 | Nevada Postal History - Clark County |
CONTENTS
| Introduction & Carson City [Co.] | Churchill Co. | Clark Co. | Las Vegas | Douglas Co. | Elko Co. | Esmeralda Co. | Eureka Co. | Humboldt Co. | Lander Co. | Lincoln Co. | Lyon Co. | Mineral Co. | Nye Co. | Pershing Co. | Storey Co. | Washoe Co. | Reno | White Pine Co. | Local Posts & Railway Post Offices |
CLARK COUNTY
Arden
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "ARDEN, NEV. JUN 14 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARDEN, NV 89002 NOV 1 1967". |
 | Hand cancellation: "ARDEN, NV 89002 NOV 15 1967". |
Blue Diamond
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NEV. DEC 4 1942". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NEV. AUG 28 1952". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 SEP 14 1981". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 AUG 29 1987". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 MAY 26 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 NOV 25 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 JAN 11 1989". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 JUL 7 1992". Has "POSTAGE DUE......" auxiliary marking. |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 JAN 1 2000". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 DEC 27 2001". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BLUE DIAMOND, NV 89004 USPS JAN 30 2014". |
Boulder City
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. DEC 10 1933". |
| Hand cancellations: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. SEPT. 30 1935". |
| Four machine cancellations: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. SEP 30 1935". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. AUG 17 1937". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. APR 3 1938". |
| Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. NOV 1 1938". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. APR 7 1941". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. JUN 3 1943". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. MAR 18 1944 ( 1 )". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. SEP 29 1946". Has "Not on Board Return to Sender M. S. John Ericsson" auxiliary marking. |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. JUN 3 1948". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. MAY 1 1951". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. JUN 2 1956". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. OCT 19 1957". |
 | Machine cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. JAN 6 1960". |
 | Special machine pictorial & slogan cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NEV. JUN 25 1964 | THE BATTLE BORN STATE 1864 * 1964 NEVADA CENTENNIAL 100". |
 | Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 APR 1 1972 | NATIONAL PARKS CENTENNIAL YEAR 1872 - 1972 |". |
 | Special machine commemorative slogan cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 AUG 25 1972 | NATIONAL PARKS CENTENNIAL YEAR 1872 - 1972 |". |
 | Special machine slogan cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 NOV 15 1976 | BOULDER CITY NEVADA HOME OF HOOVER DAM U.S. BICENTENNIAL |". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 SEP 30 1978". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 OCT 9 1979". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 SEP 30 1986". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 SEP 30 1993". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 SEP 30 1996". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BOULDER CITY, NV 89005 USPS JAN 30 2014". |
Boulder City: Anniversary Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "ANNIVERSARY STATION, Boulder City, Nevada 89005 March 16, 1981 | 1931 - 1981 BOULDER CITY |". |
Boulder City: Dam Post Office Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "DAM POST OFFICE STATION, BOULDER CITY, NEVADA 89005 OCT 16 TWO THOUSAND TEN | Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge 75th Anniversary of Hoover Dam |". |
Boulder City: Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial cancellation: "HOOVER DAM 75TH ANNIVERSARY STATION, BOULDER CITY, NV 89006 SEP 30 2010". |
Boulder City: Multi Cultural Day Proclamation [Station]
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "Multi Cultural Day Proclamation, Boulder City, NEVADA 89005 September 6 2001 | Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region |". |
Boulder City: Registered
| Hand cancellation on back: "REGISTERED, BOULDER CITY, NEV. JUL 16 1936". |
Bunkerville
 | Hand cancellation: "BUNKERVILLE, NEV. OCT 13 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BUNKERVILLE, NEV. OCT 9 1952". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BUNKERVILLE, NEV. APR 6 1953". |
 | Hand cancellation: "BUNKERVILLE, NV 89007 USPS MAR 6 2017". |
Cal Nev Ari / Cal-Nev-Ari
 | Hand cancellation: "CAL NEV ARI, NV 89039 JUL 6 1992". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CAL-NEV-ARI, NV 89039 SEP 1 1995". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CAL-NEV-ARI, NV 89039 AUG 27 1997". |
 | Hand cancellation: "CAL-NEV-ARI, NV 89039 MAY 27 2021". |
Cottonwood Cove
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "COTTONWOOD COVE RUR. BR., SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 FEB 8 1980". |
Davis Dam
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "DAVIS DAM, NEV. MAR 26 1948". |
 | Hand cancellation: "DAVIS DAM, NEV. JAN 6 1951 | 1 |". |
Goodsprings
[DPO]
 | Doane hand cancellation: "GOODSPRINGS, NEV. JAN 29 1913 | 2 |". |
 | Hand cancellation: "GOODSPRINGS, NEV. NOV 24 1932". |
 | Hand cancellation: "GOODSPRINGS, NEV. OCT 13 1951". |
 | Two different hand cancellations: "GOODSPRINGS RUR. STA., JEAN, NEVADA AUG 27 1965", and "GOODSPRINGS RUR. STA., JEAN, NEVADA AUG 27 1965". |
Henderson
 | Machine cancellation: "HENDERSON, NEV. JAN 16 1950". |
 | Hand cancellation: "HENDERSON, NEV. OCT 9 1951 | 1 |". |
| Hand cancellation on back: "HENDERSON, NEV. MAY 19 1953". Has "REGISTERED NO." and "RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED" auxiliary markings on front. |
 | Machine cancellation: "HENDERSON, NV 89015 OCT 3 1968". |
 | Machine cancellation: "HENDERSON, NV 89015 NOV 26 1969". |
 | This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the U. S. Postal Service 8 cents postage stamp. Machine cancellation: "HENDERSON, NV 89015 JUL 1 1971". |
 | Hand cancellation: "HENDERSON, NV USPS DEC 19 1989". |
Henderson: Green Valley Station
 | Hand cancellation: "GREEN VALLEY STATION, HENDERSON, NV 89014 USPS APR 21 2017". |
Henderson: Henderson Veterans Memorial Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "HENDERSON VETERANS MEMORIAL STATION, HENDERSON, NV. 89015 USPS NOVEMBER 11, 2019 | U.S. VETERAN |". |
Henderson: Seven Hills Station
 | Hand cancellation: "SEVEN HILLS STATION 9, HENDERSON, NV 89052 OCT 18 2006". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEVEN HILLS STATION, HENDERSON, NV 89052 MAR 30 2017". |
Henderson: Valle Verde Station
 | Hand cancellation: "VALLE VERDE STATION, HENDERSON, NV 89012 USPS MAR 27 2017". |
Indian Springs
 | Hand cancellation: "INDIAN SPRINGS, NEV. OCT 3 1918". |
 | Hand cancellation: "INDIAN SPRINGS, NEV. OCT 24 1918". |
| Hand cancellations: "INDIAN SPRINGS, NEV. APR 16 1953". |
 | Hand cancellation: "INDIAN SPRINGS, NV 89018 USPS JAN 19 2017". |
Jean
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NEV. FEB 12 1938". |
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NEV. OCT 7 1952". |
| Two different hand cancellations: on front & back: "JEAN, NEV. MAR 3 1958": on back: "JEAN, NEV. MAR 3 1958". |
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NV 89019 JUL 9 1965". |
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NV 89019 MAY 1 1972". |
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NV 89019 JUN 17 1982". |
 | Hand cancellation: "JEAN, NV 89019 JAN 3 1991". |
Lake Mead Base
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "LAKE MEAD BASE, NEV. JUL 7 1969". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LAKE MEAD, NV 89110 NOV 29 1973". |
Las Vegas
Last Frontier Village
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "LAST FRONTIER VILLAGE, NEV. JUN 27 1952". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LAST FRONTIER VILLAGE, NEV. JAN 2 1955". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LAST FRONTIER VILLAGE, NEV. JUL 31 1958". |
Laughlin
 | Hand cancellation: "LAUGHLIN, NV 89046 FEB 17 1969". |
 | Special hand slogan cancellation: "Laughlin, NEVADA 89029 U.S.P.S. APR 3 1990". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LAUGHLIN, NV 89029 USPS FEB 17 2017". |
Laughlin: Grand Opening Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "GRAND OPENING STATION, LAUGHLIN, NV 89029 APRIL 10, 1994 | LAUGHLIN LIBRARY |". |
Laughlin: The League Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "THE LEAGUE STATION, LAUGHLIN, NV 89029 APRIL 9-11, 1997 | QUAD STATE CONVENTION |". |
Logandale
| Two different hand cancellations: on front: "LOGANDALE, NEV. AUG 16 1948"; on back: "MIOIM, LOGANDALE, NEV. AUG 16 1948". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LOGANDALE, NEV. OCT 9 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LOGANDALE, NEV. OCT 14 1952". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LOGANDALE, NV 89021 JUN 22 1989". |
 | Hand cancellation: "LOGANDALE, NV 89021 AUG 2 1989". |
Logandale: Clark County Fair & Rodeo Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial cancellation: CLARK COUNTY FAIR & RODEO STATION, LOGANDALE 89021 APRIL 7, 2005". |
Mesquite
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NEV. FEB 1 1938". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NEV. DEC 21 1950". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NEV. OCT 13 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NEV. MAY 1 1954". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NEV. JUL 30 1956". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NV 89024 AUG 18 1966". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NV 89024 JAN 7 1991". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MESQUITE, NV 89024 USPS MAR 28 2014". |
Moapa
 | Doane hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. DEC 23 1908 | 4 |". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. DEC 21 1942". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. OCT 13 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. JUN 16 1952". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. DEC 18 1956". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NEV. APR 25 1960". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NV 89025 JAN 24 2018". |
 | Hand cancellation: "MOAPA, NV 89025 DEC 6 2018". |
Nellis Air Force Base
 | Hand cancellation: "NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE BR., LAS VEGAS, NEV. OCT 25 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NEV. NOV 30 1973". |
 | Hand cancellation: "NELLIS AFB STA., LAS VEGAS, NV 89191 MAR 3 2017". |
Nellis Air Force Base: 40th Anniversary Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "40th Anniversary STATION, Nellis AFB, NV 89191 JUNE 1, 1993 | UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Thunderbirds 1953-1993 |". |
Nellis Air Force Base: Nellis AFB Station
[TPS]
 | Special hand pictorial & slogan cancellation: "NELLIS AFB STATION, LAS VEGAS, NV 89191 SEPT. 18 1997 | HOME OF THE THUNDERBIRDS |". |
Nepac
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "NEPAC, NEV. JUN 16 1938". |
North Las Vegas
 | Hand cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. JUL 24 1942". |
 | Machine cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. DEC 9 1958". |
 | Machine cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. JUN 9 1961". |
 | Machine cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. JUN 25 1965". |
 | Hand cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV USPO DEC 11 1990". |
North Las Vegas: Meadow Mesa Station
 | Hand cancellation: "NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV 89031 USPS AUG 21 2017". |
Old Nevada Village
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "OLD NEVADA VILLAGE, NV 89004 MAR 30 1979". |
Overton
 | Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NEV. MAY 28 1912". |
 | This cacheted cover is for the dedication of the Overton Airport. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NEV. APR 8 1950". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NEV. MAY 25 1953". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NEV. JAN 20 1964". |
 | This cacheted cover gives a view of the Nevada desert. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 FEB 2 1987". |
 | This cacheted cover features the Valley of Fire State Park. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 MAR 26 1987". |
 | This cacheted cover gives a view of the Nevada desert. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 FEB 2 1991". |
 | This cacheted cover features the Valley of Fire State Park. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 MAR 26 1991". |
 | This cacheted cover features the Valley of Fire State Park. Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 MAR 26 1997". |
 | Hand cancellation: "OVERTON, NV 89040 USPS MAR 28 2014". |
Pittman
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "PITTMAN, NEV. JUN 11 1951". |
 | Hand cancellation: "PITTMAN, NEV. SEP 3 1952". |
Saint Thomas
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "SAINT THOMAS, NEVADA OCT 25 1909". |
| Four hand cancellations: "SAINT THOMAS, NEV. JUN 11 1938". |
Sandy Valley: Contract Station No. 1
 | Hand cancellation: "CONTRACT STATION #1, SANDY VALLEY, NV 89019 MAR 1 2017". |
Searchlight
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. NOV 3 1908". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. DEC 11 1908". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. FEB 21 1961". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 JAN 20 1981". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 AUG 22 1988". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 JAN 2 1991". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 JUL 7 1992". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 AUG 31 1993". |
 | Hand cancellation: "SEARCHLIGHT, NV 89046 AUG 31 1995". |
Sloan
[DPO]
 | Hand cancellation: "SLOAN, NEV. MAR 28 1945". |
Spring Valley
 | Hand cancellation: "SPRING VALLEY BR., LAS VEGAS, NV 89117 USPS AUG 26 2013". Has "NON MACHINABLE" auxiliary marking. |
U. S. Army Gunnery School, Las Vegas
[DPO]
 | Two different hand cancellations: "AIR CORPS. GUNNERY SCH. BR., LAS VEGAS, NEV. JUN 13 1942" and "ARMY GUNNERY SCHOOL BR., LAS VEGAS, NEV. JUN 15 1942". |
U. S. Postal Service: NV 890
 | Machine slogan cancellation: "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, NV 890 APR 5 1973 | STRIKE BACK AT CANCER AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY |". |
 | This cacheted cover is for the first day of issue of the Postal Service People series of 10 different 8 cents postage stamps. Hand cancellation: "U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, NV 890 APR 30 1973". |
 | Machine cancellation: "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, NV 890 2A AUG 14 1973". |
 | Machine cancellation: "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, NV 890 1B FEB 6 1974". |
 | Machine cancellation: "U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, NV 890 2B APR 1 1974". |
Whitney
[OPN]
This is an old name for East Las Vegas.
 | Hand cancellation: "WHITNEY, NEV. SEP 15 1940". |
 | Hand cancellation: "WHITNEY, NEV. FEB 28 1959 | 1 |". |
Carlin Post Office on postcard, circa 1950s
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