New Mexico Postal History - Valencia County


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VALENCIA COUNTY

Belen

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, N. MEX. AUG 3 1910". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, N.MEX. JAN 16 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, N.MEX. DEC 20 1911". [TPC]

    Machine cancellation: "BELEN, N.MEX. NOV 8 1934".

    Machine cancellation: "BELEN, N.MEX. SEP 11 1954".

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, N.MEX. MAY 1 1961 | 1 |".

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, NM 87002 JAN 17 1968".

    Hand cancellation: "| BELEN, N. MEX. |" [circa 1982-1985].

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, NM 87002-9998 JUN 30 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, NM 87002 USPS NOV 18 1998".

    Hand cancellation: "BELEN, NM 87002-9998 USPS AUG 7 2020".

Belen: Received

    Hand cancellation on back: "REC'D., BELEN, N.MEX. JAN 16 1911". [TPC]

Bosque

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, N. MEX. MAR 8 1962".

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, N. MEX. OCT 24 1964".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BOSQUE, NM. 87006 SEP 10 1977".

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, NM 87006 JUL 27 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, NM 87006 JUN 12 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, NM 87006 JAN 16 1988".

    Two different hand cancellations: "BOSQUE, NM 87006 MAR 23 1988", and "BOSQUE, NM 87006 USPS MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE, NM 87006 AUG 11 2015".

Bosque: SW Meetup Station

[TPS]

    Special hand slogan cancellation: "SW MEETUP STATION, BOSQUE, NM 87006 OCTOBER 10th, 2020 | 5th SW POSTCROSSING MEET-UP -- CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL POSTCARD WEEK AND WORLD POST DAY |".

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "SW MEETUP STATION, BOSQUE, NM 87006 OCTOBER 9th, 2021 | 6TH SW MEET-UP CELEBRATING INT'L POSTCARD WEEK, WORLD POST DAY & WORLD POSTCARD DAY |".

Bosque Farms

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BOSQUE FARMS, NM USPO JAN 30 1978".

Bosque Farms: 50th Community Fair Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "50th Community Fair Station, Bosque Farms, NM 87042 AUG 5 1989 | VILLAGE OF BOSQUE FARMS   Preserving Rural America | ".

Boys Ranch

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation on insert: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM 87002 USPO DEC 20 1974".

    Hand cancellation: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM 87002 USPO OCT 2 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM 87002 USPO JAN 6 1978".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM USPO MAR 12 1986".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM USPO JUL 6 1987".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BOYS RANCH BR., BELEN, NM USPO OCT 28 1987".

Correo

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "CORREO, N. MEX. JUL 30 1952".

    Hand cancellation: "CORREO, N. MEX. MAR 22 1955".

    Hand cancellation: "CORREO, N. MEX. SEP 21 1959".

Jarales

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, N.MEX. MAR 22 1955".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 MAY 2 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 JAN 17 1976".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 MAR 14 1979".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 JUL 28 1983".

    Two different hand cancellations: on front: "JARALES, NM 87023 MAR 8 1988", and on back: "JARALES, NM USPO MAR 8 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 AUG 15 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "JARALES, NM 87023 MAY 12 2004".

Kettner

[DPO]

    Doane hand cancellation: "KETTNER, N. MEX MAY 30 1907 | 1 |". [TPC]

Los Lunas

    Hand cancellation on back: "LOS LUNAS, N.MEX. MAR 30 1902". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, N. MEX. JAN 10 1906". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "LOS LUNAS, N.MEX. JAN 17 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation on back: "LOS LUNAS, N.MEX. JUL 2 1911". [TPC]

    Two hand cancellations: on front: "LOS LUNAS, N. MEX. MAY 20 1913", and on back: "LOS LUNAS, N. MEX. JUN 20 1913". Has "RETURN TO WRITER" pointing hand auxiliary marking on front.

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, N. MEX. SEP 29 1949 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, N. MEX. DEC 5 1953 ( 1 )".

    Machine cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, N.MEX. MAR 24 1954".

    Machine cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 JUN 26 1968".

    Machine cancellation on front & back: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 AUG 24 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, NM USPO OCT 4 1982".

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 USPS DEC 28 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 USPS MAR 14 1988".

    This cacheted cover features the history of Los Lunas. Two different hand cancellations: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 NOV 6 1990" and "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 USPS NOV 6 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 USPS NOV 12 1998".

Los Lunas: Carrier Annex

    Hand cancellation: "CARRIER ANNEX, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 USPS AUG 24 2015".

Peralta

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, N. MEX. JA 10 1961".

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, N. MEX. OCT 15 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, N.MEX. FEB 13 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, NM USPO FEB 24 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, NM 87042 MAR 25 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "PERALTA, NM 87042 USPS NOV 3 2015".

Peralta: M. O. B.

    Hand cancellation: "MOB, PERALTA, NM USPO MAR 23 1988".

Tome

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, N. MEX. MAR 12 1951".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 JUL 29 1969".

    Hand cancellation on cut piece: "TOME, NM 87060 AUG 11 1973".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 FEB 13 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 MAR 7 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 JUN 13 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 USPS MAR 19 1992".

    Hand cancellation: "TOME, NM 87060 USPS AUG 7 2015".

Turn

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "TURN, N. MEX NOV 30 1938".



Alamogordo Post Office on postcard, circa 1950s


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