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Western Express Research Journal ) I I of the Western Cover Society

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Convention . .

Editor's Corner

CONTENTS

Membership Changes • . • . . . . • . . • . • . ~

The Postal History of New Mexico Territory - Part III

*Vol VIII No. 3 * * *JULY 1958 * * * * * * * * *

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Fort Laramie Postal History - by Harry L. Fine 9-10-11

Auction Action - by James E. Berry 12

Advertisements . . . . . . . . 13

---------------------------------------------------------------------------PLEASE ADDRESS all communications intended for WESTERN EXPRESS to the Editor, M. C. Nathan, 15 Manderly Road, San Rafael, Calif. But note that advertising copy and payment therefor, should be sent to Henry Chaloner, 2612 Ashby Ave., Berkeley 5, Calif., and inquiries regarding membership should be sent to Dr . Sheldon H. Goodman, 323 Geary St., San Francisco 2, Calif.

HEADQUARTERS:

COVER EXHIBIT:

OCTOBER 9th:

OCTOBER lOth:

OCTOBER 11th:

OCTOBER 12th:

HERE'S MORE DATA!

for the

FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the

~STERN COVER SOCIETY at

SAN FRANCISCO 1 CAIJFORNIA

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OCTOBER 9 I 1 0 I 11 & 12 I 19 58

Hotel Sir Francis Drake 1 Powell & Sutter Sts. 1

San Francisco 1 2 California Historical Society 1 Jackson & Laguna Sts. 1

San Francisco. Open to the public Oct. lOth- 12th, 10 A. M. to 10 P . M . , except Sunday, Oct. 12th d oors close at 8 P.M.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM (s ub je ct to e mergency changes)

Arriva l of members - registration at headquarters. PREVIEW of exhibit 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. Open to members of the Western Cover Society and California Historical Society and t heir guests by membership card only. Refreshments.

ARRIVAL OVERLAND STAGE 1 Market & 3rd Sts., San Francisco, 7 :3 0 A. M . GENERAL ASSEMBLY business meeting - Headquarters 10 A. M . BOARD OF DIRECTORS meeting- Headquarters 12 :30 P . M . HORSE TRADING- we claim no respons ibility 2 P . M . to ?

THAT BIG AUCTION - by Samuel C. Paige of Boston in person. 1st Se ssion 9:30 - 11:30 A.M. 2nd Se ssionl:30- 4:30P.M.

BANQUET - Fra nc isca n Room , Sir Francis Drake Hotel Cocktails 6:30-7:30 P.M. Dinner 7:30- 9:30P.M. Speeches 9:30 - until you get tired.

LUNCHEON: Terrace Garden I Pony Express Retreat r San Rafael, Calif. 1 Waddell F. Smith 1 Host. Greyhound Bus will leave Hotel at 11:30 A.M. and return from San Rafael a t 4:30P.M.

TICKETS: Will be availab le for the above events at the Exhibition on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at the Hotel , mezzanine lobby I Saturday morning; or by correspondence with the Secretary 1 Dr. Sheldon H. Goodman, 3 2 3 Geary St . I San Francisco r 2 , Calif.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms have been set aside at the Hotel Sir Francis Dra ke for members of the Western Cover Society. Contact Reservation Clerk , Hotel Sir Francis Drake 1 Powell & Sutter Sts. 1

San Francisco 1 2 , Calif .

ENTERTAINMENT FOR WIVES & PAPOOSES : Th e committees are working on this so that the me mbers will not be disturbed in the ir activities. NUF SED!

THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST EXHIBIT OF WESTERN COVERS EVER SHOWN- NO DUPLICATES .

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THE EDITOR 1 S CORNER

The big problem of an editor of such a journal as ours is to have material available that will be of interest to each category of collecting. To accomplish this depends a great deal on the efforts of our members in putting in writing the knowledge they have gleaned over the years. So far your editor has been blessed with much assistance by many members, but there is still room for improvement. As far as I am concerned the goal is limitless, so keep up the good

· work.

In keeping with the spirit of doing better things, I hope to present to you late in September the Convention issue . It will contain articles of interest to practically every western cover collector. With your cooperation and the wherewith-all to publish it, it could well become the standard for all future issues. I expect to present a plan at the general assembly in October for your earnest consideration. In the meantime , if you have any constructive ideas about improving WE, be prepared to expound them at the meeting. WE is our most important undertaking. It is our only way of communicating knowledge to our membership that is scattered all over this big country of ours.

And now a few words about the convention in October. This will be the first chance to express yourselves personally as to what you expect of the Western Cover Society. Then you will be able to see the finest display of western covers ever shown anywhere. It will cover every category of western cover collecting without duplication. Selections will be made by a committee of experts without prejudice, as the exhibit will be non-competitive. Already many reknowned collections have been made available including the great Wiltsee collection at the Wells Fargo Bank of San Francisco . Then too there will be the pleasure of meeting your fellow collector face to face. And above all we will have fun; the fun of bidding, the fun of trading, the fun of kidding. You can-not afford to miss this memorable occasion.

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NEW MEMBER

#320 Gordon Wall, 3516 Mangum St., Baldwin Park, California

ADDRESS CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS

#131 Ewald Van Elkan, 111-22 76th Road, Forest Hills, 75, New York #170 Roy Taylor, 1035 Underhills Road, Oakland, 10, California #198 Emil F. Ernst, 5412 Revere Road, Drexel Hill, Pa.

NECROLOGY

These fine members will be sadly missed by us all. Our sincere sympathy to their respective loved ones.

Thomas D . Perry (87) Marshall F. Miller, Sr . (224)

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THE POSTAL HI STORY OF NEW M EXICO TERRITORY

(Part III)

By Sheldon H. Dike

I. Introduction

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This is the third in a series presenting data on the post office s and known postmarks of New Mexico Territory. Since it .is desired that this series be completed in a total of five installments 1 this and the r.emafning two t o c ome will contain an increased numb er of data pages. Therefore, in defer en ce t o the budget available 1 the historical notes will be kept to a minimum.

The most interesting recent development is a new type EDDY turned up by N. L. Persson. This is surprising because of the very large number of covers seen from this town, and it is possible that this new type was previously overlooked. Please check your Eddy's and send in for recording any of the new Type S's you have.

Since the last installment 1 several other. new town types have appeared, as well. as changes i n earliest and latest dates of others, all reported below.

II. Additions, Corrections, and Errata

1. It is a pleasure to add the following collectors to the list of contribu-tors:

WOB ELM PHW

William 0. Bilden 1 Minneapolis 1 Minn. Mrs. E. L. Mirabal, Yuma 1 Ariz. Philip H. Ward, Jr. 1 Philadelphia , Pa.

2. Make the followi ng additions and corrections to the list of known postmarks so that it reads as follows:

ALAMOGORDO 2 7 Clb'T6B25 25 Sept OS NLP 20 April 11 SHD 3 ClbT1B30 10 Apr 00 ELM grid 4 ClbN1B26 27 Mar 99 DCR

ALBUQUERQUE 13 19 ClbTlB27 ~ 7 Apr 90 DCR 28 May 92 MWB cut cork 23 (28) Clb'T6B251 2 29 May 01 MWB 2 6 Oct o·s NLP

AMARGO 5 ClbN1BBR27 28 Nov 87 DCR

ANIMAS 1 (4) ClbTlB31 27 Dec 09 NLP 12 Apr 11 FMC c

AZTEC 5

BACA ClbTlB29 29 Jan 10 NLP grid

3 ClbN1BBR27 l/2 2 May 89 MOR 21 Apr 91 SHD

(Copyright 1958 by Sheldon H. Dike)

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BERNALILLO 1 C31a1 ON1RRG26 1/2 21 June SOp SHD 16 Aug BOp NLP

CAPITAN c 2 (4) C 1bT1 B31 27 Dec 09 NLP CERRILLOS

4 73 C3bSlRRB29 15 Aug 93 NLP 6 (4) C1bT1B31 15 Oct 08 VEW 13 May 09 SHD c

CHLORIDE 5 C1bN1BBR27 1/2 15 June 91 DCR

CLOUDCROFT 1 (4) C1bTl B31 1/2 16 July 07 ELM 13 Aug 07 SHD c

COLMOR 2 (68) C1bT1B28 17 Aug OS MOR 30 Nov 08 PTM A

DWYER 2 (4) C1bT1 B31 11 July 10 NLP 4 Oct 10 NLP c

EAST LAS VEGAS 4 117 C1bT1B27 9 June 88 PTM 16 May 89 SHD

EDDY 5 C1bT1B27 1/2 ? r:Aar (95 ?) NLP grid

ESTANCIA 1 C1bT1 B29 1/2 25 Jan 09 NLP 21 Feb 11 MWB grid 2 (68) C1bT1 B28 12 Aug 08 NLP A

Notes: 3 • 9.

(Re Amargo type 5) 8 mm. between top of N and bottom of A (Re Aztec type 5) Like type 3 , but N and M closer together; has 8- bar grid . Type 3 has 9_:b::tr grid.

8. Like type 3 except 11 mm. between bottom of X and top of E. This is 8 mm . in type 3 .

9. Letters in EDDY spread more than in type 4, but less than in type 3 . Oval grid appears to be typical type which is part of cancelling device.

3 . Please make the following correction to the post office listing:

a. Bringhurst's was established in Rio Arriba County. This post office was at or near the present site of Las Vegas, Nevada 1 which was then a part of New Mexico Territory . The postmaster appointment record lists this office as "county unknown", but at least one post office list seen for 1859lists it (erroneously) in Bernalillo County.

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As was mentioned previously 1 duri ng the military occupation period (1846-50) mails were carried by an infrequent military express and by various traders and travellers. There were also apparently some contracts between the military and certain freighters which included provisions for carrying mail. However, it is apparent that mail service to and from New Mexico was not satisfactory under these arrangements. The following appeared in the Santa Fe Republican under date of July 18, 1848:

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"Great inconvenience has been experienced all this year for the want of regular mails 1 and now the season of the year is such that we may expect them, if ever 1 to arrive more regular 1 but they do not, as it now has been over two months since we have received one word of official news from the States; but we hope that Congress this season will make some provision for the more speedy and certain transmission of them. The public as well as private interests have suffered much heretofore from this evil, and it looks hard that men engaged in the service of the ir country, in a foreign land I and far from home 1 should be deprived of the gratification and pleasure of hearing from their friends because it would cost the Government a little money to send mails regularly and frequently -- We hope Congress will act promptly and efficiently, and establish a line of communication so that we shall not be cut off for months without having anything either from our Government or friends. We have no news from the · United States later than we have published heretofore."

One of the most famous of the early traders who carried mail between Santa Fe and Missouri was an intrepid gentleman by the name of Francois Xavier Aubry. He first entered the Santa Fe trade in 1847, and an account of his adventures is contained in Ref . 1. Since this reference is not readily available I the following is a brief resume pertaining to his early trips over the Santa Fe Trail on many of which he carried the mail.

It was usual in those years for Santa Fe traders to make one trip per year between Missouri and New Mexico, as it usually required the entire favorabletravelling period between spring and fall to accomplish a single trip. However, in his first year as a Santa Fe trader r Aubry decided to make two trips to New Mexico instead of the customary one . He informed the citizens of St. Louis that he was about to depart for Santa Fe by placing a notice in the Daily Missouri Republican on April 17 , 184 7. He also stated in this notice that he would be happy to transport all letters and papers addressed to Santa Fe if they were left at the Republican office on or before April 20. This was a welcome announcement since the postal service to New Mexico at that time was sporadic. On April 20th 1 he set out for the town of Kansas (now Kansas City 1 Missouri) and he arranged for his goods to be freighted by another trader from this point on April 27th. On April 30th Aubry left Kansas with the mail and arrived in Santa Fe in early July 1 sold all of his goods and by the 28th of July he was on his way back to "the States" 1 again carrying some mail. He reached Independence about August 31st ahead of his wagons. The journey took approximately 34 days, during the last four of which he travelled 300 miles. He again left western Missouri on September 2 5 and 1 after some difficulty with Indians 1 he reached Santa Fe on October 29th, well in advance of the winter season. He disposed of all his merchandise by the latter part of December and was again ready to leave for Independence and St . Louis.

Prior to his departure, he announced in the Santa Fe Republican on November 27 , 1847 that he was planning to leave Santa Fe for Missouri about Christmas Day and would be glad to take along all pa·pers and letters destined for "the States . " He declared that it was his intention to cover the distance in 18 days .

1 . R. P. Bieber 1 "Exploring Southwestern Trails 1 " Arthur H . Clark Co. 1

Glendale 1 Calif. ; 193 8

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--------------------------------------------------------------------The Republican stated that it was certain he would accomplish this , because "he is one of nature ' s most persevering children . " He left Santa Fe early on the morning of December 22, 1847 and was accompanied by five men who planned to travel with him. However they could not keep up with his fast pace and they dropped behind, the last one becoming exhausted about sixty miles west of Council Grove. During this trip he was attacked by Mexican robbers, lost a half day because of Indian trouble, experienced four days of very severe cold weather, lost half a day because of a severe snow storm , and killed three mules by hard riding. During the last three days he rode at the rate of 100 miles; per day and he arrived in Inde pendence on January 5, 1848, just 14 days from Santa Fe. This time surpassed his best previous record by 10-1/2 days and was the quickest trip on record be tween these two points. He immediately went to St. Louis to purchase new goods for the New Mexican market,. arriving there on January 17 1 1848. With the idea of preventing further difficulties with the Indians on future trips, he wrote to the War Department on February 16th requesting that they lend him a six- pound cannon from the St . Louis Arsenal to protect his property enroute to New Mexico. On March 7th 1 the Secretary of War replied that "in view of probable contingencies, the loan request cannot properly be authorized." But Aubry did not wait for this reply and left St. Louis for Independence in order to make preparations for an early start across the Plains .

The w bstern Expositor of Independence announced on March 11 , 1848 that Aubry intend~d to leave from Independence within the next few days with a train of 15 wagons . He departed on March 16th and on the morning of April 21st he arrived in Santa Fe ahead of his wagons, which arrived a few days later. Most traders were~still in Missouri at this early date and hence he had no difficulty in disposing of his goods. Even before his wagons reached Santa Fe, he began to make arra gements for a second fast trip to Independence. This time he announced his intention of making the journey to Independence in the seemingly impossible tim of ten days . The Santa Fe Republican stated: "We have no doubt that he will; for if energy and perseverance can accomplish a feat of that kind, Aubry is the man." He galloped out of Santa Fe on May 19th accompanied by 6 men, but hi companions broke down from exhaustion before they had covered 300 miles. He ade the rest of the trip alone, reaching Fort Mann in 3 days and 21 hours . Duri g this trip he ki-lled three horses and two mules by hard riding 1 he walked abou 40 miles, he was attacked by a band of Indians, and for three days he was with6ut food . He rode into Independence before dawn on May 28th having left Santa Fe eight days and ten hours earlier . This represented an average of nearly a 100 miles a day during the whole trip and a betterment of his previous record by about 5- 1/2 days. The Missouri newspapers were full of praise and complimented his tremendous energy and unparalleled endurance. He proceeded to St . Louis and purchased a new quantity of merchandise for the third time in 1848. He set out again for Santa Few with a train of 30 wagons, arriving there ahead of his teams on August 5 . The Santa Fe Republican recorde d under date of August 8 that "this gentleman travels with a rapidity almost supernatural . " On August 9th, the Republican nicknamed him "the telegraph" ~ Under date of August 3 0, 1 84 8, they discussed the forthcoming presidential election to be held on the 7th of November and indicated that over two million voters throughout the country would record their votes , and that the results would be t e legraphed throughout the country so that "by the next morning (the people would know) with tolerable certainty whom the nation has chosen." They then went on to state: "We hope that Mr. F . X. Aubry will arrange his business so as to be at Independence when the news is

WESTERN EXPRESS - JUNE, 1958 Page 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------telegraphed there, in order to place the City of Santa Fe and New Mexico on an equal footing with those who have already the benefit of the telegraph line of communication. We think that by this arrange ment, we would learn the results of the election in little less t han no time, or within one-hundred hours from the time it was telegraphed in the State s 1 for with our telegr.aphiC line there. is no danger of wires breaking and we are more secure in our a rrangements than Morse's invention . ..

Aubry's supreme riding effort was still to come . This time he decided to travel alone . He stated tha t this trip would require fewer days than any previous attempt , but he was unwilling to make any prediction as to the exact number of days he expected to spend in reaching Independence . He completed all of his ar rangements by the 12th of September . He was entrusted with a letter dated on this day written by someone in Santa Fe to the editors of the St. Louis Reveille which stated: "Allow me to introduce to you the man to whom the telegraph is a fool . He leaves here this morning very early, a nd I write this letter the night before . I think he will be in St. Louis suddenly . .. The departure of Aubry on this trip was of sufficient importance that the Santa Fe Republican issued an extra edition on September 12th which was given to Aubry to carry to "the States . 11 In this issue it stated: 11 Mr . F. X. Aubry who has this moment left our office and who has just informed us that he has t o leave for the U. States in a few moments; therefore we strike off a few items of the latest dates and news about town, etc. for the benefit of our exchanges in the States, as we are informed by him that his business compels him to reach the States as soon as he possibly can."

In the gray dawn of September 12th Aubry left Santa Fe on his solo ride to Independence at a swinging gallop. He raced down the mountains toward the great plains "in the yellow morning sun and under the slant rays of a yellow moon... He rode eastward at a terrific pace and obtained fresh horses from passing wagon trains and at Fort Mann~ Council Grove, and other places where he had stationed them. His favorite mount was a yellow mare named "Dolly" , and during one stretch she carried him about 200 miles in 26 hours . He rode continuously day a nd night. For nearly 600 miles the trail was muddy and he rode through a driving rain for 24 consecutive hours . During t his trip , he had essentially no sleep , ate but s ix me als 1

broke down six horses , and walked 20 miles·. He was also forced to swim most of the streams which were swollen by the heavy rains. On the night of September 17th "his foaming horse half ran, half staggered .. into Independence. He had made the trip in only five days and 16 hours! This represented an average rate of 140 miles per day.

This spectacular trip from Santa Fe . to Independence was wide ly acclaimed in all the newspapers of the time. It has since been considered the fastest and most remarkable long-distance ride ever made ~ The newspapers of the day described the details of his journey under such headlines as "Unprecendented Feat", .. Most Extraordinary Trip", and "Extraordinary Feat. 11 The Daily Missouri Republican stated: "The performance seems almost incredible. 11 The Wee kly Reveille asserted: "The extraordinary feat of this gentleman . . . transcends the history of traveling." At a later time Alexander Majors, who had extensive experience with horses and riders, stated: "The man who attempted to ride 800 miles in the time he did took his life in his hands. There is perhaps not one man in a million who could have lived to finish such a journey . 11 Aubry's record stands to this day for non- mechanized travel.

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Aubry left St. Louis on September 26th and continued in the Missouri- New Mexico trade during 184 8 , but made no more record -breaking trips . In 184 9 and 50 he devoted his energy to trading with Chihuahua and Texas . On one of these trips he left Santa Fe on December 1 , 1849, with 2 0 large wagons and 2 50 mules. He travelled by way of El Paso del Norte and over the trail located by Whiting and Smith ,. reaching San Antonio on January 12, 1850 . During the fall of 1850 he made another trip from Santa Fe to Texas and later resumed his mercantile activities between Missouri and Santa Fe during the early territorial years of 1851-52. He later ventured into the trade between Santa Fe and California. His journal of these years makes fascinating reading. On many of these trips he endured severe hardships . On one such trip he was forced to eat his favorite mare 11Dolly 11 in order to save himself from starvation. On August 18, 1854, he returned to Santa Fe,. became involved in a tri.vial quarrel , and was fatally stabbed. He was buried the following afternoon in Santa Fe .

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FORT LARAMIE POSTAL HISTORY

By Harry L. Fine

The first post office at Fort Laramie was established on March 14, 1850. This was during the period when Fort Laramie was located in unorganized territory,. also known as Indian Country. In the 1930's a Fort Laramie O.R . dated June o£.1851 turned up. The "0" was not clear and it was thought to be C.R. Postal history students decided it was meant for CentFal Route. Sometime later another cover with a elear "0" turned up and it was decided this meant Oregon Route . It was discovered that the postal guide for 1851 listed Fort Laramie in the Territory of Oregon . Further investigation disclosed that it was attached to Clackamas County, Oregon, by the Post Office Department for administrative purposes. The late Corwith Wagner indicated that there are nine different strikes known of the Fort Laramie 0 . R.

Nebraska Territory, Dakota Territory and Wyoming Territory covers are all quite rare and are known to exist in a variety of markings. No example of the Fort Laramie, Idaho Territory, marking has been found.

My own interest in Fort Laramie came as the result of the M. T . marking . This marking was thought to be for Montana Territory, but there was no factual evidence to substantiate this thinking. Fort Laramie was actually never in Montana Territory 1 but with indefinite boundary lines some postal history students felt it was quite easy for those in charge at Fort Laramie to assume they became part of Montana Territory on May 26th, 1864 . Montana Territory was taken from Idaho Territory on that day. After consideration through corres.-:pondence I thought that Fort Laramie might have been designated c.s a supervisory post office for Montana. There were no post offices in Eastern Montana during the time travel was heavy on the Bozeman Trail, or for that matter no post offices were established until 1877 . Fort Laramie was the logical point to receive and d isperse Eastern Montana mail, or for those on the Boze man trail.

The Bozeman Trail started at Fort Laramie, went north and then west to the goldfields of Bannock and Virginia City. Travel was very heavy during the time this route was used. The use was discontinued on November 6, 1868, when the treaty was signed with the Indians . After considerable research and correspondence I received the following information dated June 5, 1957 from Mr . Xenophon P. Smith, Librarian, Post Office Library, Washington 2 5, D . C . ;

"For the year 1865, the Official Register shows Fort Laramie as a Post Office in Dakota Territory , Idaho Territory and Montana Territory . L. S . Schuyder is shown as postmaster in each listing ."

While the above information may not answer all the questions regarding the M. T. marking,. it does give us something factual .

The territorial changes of Fort Laramie are as follows: In unorganized Territory until May 30 1 1854 May 3 0, 1854 to March 3, 1863 Nebraska Territory

: March 3·,. 186~ to" May 2 6, 1864 Idaho· Territory May 261 1864 to July 29 1 1868 Dakota Territory July 2 9 I 1868 to July 10, 1890 Wyoming Territory From July 10,. 1890 - State of Wyoming

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The late Corwith Wagner was very much interested in Fort Laramie . It was my pleasure and good fortune to have had considerable correspondence with him before he passed away in August, 1957. Mr . Wagner had twenty-seven Fort Laramie covers in his possession. He owned three of the four known Fort Laramie M. T . covers. His collection of the M. T. covers included the two examples 1

a single circle dated as early as June of 1865 and the double circle with the three cent 1869 pictorial.

It is my hope to continue on with the postal history of Fort Laramie and that other interested students will write to me on the matter. The historical . background of Fort Laramie has been published by many authors. It is a most interesting story and certainly should be read by every western postal history student. Mr. David L. Hieb 1 the present Superintendent of the Fort Laramie National Monument at Fort Laramie 1 Wyoming t wrote a most interesting booklet on Fort Laramie for the National Park Service. This booklet sells at 2 5 cents and can be purchased from the Supt . of Documents , Washington, D.C. For . those who would like to read a more detailed account of Fort Laramie may I suggest the book 1 "Fort Laramie and the Pageant of the West" by L. R. Hafen and F. M. Young. This book is published by the Arthur H. Clark Company of Glendale, California.

I am indebted to the following for material and information contained in this article:

Post Office Library, Washington 25, D.C. The Arthur H. Clark Company r Glendale, California Mr. David L. Hieb 1 Fort Laramie, Wyoming Mr. Jefferson Jones 1 Bozeman,. Montana Mr . Edwin R. Payne, Salem 1 Oregon Mr. John D. Pope III, St. Louis, Mo.

:\{AI' OF THE FORT L.-\RA:\IIE REU IOS

Reprinted by permission of the publishe r 1 The Arthur H. Cla rk Company 1

From "Fort Laramie and the Pageant of the West" 1 By L. R. Hafen and F. M. Young.

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AUCTION ACTION

By James E. Berry

As most of you know there haven't been too many western covers offered up in the past few months . Some scattered lots here and there, but very little of real value. Sam Paige had a nice little sale a few days ago, but as I write this the results of the sale have not come in and will have to be covered in the next is sue of WE. John Fox had a few lots in some of his recent sales I but unfortunately his price lists never did reach us . However, H. R . Harmer sold the Wells Postal Stationery collection on April 21, 1958 and included were the following western items:

FREEMAN & CO¥ 1 SAN FRANCISCO red oval hndstmp on VF 1855 10¢ env $22.00

GREENHOOD & NEWBAUER frank on VF 1865 3¢ env with black WEAVERVILLE company handstmp. $24 . 00

Same as above but spelled NEWBANER ., $22 . 00 HINCKLEY & CO. scroll frank ty lln black on U10 with MADISON, WIS.

pmk addressed to Denver City, K. T. Frank cut into at L . $54.00 JONES & RUSSELL'S PIKES PEAK EXPRESS in black eire hndstmp dated

JUNE 7, 1860 on F Ul 0 with blue ST. JOSEPH, JUNE 14,. 1860 pmk. $1 40 . 00

LANGTON'S printed frank ty 4 on ra gged U32 with lrg blue VIRGINIA CITY, UTAH pmk . $75.00

STR. SIERRA NEVADA-VIA NICARAGUA-ADVANCE OF THE MAILS in blue oval hndstmp on vr U14, signed by Ashbrook. $72 . 50

OVERLAND VIA LOS ANGELES printed in black TL on ragged U18 with blk eire SAN FRANCISCO, APR 29, 1859 pmk. $57.50 .

PENNY POSTAGE PAID 7 in fancy rect frank on VF U 10 with co•s a dvertisement on reverse. No pmk, but mss JUNE 29, '58. $40 . 00.

2 5¢ RED PONY EXPRESS STAMP tied with blue eire W . F . & CO. hndstmp on U 3 5 with blk co frank . Stamp is VF BR margin copy . Env ragged at right damaging env stamp . $170.00

RAUM 'S RUBY HILL,. SCHELLBURN AND RUBYVILLE EXPRESS printed frank ty 1 on scorched U82 with mss cancel SCHELLBURN, NEV-APRIL. $27 . 00.

WELLS FARGO & CO' S E PRESS-BOSTON in lrg oval hndstmp on U41 with black W. F. & CO .. ty G frank. Envelope is pasted back to back with 3¢ 1861 env with two :!f68 affixed over env stmp. $72.50

LATE FLASHES ON IMPORTANT SALES

Robert M. Siegel Sale - Emerson Krug Collection: May 21 , 19 58

10¢ green Ty III margins all around,. tied bold balloon, Mountain Springs, Cal. in double circle cancel on beautiful cover to New Jersey . $135.00.

1¢ blue, two , 5¢ red brown on 3¢ pink entire (63, 7 5,. U35) neat geometric cancel not tying , clear blue Gold Hill, N . T. 1863 in double circle pmk on immaculate cover signed Ashbrook 1 pretty and very fine. $2 60. 00

John Fox Sale - May 26 , 1958:

San Francisco (1849) S . L. in black, ms 40 on folded letter. $200.00

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WESTERN COVERS WANTED: Expresses 1 Ships 1 Territorial Packets 1

Postmarks, Covers of all types during 1845-70 period . Letter Sheets and other Collateral material also desired. We can supply Western Material for the Collector who is first beginning to accumulate Western Covers 1 and we can add rare and choice items to enhance the albums of a well known collection, anything from a Ghost Town Cover to a rare Pony Express Cover. Write and let us know your wants or ask for our auction catalog which often contains fine Western items .

JOHN A. FOX 110 West 42nd Street New York 3 6 1 N • Y.

Beginning with the April 1958 issue 1

rates per issue will be as follows; Full page $20.00; half page $10.00; quarter page $5. 00; one-eighth page $2.50. Yearly contract I 20% discount. Mail direct to the Treasurer I Henry Chaloner 1 2 612 Ashby Ave. I Berkeley 5 1 California .

APPROVAL SERVICE

Will try to handle a few collector's requests for Western Covers on approval. Have in stock a limited number of nice Wells Fargo and other Express items. Also 1 a fair showing of Calif. town postmarks 1 including a few 'town & Co.' combinations 1 etc. Depending on incoming supply I can occasionally offer a few towns of Ariz . I N. Mex. 1 Nevada 1 Oreg. and Wash . Both territorial and statehood on some of these.

WE WANT TO BUY

any 1 and all, of this material you ma y have to offer. Entire collections I or single items. Will also EXCHANGE! Correspondence invited I but I for many reasons 1 we are chronic slow to reply 1

so patience is a necessity .

Marden F. Ross

Box 98 Oakdale 1 Calif.

WANTED: New Mexico and Arizona Territorial Markings. Send with price. If you have such material that is not for sale I I would like to make records of it. Prompt returns and postage both ways I of course.

Dr. S. H. DIKE 1611 Bayita Lane 1 N. W. Albuquerque , N. M.

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST OFFICES

Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or r e-estab. from First postmaster discont. change d to Remarks

Ferry Val 9 Aug 81 Galen Eastman 3 Oct 81 Field Quay 23 July 07 Emma J . Calla way

Curry 1924 Mail to Melrose Fierro Grant 16 Nov 99 William H. McLain Fleming Grant 20 June 83 Francis M. Bryant 13 Aug 87 Mail to Silver City Flora vista Taos 6 Aug 78 Hannibal H. Halford 26 July 80 Flora Vista R. A. 13 Nov 84 Nathaniel M. Hayden

s. J. Florence Eddy 6 Sept 94 Vaud Benjamin Fisher 1 June 08 Loving Flo urine Soc 19 Mar 10 Alfonzo M. Skinner 1918 Mail to Chloride Floyd Chav 24 June 03 Simon F . Lane

Roos Folsom Colf 20 July 88 Capulien Mrs. Angelina C. Bayley

Union F ord Quay 29 Nov 07 John 0 . Sharp 30 Nov 10 Mail to House Forres t Quay 4 May 08 Mary Farr 1919 Mail to Melrose Fort Bascom S. M. 7 July 74 Arthur A. Fletcher 8 Nov 80

20 Dec 80 William J. Waddingham 23 Jan 92 Johnson Fort B ayard D. A. 4 Oct 67 William H. Willis

Grant 2 Mar 70 Central City Fort Bayard Grant 11 Jan 71 Central City J ohn A. Miller Fort

Buchanan D. A. 5 June 57 Tuscon Elias Prevoort 21 Oct 63 Fort Craig Soc 22 Mar 55 Ignacy Sumouski 26 May 79 Fort

Cummings D. A. 10 Dec 66 Robert V. Newsham Grant 16 Nov 75

27 Dec 75 Samuel J . Lyons 21 July 87 Mai.l to Deming 25 June 90 Mrs. 0 . C. Carpenter 17 July 91 Mail to Hadley

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Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re- estab. from First postmaster dis cont. changed to Remarks

Fort Defiance Bern 9 Apr 56 J ohn E. Weber 21 Oct 63

Fort Fillmore D. A. 6 Aug 52 George A. Hayward 30 Mar 55

13 July 55 George A. Hayward 11 May 60 26 June 60 Horace S. B ishop 14 July 63

Fort Selden D. A. 9 Nov 66 George E. Blake 24 Apr 77 Mail to Dona Ana Fort Seldon D. A. 16 May 81 Elon G. Smith 2 May 91 Leasburg Fort Stant on D .. A . 5 May 57 David S. Garland 18 Aug 57

15 Sept 57 George S. Beall 21 Oct 63 Val 9 Apr 68 Lawrence G. Murphy Actually in Soc. Co. Line

Fort Sumner S. M. 5 Dec 66 Rufus C. Vose 27 Jan 70 17 Jan 73 Lucien B. Maxwell 11 Nov 78 29 Jan 79 Albert H. Smith

Guad L.W. Guad 6 Mar 07 Mail to Sunnysi de

Fort Sumner Guad 7 Feb 10 Sunnyside William H. Baker Fort Thorn D. A. 17 June 55 Alexander Duvall 14 Mar 59 Fort Union Taos 26 Sept 51 J. w. Folger

Mora 19 Mar 91 Mail to Tiptonville Fort Wingate Val 15 July 74 Henry Reed

Bern McK 15 June 11 Mail to Rehoboth

Fraley Soc 20 Sept 93 William R. Mitchell 21 Apr 96 Mail to San Antonio Frampton Colf 11 Mar 92 Mr s. Ellen Logan 11 Nov 92 Mail to Clapham Franklin Colf 8 Dec 76 Benjamin F . Houx 5 Aug 79 French Colf 8 July 08 John B . Fiege Fresnal D. A. 21 July 94 Dr. Franklin Baz e 31 Aug 01 Highrolls

Otero Frisco Soc 21 Dec 85 William R. Milligan (1914)

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Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from First postmaster discont . changed to Remarks

Frontera Soc 17 Apr 51 Thomas F . White 12 Mar 52 Frost Quay 5 Mar 09 William A. Sanders 31 Aug 10 Mail to Porter Fruitland s. J . 18 June 91 Thomas C . Bryan Fullerton Grant 27 Apr 82 Peter Tonsend 23 Nov 83 Mail to Gage Fulton S. M. 2 Aug 88 William C. Wright 29 Sept 94 Mail to Ribera

6 Mar 95 Frede rick H. Shuckhart 15 Aug 11 Mail to Ribera

Gage Grant 27 Apr 82 Jesse B. Gunnels 7 Aug 89 Mail to Deming 29 May 94 Jesse B. Gunnels

Luna Galena Lin~ 9 Nov 80 George S. Williford 9 May 82 Nogal Galisteo S. F . 11 July 93 Justiniano Leyba Gallegos S. M. 6 June 84 Francisco Gallegos 23 June 87 Mail to Genova

22 Apr 92 Leandro M. Gallegos Union 21 Nov 94 Mail to Genova

24 Nov 96 Albino Gallegos Gallina R. A. 5 May 90 Jaquez Julian D. V. Chavez - 26 Jan 93 Mail to Coyote

10 Feb 93 Librado Martines Gallinas

Spring S.M. 26 Oct 74 James E. Whitmore 14 Aug 06 Mail to Chaperito Gallisteo S. F. 19 Dec 76 Am brosio Pino 18 Oct 80

12 Mar 83 Henry B. Weitz 19 Sept 83 12 Aug 84 Josephine Beckwith 4 June 85 Mail to Cerrillos

Gallup Val 18 Sept 82 John W. Swartz Bern McK

Garcia Mora 3 June 92 Placida R. de Garcia 24 Aug 98 Mail to Beenham Union 19 July 04 Lino Garcia 15 July 09 Mail to Barney

Gardiner Colf 31 Dec 97 James A. Wiggs, Jr.

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NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST OFF ICES

Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or r e-estab. from First postmaster discont. changed to Remarks

Garfield D. A. 19 Sept 96 Myer Hi rsch Garrison Roos 8 June 11 Leach Joel J . Garrison 1919 Mail to Longs Gascon Mora 26 May 98 Richard Dunn 14 Apr 01 Mail to Rociada

20 Sept 05 Harry L. Cutler Genova S.M. 6 June 84 Quirino Gallegos

Union 22 Jan 98 Mail to Gallegos 13 Apr 04 Emiterio Gallegos 10 Nov 05 Mail to Logan

Georgetown Grant 21 May 75 Benne Rosenfeld 1 Dec 03 Mail to Mimbres Geronimo S.M. 20 Mar 96 Lesperance Cesaria Lesperance 26 Aug 02 Mineral Hill Gibson Bern 7 June 90 William Scott

McK Gila Grant 5 Apr 75 John W. Chenoweth 11 July 76

4 May 82 John W. Chenoweth 20 Mar 95 Mail to Cliff 20 Sept 05 Mrs. Ida R. Lyons

Gila City D. A. 24 Dec 58 Henry Burch 14 Feb 63 Givens Roos 24 Mar 08 Joel E. Givens 1913 Mail to Arch Gladstone Colf 15 May 88 Richard P . Henderson

Union Glen Chav 12 Apr 99 Maria A. Urton 15 Mar 08 Mail to Sunnyside Glencoe Line 14 Nov 01 J a sper N. Coe Glenwood . Soc 11 Sept 06 Clear Creek George W. Rowe Glorieta S.M. 4 May 80 Elijah H. Pattison 12 Aug 80

S. F. 9 Nov 80 Gideon M. Tomlinson S.M. S. F. 27 Jan 03 Mail to Lamy

25 Feb 03 Thomas E . Marshall Golden S.F. 2 July 80 Robert G. McDonald 28 Feb 89 Mail to San Pedro

1 June 89 F r ankL. Frazier Goldgrade Torr 7 June 07 Nellie B. Jennings 14 Dec 07 Mail to Willard Goldgu.lch Grant 28 Oct 03 Benno Rosenfield ? Ever in Operation?

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Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from First postmaster dis cont. changed to Remarks

Gold Hill Grant 26 Jan 86 Robert Black 15 June 06 Mail to Lordsburg Gonzales S. M. 16 Feb 04 Jose F. Gonzales 1913 Maes Good Hope R.A. 8 Sept 84 Eugart H. Hutchinson 1 Sept 87 Mail to Tres P iedras Gould Union 20 Sept 06 Flevia T. Brown 21 Sept 08 Mosquero Grady Quay 22 Apr 07 John W. Green

Curry Grafton Soc 21 Apr 81 David P , Quinn

S'ra 5 Mar 04 Phillipsburg Graham Soc 1 June 95 Nelson A. Batcheller 21 Oct 04 Clear Creek Granada D. A. 26 Dec 96 Joseph Smith 8 Mar 98 Mail to Mesi lla Park Grande Union 14 Aug 08 Thomas H. Sanders 14 Jan 11 Mail to Des Moines Grant Val 10 Jan 82 W. P. Bargien Gran Quivira Soc 23 Mar 04 Ida E . Dow

Torr 15 Sept 09 Mail to Wi llard Gray Line 20 Aug 94 Seaborn T . Gray 11 Oct 00 Capitan Greenfield Chav 28 Aug 11 Willi am E . Linton Greenville Colf 20 Nov 88 Elisa H. Coi gny 24 Dec 88 Gre nville Grenville Colf 24 Dec 88 Greenville Elisa H. Coigny

Union 7 Aug 94 Mail to Clayton 12 May 09 Luther E . Light

Griegos Bern 15 Sept 03 David M. Perea 1913 Mail to Old Albuquerque Guadalupe Guad 18 Dec 00 Makin Allan

L . W. Guad

Guadalupita Mora 25 Nov 79 Jacob Regensburg Guam McK 3 June 02 Dewey Hans Neumann 1914 Per ea Guillou S.M. 1 Sept 99 H. c. Guil.lou 14 Jan 04 Mail to Las Vegas Guique R. A . 12 Feb 06 Andres de Herera 1912 Mail to Chamita Gurule Bern 23 June 92 Felipe J. Gurule 16 Aug 92 Mail to Albuquerque Guy Union 2 Aug 10 Louise Ralph


Date estab. Name chg1d Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from First postmaster discont. changed to Remarks

Haag Curry 16 Sept 09 George F. Haag (1913) Hachita Grant 27 Mar 82 Burrage Y. McKeyes 14 Mar 98 Mail to Separ

25 Sept 02 Carl F. Dunnegan Hadley Grant 22 Apr 90 James Martin 13 May 95 Mail to Cooks Hadley S. M. 14 Mar 04 John M. Kelly 31 Aug 05 Mail to Rociada Hagan Sand 9 Nov 03 Forest E . Dunlavy 30 Sept 09 Mail to Placitas Hagerman Chav 27 Feb 95 Feliz John W. Langford Haile Guad 25 Sept 07 James W. Haile (1918) Hall's Peak Mora 21 Sept 87 Vandoritos Israel Cosner (1912) Hamilton S.M. 6 Mar 83 Elmer E. Easdale 11 Apr 83 Mail to Glorieta Hanley Quay 17 May 07 James C. Anderson (1918) Hanover Grant 14 Mar 92 Arthur E. Dawson Hansburg Grant 12 Nov 92 Emma J. Hansburg 2 June 94 Mail to Allison Hansonburg Soc 18 Sept 06 Luciano Tafoya 15 Dec 10 M. to San Antonio Harence Sand 11 Mar 11 James P. Earhart 14 Oct 11 Mail to Senorito Harrington Union 17 June 10 Vernon L. Glover Harri s Quay 4 May 08 Otty W. Harris (1918) Hartford Quay 9 May 07 William C. Freeman 31 Aug 10 Mail to Looney Hassell Quay 23 July 07 John W. Hassel1 Hatch D. A . 2 Feb 87 John B. Huntington Hatch's

Ranch S.M. 25 Mar 78 Robert J. Hamilton 15 Apr 79 Chapman Havener Curry 10 Feb 10 Lewis B. Donehoo (1921) Grier Hayden Union 25 Apr 08 Carolin Spies Haynes R. A. 6 July 08 Samuel H. Haynes Heaton McK 18 Apr 09 F red R. Mills (1922) Hebron Colf 24 Dec 02 Lulu B. Hoover 15 Apr 10 Mail to Dorsey Hematite Colf 17 July 97 John C. Neel 13 Oct 99 M. to E1izabethtown Henry Eddy 16 July 09 Henry B. May (1912) Hereford Otero 26 Mar 04 Henry L. Newman 12 Feb 06 Newman Hermanas Luna 4 Apr 03 Benjamin L. Walker (1925)

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Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from First postmaster discont. changed to Remarks

Hermosa Soc 10 July 84 John C. Plemmons S'ra

Herrera Bern 26 Jan 00 Nicholas Herrera 15 Aug 00 M. to Albuquerque Herron D. A. 26 Jan 86 C. M. Herron 31 July 88 Earlham Highrolls Otero 31 Aug 01 Fresnal William 0' Reilly 21 Sept 04 Mountain Park Hilario S. M. 3 Sept 10 Jose G Romero Hillsborough D. A. 7 Mar 79 Nicholas Galles Also known as

S'ra Hillsboro Hilton D. A . 22 Mar 87 Enoch B. George 17 May 94 Mail to Weed Hobart S. F. 19 May 94 Wm . . E. Van Volkenburgh

R.A. (1912) Hobbs Eddy 26 Jan 10 George W. Rogers Hodges Taos 11 Feb 09 Fred W. Drake (191 3) Hogadero S. M . 6 Oct 84 Red River

Springs James D. Delany 28 Oct 85 M. to Fort Bascom :ijolland Union 21 Nov 05 Henry C. Thompson (1917) Hollene Quay 30 Aug 07 Charles E. Foster

Curry Holloway Line 9 May 08 James M. Holloway (1915) Holman MoP a 17 Sept 94 Charles W. Holman Hondale Luna 11 June 08 Frank Cox Hondo Line 6 Feb 00 John S. Williamson Jan-May 10 Mail to Tinnie

16 Dec 10 Jose M. Torres Hood s. J. 20 July 98 George S. Hood 2 Apr 06 M. to Farmington Hope Colf 31 Oct 88 Wesley G. Beggs 2 Dec 89 Mail to Grenville Hope Line 10 Oct 90 Mrs. Mollie F. Jarre11

Eddy Hopewell R.A. 30 Apr 94 Edwin C. Belden 10 Nov 06 Mail to Tusas Horse Springs Soc 6 Oct 79 Jacob Connor 30 Oct 82 Mail to Socorro Hot Springs S.M. 18 Mar 02 Las Vegas

Hot Springs Thomas C. Stevenson 29 Feb 04 Mail to Las Ve gas 1 Feb 05 Trinidad Martinez 30 Mar 07 Mail to Las Vegas

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House Quay 23 Nov 06 Mrs. Lucie J. House Hudson Grant 19 May 81 John Jacobi 28 Jan 01 Faywood Hudson Quay 6 June 08 Rice Clara S. Rice Hudson Hot Mimbres

Springs Grant 28 Jan 79 Hot Springs Richard Hudson 1 Feb 81 Hunter R. A. 29 Sept 93 James T. Hagan 10 Nov 94 Mail to Abiquiu Hurlburt Line 6 Oct 08 F. Hurlburt (1915) Hurley Grant 15 Nov 10 Berry H. Williams Hyer S. F. 7 Jan 08 Charles 0. Hyer (1926)

Ildefonzo S. F . 14 Aug 01 Jose E. Gomez 17 Mar 07 Mail to Hobart 22 Mar 07 Leristino Montoya (1915)

Ima. Quay 26 Feb 08 Burnace L. Moncus Inez Roos 24.Feb 08 Evin P. Williams Ingleville Chav 11 June 08 James L. Ingle Ingram Roos 24 July 07 James C. Clark lola Luna 22 Mar 11 George T. Taylor (191 7) lone Union 6 Feb 08 Ernest F. Snyder Isidor Guad 11 Sept 06 Estevan V. Gallegos June-Dec 09 Mail to Montoya Isleta Bern 26 Sept 82 Joseph Tondre 21 Feb 83 M. to Los Lunas

27 Sept 87 Archibald Rea Ivanhoe Grant 19 Apr 94 William H. Ernest 2 June 97 Mail to Hanover

Jal Eddy 6 July 10 Charles W. Justis Jalaroso Val 16 Mar 98 Max Kalter 12 May 99 Mail to Zuni Jaquez R. A. 4 Feb 88 Mrs. Annie M. Granger 5 May 90 Gallina J arales Val 9 Jan 95 Charles Mann 8 Jan 98 Mail to Belen

5 Mar 00 Jose D. Cordova Jaramillo S. M. 11 Aug 92 Benigno Jaramillo 18 Oct 93 M. to East Las Vegas Jardin S.M. 19 Sept 02 Canuto Martinez 15 Mar 04 Mail to Rociada Jarilla Otero 17 Mar 99 Harry S. Church 3 May 04 Brice

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Jarilla Junction Otero 2 Sept 05 John Coltharp 21 Feb 06 Orogrande

Jemes Bern 9 June 79 John W. Miller Sand 9 Dec 07 Putney

Jemes Sand 21 Feb 08 Putney John N. Hilliard Jemez

Springs Sand 8 Oct 07 Perea Orin S. Brown Jenkins Chav 21 June 10 William L. Jenkins Jewett R. A. 7 Mar 84 Henry Hull

s. J . 15 Jan 07 Mail to Fruitland J icarilla Line 21 Dec 92 Jacob Weishar J ohnson S.M. 23 Jan 92 Fort Bascom Andrew H. Souter 13 Mar 95 Mail to Liberty J ohnson Uni on 26 Oct 06 David C. Johnson 25 May 11 M. to Kenton, Okla. Jonesvi lle Quay 30 Jan 08 Joseph C. Jones

Curry 31 Aug 11 Mail to P l eano Jordan Quay 2 Aug 07 Jennie C. Jordan J ornado Soc 7 July 03 Cassa lV!. Pratt 8 Mar 04 M. to San Marcial J ose Luna 6 Nov 02 Sa muel E. Wood 30 Dec 05 Mail t o Cooks Joseph R. A. 30 Sept 84 Abiquiu Alexander Douglas 2 Dec 84 Abiquiu Joseph Soc 26 Feb 87 Henry S. De lgar 26 July 98 Mail to Frisco

20 May 01 Josln A. Ar mstrong 3 May 06 Aragon Juana Lopez S. F . 10 Dec 66 Nicolas Pino 27 Jan 70 Juan Tafoya Val 28 Jan 88 Ramon Ser na 5 Mar 95 Juantafoya Juantafoya Val 5 Mar 95 Juan Tafoya Manuel Cassias 26 June 99 Mail to Seboyeta Judson Roos 23 July 07 Judson Hunter Junction s. J. 5 June 95 Junction City Alice Smith 9 Sept 96 Mail to Farmington Junction City S. J. 9 May 91 Miss Minta Elmer 5 June 95 Junction

Kappus Quay 11 Feb 10 Anthony Kappus (1913) Kelly Soc 15 Feb 83 Daniel Greer 23 Mar 95 Mail to Magdelena

23 Oct 95 William A. Connely Kemp Bern 1 Aug 07 Dina Kemp 30 June 08 M. to Albuquerque



Kenna Chav 10 Mar 02 Leroy Buck 15 Oct 04 Mail to Elida Kenna Chav 21 Feb 07 Urton Anna E . Graham Kennedy Line 2 Jan 88 Silas E. Kennedy 6 Feb 90 M. to Lower Penasco Kennedy S. F . 31 May 02 Otto L. Rice (1918) Kent D. A. 18 July 04 Garard W. Kent 15 Sept 11 Mail to Organ Kermit Roes 11 June 10 Plateau James L. Monroe (1918) Kettner Val 23 Jan 04 Stanleigh A. Harabin 16 July 09 Sawyer Kimball Colf 8 Mar 90 Annie James 16 Apr 90 Spring Hill King Chav 10 July 09 MaryS. Clendennen Kingston Grant 14 Aug 82 Asa Barnaby

S' ra Kiowa Colf 17 Dec 77 Jacob S. Taylor 8 June 80

7 June 90 Alfred Hitchcock 20 Jan 92 Mail to F olsom 11 Dec 01 Dominick Casson 15 Aug 04 Mail to Folsom

Kirk Quay 4 May 08 Sam Hendricks (1921) Kirtland s. J. 13 Oct 03 Olio Phebe Guymon Know.les Eddy 5 Nov 03 Joseph M. Chase Koehler Colf 3 June 07 Emerson P. McGuire

La Bajada S. A. 17 July 70 Filomeno Gallegos 20 Mar 71 12 Jan 72 Robert E. Bradfor d 2 Oct 72

Labelle Taos 13 Jan 95 Sumner B. Jellison 14 Dec 01 M. to Elizabethtown La Boca s. J. 12 Apr 02 B. A. Rodriguez 14 Oct 03 M. to Ignacio, Colo.

28 Dec 03 Socorro B. Garcia Jan-May 09 Put in La Plata Co., Colo.

L a Canada R. A . 4 Feb 52 William J. Davy 12 Apr 55 5 Nov 55 Patrick H. Kelly 3 Jan 57

La Cienega S. F . 17 Apr 06 Apolonio Rael 30 Sept 07 Mail to Santa Fe La Cinta S. M. 24 July 77 Joseph C. De St. Quentin 18 Sept 88 M. to Be 11 Ranch La Concepcion S. M. 22 May 82 Carlos Martinez 19 F eb 83 Mail to Las Vegas

18 Apr 83 Carlos Martinez 28 Jan 85 Mail to Las Vegas La Cuesta S. M. 17 Jan 73 Eugenio Griego 4 Dec 73

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NEW MEXICO T ERRITORIAL P OST OFFICES


La Cueva Mora 19 Feb 68 Vincent Romero 3 July 73 29 Oct 73 William M. Troiel 10 June 78 10 July 78 Rafael Romero

Lacy Roos 17 June 07 John H. Crabtree Ladd Colf 15 Sept 86 Dorsey Charles B. Ladd 7Jan 89 Mail to Springer La Glorieta S.M. 6Jan 75 George Hebert 30 Jan 80 Laguna Val 24 Jan 79 Robert Marmon La Jara Sand 29 July 11 Edubigon Gurule La Joya Soc 21 June 71 Charles Frieloff 30 Apr 73

28 Feb 83 Charles Frieloff 12 July 87 M. to San Acacia 22 Mar 88 Gregorio Baca 5 Dec 95 Lajoya

Lajoya Soc 5 Dec 95 La Joya Tomas Cordova La Junta Mora 11 Apr 68 George W. Gregg 31 July 79 Watrous Lake Arthur Chav 4 Nov 04 Joe J. Boyd Lake Valley D. A. 23 Aug 82 Daly Lafayette Clapp, Jr.

S'ra Lake Valley Soc 18 Oct 80 John A. Miller 30 Dec 81 Lake van Chav 4 May 97 Frank G. Campbell 17 Dec 98 M. t o Hagerman Lakewood Eddy 30 Nov 04 McMillan Thomas M. Waller La Lande Roos 9 May 06 John C. Light La Liendre S.M. 6 Feb 78 Manuel Baca 29 Jan 80

4 Sept 82 Ezequiel C. de Baca 28 Apr 84 Mail to Las Vegas 23 May 06 Felipe Tapi a

La Luz D. A. 27 Jan 86 Jonathan H. Stuart Otero

La Ma dera R. A. 9 July 06 Elias Gallegos 20 Jan 08 M. to Ojo Caliente 1 7 Apr 11 J esus M. Maestas

La Mesa D. A. 8 Nov 80 P. Moreno 20 Mar 82 M. to Chamberino La Mesa D. A. 4 May 08 Victoria Harry D. Nelson La my S. F. 1 Mar 81 Daniel A . Phillips 13 July 81

8 Feb 84 John Stein Lanark D. A. 9 Nov 05 Minnie Rausberger



Langton Roos 5 Jan 04 William D. McBee (1921) La Plata R.A. 9 June 81 John R. Pond 8 Oct 81

16 Jan 82 Daniel Rhoades s. J . 14 Nov 95 La plata

La plata s. J. 14 Nov 95 La Plata Ella Hornbogen Largo R. A. 15 Feb 83 John W. Baker

s. J. Las Colonias S.M. 17 Jan 73 M. Elkins 25 May 75

15 Jan 78 Frede rick Roth Guad 5 Mar 95 Lascolonias

Lascolonias Guad 9 Mar 95 Las Colonias Donaciano Romero 15 Dec 99 Mail to Casaus Las Cruces (See Las Cruzces) Las Cruzces D. A. 10 Jan 54 Benjamin F. Read Unofficially chg' d to

Las Cruces c . 1862 Las Palomas Soc 9 June 81 Aloys Preisser

S'ra Las Tablas R.A. 19 Oct 11 Miguel A. Lobato Territorial Oper1n? Las Vegas S.M. 11 Nov 50 Levi Keithley 30 Mar 03 Las Vegas S.M. 31 Mar 03 East Las Vegas Fred 0. Blood 29 May 06 East Las Vegas Las Vegas S.M. 9 June 06 Rodney B. Schoonmacher Las Vegas Hot Springs S.M. 11 May 82 William L. Moss 6 Sept 93 Mail to Las Vegas

17 Sept 95 John 0 . P lank 18 Mar 02 Hot Springs La Union D. A. 25 Sept 09 Manley G. Eighmey Lava Soc 21 May 86 James B. Kuhn 3 May 98 M. to San Marcial

8 Feb 00 Leon K. Edwards 14 Nov 03 M. to San Marcial Leach Roos 18 June 09 Loria F. Lane 8 June 11 Garrison L easburg D. A. 2 May 91 Fort Seldon Adolphe Lea 15 Apr 98 Mail to Dona Ana Leasburgh D. A. 12 June 66 Adolphe L ea 6 Oct 69

29 Nov 69 Adolphe Lea 7 May 73 Ledoux Mora 13 Oct 02 Moises Martinez Le gansville Quay 26 Oct 07 John W. Legan

Curry (1914)



Leighton Colf 8 Mar 90 Hampton W. Leighton Union 21 Mar 94 Mail to Folsom

Lemitar Soc 10 Jan 66 Philip Banguignon 22 Apr 72 10 Feb 73 Phillip Banguignon 24 Oct 77

6 Jan 80 Jacinto Sanchez 1 June 80 26 Feb 83 Phillip Banguignon 5 Feb 86 Mail to Socorro 28 June 93 Clemente Castillo

Leon Mora 27 Aug 92 Vaur Pedro L. Pinard Union 12 Jan 95 Mail to Baca

26 May 98 Milton Harrison 11 Sept 11 Mail to Bueyeros Leopold Grant 14 Nov 04 George M. Sublett (1914} Lesperance S.M. 3 Apr 90 Pedro Lesperance 20 Mar 96 Geronimo Levy Mora 3 July 08 Hervey J. Morton Lewi s Quay 6 May 07 John H. Lewis 30 Sept 10 Mail to Jonesville

Curry Lewist on Roos 3 June 07 Mrs. Nettie Lewis 14 Oct 11 Mail to Elida Leyba S.M. 13 Aug 08 Francisco S . Leyba Liberty s. J. 14 Feb 07 Albert F. Koehler (1920) Formerly Jewett Liberty S.M. 29 Nov 80 William Gillerman 30 Apr 02 Limitar (See Lemitar) Lincoln Line 19 Sept 73 John R. Bolton Liston Chav 22 June 07 Henry G. Liston (1914) Llano Taos 15 July 98 Acorcino Martinez Lobo Taos 29 Apr 05 Aqua de Lobo Ada C. Cutter 15 Dec 11 M. to Arroyo Seco Lockney Quay 4 Sept 09 Ahmego William H. Rinestine Logan Union 31 Aug 01 John Burns

Quay Lorna Parda Mora 18 June 72 Samuel J. Seaman 15 Dec 00 Mail to Watrous L one P ine Soc 14 Feb 82 Isham R. Holt 2 Jan 83 Mail to Gila Longs Roos 6 Mar 07 Thomas H. Long (1920) Lookout Line 13 Nov 83 Charles C . Markham

Eddy 25 Apr 92 Malaga



Looney Quay 7 Jan 08 Henry G. Looney (1913) Woodrow Lopezville S.M. 20 June 81 Felipe Delgrado y Lucero 20 Nov 86 M. to Ca bra Spring Lordsburg Grant 17 Mar 81 Mrs. M. J. Ounly Los Alamos S.M. 28 Mar 78 Andres Sena (1914) Los Luceros R. A. 6 Nov 55 James Barry 6 Jan 68

14 Feb 68 Lewis Clarke 19 Mar 77 Plaza del Alcalde Los Lunas Val 6 Nov 55 Moses Sachs 2 Nov 57

20 Nov 65 E. D. Franz Los Ojitos S.M. 22 May 78 Pabl.o Reaubien 14 Nov 81 Los Pinos Val 6 Feb 65 Peralta William Brewtlinger 7 Mar 66 Los Tanos Guad 21 Nov 07 Constance de Boissiere Louis Mora 1 June 92 T ramperas Louis R. Garcia

Union 16 Apr 96 Mail to Clapham Loving Eddy J June 08 Florence Robert E. TuckP.r Lovington Eddy 12 Sept 08 James B. LovE> Lower Penasco Line 11 Nov 84

Chav Loyd Quay 25 Aug 06 John E. Erwin (1914) Lucas Mora 10 Nov 08 Anna Lucas 30 J une 11 MaiJ to Roy Lucero Mora 11 June 86 John Burch Lucia Torr 3 Oct 08 Lucy A. Pierce (1914) Lucy Lucille Quay 5 Sept 11 Orton Elijah A. Mauzy Lumberton R. A. 5 Feb 94 Amargo George W. Kutz Lumbre R.A. 18 Mar 07 Flavio D. Trujillo 15 July 10 Mail to Abiquiu Luna Soc 21 Jan 86 James W. Watson Luna Va.l 5 June 82 Annie Casey 19 Feb 83 MaiJ to Socorro Lyden. R. A. 7 Nov 02 Stewart Conover Jan-May 10 Mail to Velarde

7 Sept 10 Ella H. Conover (1914) Lykins Roos 11 May 09 Richard N. Lykins (1913) Lynn Colf 10 Jan 91 William H. Brandenburg 14 May 10 M. to Woott en, Colo.

NEW MEXICO TERRITORJAL POSTMARKS

Town Ear1iest Latest type Fig.

No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

FARMINGTON 1. 142 OCdN1 RRB26~ 2. C1bN1BBR27~ 3. ClbT1B28 4. C1bT1B29~

FAYWOOD 1. ClbN1B28~ 2. (4) C1 bT2B31

F E RNANDEZ DE TAOS 1. 143 ClaA1BRR30~ 2 . 144 C1aA1BBR2 5 3 . 145 C1bA1BBR26 4. 146 ClbA1BBR25 5. 147 ClbN3B27 6. C21bN1RRB30t 7. C1bN1RRB26t

FLOYD 1. C1bN1B28

FOLSOM 1. C1bN1BBR27 2. C1bT1B27 3. C1bT1B29t 4. (4) C1bT1B31

FORT BAYARD 1. 148 C1bA1BBR27 2. C1eN1BRB24t 3. C41?N1R?B29 4. ClbNlB23t 5. 149 ClbN3B26 6. 150 C1bNlB27t 7. 151 C1bN1B26t 8. C1aN1B27t 9. C1bT1B27t

10 . 152 C1bT1B29t FORT BUCHANAN

1. 153 C1aA1R34t Notes:

9 July 80mSHD 2 Mar 94 PTM

22 Nov 97 SHD 29 Jan 08 NLP

19 Oct 07v NLP 27 May 10 SHD

19 Sept 60 DCR ? ? (60 ?) EBJ

19 July ? NLP 28 Jan ? SHD

4 July ? SHD 17 Sept 83 SHD 20 Feb 85 DCR

21 Jan 09 PTM

9 Dec 90 MOR 5 May 94 MOR 6 Mar 07 SHD

14 Nov 08 MWB

2 Sept 68 ? 25 July 79mSHD

6 Sept 80v SHD 19 Feb 83 ? 20 Sept 84 NC 10 Dec 90 SHD

6 Feb 94 SHD PTM SHD

22 Feb 82r DCR 22 Nov 94 SHD

5 Oct 10 NLP

29 Apr (62 ?) JD

11 Apr ? SHD 31 Mar ? SHD 25 Apr 84 PTM

28 Feb 92 MWB 19 Dec 96 MOR

18 Nov 08 MWB

19 Mar 69 NLP 27 July 79m FER

19 Mar 83 24 Jan 85

4 Sept 93 24 Apr 96 26 Feb 96

? PTM

? NLP SHD

Target

Grid

c

None Maltese cross

Grid c

Grid

19 June 95 28 Dec 01 28 Jan 07 DWM 22 May 09 GLW Grid

9 Dec 59 DCR 30 Sept 60 ? None

1 2 3 4 5 6

7

8

9

- 1. With two 3~ '57 type II . Return Card: "Fort Garland, Sept 14, 1860" 2. Earliest has "Via Mesilla" and "Reed April 15 11

, on pr 3~ '57 type II; latest on 3~ ' 57 type II with return card: "Fort Craig, Aug 11, 1861 11 (!)

3. Earliest with 3~ '67 grillep. 4. Both listed have 3¢ Continental. Probably 1879 use. 5 . Earliest on 3¢ '74 stamped envelope; latest with 3¢ American, probably 1880. 6. First use of spelling "Fernandez". All previous are "Fernando". 7 . Partial strike on 6~ War Dept. off cover. 8. Latest listed is on piece . 9 . Earliest is on 3¢ 1 54 Die 5 stamped envelope .

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POSTMARKS

Town type Fig. Earliest Latest


FORT CRAIG 1. 154 C1aM2B32t 8 Nov 60 FER 31 Jan 62 DCR

2. 155 C1aA1BBR26 8 Mar ? MWB 17 Nov 63 PTM 1

3. 156 C1bA1BBR24 29 Apr ? SHD 2

4. 157 C1bA1BBR24 10 Mar ? SHD 19 June ? ? 3

5. 158 C31e 10N1BbB32t 17 Jan 79v SHD FORT CUMMINGS

1. 159 C1bA1BBR26 9 Nov 69 MWB 12 Apr ? PTM 4

2. C1aN1BBR24t 23 Mar 80v FER 22 Mar 82 MWB Star in circle

3. 160 C21dN1B30 7 Oct 82p SHD 27 Sept 83p SHD 4. C1bN1BBR27t 3 Apr 88 MWB

FORT DEFIANCE 1. 161 M15 12 Sept ? SHD 28 Dec 57 DCR 5 2. 162 C1aA1R33t 3 June ? MWB 6

FORT FILLMORE 1. M16 20 Nov (52?) 7,8

2. 163 M17 8 Nov 56 FER 3. 164 C1aA1R32 29 Aug ? MWB ·9

FORT SELDEN 1. 165 C1bA1BBR26 2 Dec ? MWB 1 Sept ? SHD 10

FORT SELDON 1. 166 C1bN1RRB26-! 3 May 87p DCR

FORT STANTON 1. C1bN1BBR24 27 Apr 79 SHD 2. C21c13S1rrB33-! 23 Apr 80 SHD 21 Mar 81 ? 3. C21aN1B32 13 Apr 83p DCR 14 Oct 83p MWB 4. C41aN1RRB30 24 Jan 85 ? 24 Nov 85 ? 5. 167 C1bN1BBR27 26 Feb 88 ? 8 Oct 88 SHD 6. 168 C1bN1B27 7 Dec 89 ? 3 Sept 90 ? 7. 169 C1bN1B27 19 Dec 90 SHD 11 8. C1aS1bBB31-! 30 Mar 91v SHD 22 Feb 93 ? Grid 9 . C1aS1B28t 10 Dec 93b ? 25 Sept 94 PTM

10. (3) C1bT1B30-! 28 Jan 08 MWB 8 May 08 NLP B FORT SUMNER

1. C21dN1B30t 9 June 84v DCR Notes:

1. Both earliest and latest are with 3~ '61. 2. Earliest is with 3~ '67 grilled. 3. Earliest is with 3~ '69; latest is with strip of 3 of 3~ '69. 4. Latest is on 3~ '74 stamped envelope. 5. Both earliest and latest are with 3¢ '51. 6. Earliest is with 3~ '57 type II, probably 1858 or 1859. 7. Traced from Chase tracing. 8. Earliest is stmpls with mss "5". Letter headed "Fort Webster, Nov 14, 1852."

· 9. Earliest is with 3¢ '57 type II, probably 1858 or 1859. 10. Earliest is with 3~ '61; latest is on 3~ '64 stamped envelope. 11. Backstamp (transit marking)

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST MA RKS

T own t ype F ig. Earliest Latest

No. No. P ostmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

F ORT SUMNER (Cont ' d) 2 . ClbN1BBR27 19 Dec 94 ? 13 May 95 ?

3. ClbN1B26t 2 June 07 P T M 4. C 1bT1B29 9 Apr 10 SHD 25 Feb 11 SHD Grid

F ORT UNION 1. 170 M1 8 3 Feb 52 MWB 3 Sept 52 TWS 1

2. 171 C1dA1BBR29 4 Jan (56 ?) FHA 4 A ug ? ? None 2

3. 172 M19 17 Mar 58 DCR 3

4. 173 C1aN1R31i 17 Apr 60 MWB ? Sept 61b MWB None 4

5. 174 M20 22 Mar 64 FER 19 Sept 64 ?

6. 175 C2 1eA3R28 ? June 66 5

7. 176 ClbA1BBR24 27 Apr ? NL P 9 Oct ? DCR 6

8. 177 COaN1BBR22 29 Jan 67 DCR 10 Dec 67 N LP

9. 178 ClbA1BBR25 31 Mar ? MWB 2 Sept 68 ? 7

10. 179 ClbA1BBR25 10 June 70 SHD 1 F eb 72 SHD 11. 180 ClbA 1BBR25 16 Feb ? SHD 27 Mar 82 NLP 8

12. ClbN 1B27 14 Oct 84 ? ? June 88 MOR F ORT WINGAT E

1. ClbA1BBR25 19 June ? SHD 9

2. 181 ClbN2R24 17 Nov 77 MWB 3. Clb10N1RRB26 3 Mar 81 p SHD 20 Aug 84 MWB Star in circle 4. C41bN1RRB29i 12 Mar 85 SHD 12 Apr 86p ? Target 5. C 1bN1B26t ? Apr 86 MWB 14 June 86 MWB 6. C41dN1B30 28 Feb 87 SHD 6 F eb 89 SHD Star 7. 182 C1bN1B27i 14 Dec 88 MWB 9 Oct 90 NLP 8. (21) REG6 17 Dec 97 FHA 9. 183 C1bT1B28i 4 Aug 9 3 ? 10

10 . (4) ClbT1B31 30 Oct 03 MWB 12 Oct 09 GLW c 11. ClbT 1B30 t 19 Sept 05 ? Grid

FRALEY 1. 184 SL3 17 Jan 86 SHD

Notes: 1. Earliest is with 3¢ '51 0 . B. , also with mss " Way" indicating probable origin out

side Ft. Union. Latest i s with 3¢ ' 5 1 a nd m s s " Via Independence, Missouri". There al s o exists a pre- post offic e cover with similar mss marking dated August 24, 1851, but carried by military c ourier and put into the mails a t Washington, D. C . , which postmark ties 5¢ '47 put on there. (P resent owner not known).

2. Earliest is with 3¢ '51 ('54 color); l a test is on s¢ '53 stamped envelope. 3. Earliest is with s¢ '51. 4. Earliest is on s¢ ' 57 type II off c over; latest with s¢ ' 57 type II. (Fig. not exact.) 5. Earlie s t i s stampless wit h mss " pa id 3" . 6. Earliest is with 3¢ 167 g rilled; latest is with 3¢ ' 69 . 7. Earliest is with 3¢ '67. 8. Earliest i s on 3¢ '74 s tamped envelope, probably 1878. 9. Earliest is with 3¢ ' 74 Continental( ?).

10 . Illustration traced from Chase tracing.



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Postmark Code Date Owner ·Date Owner Killer Notes No. No.

FRISCO 1. ClbN1B28 27 Dec 97 MOR 3 Feb 06 PTM 2. (4) ClbT1B30t 1 Sept 09 PTM c

FRONTERA 1. M21 20 Dec 51 ? 1

FRUITLAND ,.·:

,./ 1. (68) ClbT1B28 4 Feb 05 NLP A

FULTON 1. 185 ClbTlB28 17 Sept 06 SHD D

GAGE 1. 186 M22 11 Oct 85 IDB 11 Jan 86 PTM 2. ClaN1RRB30 1 Apr 88v DCR 26 Sept 94v SHD

GALLEGOS 1. C1bN1B27 5 Mar 98 MOR 3 June 99 MWB.

GALLINA 1. 187 C1bN1BBR28 16 July 94 SHD 2; 188 C1bN1BBR28 5 Dec ? SHD

GALLINAS SPRINGS 13 Jan • 7 June 87 NLP 1. ClbA1BBR26 87 NLP

2. 189 C1bN1B28 ? Apr · 99 MWB 2 July 04 PTM ....-'"" GALLISTEO

1. (68) ClbT1BRB28t 14 Feb 06 PTM 31 Oct 06 DCR A GALLUP

1. 190 OV22dlS1RrB41x26 19 Oct 83 . MWB 2 . 191 OV22a1S1 RRB41x26 7 Feb 84 MWB ? Nov 86 MWB 3. 19~ C1bN1B27J 17 May 90 PTM 4. 193 ClbT1B27 ? July 91 MWB 15 Apr 92 MWB 5. 194 C1bTlB27t 23 Apr 94 SHD 7 ? 94 SHD 6. 195 ClbTlB27t 13 Dec 97 SHD 28 Feb 00 SHD 2 7. 196 C1bT1B28t 8 Dec 00 SHD 8 Oct 03 SHD Grid 3 8. 197 ClbT1B29 1 Apr 08 SHD 11 Mar 09 SHD - Grid

.GARCIA 1. ClbNlB28 ? Dec 97 FHA

GASCON 1. 198 M23 1 Sept 98 SHD 2. C1aN1B26t 9 Feb 99 MWB 25 Aug 99 SHD 3. (3) ClbT1B31 14 Aug 08 MWB 30 Aug 09 SHD B

GENOVA 1. 199 M24 23 Aug 92 MOR 2. ClbN1BBR28 15 Sept 94 MWB

GEORGETG>WN 1. 200 CldNlB29t 23 Feb 84 DCR 25 May 85 DCR See Fig. 2. C21aN1RRB32t 4 Oct 86 SHD 22 Feb 87 DCR Round '{rid

Notes: 1. With 3¢ '51. Ex-Atherton, ex- Wartel; present owner not known. 2 . Both earliest and latest are on piece. 3. Earliest listed ifs on piece.


Town type Fig. Earliest Latest No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

GEORGETOWN (Cont'd) 3. C1bN1B27t 31 Mar 87 DCR 4. C1b1 (RECD)T2B27i 1 June 89 MWB

GLADSTONE 1. C1bN1BBR27 22 Jan 90 SHD

GLORIETA 1. C21bN1RRB27t 14 Dec 81 SHD 2 . C1bN1BBR26t 24 Sept 87 NLP 3. C1bN1B27 7 Sept 04 SHD 16 Nov 04 SHD 4. 201 C1bT2B31 2 Apr 07 SHD 1 Oct 08 SHD c 5. 202 C1bT2B31 25 Nov 10 NLP 28 Sept 11 SHD c

GOLDEN 1. 203 C1bN1BBR26i 15 June 83 SHD 2. 204 C1bN1B27 20 Apr 86 MWB 3. 205 C1bN1BBR27 14 Nov 90 MWB 2 Dec 91 MWB 4. C1bT1B28i 15 Aug 04 ? 5. (68) C1bT1B28 23 May 06 NLP 19 May 08 SHD A

GOLD IDLL 1. 206 M25 3 Sept 89 MWB 2. 207 C1bN1BBR28i 29 May 94 SHD 3 . 208 C1bN1B28 30 Apr 01 PTM

GONZALES 1. (68) C1bT1B28i 17 July 06 SHD 12 Sept 07 MWB A

GRAFTON 1. C1bN1BBR28 11 Nov 93 SHD

GRAHAM 1. C1bN1B27 12 Nov 03 PTM 20 May 04 PTM 2. (68) C1bT1B28 9 May 04 PTM 16 June 04 PTM A

GRANT 1. 209 C1bN1BBR27i 18 Dec 88 MWB 16 July 91 SHD

GRAY 1. C1bN1B27t 13 Nov 99 SHD

GUADALUPITA 1. 210 M26 28 May 81 MOR 10 Nov 97 MOR 2. C31eN1RRB28t 26 Sept 81r MOR 1 Feb 89 MOR 3. 211 C1bN1BBR27 17 Feb 90 MWB 11 Aug 99 MWB 4. 212 C1bN1B27i 1 Feb 01 MOR 2 Feb 04 MWB 5. (68) C1bT1B29t 4 J uly 05 MOR 15 July 11 MOR A

GUAM 1. C1bNlB28 11 July 03 MWB 1 2. (4) ClbTlB31 30 June 06 SHD c 1

GUIQUE 1. (3) C1bT1B31 22 Nov 09 DCR B

HACHITA 1. 213 C21e1S1RRB32 12 Jan 83 ? 13 Ma~ 87 SHD

Notes: 1. Backstamp.


Town type Fig. Earliest Latest No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Killer Notes .

HACHITA (Cont'd) 2. 214 C1bN1B28 8 Feb 04 MWB 3. 215 C1bT1B29 8 Dec 05 NLP 12 July 11 FMC Grid

HAGAN 1. (68) C1bT2B28 6 Jan 06 MWB A

HAGERMAN 1. 216 C1bN1B27t 26 Nov 96 MWB 2. 217 C1bN1B27 4 Mar 03 DCR 13 Mar 03 PTM 3. C1bT1B29 6 Sept 05 GLW 13July09 SHD Grid

HAILE 1. (4) C1bT1B31 30 Nov 09 SHD c

HALLS PEAK 1. C1dS1B29 31 Mar 88 MWB 2. C1bN1BBR27 18 Jan 90 SHD 16 Mar 05 DCR 3. (3) C1bT1B31t 5 June 06 NLP 16 Jan 09 SHD B

HANLEY 1. (4) C1bT1B31 24 Dec 09 NLP c

HANOVER 1. C1bN1BBR28 8 Feb 94 MWB

HARTFORD 1. (4) C1bT1B31 23 Aug 09 PTM c

HATCH 1. C1bN1BBR28 20 Dec 93 SHD 2. 218 C1bN1B27 25 Jan 99 GLW 1 Jan 09 DCR

HEBRON 1. . C1bN1B27 20 June 07 FHA 11 July 08 SHD

HERMOSA 1. C31dN1B26t 14 July 88p MWB 2 May 91p SHD 1 2. C1bN1B29 10 Oct 94v SHD 3 Nov 94v NLP Star in circle 3. C1bN1BBR28 20 Mar 03 MWB

HILLSBOROUGH 1. . C1bN1RRB28 29 Nov 81mSHD 23 Aug 82 SHD Target 2. C41b N lB27t 2 Dec 82 SHD 18 May 83 MWB Round grid 2 3. ClbNlB27t 26 Mar 85 SHD ? Nov 93 NLP 4. C31bN1B29t 26 Nov 92 SHD 3 5. C1bT 1B27t 3 Aug 95 SHD lJan 99 NLP 2,4 6. C1bTlB29 2 May 09 GLW 2

HOLMAN 1. 219 ClbN1BBR28 16 Sept .98 DCR 5 Apr 99 MWB 2. 220 C1bNlB27t 15 July 05 GLW 24 Apr 09 SHD

HONDO 1. (3) C1bTlB30t

Notes: 24 Aug 09 PTM B

1. Latest listed is on piece. 2. Spelled Hillsboro. 3. Others are known, but not yet recorded. 4. Earliest listed is on piece.


Town type Fig. Earliest L atest No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

HOOD 1. C1bN1B27 12 Jan 05 SHD

HOPE (Eddy Co. ) 1. 221 C1bN1B27i 20 Sept 94 NLP 5 Feb 95 SHD 2. 222 C1bN1BBR28 18 June 04 PTM 1 Aug 04 PTM

HOT SPRINGS 1. (68) ClbT1B29 21 Sept 06 SHD A

HUDSON 1. C41d N1RRB34 31 Oct 81 SHD 16 Nov 81 NLP 2. 223 C1bN1B27 14 Jan 89 NLP 3. 224 C1bN1BBR27i 13 July 92 SHD

HYER 1. (4) C1bT1B31 27 Aug 10 ? 21 Sept 11 MWB c

ISLETA 1. (68) C1bT1B28 22 Sept 07 MWB A

JARALES 1. (4) C1bT1B31 17 Nov 10 SHD 8 Dec 11 SHD c

JEMES 1. C1bN1BBR26 22 Feb 88 SHD 10 Jan 89 DCR 2. 225 SL4 5 Oct 89p SHD 21 July 91 ? 3. (4) C1bT1B31 23 Dec 09 GLW 21 Dec 11 MWB c

JEMEZ SPRINGS 1. (4) C1bT1B31 17 Apr 08 MWB 18 Nov 08 MWB c

JICARILLA 1. C1bN1BBR27 7 Mar 02 MWB 13 Dec 04 MWB

JOSEPH 1. C1bS1B31 8 July 95v MWB 16 Jan 96v SHD 2. C1bN1B2 8 17 May 05 MWB

JUANTAFOYA 1. C1bN1B27t 17 Oct 95 MWB

KELLY 1. C31eN1B31i 20 Dec 84 MWB 2. C 1bN1BBR26t 18 Feb 86 DCR 13 Oct 86 SHD 3. C1b'(RECD)T1B27t 26 Jan 93 SHD

KENNEDY 1. (68) C1bT1B28 25 Mar 07 SHD A

KETTNER 1.

KINGSTON C1bT1B28t 10 Aug 06 MWB A?

1. C41dN1 B30 15 Jan 83 SHD ? Oct 83 MWB 2. C21bNlB33 9 Apr 84 MWB 1 Nov 85 MWB 3. 226 C1bN1B26t 12 Feb 88 SHD 20 Oct 88 ? 4. CldN1RRB31 13 June 88 DCR 5. 227 C1bN1B27 ? Jan 89 ? ? Jan 89 ? 1 6. 228 C1bN1B27 10 July 89 ? 2 Mar 91 NLP

Notes: 1. Illustration traced from Chase tracing.



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KINGSTON (Cont ' d) 7. 229 C1bN1B27~ 8 Jan 90 ? 2 June 90 SHD 8. (3) C1bT1B28 22 Jan 10 ? B

KNOWLES 1. (4) C 1bT1B31 2 Nov 09 NLP c

KOEHLER 1. (4) C1bT1B31 8 Mar 09 MWB c

LABELLE 1. C1bN1B27~ 16 Dec 96 SHD

LA CINTA 1. 230 C31bN1RRB29 19 Feb 83 MWB See Fig. 2. C1bN1BBR25~ 16 July ? PTM 1

LA CUEVA 1. C1bN1R24 ? Jan 81b MOR 11 May 83b MWB 2. 231 C1a13S1 RRB31 ~ 29 Aug 84v PTM 25 Nov 89v MOR 3. 232 C1bN1BBR27 17 July 90 SHD 2 Feb 91 NLP 4. 23'3 C1bN1BBR27~ 29 May 94 SHD 5. 234 C1bN1B27~ 22 Oct 97 DCR 17 Sept 98 SHD 6. 235 C1bN1BBR27i 28 Mar 03 MWB 7. (4) ClbT1B30 21 Dec (03?)NLP 14 Dec 10 SHD c

LAGUNA 1. 236 M27 29 Sept 85 GLW 2. C31ellN1B32 17 Dec 88v SHD ? Dec (91 ?)v PTM 3. 237 C1bN1BBR28~ 11 Feb 95 MWB 4. C1aN1B28 30 Sept 98 MWB 5. 238 C1bN1B29 6 Mar 10 ? 24 Oct 11 MWB Grid

LA JOYA 1. 239 C1bN1BBR28 28 June 90 GLW

LAJOYA 1. 240 C1bN1B27i 22 Nov 98 GLW 2 . (68) C1bT1B27~ 9 Feb 07 GLW A 2

LA JUNTA 1. 241 M28 14 May 79 MOR 2. C1bA1BBR24 1 Mar ?r MWB 3

LAKE ARTHUR 1. (4) ClbT 1B31 19 Mar 08 DCR c 2. (68) ClbT 1B30 9 Mar 09 FMC A

LAKE VALLEY (Dona Ana Co. ) 1. C1eN1BBR24~ 16 June 83 SHD 25 Apr 86 MWB Oval grid

LAKEWOOD 1. (68) ClbTlB28 23 Feb 06 NLP A

LA LANDE 1. ClbTlB31 20 Dec 09 SHD B?

Notes: 1. Either 1888 or 1889. 2. Backstamp. 3. With 3~ '73 Continental.



LA LUZ 1. C1bN1BBR27 31 Aug 90 SHD 25 Nov ? MWB 2. (3) C1bT1B31 31 Oct 06 PTM 26 Nov 06 SHD B

LAMY 1. 242 C1bN3BBR27 28 May 86 NLP 8 Sept 91 PTM 2. 243 COdN2RRB26 18 June 88p SHD 3. OV22b1S1RrB25x39 5 Mar 91p SHD 18 Sept 92p SHD 4. C21a1S1B30 17 Apr 93v SHD 26 Jan 95 MWB Target 5. 244 C1bN1B27 10 Feb 00 SHD 6. 245 C1bN1B28i 25 Aug 03 ? Grid 1 7. 246 C1bT1B27 . 26 June 07 NLP 26 Sept 07 GLW B 8. 247 C1bT1B31i 12 Apr 09 GLW 8 Oct 09 VEW c

LA PLATA 1. C1bN1B27 13 Apr 01 DCR 2. (68) ClbT1B28 25 June 04 PTM A

LARGO 1. C1bN3BBR25 11 Jan ? MWB 2 Mar ? SHD 2

LASCOLONIAS 1. C1bN1B27i 15 Jan 98 FHA

LAS CRUCES 1. 248 M29 26 Mar 64 DCR 2. C31bA1R31i 1 Oct 70 PHW 3. C1bA2BBR24 9 Aug 73 MWB 4. 249 C1bA1BBR26 23 July ?b SHD 10 Oct 90v ? 3 5. C21bN1B30 9 June 85 NLP 20 July 85 MWB 6. 250 C1bN1B27i 12 Nov 90 ? 22 July 93 ? 7. 251 C1bT1B27 ? Sept 95 SHD 17 Aug 96 SHD 4 8. 252 ClbT1B28i 30 Apr 98 SHD 19 June 99 IDB 9. 253 C1bT1B27i 8 Oct 01 SHD 25 Nov 04 ?

10. 254 C1bT1B29 21 Aug 06 NLP 28 Dec 07 FMC Grid 11. 255 C1bT1B29t 16 Feb 09 NLP Grid

LAS PALOMAS 1. 256 C1bN1B28 ? Nov 98 GLW

LAS VEGAS 1. 257 M30 14 Jan 59 SHD 15 Feb 61 MWB 5 2. 258 C1aA1BBR24t ? /, 15 May ? SHD 6 If• F'

3. C31e10N1RRB33 24 Oct ?b ? 7 4. 259 C1bA1BBR26

Notes: 31 Mal 73 ? 1

1. Illustration traced from Chase tracing. 2. Both listed are on 2¢ '84 Stamped envelope. 3. Earliest listed is on 3~ 174 Die 2 stamped envelope.

,-~ 4. Earliest listed is on piece. 5. Both listed are on 3~ Nesbitt envelope. 6. Earliest listed is with 3¢ '67. 7. Year recorded as 1860, but with 3~ '67 grilled; possibly 1868.



LAS VEGAS (Cont1d) 5. 260 C1bA1BBR24! 3 Mar ? SHD 10 Aug ? NLP 1 6. 261 C1bA1BBR25! 21 Aug 77 SHD 7. 262 C1bA1B26! 5 Feb ? SHD 14 Apr ? GLW 2,3 s. C31eN133 5 Aug 7Sp ? 17 Apr SOp MOR Cross in circle 4 9. 263 Clel1N1RRB29 29 Apr SOp MOR 6 July SOp MOR 5

10. 264 C1bN1B26 6 ? S1 .SHD 27 July S2 SHD 11. (265) C21a1 (MOB)N1B29 1 Feb S3v SHD 6 12. 265 C21a' N1B29 4 Feb S4 MOR 7 13. 266 C1bN1B27 9 Sept S1 ? 15 Jan S5 SHD 14. 267 C1bN1B25 25 Mar S5 NLP 17 Nov S5 NLP 15. 26S REG7 24 Sept S5 MWB 16. 269 C1bN1B26! 9 July S6 NLP 11 Feb S7 ? 17. 270 REGS 22 Mar S7 MWB 1S. 271 C1bN1B27 19 May ss ? 21 Dec ss ? s 19. 272 C1bT1B27 2 Jan ? SHD 2S Oct 91 SHD 9' 10 20. 273 C1bT1B2S 2 Jan 94 NLP 21. 274 C1bT1B27 29 Jan 96 ? ? Apr 97 SHD 22 275 REG9 6 Nov 97 MWB 23. 276 C1bT1B2S 23 May 99 SHD 2S June 01 ? 24. 277 C1bT1B29 27 Feb 02 SHD 15 Feb 03 NLP Grid 25. 27S C1b 1T9B22! 30 Sept 03 NLP 4 Nov 04 ? Vert. bars 26. 279 C1b1 T9B23 9 July 06 SHD 20 July 06 SHD 27. (32) C 1bT7B25 21 Aug OS SHD 3 June 11 NLP

LAS VEGAS HOT SPRINGS l. 2.SO See Fig. 21 June S2 DCR 11 2. C21aN1B32! 16 Oct S2v MWB 3. 2S1 C1bN1B26! 6 Aug S3 ? 11 Sept S3 SHD 4. 2S2 C1bN1B27 6 Jan S5 SHD 12 Dec S5 SHD 5. 2S3 C1bN1B27! 12 Jan 90 ? s 6. 2S4 C1bN1B27 14 Aug 91 PTM 7. 2S5 C1bN1B2S 19 Mar 93 SHD s. 2S6 C1bT1B26! ? June 99 SHD

Notes: 1. Both listed are with 3¢ 1 7 3 Continental. 2. Earliest listed is with ~¢ 1 79 American 3. Latest listed is with 1¢ plus 2¢ 1 79 American. 4. Also known in black. 5. Also known in blue. 6. Like Fig. 265 but with M . 0. B. at bottom of circle . 7. On registered cover s. Illustration traced from Chase tracing. 9. Earliest listed is with 2¢ 1 S7.

10. Latest listed is on piece. 11. Probably not an official post office marking; may be pre-post office.

148

153

157

162

166

NEW MEXICO TERRITORlAL POSTMARKS

143 144

149 150

155 154

159

/4_./~/4z-._ ~ J/f~-/c:,

163

167 168

172

171

145

151

156

164

169

146 147

.-. ------..._ ._ ..

158

161

165

&~1 170

173

174

179 180

FRALEY, N.MEX. JAN.17 1886.

184

189


175 176

181

190

4-~ u+., 0 Alfj 0 \&.. ~67 z ~.tA·

177

183

194 195

204

178

185

193

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203

205


4~ ~~"h ~ rvr-t

209

213

219

224

229

234

206

215

220

Jemes N. M. Nov. 9.1889

225

231

... _. -_, 211 212 ._ -.,

217

226

227

+ 230

208

214

218

223

233

.... -----..... :( M 6'P4?:? 11. -rYZ.

Pnt:W~ ~0 /$ ;r 248

253

262 263

242

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249 250 ~ .-._

-...... ... ~

REGISTERED 264

267

SEP 24 1885 LAS VEGAS, N. M. I 268

269

251 252

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-~ 256

260 261

265 266

270 271

272

279

282

288


273 ... -

283

289

274 275

278

I l I

284 285

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.

290

Lookout New Mex. <... 4 .,6 .g @.

293

296 297

286

276

281

287

291

295

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL COVERS

Fernando de Taos. Type 2, Oct. 18, 1860. with strip of 3 of 3-c ent '57 to Bristol. R.I. Carried by military courier from Fort Gar land, N. Mex. to Fernando de Taos where it entered the mails. Went by stage to Santa Fe and thence east via Santa Fe Trail Route. (From the J. D. Baker collection)

· ifZ;&. ~Mtmk d;tr7· f/;e{ d-(.fuv~-)

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Fort Buchanan. Type 1. Dec. 9, 1859, on 3-cent Nesbitt envelope to Charleston, S. C . Undoubtedly carried over the Butterfield Route. (From the D. C . Rosselot collection)


1 PER OVERlAND MAIL STAGE, VIA lOS ANGELES., --~ -- --- -·

Fort Craig, Type 1, Nov. 8, 1860, as forwarding mark on cover originat ing in San Francisco, with 3-cent '57 to Fort Craig to Stow Wall Mill, Va. Carried over the Butterfield Route to Fort Craig and possibly beyond, but probably went north to Santa Fe and out on the Santa Fe Trail Route. (From the F . E. Risvold collection)

Fort Craig, Type 1, Oct. 23, 1861. Free Official Business, to Washington, D. C. Went north to Santa Fe and east over Santa Fe Trail Route.. (From the S. H. Dike collection)


Fort Craig, Type 31 Apr. 29 1 with 3-cent 167 grilled~ to D~erfield~ Mass. (From the S. H. Dike collection)

Fort Defiance~ Type 21 June 31 probably 1859, with 3-cent '57 to Boston~ Mass. (From the M. W. Ball collection)


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Fort Fillmore, Type 3, Aug. 29, probably 1859, with 3-cent 1 57 to Beloit, Wise., forwarded to Syracuse, N.Y. (From the M. W. Ball collection)

Fort Selden, Type 1, Sept. 1, on 3-cent '64 envelope to Windsor, Conn;· (From the S. H. Dike collection)


Kingston, Type ? , Jan ? # 1888 on illustrated express cover with 2-cent 1 87 to Mora# N. Mex. (From the M. W. Ball collection)

Las Vegas, Type 2# 15 May# with 3-cent 167 to Santa Fe, N. Mex. (From the S. H. Dike collection)

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