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "DURAN, NM 88319 SEP 24 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "DURAN, NM 88319 FEB 18 1988".

Encino

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

    Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, N. MEX. JUL 2 1960".

    Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 SEP 19 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 NOV 2 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 MAR 7 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 AUG 21 2001".

Estancia

    Doane hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 5 1907 | 4 |". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. JUN 13 1942 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. JUN 11 1943 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 2 1948 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. AUG 17 1950 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 21 1953".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 NOV 24 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 MAR 24 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM USPO MAR 24 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 MAR 20 2020".

Gran Quivera

[OPN] [DPO]

This is an old spelling for Gran Quivira.

    Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVERA, N. MEX. MAR 30 1929".

Gran Quivira

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA, N. MEX. AUG 17 1950".

    Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA, N. MEX. MAY 24 1963".

Manzano

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "MANZANO, NEW MEX. T. MAY 4 1881". [TPC]

McIntosh

    Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, N.MEX. APR 23 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, N. MEX. APR 9 1943".

    Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM USPO JUN 9 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 FEB 6 1979".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 JAN 12 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 AUG 30 1993".

    Hand cancellation: "MCINTOSH, NM 87032 USPS MAY 27 2021".

Moriarty

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

    Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N. MEX. SEP 8 1941".

    Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N. MEX. MAY 9 1942".

    Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. AUG 17 1950 | 1 |".

    Machine cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. DEC 5 1958".

    Machine cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. APR 19 1963".

    Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 JUL 29 1988".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 APR 13 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 US POST OFFICE MAR 18 2020".

Mountainair

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. JUL 28 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on very small envelope: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. JAN 12 21".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. OCT 8 1949 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. AUG 16 1950 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 DEC 30 1974".

    Machine cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 OCT 1 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 SEP 16 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 NOV 8 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM USPO MAR 25 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 JUL 31 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 APR 13 1989".

    Two different hand cancellations: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 MAY 18 1998" and "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 USPS MAY 18 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 USPS OCT 22 2014".

Mountainair: Fiesta de Abo Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "FIESTA DE ABO STATION, MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 SEPT 1, 1990".

Mountainair: Quarai Ruins Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "QUARAI RUINS STATION, MOUNTAINAIR, NEW MEXICO 87036 OCT. 10, 1992 | A QUINCENTENNIAL PARK   SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NM |".

Palma

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "PALMA, N. MEX. JAN 6 1949".

Pedernal

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "PEDERNAL, N.MEX. MAR 31 1955".

Progresso

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. MAY 3 1917".

    Hand cancellation: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. DEC 8 1917".

    Hand cancellations: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. DEC 18 1917".

Punta

[DPO]

    Doane hand cancellation: "PUNTA, N. MEX. JUN 28 1910 | 1 |". [TPC]

Scholle

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. JUL 9 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on cut piece: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. SEP 5" [circa 1940s?].

    Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. MAR 14 1962".

    Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, NM. 87054 JUN 5 1965".

    Hand cancellations: "SCHOLLE, NM. 87054 JAN 3 1975".

Tajique

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, N. MEX. SEP 16 1915".

    Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 NOV 18 1965".

    Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 OCT 21 1970" and "TAJIQUE RUR. STA., ESTANCIA, NM USPO OCT 21 1970".

    Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 SEP 20 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 NOV 15 1982".

    This cacheted cover gives the history of Tajique. Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 JAN 28 1985" and "TAJIQUE RUR. STA., ESTANCIA, NM USPO JAN 28 1985".

    Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 MAR 11 1988" and "TAJIQUE RUR. STA., ESTANCIA, NM USPO MAR 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 APR 13 1988".

    Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 JUN 6 1991" and "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 USPO JUN 6 1991".

Torrance

[DPO]

    Doane hand cancellation on back: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. NOV 1 1906 | 3 |". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. MAY 1 1935".

    Hand cancellation: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. JUL 14 1935".

Torreon

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, N. MEX. DEC 4 1948".

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM. 87061 JUN 20 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM. 87061 AUG 14 1987".

    Two different hand cancellations: "TORREON, NM. 87061 MAR 16 1988" and "TORREON, NM USPO MAR 17 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 MAR 28 1989".

    This cacheted cover gives the history of the town. Two different hand cancellations: "TORREON, NM 87061 JUN 1 1995", and "TORREON, NM USPO JUN 1 1995".

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 AUG 25 2003".

    Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 OCT 26 2015".

Willard

    Doane hand cancellation on back: "WILLARD, N. MEX. NOV 2 1906 | 1 |". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. DEC 9 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. APR 12 1924".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. MAY 20 1933".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. JUN 13 1947".

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

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 FEB 23 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 JAN 9 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAR 7 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAY 7 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 SEP 9 1989".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAR 19 1992".

    Two different hand cancellations: "WILLARD, NM 87063 NOV 10 1995" and "WILLARD, NM USPS NOV 10 1995".

    Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 USPS APR 6 1998".



Gallup Post Office, circa early 1930s


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