New Mexico Postal History - Curry County


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CURRY COUNTY

Bellview

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BELLVIEW, NM 88111 MAR 16 1975".

    Hand cancellation: "BELLVIEW, NM 88111 SEP 12 1977".

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "BELLVIEW, NM 88111 JUL 17 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "BELLVIEW, NM 88111 FEB 8 1988".

    Two different hand cancellations: on front & back: "BELLVIEW, NM 88111 FEB 8 1988", and on back: "BELLVIEW, N. MEX. USPO FEB 8 1988".

Broadview

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation on cut piece: "BROADVIEW, N. MEX. JAN 28 1949".

Broadview: Broadview CPU

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "BROADVIEW CB, N.M. USPO APR 22 1994".

Cannon Air Force Base

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "CANNON AIR FORCE BASE BR., CLOVIS, NM USPO JUL 28 1977".

    Hand cancellation: "CANNON AFB BR., CLOVIS, NM 88103 AUG 24 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "C.A.F.B. BRANCH, CLOVIS, NM USPS JUN 8 1988".

Cannon Air Force Base: Cannon AFB CPU

    Hand cancellation: "CANNON AFB CPU, CANNON AFB, NM 88103 AUG 5 2015".

Cantara

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "CANTARA, N. MEX. AUG 18, 1908". [TPC]

Clovis

    Hand cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. AUG 2 1909". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. NOV 15 1911". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. SEP 22 1916".

    Machine flag cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JUL 19 1922".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N. M. JAN 20 1932".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. MAR 1 1943".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JUL 22 1943".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. FEB 21 1946".

    This cacheted cover is for the first air mail flight from Clovis to El Paso, TX. Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JUN 1 1948".

    These cacheted covers celebrate the dedication of the Clovis Air Base. Machine cancellations: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. FEB 16 1952".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JUN 4 1956".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JUN 29 1961".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. JAN 16 1962".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, N.MEX. OCT 28 1963".

    This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the "U. S. Postal Service 8 cents postage stamp". Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 JULY 1 1971".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 OCT 21 1971".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 AUG 7 1975".

    Machine slogan cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 JAN 21 1987 | NEW MEXICO 1912 - 1987   75 YEARS OF STATEHOOD |".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 JAN 13 1990".

    Hand cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 APR 19 1990".

    Machine cancellation: "CLOVIS, NM 88101 JUN 3 1991".

Clovis: Music Festival Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Music Festival Station, Clovis, New Mexico 88101 JUL 14 1993 | "That'll Be The Day"   July 14 - 18, 1993   CLOVIS MUSIC FESTIVAL * CLASSIC CAR SHOW |".

Clovis: NSCM Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "NSCM STATION, CLOVIS, NM 88101-9998 OCT 28 1995 | COMICS CLASSIC COLLECTION   TOON INTO STAMPS! COLLECT STAMPS".

Clovis: Registered

    Hand cancellation: "REGISTERED, CLOVIS, N. MEX. JAN 17 1910". Has "Returned to Writer, Unclaimed." auxiliary marking. [TPC]

Clovis: Station 1

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation on front & back: "STATION 1, CLOVIS, NM USPS AUG 26 1987".

Grady

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, N. MEX. DEC 23 1941".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 JAN 8 1966".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 MAR 17 1969".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 FEB 21 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 JUN 12 1978".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 APR 2 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 MAR 23 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 JUL 8 1985".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 JAN 20 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 NOV 10 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 FEB 20 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 AUG 30 1993".

    Hand cancellation: "GRADY, NM 88120 USPS JUL 29 1997".

Grier

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "GRIER, N. MEX. AUG 3 1942".

Hollene

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. DEC 6 1907". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. MAR 30 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. JUN 13 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. OCT 3 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. NOV 27 1944".

    Hand cancellation: "HOLLENE, N. MEX. APR 30 1953".

Lewis

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "LEWIS, N. MEX. MAY 4 1909". [TPC]

Melrose

    Doane hand cancellation: "MELROSE, N. MEX. JUL 14 1908 | 1 |". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, N. MEX. DEC 21 1910". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 APR 2 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 MAR 15 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 JAN 8 1987".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 JAN 11 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM USPO MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 JUL 17 1990".

    Machine cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 FEB 7 1991".

    Hand cancellation: "MELROSE, NM 88124 USPS AUG 18 2015".

Melrose: Old Timers Day Station

[TPS]

    Special hand pictorial cancellation: "OLD TIMERS DAY STATION, MELROSE, NM 88124 AUGUST 13, 1988".

Saint Vrain

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, N. MEX. AUG 20 1908". [TPC]

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, N. MEX. NOV 3 1962".

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 APR 2 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 JUL 18 1983".

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 DEC 11 1986".

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 FEB 27 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 APR 7 1997".

    Two different hand cancellations: "SAINT VRAIN, NM 88133 MAY 11 2004" and "SAINT VRAIN, NM USPO MAY 11 2004".

Texico

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, N. MEX. MAR 30 1948 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, N. MEX. MAR 16 1951 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, N. MEX. JUL 6 1953 ( 1 )".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 FEB 7 1980".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 APR 2 1980".

    Machine cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 OCT 9 1984".

    Machine cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 JAN 27 1986".

    Machine cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM USPO MAR 23 1988".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 APR 11 1988".

    Machine cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 JAN 22 1993".

    Hand cancellation: "TEXICO, NM 88135 AUG 10 2015".

U. S. Army Air Base, Clovis

[DPO]

    Hand cancellation: "AIR BASE BR., CLOVIS, N. MEX. MAY 7 1943".



Hobbs Post Office on postcard, circa 1950s


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