![](nmpoststamp1.jpg) | New Mexico Postal History - Torrance County |
CONTENTS
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TORRANCE COUNTY
Cedarvale
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal2148.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CEDARVALE, N. MEX. FEB 7 1962". |
![](nmcopostal4529.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CEDARVALE, NM 87009 JAN 3 1978". |
![](nmcopostal3365.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CEDARVALE, NM 87009 JUN 23 1986". |
Clines Corner
[OPN]
This is a variant spelling for Clines Corners.
![](nmcopostal0172.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNER, NM 87070 MAR 27 1965". |
![](nmcopostal2950.jpg) | 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". |
![](nmcopostal0455.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNER, NM 87070 NOV 12 1970. |
Clines Corners
![](nmcopostal2949.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. AUG 7 1964". |
![](nmcopostal4545.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. AUG 10 1964". |
![](nmcopostal0456.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, N. MEX. NOV 27 1964". |
![](nmcopostal0457.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 SEP 8 1975" and "CLINES CORNERS RUR. STA., MORIARTY, N.MEX. USPO SEP 8 1975". |
![](nmcopostal2951.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 OCT 30 1979". |
![](nmcopostal4546.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 MAY 13 1980". |
![](nmcopostal2952.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 JAN 20 1987" and "CLINES CORNERS RUR. STA., MORIARTY, NM USPO JAN 20 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3395.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 MAR 21 1988". |
![](nmcopostal3396.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "CLINES CORNERS, NM 87070 JUN 8 2021". |
Duran
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1057.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "DURAN, N. MEX. JAN 10 1911". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal2366.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "DURAN, NM 88319 SEP 24 1982". |
![](nmcopostal3452.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "DURAN, NM 88319 FEB 18 1988". |
Encino
![](nmcopostal1088.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, N. MEX. APR 20 1950". |
![](nmcopostal0027.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, N. MEX. JUL 2 1960". |
![](nmcopostal1885.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 SEP 19 1969". |
![](nmcopostal1886.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 NOV 2 1987". |
![](nmcopostal3462.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 MAR 7 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1887.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ENCINO, NM 88321 AUG 21 2001". |
Estancia
![](nmcopostal0776.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 5 1907 | 4 |". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0050.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. JUN 13 1942 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal1519.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. JUN 11 1943 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal0249.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 2 1948 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal1520.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. AUG 17 1950 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal3465.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "ESTANCIA, N. MEX. DEC 21 1953". |
![](nmcopostal2500.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 NOV 24 1980". |
![](nmcopostal3466.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 MAR 24 1988". |
![](nmcopostal3467.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM USPO MAR 24 1988". |
![](nmcopostal2046.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "ESTANCIA, NM 87016 MAR 20 2020". |
Gran Quivera
[OPN] [DPO]
This is an old spelling for Gran Quivira.
![](nmcopostal1385.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVERA, N. MEX. MAR 30 1929". |
Gran Quivira
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1102.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA, N. MEX. AUG 17 1950". |
![](nmcopostal2762.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "GRAN QUIVIRA, N. MEX. MAY 24 1963". |
Manzano
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4134.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MANZANO, NEW MEX. T. MAY 4 1881". [TPC] |
McIntosh
![](nmcopostal1615.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, N.MEX. APR 23 1909". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0049.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, N. MEX. APR 9 1943". |
![](nmcopostal1616.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM USPO JUN 9 1969". |
![](nmcopostal1617.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 FEB 6 1979". |
![](nmcopostal1618.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 JAN 12 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1619.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "McINTOSH, NM 87032 AUG 30 1993". |
![](nmcopostal3105.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MCINTOSH, NM 87032 USPS MAY 27 2021". |
Moriarty
![](nmcopostal3096.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N. MEX. JUL 26 1909". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal0178.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N. MEX. SEP 8 1941". |
![](nmcopostal4941.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N. MEX. MAY 9 1942". |
![](nmcopostal3097.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. AUG 17 1950 | 1 |". |
![](nmcopostal3098.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. DEC 5 1958". |
![](nmcopostal0225.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "MORIARTY, N.MEX. APR 19 1963". |
![](nmcopostal3099.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 JUL 29 1988". |
![](nmcopostal4772.jpeg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 APR 13 1989". |
![](nmcopostal3100.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MORIARTY, NM 87035 US POST OFFICE MAR 18 2020". |
Mountainair
![](nmcopostal1532.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. JUL 28 1909". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4191.jpg) | Hand cancellation on very small envelope: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. JAN 12 21". |
![](nmcopostal0242.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. OCT 8 1949 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal1533.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, N.MEX. AUG 16 1950 ( 1 )". |
![](nmcopostal2373.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 DEC 30 1974". |
![](nmcopostal1534.jpg) | Machine cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 OCT 1 1975". |
![](nmcopostal2374.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 SEP 16 1982". |
![](nmcopostal0587.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 NOV 8 1985". |
![](nmcopostal3777.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM USPO MAR 25 1988". |
![](nmcopostal2375.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 JUL 31 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1535.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 APR 13 1989". |
![](nmcopostal4765.jpeg) | Two different hand cancellations: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 MAY 18 1998" and "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 USPS MAY 18 1998". |
![](nmnppostal0019.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 USPS OCT 22 2014". |
Mountainair: Fiesta de Abo Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal1536.jpg) | Special hand pictorial cancellation: "FIESTA DE ABO STATION, MOUNTAINAIR, NM 87036 SEPT 1, 1990". |
Mountainair: Quarai Ruins Station
[TPS]
![](nmcopostal1537.jpg) | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "QUARAI RUINS STATION, MOUNTAINAIR, NEW MEXICO 87036 OCT. 10, 1992 | A QUINCENTENNIAL PARK SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NM |". |
Palma
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal2214.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "PALMA, N. MEX. JAN 6 1949". |
Pedernal
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal0295.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "PEDERNAL, N.MEX. MAR 31 1955". |
Progresso
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal4804.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. MAY 3 1917". |
![](nmcopostal5090.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. DEC 8 1917". |
![](nmcopostal4805.jpeg)
![](nmcopostal4187.jpg)
| Hand cancellations: "PROGRESSO, N. MEX. DEC 18 1917". |
Punta
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal5089.jpeg) | Doane hand cancellation: "PUNTA, N. MEX. JUN 28 1910 | 1 |". [TPC] |
Scholle
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal1604.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. JUL 9 1911". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal4504.jpg) | Hand cancellation on cut piece: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. SEP 5" [circa 1940s?]. |
![](nmcopostal3033.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, N. MEX. MAR 14 1962". |
![](nmcopostal4240.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "SCHOLLE, NM. 87054 JUN 5 1965". |
![](nmcopostal3743.jpg)
![](nmcopostal4241.jpg)
| Hand cancellations: "SCHOLLE, NM. 87054 JAN 3 1975". |
Tajique
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal3742.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, N. MEX. SEP 16 1915". |
![](nmcopostal4298.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 NOV 18 1965". |
![](nmcopostal0419.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 OCT 21 1970" and "TAJIQUE RUR. STA., ESTANCIA, NM USPO OCT 21 1970". |
![](nmcopostal3846.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 SEP 20 1975". |
![](nmcopostal2350.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 NOV 15 1982". |
![](nmcopostal0721.jpg) | 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". |
![](nmcopostal3167.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 MAR 11 1988" and "TAJIQUE RUR. STA., ESTANCIA, NM USPO MAR 11 1988". |
![](nmcopostal4299.jpg) | Hand cancellation on front & back: "TAJIQUE, NM. 87057 APR 13 1988". |
![](nmcopostal0450.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 JUN 6 1991" and "TAJIQUE, NM 87057 USPO JUN 6 1991". |
Torrance
[DPO]
![](nmcopostal3085a.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation on back: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. NOV 1 1906 | 3 |". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3507.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. MAY 1 1935". |
![](nmcopostal3748.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORRANCE, N. MEX. JUL 14 1935". |
Torreon
![](nmcopostal3184.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, N. MEX. DEC 4 1948". |
![](nmcopostal2082.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM. 87061 JUN 20 1969". |
![](nmcopostal2084.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM. 87061 AUG 14 1987". |
![](nmcopostal4342.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "TORREON, NM. 87061 MAR 16 1988" and "TORREON, NM USPO MAR 17 1988". |
![](nmcopostal0533.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 MAR 28 1989". |
![](nmcopostal2083.jpg) | 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". |
![](nmcopostal2085.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 AUG 25 2003". |
![](nmcopostal0401.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "TORREON, NM 87061 OCT 26 2015". |
Willard
![](nmcopostal3085a.jpg) | Doane hand cancellation on back: "WILLARD, N. MEX. NOV 2 1906 | 1 |". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3790.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. DEC 9 1911". [TPC] |
![](nmcopostal3578.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. APR 12 1924". |
![](nmcopostal5110.jpeg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. MAY 20 1933". |
![](nmcopostal0011.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. JUN 13 1947". |
![](nmcopostal1657.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, N. MEX. MAR 9 1962". |
![](nmcopostal4407.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 FEB 23 1980". |
![](nmcopostal2488.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 JAN 9 1982". |
![](nmcopostal3227.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAR 7 1988". |
![](nmcopostal1658.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAY 7 1988". |
![](nmcopostal3228.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 SEP 9 1989". |
![](nmcopostal1659.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 MAR 19 1992". |
![](nmcopostal1660.jpg) | Two different hand cancellations: "WILLARD, NM 87063 NOV 10 1995" and "WILLARD, NM USPS NOV 10 1995". |
![](nmcopostal4408.jpg) | Hand cancellation: "WILLARD, NM 87063 USPS APR 6 1998". |
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Gallup Post Office, circa early 1930s
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