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Western Express News-Letter of the Western Cover Society

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Important Announcement •

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. . .. . . . . ~ . . . Editorls Corner . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . The Postal History of New Mexico Territory - Part II

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4, 5, 6 t 7, 8, 9 by Sheldon H . Dike . . . . . • • . • . • • • • .

Nevada Post Offices in New Mexico and Arizona by Walter N. Frickstad . • . . 10 & 11

Auction Action - By James E. Berry • . . . . ... 12.( 13, 14

. Membership Changes . • • • • • • • • • • 4! • • .. • • • • 15

New Books •. ~ . . . . . . . . 16

Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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PLEASE ADDRESS all communications intended for WESTERN EXPRESS to the EDITOR, M • C . Nathan, 1 5 Manderly Road, San Rafael, Calif. But note that advertising copy and payment therefor.~ should be sent to Henry Chaloner, 2 612 Ashby Ave. , Berkeley 5, Calif. , and inquiries regarding membership should be sent to Dr. Sheldon H. Goodman, 323 Geary St., San Francisco 2.~ Calif.

NOW HEAR THIS!

Get Ready For

FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the

WESTERN COVER SOCIETY at

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

OCTOBER 10-12 1 1958

In Conjunction With THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST OVERLAND MAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO ON OCTOBER 10, 1858 AT 7:30A.M. -JUST 100 YEARS AGO. (THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT HAS AUTHORIZED A COMMEMORATIVE 3 CENT STAMP IN HONOR OF THE EVENT, WITH SAN FRANCISCO HAVING FIRST DAY OF ISSUE.)

AGAIN 1 AS THEN 1 A BUTTERFIELD STAGE WILL LEAVE TIPTON 1 MISSOURl, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, FOLLOWING THE OLD ROUTE THROUGH SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI; FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS; FORT BELNAP, FORT CHADBOURNE AND EL PASO, TEXAS: TUCSON 1 ARIZONA; FORT YUMA, LOS ANGELES, FORT TEJON, VISALIA, SAN JOSE AND ON TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE OCTOBER 1OTH AT 7:3 0 A.M. BE HERE TO GREET THIS INSPIRING EVENT .

SO OIL UP YOUR OLD COVERED WAGON! GET THAT PONY OUT OF THE BARN! BRING THE OLD PICK, SHOVEL AND PAN! BRING YOUR SQUAW AND PAPOOSES! BRING YOUR DUPLICATE COVERS TO TRADE! AND IF YOU HAVE A BANJO - BRING THAT TOO!

AMONG OTHER INTERESTING EVENTS, HERE'S WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY PLANNED:

1 - 250 frames of Western Covers to be selected from our members' collections -the finest display ever shown - non- competitive - to be housed under protective guard in the new home of the California Historical Society.

2 - A display by the California Historical Society of the finest items in their pioneer collection .

3 - A thrilling auction of Western Covers by a renowned National dealer.

4 - The first general membership meeting of the Western Cover Society ever held 1 with a memorable slumgullion banquet to follow.

5- An "alfresco" luncheon on the garden terrace of Waddell Smith's "Pony Express Retreat" and a visit through his famous museum.

SAVE THE DATE - YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS THIS! WEATHER FORECAST: PERFECT (what else in San Francisco).

A complete prospectus for the meeting and show will be in the mails in due course. Address all communications or queries to either of the co- chairmen:

Joseph M. Clary 13 5 Polk Street San Francisco 2, Calif .

Dr. Sheldon H. Goodman 323 Geary Street San Francisco 2 1 Calif.

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THE .EDITOR'S CORNER

It is with deep regret that we report the death of our honorary member and director I Stanley B. Ashbrook, at his home at Fort Thomas I Kentucky 1 on January 24 1 1958. So much has already been written about this world-wide distinguished philatelist and author 1 that whatever eulogy we could offer here would be merely repetitious of the many fine things said about him in other journals. He will be particularly missed by all of us for his untiring and unselfish help in research on western covers. To replace him on our directorate to fill the unexpired term your directors have appointed Dr. Sheldon H . Dike of Albuquerque I New Mexico. Welcome to the Board Dr. Dike, we are certain you will be a worthy successor to Mr. Ashbrook.

Here is an important communication from our secretary: Through the kindness of our member I Earl Oakley L I am pleased to announce that the Western Cover Society was incorporated in the State of California on January 16, 1.958. We are incorporated as a "social welfare organization" and have received an opinion from the Franchise Tax Board of the State of California that we are exempt from Franchise Tax . As to our exemption from Federal income tax as a non-profit organization, I quote the following from a letter from Mr. Oakley, dated February 5, 1958:

"It is my understanding that a ruling cannot be obtained until the first reporting period· of the corporation has been completed. However, in my opinion, the dues paid by the members are properly allowed as a deduction for income tax purposes as being a contribution to a charitable or educational corporation. Further I I believe it proper for you to advise the members that this is the opinion of counse 1 for the corporation. "

Mr. Oakley has given our Society much of his time and knowledge in setting up this corporation and, in behalf of the membership, I wish to thank him sincerely.

Dr . Sheldon H. Goodman, Secretary.

Now more good news . Our member Edwin R. Payne, 1795 N. Capitol Street, Salem 1 Oregon, is preparing a listing of the territorial post offices of Oregon. He states, "this will be ready sometime in 1958 for publication and will contain 180 names." We hope he will have Western Express publish it . He further states, ·"I wish to include with the listing a check on all known different offices that used a manuscript marking as evidenced by known covers. I believe I have a listing of all the known handstamped markings used on covers during the territorial period; but need membership help on listing the known manuscript markings in the possession of members . If anyone has an Oregon manuscript marking on an Oregon letter dated prior to Feb. 14, 1859 I PLEASE advise I so it may be included in my listing . " Ed has already received some information from local members on the Pacific Coast . If anyone else has information that would be helpful, send it to him at the above address without delay.

Am looking forward to seeing you personally in San Francisco , the city that knows how, in October. Do come, you will never regret it .

Mel C. Nathan

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THE POSTAL HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO TERRITORY

(Part II)

by

Sheldon H. Dike

I. Introduction

This is the second in a series presenting data on post offices and known postmarks of New Mexico Territory . Readers are again urged to report all covers not yet recorded in order to make this listing as complete as possible.

It is planned that each installment of this series begin with to corrections~ additions 1 and errata" to previous installments as a result of new finds and reportings . Please make these corrections to previous issues so that your compilation of data will be kept up to date. It is also planned that each installment inc).ude miscellaneous notes of a geographical or historical nature . Comments will a lways be welcomed .

The prize new find since the last issue is APACHE in manuscript reported by J. R. Pemberton. This marking was previously unknown. The date of 28 November must be during the years 1878-81 . P. T. Manly has come up with ARCH for 28 December 1906 as a way marking. The author has discovered two new ALBUQUERQUE markings. One to be known as Type 32 and the other a registry type to be known as Type 33 . The latter was in a dealerls stock and was passed up because of price and condition. (See descriptions given below.)

II. Additions, Corrections 1 and Errata

1. There is a serious error of omission in the previous installment . For some unaccountable reason 1 Fort Defiance was omitted from the list ofpost offices in what is now Arizona . The first paragraph on page 6 of the last in-stallment should be corrected to read: '

"There were 10 post offices in what is now Arizona . (Actually there were 11 under the listing rules, since Tucson is listed twice . ) These were Arizona 1 Casa Blanca, Colorapo City, Fort Buchanan, Fort Defiance, Gila City I Maricopa, Pima Village 1

Tubac I and Tucson. Markings are presently known from five of these post offices . Arizona was a name change from Colorado City . Tucson and Pima Village continued without official interruption as post offices in Arizona Territory , 11

2 . It is a pleasure to add the following collectors to the list of contributors· ' .

VML Virginia M. Legge I Carlsbad, N . Mexl. HHL Harold H . Longfellow, Sedona, Arizona ERP Edwin R. Payne, Salem, Oregon FER Floyd E . Risvold 1 Minneapolis.~ Minn.

(Copyright 195 8 by Sheldon H. Dike)

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3. Add the following to the list of known postmarks:

Town Type Pmk. Earliest Owner Notes No. Code Date

ALBUQUERQUE 32 C1bT1B27 30 June 90 SHD · 1 ALBUQUERQUE 33 REGS 12 May 06 ? 2 APACHE 1 M14 28 Nov ? JRP 3 ARCH 1 C1bT1B28 28 Dec 06 PTM 4

Notes:

1. Very similar to type 13 {Fig. 19) except "Albuquerque" more spread out giving 6 1/2 mm between top right extremity of "E" and bottom right extremity of "X". (In type 13, this is about 7 1/2 mm .}

2. Consists of ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX. in two straight lines within a rectangle 17 x 3 8 mm.

3. On 3¢ '74 stamped envelope (Must be 1878-81} 4. Back stamp. Bar type A, like Fig. 68.

4. Make following corrections to list of known postmarks: a. Abiquiu Type 5: insert (68} under Fig. No. b. Alamogordo Type 2: latest date is 20 Apr 11; owner unknown

(seen in auction lot} c. Albuquerque Type 9: latest date is 14 July 84; owner MWB . d. Arizona Type 2: Latest date is 27 Mar 61; owner HHL. Change

Note 2 to read: Earliest is probably 1860 and carries the 1 O¢ '57 Type V; latest listed carries the. 3¢ '57.

e. Artesia Type 1: latest date is 9 July 11; owner VML.

5. Make following corrections to the post office listing : Albemarle - delete Chaves Co. (error in the records) Central City - dat~ es.tab. 2 Mar 70 Cherryville- change spelling to Montecillo under "Remarks" Cimarron - Insert Mora between Taos and Golf. · Clear Creek - Glenwood should be in "Name changed to" column. Collinsville -under "R~marks", change Irna to Ima . Cuchillo -Add Sierra under "Soc". Dehaven - Date discont. 15 Aug 00.

III. Post Offices in What is Now Arizona

D. C. Rosselot writes suggesting that some further explanation should be made of the s.tatement "Tucson and Pima Village continued without interruption as post offices in Arizona Territory," because some of the other .offices show discontinuance dates after 24 February 1863 when Arizona Territory wa~ formed. The official discontinuance date of Arizona is given as 8 June 1863. Fort Buchanan and Fort Defiance were officially discontinued in 21 October .1863.

These dates are not realistic and simply represent the delays in Washington under the pressure of Civil War and the resulting poor communications from these

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localities. The records show that all post offices in what is now Arizona, except Tucson and Pima Village, were discontinued as New Mexico post offices and were not carried over to the Arizona records •

Arizona was wiped out by a flood in late 1861 or early 1862. According to Bancroft, the one or two buildings ·at Colorado City "were washed away in the flood of 1862. " '(1) Also we find the statement that the town was "mostly des.:.. troyed in the f~ood of 1861-62. "(2) Martin says that both the Gila ·and Colorado raged 11in such a flood that the river Qanks arid bottoms were covered by twenty feet of water. The current was so swift and the waters so deep that the settlements (Arizona City, Colorado City, and Jaegerville) were wiped out. Their adobe buildings were melted into mud, and the boat landings were swept away. Even Jaeger-'s big ferry was torn free and was recovered with much difficulty." (3) A few years later a settlement was re-established on the site of Arizona City and it was called Yuma. The first postmaster appointment records for Yuma County, Arizona, give the post office at Yuma as established 1 October 1866. (The name was changed to Arizona City on 28 October 1869, and was changed back to Yuma on 14 April 1873 .-) Hence despite the official discontinuance date given~ it is likely that post office activity at Arizona ceased no later than 186:2 and probably ceased earlier at the time the Butterfield route was discontinued through there.

Fort Defiance and Fort Buchanan were both abandoned in July 1861 and do not appear in the early Arizona records. ·with the fall of Fort Buchanan, the settlement at Tubac was also largely deserted, and it is likely that no post office actually operated there from 1861 until after the war, despite the official ciiscontinuance date of 14 February 1863. (The'Arizona records show Tubac as established 13 July 1865.)

Gila City was located at the present site of Dome I Arizona. One of the original Butterfield stage stations was located at the ranch home of one Jacob Snivelly. · In September 1858, · Snivelly discovered placer gold within a couple of miles of .his ranch and by November a bustling mining camp had sprung up called Gila City. (4) It had a population of more than 1000 when the post office was established there in December 18q8. The mining boom didn't last long 1 however . Before 1862, the camp was deserted and "the city was destroyed by the flood." (5) (This was apparently the same flood that destroyed Arizona·.) . Snivelly evidently abandoned .his ral'}ch early in 1861, and was associated with a number of. other mining ventures in 1862 and afterward until killed by Apaches in 1871. It is reasonable to presume that post office activity at Gila City ceased when the Butterfield route was moved north in 1861. Hence the official discon-tinuance date of 14 February 1863 is a questionable one . ·

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(2). (3)

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H. H. Bancroft, "History of the Pacific States of North America:• The History Co., San Francisco, vol. XII, p. 489; 1888, Ibid, p. 499. D. D. Martin, "Yuma Crossing 1 11 University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, p. 221-22; 1954. R. P. Conkling, and M. B. Conkling I "The Butterfield Overland Mail," Arthur H. Clark Co. I Glendale 1 Calif. vol. 2 , p. 191; 1 94 7

(5) "Sacramento O'nion" for February 12, 1862


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Since Pima Village was also on the early Overland Mail Route, it ts doubtful that much mail activity occurred there .after 1861, but the records show a continuous existence . It should of course be mentioned that U.S . post office operation at Tucson was certainly interrupted during at least the early part of 1862 when it was in Confederate hands .

This same date prob~em applies to a few other New Mexico post offices such as Fort Fillmore which, although officially discontinued on 14 July_ 1863, was actually abandoned in August 1861. It was occupied by the Confederate forces until July 1862, but was-not regarrisoned by Union troops as were most of the other formerly abandoned military posts .

Hence it is reasonably certain that except for Tucson and Pima Village t there was no post office operation in what is now Arizona during 1863 and during most , if not all, of 1862.

IV. Pre- Territorial Mail

Dispatches and letters travelled over the Santa Fe Trail between merchants. and traders in Santa Fe and Missouri from the early 1820 ~s when the Santa Fe trade was first opened . This was certainly an .. outside · the mails .. service until American occupancy in 184 6 . Mail pro'ce s sed by the Mexican post offices in

· New Mexico directed for the U • S. was 'undoubtedly sent prior to 1'846, but the author does not know of any existing ·pieces, except for the recollection of being once informed of a cover bearing a Santa Fe straightline .handstamp with an 1845 date . According to Horgan, the only Mexican post offices i'n the 182 O ... s were at

. Santa Fe and Albuquerque. (6) . But according to Vaughn, "Santa Fe. and Tome were the only post offices in all New Mexico . 11 (7) Also in a reference about Tome in 1834, "Tome had been one of the two post offices in New Mexico. 11 (8) · In 1844 the Mexican posf office in Santa Fe was near the center of the we.st side of the plaza . (9) The majority of mail was to and from Chihuahua. The population of Santa Fe in 1844 was about 3QOO, and Webb states that at. that time there were only three Americans and four foreigners residing permanently there . (1 _0)

Shortly after the c onquest of New Mexico by General Stephen W. Kearny and the 11Army of the West ... in Augul?t 184q, the military authorities established a military express post office in Santa Fe . Military and civilian mail was carried by military express post rider to Fort Leavenworth. Civilian mail was also carried by private -travellers and traders, and placed in the first post office encountered . As far as is known all mail during this period was sent postage collect.

Many examples of thi s pre-territorial mail still exist. One -of the earliest known is· dat~d at Santa Fe on 13 September 1846 and bears Fort Leavenworth

(6) P. Horgan, "Great River," Rinehart and Co., Inc . , New York_, ·p. 502, 1954 (7) J. H. Vaughn, "History and Government of New Mexico, i• State Coilege,

N.M . I p . 120; 1927 . (8) F . H. Ellis, "Tome and Father J. B. R. , " New Mex. Hi st. Rev. , vol. 30,

p . 9 8; April 1 9 5 5 . (9) J. J. Webb, "Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade," Arthur H . Clark Co.,

Glenda,le, Calif. , p . 95; 1931. (10) Ibid. p. 97.

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postmark date of 17 October. (11) Another is datelined Santa Fe ~ 6 September 1846 with Fort leavenworth postmark dated 18 October. (11) And still another is dated at Santa Fe on 17 September 1846, bears "On Service 11 in manuscript, and has Fort Leavefiworth postmark dated 19 October . (12) This might indicate that almost daily service was available! ·

A pair of interesting folded letters are in the F . E. Risvold collection . One is datelined Santa· Fe 26 August 1848, postmarked Independence , Mo ., 28 Sep:... tember, and says in part "I have only time to write a few lines before a party of men leave for the States and by whom I send this . .. The second letter is dated 19 November 1848, bears mss. Santa Fe November 20 on the outside, and is postmarked Fort Leavenworth, Mo . I February 1 . It says in part , "The Express Mail leaves on tomorrow the 20th by a friend and acquaintance of mine (Mr. Newman) who offers to take myletters in his private packages and will probably reach Ft. Leavenworth in about 20 days . We had a considerable fall of snow here on the 16th and 17th ; . • " There are other existing examples of mail. to · and from Santa Fe during this military occupation period . Pre-territ<;>rial it.ems from· other towns are not known to the author .

The pro.blem of recording early contract mail service to and from New Mexico is not an easy one. References seem. to be few and many are contradictory . It is hoped that future research will reso1ve this sttuation and help on this problem is invited .

By the Act of March 3 , 1847, Congress established a post route from Independence via Bent's Fort to Santa Fe, an~ service was to be established upon it as soon as it could be done. Many authors agree that the Post Office De- · partment did not operate a mail service under this act until 1850 . Twitchell, for example , says_:

"Overland stages to Santa Fe from the Missouri river were not regularly established until 1S50 . During the military occupation period 1 however, a tpony express • was conducted by the military authorities in order to meet the demands for prompt communication between the military posts which had been established along the trail from Ft. Leavenworth to Fort Marcy , Santa Fe.

· urn 1850 the ·postmaster general ordered the establishment of a regular wagon mail between Independence and ·Santa Fe , and Waldo, Hall ,~ and Company were awarded the contract , The senior member of the firm was Dr . David Waldo ~ who had lorig been a freighter and merchant over the trail and a veteran of the Mexi-. can War . The contract calleq for a monthly mail each way . This was .the first regular mail acres s the great plains , " (13)

But Hafen says I "In 1849 a: Mr . Haywood carried the mail between Indepen:.. dence and Santa Fe . 11 (14) He gives as reference a statement in the Little Rock

(11) · This item is ·ex-Wagner; present 'owner not known .· . {12) . This piece was seen years ago ih the hands of E . N . Sampson; present

owner not known . (13} R. E. Twitchell , 11 Old Santa Fe , " Santa Fe New Mexican Publ. Co . ,

Santa Fe, p . 242 ; 1925 . {14) L. R. Hafen, "The Overland Mail," Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale

Calif., p . 70; 1926 . · '


Gazette for July 26 1 1849 1 that Captain Buford left Santa Fe June 61 1849 "with Mr. Haywood the rre il contractor . II This statement is corroborated by the' diary of a William H. Chamberlin who 1 while travelling toward Santa Fe, records under date of June 7 I 1849 1 "Met the U .S . Mail on the way to Independence . "(15) A footnote in Reference 15 which was taken from "Marcy and the Gold Seekers, 11

by Grant Foreman states : "Captain Buford left Santa Fe on June 6 escorting the mail contractor Haywood and the Chihuahua merchants Mulliken, Hister, Hagen, and Lucas; they arrived at Fort Gibson 24 days late~. 11 (This would hardly be the way to go if the mail was to go to Independence!)

Frederick says that i n July 1849 a line had been started between Independence and Santa Fe .. (16) He gives no reference for this statement, but it is suspicious since he goes on to describe the coaches and guards 1 etc. 1 by paraphrasing an account in the Missouri Commonwealth which described the first mail run from Independence on July 1 1 1850. This description appears in several sources . (17), (18L (19), and also was partly given in the second issue of Western Express; (20)

Root and Connelly state that "the first stage line to start out with the mail from (Independence) was in May 1 1849. It was a monthly line and ran to Santa Fe. · .• "(21) Duffus also says that a monthly stage first left Independence in May 1849, but then goes on to describe the coaches from the July 1850 account in the Mis_souri Commonwealth . (22) Inman also gives the May 1849 date. (17)

Now to make it more involved, the following appears in Vaughn: 11Until the close of the war I the service was irregular, each mail being carried under special contract at a cost of about $600 per- round trip to Ft . Leavenworth and back to Santa Fe . A similar special-contract mail service .to California was soon started. In March 1848 the government paid $1000 for a trip to the coast and back. In 1849 a regular stage line was established between Independence and Santa Fe making the round trip once a month and carrying the mail by yearly con-.tract. "(23) No sour'ce reference is given for these statements. ·

The author is ·presently of the opinion that the first mail contract with the Post Office Department was let in 1850 1 and that statements about earlier contracts refer to arrangements with the military occupation authorities. More on this subject in the next installment.

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"Diary of William H . Chamberlin," New Mex. Hist . Rev . , vol. 20 p. 53; 1945. . J. V. Freder,ick , ·"Ben Holladay~ the Stagecoach King," Arthur H. Clark Co ., Glendale, Calif. 1 p~ 26; 1940. H . Inman, "Old Santa Fe Trail," The McMillan Co .

1 New York,

pp . 145-6; 1899. Hafen, op. cit, pp 70-7.1. · F. A. Root and W. E. Com1elley, "The Overland Stage to California

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College Book Co., ColumbuS., Ohio, p. 4; 1950 . · Western Express, vol. 1 1 No . 2;p. 2, Feb., 1951 Root and Connelly 4 op . cit., p. 4 · R • . L. Duffus, "The Santa Fe Trail, 11 Tudor Publ. Co . I New York, P .• 223; 1930. Vaughn , op. cit., p . 152.


. . . NEVADA POST OFFICES IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA

By Walter N. Frickstad

In "Western Express" of April 1957 was published an article by me on "California and Nevada Post Offices in Utah Records." Among such offices was Saint Thomas, located near the point where Meadow Valley Wash joined the Virgin River, now covered by the water of Lake Mead. It was reported that Saint Thomas was established in Utah, although the site was then in Nevada; and in the process of correcting the error, the office was first transferred to Arizona.

For the past several months, Edward W. Thrall and the writer have engaged in the preparation of "A Century of Nevada Post Offices" and therefore had occasion to look further into the history of Sa int Thomas. The lead proved to be true pay dirt, for we uncovered three Nevada offices established as if in Arizona, although the sites were then in Nevada; and one established while the site was in New Mexico. They were:

Bringhurst, on the present site of Las Vegas, Nevada. Callville, on the north bank of the Colorado River "at the

head of navigation," approximately 25 miles east of present Las Vegas. According to Bancroft's "History of Arizona," it was briefly the county seat of Pah Ute County, Arizona.

Overton, approximately 8 miles up Meadow Valley Wash from Saint Thomas, now a farming village.

Saint Joseph, near Overton.

All sites are now in Clark County, Nevada.

Following are the dates of establishment and discontinuance as furnished by the National Archives from original Post Office Department records:

Bringhurst, New Mexico, William Bringhurst appointed postmaster August 1, 1855. It was discontinued September 22, 1860. The "Register of Officers and Agents in the Service of the United States" reports that Bringhurst received $2. 2 5 for his service during one quarter of fiscal year 1856-57. He is mentioned in the "Register" of 1859, with the notation "No return." This seems to confirm thereport that the site was virtually abandoned in 185 7.

Callville, Pah Ute County, Arizona, Henry F. Dibblee appointed January 25, 1867, Octavious D. Gass October 1867; discontinued June 15, 18,69, The 1869 "Register" reports the office but "No returns."

Overton, Pah Ute County, Arizona, James Farmer appointed April 25, 1870, discontinued December 16, 1872. The 1871 "Register" reports that Farmer was paid $12.00 that fiscal year.

Saint Joseph, William Kartchner appointed August 26, 1867, Darius Clement July 2, 1869, R. S. Citler February 28, 1870, and Philander Brown April12, 1870; discontinued October 6, 1871. The "Register" reports that Kartchner received $56.00 in fiscal 1869 ( and Brown $44.00 in fiscal 1871.

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Overton and Saint Joseph were re-established later and Overton is still active .

Saint Thomas ( it will be recalled I received its first postmaster July 231 1866 as if in Utah Territory I although the transfer of the site to Nevada had been made by Congress early in the previous May . It is reported in Utah by the 1867 "Register;" and in the 1869 Utah "Register" J . Leithead is allowed $9 . 00 "to Sept. 3 01" which would be September 1868. In the Arizona "Register" for 1869 J. Leithead is allowed $27.00 I exactly three times as much as for the July-Sept. quarter in Utah . This indicates that the transfer to Arizona was on October 1, 1868. There is no similar evidence to show when it was transferred to Nevada, but it se~ms to have been about July 1871 .

The erroneous introduction of Arizona into the history of Call ville, Overton, Saint Joseph and Saint Thomas is traceable to the refusal of the Arizona Legislature to recognize the May 5 , 1866 Act of Congress. Pah Ute County, consisting principally of the transferred area , had been created in 1865 and Callville designated county seat. It was much closer tied to Arizona by way of the Colorado River than to Nevada.~ represented by Carson City and Virginia City , Arizona opposed the transfer, ignored it by continuing to legislate for the area I and apparently organized some sort of county government at Saint Thomas in 1867 . Finally, in 18711 the Legislature capitulated by abolishing Pah Ute County and attaching the fragments to Mojave County . (Bancroft}

It might still seem strange that the Post Office·Depgrtment. in Washington should accept these errors . Clearly it knew little of the facts and nothing of their significance. Apparently the fault lay with the field inspection service 1

assumably centered in Salt Lake City . From there it was a long, arduous and costly journey into this area . Man power and expense money were very limited, the total postal receipts were small, and it seems doubtful if supervisors made trips into such remote communities . Therefore I the statements of the petitioners and postmasters were accepted.~ and they reflected local knowledge and opinion.

In any event , ninety years later the comedy of errors furnishes a sidelight upon early territorial communications , and an interesting historical puzzle. Perhaps some of our readers can contribute to its full solution . Are any covers known of these post offices with Arizona postmarks? Or of Bringhurst, New Mexico?

* * * EDITOR •s NOTE : The Philatelic Research Society in co-operation with the Western Cover Society is sponsor ing a companion volume to Walter Frickstad ls "A Century of California Post Offices" entitled "A C e ntury of Nevada Post Offices . "

Authorshfp of the Nevada book is divided between Walter Frickstad and Edward Thrall, with the collaboration of Mr . Ernest Myers , all members of both the sponsoring organizations.

Being considerably smaller than the California book, the Nevada Post Offices will sell at $4.50 . The pre -publication price is $3. 50, if check accompanies order. The Philatelic Research Society, 3 82 2 Harrison St. , Oakland, California, is handling the sales gratis and checks, including sales tax, should be made payable to that society .


AUCTION ACTION

By James E. Berry

Not much action on the auction scene since the last issue of W. E. As a matter of record, not one dealer featured western items in any quantity or of any consequence since January 1st, so we must go back to two of our standbys, Sam Paige and John Fox, and list some nice items from their December sales.

All of the following items came from the Dr. H. K. Thompson collection sold by Sam Paige in Boston on December 6, 1957:

BAIRD, SHASTA CO . , CAL. 1883 in purp ties VF 3¢ green $20. SO . CLIPPER MILLS, BUTTE CO ., CAL. 1880 in blue eire struck twice on VF 3¢

green env w ith 3¢ green stmp. $23. SO. DONNER , PLACER CO., CAL. 188? in purp. eire. on VF 2¢ br env. $21.00. KEELER , INYO CO., CAL . 1885 in purp eire on VF #210 . $22.00. MARKWEST , SONOMACO., CAL.1888inblkcirconVF#213 . $23.00. PORTERVILLE , TULARE CO., CAL. 1880 in blk eire on VF 3¢ green. $2 2. 50 WEIMAR , PLACER CO . CAL. 1894 in purp eire on VF #220. $22. SO. (REGISTERED) JAMESTOWN, BOULDER CO. COLO. 1886 in blk sawtooth

oval on VF #209 & 210~ Mss cane. $23.00. SILVERTON I COLO. J. M. HANKS I p. M. REGISTERED CORRECT SE p 14 I 187 6

in blue eire on F #184 & 188 . $27.00. HOT CREEK , NEV. NYE CO. in magenta eire on F 3¢ gl'een env. $22.00. PINTO, EUREKA CO . NEVADA 1884 in blk dbl eire on VF 2¢ red env. $21.50. TAYLOR, NEV . WHITE PINE COL. in b1 ue eire w / o date on VF #21 0 • $2 0. 50. JUNEAU ALASKA 1885 in eire on VF 2¢ red env with blk WELLS, FARGO & CO.

frank. $75.00 , REGISTERED , CAMP GRANT, ARIZONA 1879 in blk eire with STARS in eire

struck twice of VF #184 & 188. $23.00. FT. ABRAHAM LINCOLN DAK. 1880 in blk octagon on F 3¢ green. $22.50. FORT BERTHOLD DAK 1884 in eire on F 2¢ Int. Dept. on "Fort Berthold,

Dept . of the Int." printed env. $34. SO. FORT HALLECK DAK.in blk eire on rep #65 (2) $2 9. 50. YANCTON D . T. DEC. 14, 1860 in mss on F #26. $57.00. YANKTON D . T . i n blk eire on VF #65. (1861) $25.00. ARDMORE I. T . REGISTERED JOHNS . HAMMER, SR. POSTMASTER 1895 in

purp dbl oval on VF 2¢ green env with #225. $21.50. RED ROCK IND . TER. C. WOODIN , P.M. 1882 in blk eire on VF 3¢ green

"Otoe Indi an Agency, Dept. of the Int . " env. $43. 0 0. DENVER CITY K. T. THE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS

COMPANY JUL 5 in blk oval also blue eire SAINT JOSEPH MO. JUL 13, 1860 tying VF #26. $225.00.

FORT RANDALL , N. T . (Nebr . ) in blk eire on VF Patriotic Female with Flag in red & blue on #65 (1863) $46. 00.

CARLISLE , GRANT CO. , NEW MEX. 1885 in blk eire on VF #210. $28.50 SANTA RITA , GRANT CO . , N. MEX . 1883 in blk eire on VF 3¢ green env . $23.00. VANCOUVER , W . T. in blk eire on VF #26. $80.00. ILLUSTRATED PROSPECTOR mining scene Q' . M. Hutchings, Cal. Engr.) in

blk with blue oval VIA NICARAGUA AHEAD OF THE MAILS SULUVAN with gd pr #11 tied blk NEW YORK pmk. $200.00

VIA NICARAGUA IN ADVANCE OF THE MAILS in blk oval with VF pr #11 tied NEW YORK SHIP pmk. $128.00 .

FROM NOISY CARRIER lS MAIL 77 LONG WHARF, S. F. CAL. in fancy rect. in blue with pr #11 tied SF pmk. $97.00


PROSPECTING MINERS illus . cor card with SACRAMENTO CITY, CAL pmk and "10" on F cvr . $116 . 00 .

MORMON ISLAND, GALA. in lrg oval with MSS "5" on VF cvr . $29 . 00. SACRAMENTO CITY, CAL in red eire with two "40's" on F cvr. $40.00 . SONORA, CALIFORNIA/ APR 13 1 1852 (SL) and 11 5 11 in blue 1 folded letter re

1'Reynolds & Todd's Express 11• $42 . 00.

ROUGH & READY, CAL . 1857 in blk eire on Vf 1853 3¢ env . $40.00 . ADAMS & CO. MARYSVILLE MAR 31 in oval and PAID in red octagon on

VF stmpless. $36 . 50. EVERTS WILSON & CO. DAILY EXPRESS PAID (Ty 3e) also GIBSONVILLE~ CAL.

in blk on VF 10¢ 1853 env. $51 . 00.

The following covers all came from the Meroni collection sold by John Fox on December 10 1 1957:

CULLOMA 1 ALTA CAL. 40 , APR 26 in red orange on VF cvr. $60 . 00. STEAM CHINA, DUE 4 with SF pmk on VF #65 (2) with Mss COLORADO. $65 . 00 . INDEPENDENCE LINE AHEAD OF THE MAILS, UNCLE SAM AND NORTH STAR

VIA PANAMA in blk dbl oval on reverse of folded letter from SF with pr 3 ¢ 1 8 51 . $ 7 7 . 0 0 .

VIA PANAMA illustrated cvr VF #2 4 & 26 (3) tied SF pmk. $3 00. 00. VIA NICARAGUA AHEAD OF THE MAILS in red or blue rectangle. Eight (8)

covers in this sale averaged just unde r $80 . 00 each with the exception of one (1) cover with a superb copy of #17 which brought $15 5. 00.

LEAV'N CITY & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS CO. JUN 1 1 1859 on VF cvr tied LEAVENWORTH CITY, K. T. UlO $800 . 00.

JONES & RUSSELLS PIKES PEAK EXPRESS, DENVER CITY MAY 12, 1860 on VF #26 tied blue ST. JOSEPH MO . May 20, 1860 $265 . 00.

THE CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS CO. ST. JOSEPH, MO. SEP 12 in blk oval on U34 cane SPRINGFIELD & 10. $105.00. .

CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS DENVER CITY K. T. in oval AUG 21 similar oval on reverse ST . JOSEPH, MO . cvr (Ul O) pmk ST. JOSEPH " MO . AUG 28, 1860 . $180 . 00.

HINCKLEY & COS EXPRESS DENVER CITY JUL 30, 1860 with #26 tied with octag. PHILADELPHIA JUL 7, 1860 used to Golden City 1 Jefferson Terr. $240 . 00, ·

HINCKLEY & COS EXPRESS DENVER CITY AUG 30, 1860 in eire on VF :!f26 with pmk MOUNT CLEMENS I MICH. $220.00.

HINCKLEY & COS EXPRESS MAIL FAST RUN VIA DENVER in fancy scroll pmk Co. hndstmp OCT 23 and ST. JOSEPH, MO. OCT 31 with mss DUE 3 CTS on F U l O. $260.00

PONY EXPRESS SAN FRANCISCO NOV 7 in blue oval on colored Stage Coach cvr . also pmk SAINT JOSEPH MO NOV 20 and CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS CO . ST . JOSEPH MO. AND N. YORK AM. PKT used to Scotland on #3 5 tied with blue RUNNING PONY EXPRESS oval. Back restored . $7 50.00 .

PONY EXPRESS, SAN FRANC:OSCO OCT 27 in lrg oval, RUNNING PONY on U33 with oval CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK EXPRESS SAN FRANCISCO also can with similar oval ST. JOSEPH, MO . NOV 8 and a ST . JOSEPH pmk NOV 10 . Small repair . $500 . 00

$2.00 red PONY EXPRESS (143Ll) tied with blue RUNNING PONY SAN FRANCISCO oval on U33 with green ST. JOSEPH MO. pmk. $430.00 .

WELLS, FARGO & CO. PONY EXPRESS FRANK in red on U 4 0 pmk with lrg oval inside a circle PONY EXPRESS/CENTRAL OVERLAND CALIFORNIA & PIKES PEAK ST. JOSEPH MO . tied with NY pmk. Small repairs. $625.00 .


PONY EXPRESS 25¢ blue (143L8) on W . F. & Co. entire tied with blue co oval VIRGINIA CITY I N . T. $220 . 00

PONY EXPRESS 25¢ red (14319). gutter strip 4 and two sheet margin singles tied with blue W . F . & Co. S. F. eire on legal cvr. to Nev. Some defects. $2,100.00 .

PONY EXPRESS 10¢ blue (143LU2) on U34 tied blue W . F. & Co. blue eire S .F. Advertising entire of Gould & Curry . $27 5 . 00 .

EXPRESS LETTERS FROM HOME illus cvr shows Pony Rider arriving in mining camp . Pmk Nevada City, Cal. Feb 10 with "5" & lrg "10". $185 . 00 .

MINER PANNING GOLD, "I HAVE GOT MOST ENOUGH" illus cvr imprint Noisy Carrier 77 Long Wharf S . F. Pmk. Jackson, Cal. 10. $137.50.

MINER PANNING GOLD ill us cvr pmk FOSTERS BAR, CAL. DEC. 7 and PAID 6. Small repairs . $12 5 . 00 ..

MINER PANNING GOLD. Ill us cvr pmk blue SUTTER CREEK, CAL. in sml dbl eire and PAID in oval . VF. $180 . 00.

SIX HORSE STAGE in blk on #35 tied BENICIA, CAL. $120.00 . PER OVERLAND MAIL , VIA LOS ANGELES , 4 Horse Stage on #3 5 tied Sonora ,

$80.00 . PER OVERLAND MAIL VIA LOS ANGELES, 4 Horse Stage on VF #3 5 tied by SF

DEC 18 , 1859 pmk. $125 . 00. OCT 10, 1859 pmk. $140 . 00. OVERLAND VIA LOS ANGELES, 4 Horse Stage in color on VF #3 5 (3) tied by

BENECIA., CAL. pmk. $250 . 00 . SAN FRANCISCO VIA LOS ANGELES, 6 Horse Stage on defec #65 tied by

PLACERVILLE 1 CAL. pmk. $60 . 00 . BICYCLE MAIL ROUTE, CALIFORNIA 2 5¢ green (12 L1) on torn #2 2 0 tied

FRESNO, CAL. JUL 10, 1894 . Hndstmp frank on reverse . $62.00. PENNY POSTAGE PAID 7 in blk rect (34Ull) on F #11 with Co . SF pmk . $165.00. CALIFORNIA PENNY POST PAID 7 (34LU11a) on U10 pmk BENICIA , CAL. $150.00. PENNY POST PAID 7 in fancy blk rect (34LU12) pmk PLEASANT SPRINGS 1 CAL.

$130.00 . CARNES CITY LETTER EXPRESS 5¢ rose (34L1) tied blue dots also blue-green

strike of SAN FRANCISCO LETTER EXPRESS 1 PONY RIDER plus illus Eagle design JULY 4 1 1868 on reverse . Ex-Caspary . $550 . 00.

GREGORYS ATLANTIC & PACIFIC EXPRESS 1 FORWARDED BY THOMPSON & HITCHCOCK hndstmp plus oval PAID . $70 . 00.

HOLLADAY OVERLAND MAIL & EXPRESS CO. fancy frank on VF U58 pmk OMAHA, NEB DEC 18 plus "Not Called For~ Advertised & USDLO and a large W. $120 . 00 .

FORWARDED BY HUNTER'& COS EXPRESS MUD SPRINGS, CAL . in shield. $100 .00 FROM NOISY CARRIERS MAIL 77 LONG WHARF SF CAL in· blk rect on F #14 & .

U18 tied with SF pmk . $7 5 . 00. FROM NOISY CARRIERS MAIL 77 LONG WHARF SF CAL on .VF #15 tied with SF

pmk also QUINCEY, MASS pmk . $100 . 00 . OVERLAND MAIL CO. SALT LAKE CITY ., UTAH cor card on F #65 tied SALT

LAKE CITY, U . APR 8 ' 62. $50 . 00. PACIFIC EXPRESS r PONY RIDER frank on VF Ul 0 tied by Co . oval CHINESE.

$54 . 00. SAN FRANCISCO LETTER EXPRESS hndstmp with RUNNING PONY used . $125.00 . TRACY & CO OREGON EXPRESS fancy ribbon frank on VF U3 5 with blk BOISE

EXPRESS PAID 50 CTS also PORTLAND ORE AUG 30 1 1863 pmk . $150.00. SAN FRANCISCO CAL pmk tied #68 with three copies BRITISH COLUMBIA #77.

$100.00. . ADAMS & CO. 25¢ adhesive (1L4) superb on VF folded cvr with Co. handstmp.

ADAMS & CO. Sacramento APR 10 (1853) . $360 . 00 .

WESTERN EXPRESS -APRIL , 1958

NEW MEMBERS

#312 Charles G. Finke, 409 Utah N.E. P.O . Box 1048, Albuquerque, New Mexico #313 L. D. Mallicoat,, 2475 Fisher Road, Salem, Oregon. #314 Samuel Ray, 3 50 Oakdale Ave. , Chicago 14, Illinois. #315 Robert Abelson, 2121 E. 98th St., Chicago 17, Illinois. #316 Victor B. Smith, 83 60 Garden Grove Blvd . , Garden Grove, Calif. #317 Ruth Goodman, 42 Corte Morada, San Rafael, Calif. #318 Esther L. Nathan, 15 Manderly Road, San Rafael, Calif. #319 Joseph J , Gabry, P. 0. Box 576, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

CHANGE. OF ADDRESS

John H . Thies (42), 1035 Underhills Rd., Oakland 10, Calif. George B . Sloane (46), 209 Stratford Road, Brooklyn 18 L New York. La Mar E . Peterson (143), 225 East 21st South, Salt Lake City 1 Utah . John C. Juhring (117), Hillsdale, N.Y. Dr . W . W. Bilyeu (231) , 720 Sanchez St., San Francisco, Calif. Philip T. Manly (287), P. O . Box 4031, Albuquerque, New Mexico. S . Trowbrige Leavitt (299), 1522 Merchandise Mart, Chicago 54, Illinois.

CORRECTIONS

R. B . Keusch (118), P. 0 . Box 21, Groesbeck Station, Cincinnati, Ohio. Frank W . Samuels, M.D. (3 07), 1431 Mark Twain, Reno, Nevada . #31 0 Belongs to Dwight D . Deters #311 11 11 Franklin Barnett .

RESIGNATION

John H . Smith (250), 320 Washington St., Providence 3, R . I.

DROPPED FROM ROLL - ADDRESS UNKNOWN

Ewald Van Elkan (131)

NECROLOGY

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

Stanley B. Ashbrook (2) Honorary member. Writer - Student - Prominent Authority

Fred J. Grumm (217) Collector - Student - Researcher

Heyliger de Wi ndt (199) Writer - Collector


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WANTED: ~ .New .Mexico and Arizona Territorial Markings . Send with price . If you have such material

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that is not for sale , I would like • to make records of i t . Prompt returns• and postage both ways t of course . 1

Dr.. S • H • DIKE "lOll Bayita Lane 1 N .W ~ Albuquerque , N . M . 1

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WANTED TO BUY~ Montana Express 1 Covers and Fort Laramie . Have some, duplicate Montana material for trading ~

HARRY L .. FINE 2324 Spruce Street Billings 1 Montana

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Beginning with the April 1958 issue, rates per issue·will be as follows; Full page $20 . 00; half page $10. 00; quarter page $5 .00; one-eit;J.nthpage $2 . 50 . Yearly contract _, 20% discount. Mail direct to the Treasurer, Henry Chaloner , 2 612 Ashby Ave . , Berkeiey 5, California .

WANTED: Arizona Territorial Covers 1

Books ~, Documents .1 regardin<g early Arizona t New Mexico 1864 and prior. Checks or answer by return mail.

JOHN 0. THEOBALD 95 Encanto Phoenix, Arizona

WANTED: 40 cent rate and multiples to or from California , folded letters or covers . Prompt return or check.

M "' C . NATHAN 15 Manderly Road San Rafael~. California

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NEW MEXICO T ERRITORIAL POST OFFICES

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

Beulah R. A. 19 Apr 94 Richard M. Humphrey 25 Nov 95 Mail to Abiquiu Beulah S.M. 26 Mar 96 Priscilla J. Barker Bibo Val 4 Feb 05 Benjamin Bibo (1920) Black Hawk Grant 30 July 84 Frank A . Wellington 6 Apr 87 Mail to Fleming Black Lake Colf 19 Feb 03 Osha Guillermo Martinez (19 27) Blackrock McK 24 May 04 Mark F. Bennett Blacktower Roos 31 July 05 William G. Bruce

Curry (191 2) Blanco s. J. 6 Mar 01 Flora Dougher ty Bland Bern 26 May 94 Clifton W. Arnold

Sand Bloomfield Taos 1 May 79 William B. Haines 7 Dec 81 Porter Bloomfield R. A. 17 May 82 P orter William B. Haines

s. J . Blossburg Colf 7 Nov 81 Daniel B . Griffin 15 Feb 05 Mail to Gardiner Blue Water Val 21 June 89 William H . Hulvey 27 J une 92 Mail to Grant B luewater Val 26 Sept 95 Thomas L. Henderson Blumner R.A. 17 Aug 05 Jesus M. Martinez 30 Sept 07 Mail to Vallecitos Boaz Chav 17 May 07 William H. Robeson Bonanza S. F. 2 Aug 80 -Samue-l-Hull 17 Apr 83 Mail to Turquesa Bonito Line 24 Aug 82 Charles Metcalfe 31 Jan 11 Mail to Parsons Brackett Colf 30 Aug 10 Porfiria Bernal Brakes Quay 31 Aug 07 James P . Boggs 31 Jan 09 Mail to Norton Bramlett Grant 18 Feb 11 Nathan N. Bramlett (191 2) Bra z o s R . A. 8 Mar 98 Matthew S. Groves 15 Nov 00 Mail to Chama Brice Otero 3 May 04 Jar illa Francklyne B.

Schemerhorn 31 May 09 Mail to Orog rande Brilliant Colf 13 Dec 06 IV.ir s. Maud Wagner Bringhurst's Bern 21 Aug 55 William Bringhurst 22 Sept 60 Brown Quay 9 May 10 George M. Brown Jan-May 11 Never in Operation Brownhorn Roos 16 Oct 05 Miss Alice Montgomery 8 Aug 06 Melrose Bryan tine Union 10 .June 03 Sarah P. Bryant (1920)

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NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST OFFICES

Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from Firs t postmaster dis cont. changed to Remarks

Buchanan Guad 29 July 07 Frank N. Page Buckman S. F. 22 June 99 Harry S. Buckman 15 Jan 03 Mail to Ildefonso Bueyeros Union 31 May 98 Vigil Miguel G . Tixier Burley Soc 29 Apr 01 Nelson A. Field Bur sum So.c 23 Mar 04 Edwardo Tafoya 30 Sept 05 Mail to Chloride Buxton S.M. 23 Feb 09 Gerald H. Buxton (1914) Bynam Chav 24 Oct 07 John F . Bynam 15 July 10 Mail t o Olive Byried Chav 12 June 09 Elvira R. Martin

Cabezan Station Bern 6 May 79 Rudolph Haberland 21 Sept 81

Cabezon Bern 16 Jan 91 Gavino Garcia 25 Mar 96 Mail to Casa Salazar 25 May 96 Marcus T . Sawtelle

Sand Cabra S.M. 7 Apr 00 Alfred H. Long 31 Mar 04 M. to Gallinas Spring Cabra Spring S. M. 15 Jan 78 George W. Stoneroad 19 Mar 91 M. to Gallinas Spring Cam bray D. A. 9 Apr 93 Jesse C. McConnell

Luna Cameron Quay 6 Feb 08 Arthur W. Cameron

Curry Camp Otero 14 Jan 08 Leo L. B eeman 15 June 10 Shamrock Camp

Monarch Grant 11June07 Wallace Perry 15 May 08 Mail to Lake Valley Canjilon R . A. 13June92 Fiedl Martinez Can ode Quay 14 Aug 08 Lulu B. Haight (1914 ) Canon s. J . 26 May 02 Jose Gorgonio Jaquez 30 June 03 Mail to La Boca Canoncito S. F. 30 Sept 79 Nestor Robal 12 Aug 80 Cantara Roos 1 May 08 John P. Beam (19 12)

Curry

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

Canton Roos 9 June 10 Frank M. Lasater Canyon Sand 11 Feb 10 Charles H. Stanton (1913) Capitan Line 11 Oct 00 Gray Bert Rowland Capulien Colf 12 Apr 83 Fairchild B. Drew 20 July 88 Folsom Capulin Colf 22 Dec 79 John R. Stuyvesant 23 Aug 80 Caracas R. A. 23 Dec 81 Frank E. Parish 19 Jan 82 Carbonate-

v ille S. F. 10 July 79 Oliva V. Aoy 19 Feb 80 Caris brook Colf 22 Aug 07 David L . Hutchinson 31 Jan 08 Mail to Raton Carlisle Grant 12 Aug 84 James 0. Rountree Jr 16 Nov 96 Steeple rock Carlsbad Eddy 15 June 99 Eddy Louis 0. Fullen Carne Luna 12 July 09 F rank M. Hickman Carpenter Bern 29 Aug 03 Jose R. Carpenter 31 Jan 07 Mail to Albuquerque Carr Val 29 Dec 93 William T. Larned 23 Jan 95 Mail to Ramah Carrizozo L ine 31 May 02 Frederick M. F. Hunt Carter Roos 27 June 06 Samuel F. Anderson (1917) Carthage Soc 20 Sept 83 John James 12 Aug 93 Mail to San Antonio

18 Sept 06 John James CasaBlanca D. A. 12 Jan 60 Allen White 9 Oct 61 CasaBlanca Val 22 Sept 05 William Paisano Casa Grande S. M. 23 July 07 Dionisio Ulibarri (1912) Casa Salazar Bern 21 July 88 Mariano Gonzales 18 Oct 95 Casasalazar Casasa l azar Bern 18 Oct 95 Casa Salazar Juan Lusero

Sand Casaus Guad 21 July 94 Juan Casaus

L . W. Guad 21 Nov 11 Dilia

Cass Line 15 Feb 88 Charles H. Slaughter 13 Aug 90 Mail to Lookout Castleberry Quay 2 Aug 10 Rudulph Ritta Castleberry (1913) Lesbia Catalpa Co1f 5 Dec 82 George P. Gaylord 24 Dec 84 Mail t o Madison

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST OFFICE S

Date estab. Name chg'd Date Name Town Co. or re-estab. from First postmaster discont . changed t o Remarks

Catskill C oif 18 Sept 90 John M. Waldron 31 Dec 02 Mail to Sopris. Colo. 3 Apr 03 John E . L ane 30 Nov 05 Mail to Sopris. Colo.

Causey Roos 9 Feb 07 Joseph M. Manes Cavarista Taos 2 July 95 Kossuth R. Casper 16 Oct 95 Mail to Labelle Cebolla R. A. 6 Jan 10 Sebolla Climaco Valdez Cedar Hill s. J. 13 June 92 Roliondo H. Wright Cedarvale T orr 28 Sept 08 Olive P. DeWolf Centerville Union 6 Dec 07 Webster Lamb Central G rant 8 Jan 87 Hiram J . Hutchinson Central City Grant 20 Mar 70 Fort Bayard George C. Strong 11 Jan 71 Fort Bayard Cerrillos S. F. 29 June 80 George A. Waller Cerro Taos 11 Feb 80 John H. Young Chacon Mora 10 Sept 94 Diego A. Chacon Chama R.A. 22 Dec 80 Peter McKay Chamberino D. A. 8 Nov 80 Marcus Estabrook 13 July 82 Mail to Mesilla

18 Apr 93 Martha L. D. Keiser Chamisal Taos 30 Apr 04 Santiago Abreu 28 Feb 05 Mail to Llano

7 June 07 Benito Lovato (1913) Mail to Llano Cham ita R . A. 27 Jan. 81 San Juan Marcus E ldodt Chance C1ty Grant 14 Dec 85 Solomon Davidson 10 Sept 86 Mail to Gage Chapelle S. M. 20 Dec 95 Bernal Albino Salazar Chaperito S. M. 6 Jan 75 Frederick De Fruville 10 Nov 75

27 Dec 75 Gregorio Florez 8 Oct 77 30 Jan 80 Adolph Straus 16 Nov 91 Mail to Gallinas

Spring 6 May 92 Carlos Ma rtinez

Chapman S.M. 15 Apr 79 Ha tch 1 s Ranch John L . Chapman 16 June 80 Charco S.M. 11 July 93 Eliza C. Robertson 1 Aug 94 Mail to Liberty Charlotte Roos 3 June 07 J . Louis Smith Chaves S. M. 14 Jan 01 Francisco S. Chavez 14 May 06 Mail to Trementina


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

Chaves Val 19 June 86 Bern

Cherry Vale S. M. 8 Feb 10 Cherryville Soc 9 Mar 81 Chico Colf 3 Apr 95 Chico so Co.lf 8 Dec 76 Chico Springs C olf 14 May 77 Chilili Val 23 Oct 82

Bern Chimayo S. F . 25 Apr 94

R.A. S. F .

Chisum Line 14 Aug 84 Chloride Soc 28 Mar 81

S'ra Cienega Soc 24 Apr 94 C ienequilla Taos 6 June 03 Ci.marron Taos 3 Sept 61

Colf Cimilorio Colf 28 Feb 83 Clairmont Soc 15 Aug 81 Clancy Guad 4 May 08 Clapham Mora 25 Sept 88

Union Clarkville Bern 29 June 98

McK Claud Curry 23 Jan 09 Claudell Roos 23 Jan 08 Clayton Colf 23 Mar 88

Union Clear Creek Soc 21 Oct 04

L. L. Cotten

Harry Morrison Andrew Kelley

Chico Springs Flora M. George Orson K. Crittenden James L . Woodward Milton Dow

Jacinto Ortiz

Angie I. Chisum John I. Dalglish

Herman A. Brachvogel Amado Hernandez Lucien B . Maxwell

Vermejo Antonio Valdez M. C. Logan Victoriano Sanchez James H. Davis

John E. Rule

Claud V. Kelly Claude D. Wells

Perico Homer E . Byler

Graham Edwin G. Mc Donald

24 May 92

30 July 86

14 Sept 77 3 Apr 95

8 Dec 85

31 Dec 02 14 Apr 04

29 Oct 98 25 May 83 31 Dec 09

15 Apr 08 (1920)

11 Sept 06

Name changed to

Mitchell

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Remarks

Mail to Montecello

Mail to Roswell

Mail to Salt Lake Mail to Rinconada

Mail to Maxwell City Mail to Alma Mail to Salado

Mail to Gallup Mail to Clovis

Glenwood



Cleveland Mora 11 Aug 92 Simon Vorenburg Cliff Grant 4 Aug 94 John A. Moses Clifton Colf 9 Aug 69 William A. Vance 14 July 75

30 July 75 William J . Lynds 4 Feb 79 Cloudcroft Otero 17 Feb 00 Allen Blacker Clovis Roos 11 Apr 07 Riley William H. Palmer

Curry Clyde Soc 8 Jan 97 Geronimo E . Baca Coal ora Line 15 June 03 George F. Graves 31 July 05 Mail to Capitan Coca S.M. 9 Mar 99 Sanford 0 . Stewart 17 Nov 99 Mail to Sanchez Cochiti Sand 24 Oct 07 Jose A. R ibera 30 Sept 08 Mail to Thornton Cold Springs Val 11 Jan 11 Frank N. Unger (1912) Mail to Sawyer Colfax Colf 23 Apr 08 Elijah A. Littrell (1921) Collinsville Quay 26 Mar 08 Absalom G. Collins (1912) Mail to Irna Colmor Colf 26 Sept 87 Charles N. Fawcett Colonias Guad 2 June 00 Fidel Gallegos

L . W. Guad

Colorado D. A. 29 Sept 79 Thomas B. Lynch 6 May 86 Mail to Rincon Colorado

City D. A. 2 Dec 57 John B. Dow 17 Mar 58 Arizona Columbus Grant 18 June 91 Lester F . Bailey 14 July 93 Mail to Deming

14 Feb 96 Birdina B. Bailey Luna

Conant Guad 19 Mar 02 Annita Rusby L . W. Guad 12 May 10 Newkirk

Cone Union 6 May 08 Mystice Cone Cook's Grant 10 Jan 89 Upton E . McDaniel

Luna (1916) Mail to Nutt

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

Coolidge Bern 12 Dec 88 Cranes William B. Drackett 12 Nov 95 Mail to Mitchell Cooney Soc 11 Nov 84 Patrick H. Kelly (1915) Copper Bern 3 Apr 83 Arthur H. Roy 10 Dec 90 Mail to Cuba Copperton Val 8 Aug 01 Flora B. Skeed 15 Aug 11 Mail to Grant Corazon S. M. 4 Dec 03 Lorenzo Gonzales 15 June 09 Mail to Chaperito Cordova R . A. 26 Ma r 00 Matias Cordova Corona Line 20 Feb 02 Frank A. DuBois Corrales Bern 13 Jan 85 Jesus M. Sandoval 22 June 99 Sandoval Corrumpa Union 21 Dec 05 Charles I. Collins (1919) Costilla Taos 21 Oct 72 Ferdinand Meier (Meyer) Late in Costilla Co. ,

Colorado Council Rock Soc 15 Aug 81 M. C. Logan 25 May 83 Mail to Alma Cowan Quay 1 Aug 08 Claud I. Frost (1912) Cowles S. M. 24 Feb 05 Oliver W. Alexander June-Dec 09 Mail to Pecos

1 Feb 10 Henry D. Winsor Cowspring S. F. 6 Apr 99 Julio M. y Ortiz 29 Sept 06 Mail to Lamy Coyote R.A. 21 July 85 Elias Garcia 28 July 88 Mail to Abiquiu

27 Feb 90 Justa Sandoval (1913) Youngsville Craig Soc 2 July 80 William J. Worden 14 Dec 85 Mail to San Marcial Cranes Val 16 May 81 Norval Kirkpatrick 31 Oct 81

28 Nov 81 Bern 12 Dec 88 Coolidge

Cranes Bern 27 May 96 William Crane 23 Feb 98 Mail to Fort Wingate Cribbensville R . A. 17 Oct 84 John C. Pearce 27 Jan 85 Cribb enville Cribbenville R. A. 27 Jan 85 John C. Pearce 2 June 96 Mail to Vallecitos Cromer Roos 17 May 07 Richard A . Cromer Crowflat Line 16 June 98 John Rathgeber

Otero 31 May 00 Mail to Van Horn, Texas

Crownpoint McK 31 Mar 11 Ben E. Harvey Crozier s. J . 6 June 03 Robert B. Wright (1919)

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Crystal s. J . 25 Nov 03 Marion A. Moore Cuates Union 15 Apr 03 Florencio Rodriguez Cuba Bern 9 Mar 87 James Price

Sand Cubero Val 24 Feb 79 Alexander DeArmond Cuchillo Soc 25 May 83 Pedro Vallejos 31 July 02 Mail to Engle

8 Oct 06 Frank Peet Cuervo Guad 26 Apr 02 Samuel P . Morison

L . W. Guad

Cumberland Chav 14 Aug 07 Charles A. Petty Cumbres Taos 6Jan 82 A. G. C. Matter 8 June 82 Mail to Antonito, Col. Curry Quay 24 Oct 07 Elbert S. Candler (1921) Mail to Lucille Cutter S'ra 10 July 07 William T . Harris Cybar D. A. 6 July 00 Jonas J. Morrison

Luna 13 Feb 04 Mail to Deming

Dale Union 26 May 08 G. Wells Baker (1915) Mail to lone Daly D. A. 1 Nov 81 William B. Jones 23 Aug 82 Lake Valley Datil Soc 27 May 86 Levi Baldwin Dawson Colf 19 Apr 00 Mountview Lavinia J. Dawson Dayton Eddy 5 Nov 03 Joseph M. Chase Dedman Union 12 May 09 Homer J . Farr (1922) Capulin Defiance Val 19 Sept 81 Edgar D. Stone

Bern 11 Nov 87 Mail to Gall up 28 June 89 Charles F. Weidemeyer 26 July 9~ Mail to Gall up

Dehaven Union 15 Apr 95 George W. Dehaven 1 Aug 00 Mail to Bueyeros 31 Aug 01 Daniel C. Traister

Delphos Roos 2 Mar 05 Eli C. Cummings Deming Grant 11 Apr 81 Charles H. Dane

Luna

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De reno Roos 17 June 07 John H. Jemison Derry S'ra 9 June 93 Carl D. Lundstrom 10 Oct 94 Mail to Rincon

11 Aug 11 Mary B. Luchini Des Moines Union 17 Apr 06 Daniel Romero Detrott D. A. 15 July 89 Adam Telfer 23 Feb 92 Mail to Rincon Dewey Bern 17 June 99 Murray B. Johnson

McK 3 June 02 Guam Dexter Chav 26 Aug 02 Milton H. Elford Diamante R. A. 6 Feb 09 Nieanor Duran ( 1912) Ojo Sarco Dilia Guad 21 Nov 11 Casaus Eugenia Sandoval Dixon R. A. 24 Oct 00 Leonardita Salazar Dodson Guad 28 Mar 01 Eliza C. Robertson

Quay Dolores S. F. 17 Mar 87 Alfred J. Wolf 19 Nov 90 Mail to Cerrillos

12 Mar 94 Hiram S. Haines 30 Nov 01 Mail to Santa Fe Domingo Sand 2 Oct 09 Thornton John A. McAuliffe Dona Ana D. A. 5 Jan 54 Philitus M. Thompson 2 Sept 55?

27 Mar 66 Pablo Melendre 12 Aug 67 15 May 68 John D. Barncastle 19 Feb 83 Mail to Las Cruces 27 May 86 Herman Wertheim 22 Sept 88 22 Dec 92 Thomas M . Harwood

Dora Roos 29 Aug 06 Frederick Humphrey Doris Quay 15 Jan 08 P. P. Parsons (1913) Dorsey Co1f 10 Sept 79 Maxwell A. E. Lindsay 29 Sept 79 Springer Dorsey Co.lf 25 Nov 79 John M. Peck 15 Sept 86 Ladd Dorsey Colf 30 Aug 89 Walter S. McCloud 16 Jan 91 Mail to Raton

18 June 91 Benjamin F . Spaulding 31 Mar 06 Mail to Hebron 5 May 06 Clifford P. Campbell (1912)

Douglas Guad 10 May 01 John Quincy Adams 27 Jan 02 Tucumcari Dripping

Springs Soc 25 Apr 92 James B. Adams 17 Apr 93 Mail to Lava

) ) )


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

Dulce R.A. 6 Feb 92 Edwin C. Davis Dunk en Chav 25 Nov 08 Oscar J. Dunk en Dunlap Chav 3 Dec 07 James T. Barton Duran Val 5 May 02 Al.len J. Owen

Torr Durazno R.A. 7 Sept 87 Thomas McQuiston 9Jan 89 Rinconada Dwyer Grant 5 Feb 95 Jose Dwyer 1917 Mail to Swarts EarJham D. A. 31 July 88 Herron Chauncey West 15 June 11 Mail to La Mesa East Las

Vegas S.M. 15 Oct 85 D. I. McDonald· 31 Mar 03 Las Vegas East Las

Vegas S.M. 29 May 06 Las Vegas Fred 0. Blood (1928) East Vaughn Guad 25 Nov 11 Peter L. Harrington Eastview Val 28 Apr 90 Rose M. Dildine

Torr Eddy Line 1 Dec 88 Charles W. Greene

Eddy 15 June 99 Carlsbad Eden S.M. 31 Dec 85 Placido Baca y Baca. 5 Oct · 94 Mail to Santa Rosa

Guad 29 Dec 97 Ana B. Baca. 30 Oct 99 Santa Rosa Edith R.A. 2 July 04 Late in John A. Crawford ? 09 Put back in

Archuleta Co. , Archuleta Co., Colo. Colo.

Eichel Line 7 June 06 Roy McCurdy (1913) Mail to Ancho Eiland Roos 4 Dec 09 Barney Ballard (1918) Mail to Portales El Cerrl.to S.M. 2 Aug 10 George Vigil (1916) Mail to Villanueva El Cuervo S. M. 24 Apr 88 Samuel F . Reuther 6 Mar 92 Mail to Be 11 Ranch

. Elephant Butte S'ra 15 Oct 10 Grace E . Wells (1920) Mail to Engle

Elida Chav 29 Dec 02 John Lum Roos



Elizabeth-town Taos 6 Apr 68 Morris Bloomfield

Mora Colf

Elk Line 10 Aug 94 Bernard Cleve Otero Chav

Elkins Chav 20 Apr 07 George C. Cooper Elkins Coif 19 Sept 76 Andrew R. Came ron 10 Jan 00 Mail to Catskill Elmendorf Soc 14 July 06 Charles H. Elmendorf (1918) Mail to San Antonio El Pueblo S. M. 8 Mar 76 Jose Lillo Rivera 3 Nov 98 Mail to San Miguel El Rito R . A. 12 Dec 70 Tomas A. Trujillo Elva Chav 23 June 10 Edwin M. Ulshoeffer (1916) Mail to Acme El .Vado R. A. 21 May 04 Ella Schafranka 31 Aug 08 Mail to Tierra Amarilla Elvira Guad 13 Nov 08 Carlos Casaus Emberson Union 12 May 08 Gilbert 0. Towns 31 Dec 09 Mail to Centerville Embudo R. A. 23 May 81 David MarHnez 31 Dec 02 Mail to Velarde

18 Jan 05 Edward A. Ruhn 30 June 09 Mail to Lyden Emery Bern 5 Mar 91 Martha A. Hayes 12 Feb 92 Mail to Bernalillo Emery Gap Union 18 May 06 Therese H. Mellon 4 May 08 Mail to Watervale,

Colo. 11 Feb 09 Allcutt S. McNaghton (1925) Mail to Branson, Colo.

Encierre Mora 3 Sept 87 Jose Dolores McGrath 21 July 90 Mail to Wagon Mound Encino Val 16 June 04 Julian Salas

Torr Endee S. M . 4 June 86 George M. Day

Guad 28 Sept 92 Mail to Liberty 2 Dec 92 Rettie Hatcher

Quay England Colf 4 Apr 81 E. H. Bergmann 21 Dec 81



Engle Soc 7 Dec 81 Ang~e Alexander Rogers S'ra

Ensenada R.A. 28 Apr 06 Frederico Vigil Epris Guad 10 Oct 05 William H. Erickson 15 Jan 07 Mail to Duran Escobosa Bern 17 Jan 00 Filomeno Mora 13 Feb 04 Mail to Chilili Esmeralda Val 14 May 94 William H. Frantz 15 Feb 96 Mail to Belen Espanola R.A. 10 Mar 81 John J. L. Remuzon

S.F. Estancia Val 13 Aug 03 Henry B. Hawkins

Torr Estey Soc 28 June 01 John M. Bryson 15 May 03 Mail to Oscuro

5 Jan 04 Line 15 Mar 10 Mail to Oscuro

Eunice Eddy 9 June 09 Edgar 0. Carson Exter Colf 12 June 90 Peter B. Swatzel

Union 29 Oct. 03 Valley

Fairpoint s. J. 9 May 94 Maida E. Deichsel 1 Oct 98 Mail to Largo Fair View Soc 15 Aug 81 Jacob M. Blun

S'ra 1930 Winston Farmington Taos 17 Apr 79 Allison F. Miller

R.A. s. J.

Faulkner S'ra 3 Mar 93 Richard Edgecombe 26 May 98 Mail to Hillsboro Faywood Grant 28 Jan 01 Hudson Thomas C. McDermott 16 Mar 06 Mail to Dwyer Felix Chav 12 Feb 03 John A. Lafferty 1918 Mail t o Elk Feliz Chav 4 May 94 A. B. Phillips 27 Feb 95 Hagerman Fernandez

De Taos Taos 4 Feb 52 Charles Beaubein 9 Mar 85 Taos

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POSTMARKS

Town ,......_ type Fig. Earliest Latest

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

BELEN (Cont'd) 3. C21b2SlRRB32 18 May 92b MWB 18 May 93 MWB Target 4. 53 C1? T1B27-} 29 July(97?)GLW 5. 54 C1bN1B28 14 Apr 01 SHD 27 Aug 01 SHD Grid 6. 55 C1bT1B27 24 Feb 02 SHD 1 Aug 02 SHD Grid 7. (4) ClbT1B31 29 Sept 10 GLW 20 Aug 10 MWB c

BELL RANCH 1. C1bN1B27 ? Feb 97 PTM 2 . (4) C1bTlB32 17 June 09 SHD c

BERNALILLO 1. C31a10N1 RRB26-} 21 June 80p SHD 16 Aug 80p ? Target 2. 56 C1bN1BB? 27 ? ? 81 MWB ? Mar 85 MWB Target 3. 57 ClbN1B26-} 16 Sept 82 MWB ? Mar 84 MWB Target 4. 58 C1bN1BBR26-} 1 Aug 85 MWB 8 June 87 ? 5. 59 C1bN1BBR26-} 23 Nov 88 MWB 18 June 97 SHD 6. 60 ClbNlB27-} 18 June 99 MWB 1 7. (4) C1bT1B31 20 Nov 09 MWB c

BLACK HAWK 1. 61 M7 5 Mar 85 MWB

BLACK LAKE ,---1. ClbN1B28 20 May 09 MWB

BLAND 1. C1bN1BBR27-} ? Nov 94 GLW 29 Dec 96 SHD 2. ClbT1B28 20 Dec 97 NLP 22 Dec 98 SHD 3. CleN1RrB24 3 Jan 00 SHD 2 4 . (4) ClbTlB31 2 Jan 09 DCR 5 Feb 09 MWB c

BLOOMFIELD 1. 62 C41eN1B32 1 Sept 82 SHD See Fig. 2. C1bN1BBR26-} 5 Sept 93 SHD

BLOSSBURG 1. C21bN1RRB28 2 Aug 84 SHD 12 Aug 84 MWB 2. OC!b' (M. 0. B. )~26 8 May 86 SHD 3. C1bN1B27 19 Dec 90 SHD

BLUEWATER 1. ClbN1BBR28 5 Sept 98 MWB 17 Oct 98 GLW 2

BONITO 1. ClbN1BBR27 ? Jan 88 NLP .14 June 96 SHD 3 2. C1bN1B28 28 Nov 98 SHD 2

BRILLIANT 1. (4) ClbT1B30-} 22 Dec 08 DWM

BUEYEROS 1. 63 M8 19 Aug 98 MWB

.r-- 2. ClaNlB26-} ? Dec 98 MOR 2 ~Tuly 04 MOR Notes:

1. Earliest listed is brownish 2. Earliest listed is on piece 3 . Latest listed is on piece

NEW MEXICO TER.RITORIAL POSTMARKS

Town type Fig. Ear list Latest

No . No. Post mark Code Dat e Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

CABEZON 1. C1bN1BBR27 19 June 95 SHD

CABRA 1. ClbN1B27 27 May 01 MWB

CABRA SPRING 1. C3laA1R25 26 Oct ?p SHD 1

2. C1bA1BBR25 5 Mar 86 MWB 29 Mar (87?) DCR

CAMBRAY 1. C1bN1B27 10 June 03 NLP

CANONCITO 1. C41eN1B27t 11 Dec 79mSHD

CAPITAN 1. C1aN1B28t 28 Dec 00 SHD

CAPULIEN 1. 64 M9 8 Feb 87 MOR

CARLISLE 1. 6 5 SL2 22 Nov 84 PTM 2. C1d3N1B28! 23 Mar 85 DCR 3. C21a13S1BRB32 11 Dec 88 SHD Target

4 . C 1b N1 BBR27! 31 Aug 90 SHD 17 Aug 94 SHD 2, 3

CARLSBAD ,.-..... 1. ClbT 1B30 6 July 04 PTM 21 Oct 11 FMC Grid

2. C1bT7B25;t 28 Aug 11 VML CARNE

1. C1bT1B31 28 Feb 10 GLW CARRIZOZO

1. 66 C1b T1B30 2 Oct 05 SHD Grid

2 . 67 Cl? T1B29 ? Oct 09 FMC Grid

CARTHAGE 1. C 1b N1B26 18 July 88 DCR 21 July 89 ? Target

CASA BLANCA (valencia County) 1. (4) C1bT1B31 9 Nov 09 GLW c

CASAUS 1. 68 C 1bT1B28 4 Feb 11 SHD A

CAT SKILL 1. ClbNlBBR27 6 Mar 91 SHD 2. CldS1B31;t 23 Feb 93 SHD 27 June 93 SHD 3. 69 ClbT1B27;t 8 June 97 SHD 6 Sept 99 FHA 4 . 70 ClbN1B27! 15 J une 03 DWM

CEDAR HILL 1. C1bN1BBR27 18 J an 02 SHD

CENTRAL I

1. ClbN1B27! 7 Feb 98 GLW ,- 2. C1bN1B26 9 Mar 00 MWB

Notes: 1. On 3~ '81 re - engraved 2. Earliest listed is on piece 3. Latest list ed h a s date type N3; year dat e in mss.

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POST MARKS

Town type Fig. Earliest Latest

No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Dat e Owner Killer Notes ·-

CERRILLOS 1. C21a.Nl RRB28 22 Sept 82 SHD

2. 71 ClbNlB26t 26 July 83 SHD 10 Sept 84 PTM 1

3. 72 ClbN1BBR27t 6 Dec 90 SHD 18 Oct 95 MWB 2,3

4. 73 C3bS1RRB29 15 Aug 93 ? 4

5 , 74 ClbT1B28 26 Jan 04 SHD 19 Aug 05 IDB Grid

6. (4} C1bTlB31 15 Oct 08 VEW c CERRO

1. C41eN1B30t 14 .Jan 82v MWB

CHACON 1. C1bN1BBR27 8 Dec 94 DCR 27 Oct 03 MOR

2. {4) Cll:TlB31 2 Apr 07 SHD 21 Sept 10 MOR c CHAMA

1. ClbNl BBR25t 31 Dec 81 SHD

2. C2eN1 RRB35 15 May 82 SHD 31 May 82 SHD None

3. 75 ClbTlB28t 18 June 94 ? 1 Jan 98 SHD 5

4. 76 C1bN1B28 5 Mar 0 6 SHD ? Mar 07 SHD Grid

5. (4) C1bT1B32 14 June 08 DWM 21 Oct 10 GLW c CHAMBERINO

1. C1l•;'n BBR28 10 June 92 MWB 6 July 93 ?

CHAMITA 1. 77 ClbN1EBR26t 19 Feb 85 SHD 2. 78 ClbNlBBR27t 6 Jan 96 MO R 3. 79 ClbN1B28 19 June 02 DCR 3 Mar 04 DCR

4. (4) ClbT1B31 19 Nov 09 DC R c CHANCE CITY

L C1eS1 B31 ~ 16 F eb 86 SHD 10 May 86 MWB Target

CHAPELLE L C1bN1B27 13 Aug 0 2 SHD 2. (68) C1bT1B28 16· Sept 06 SHD A

CHAPERITO 1. 80 C1bN1B27 13 May 86 MWB 2. 81 C1bN1B27t 15 June 04 P T M 17 Sept 06 SHD

CHAVES (Valencia. County) 1. 82 0ClM3R28 3 Apr 91 MWB See Fig.

CHERRYVILLE L C21dNlRRB27% 9 Oct 82 SHD

cmco L 83 C1bNJ.B27 24 Dec 95 SHD 2 84 C1bN1B27! 16 June 04 PTM 6 3. (3) ClbT2B31 21 ,July 09 PTM B

Notes: 1. Town name mi.sspelled

,............. 2. Earliest hsted ts on piece 3. Several known used in 1895 but with 1894 in st r ike 4 . I.llustratlOn traced f rom Chase tracing 5 . Lates' Hsted 1s on piec e 6. Back stamp



No. No . Postmark Code Date Owner Date Owner Kille r Notes

·-CHICO SPRINGS

1. 85 CleN1B27t 2 May 84 MWB Star in circle

2. 86 OC1d13S1RRB36x27 28 Dec 84 MWB

3. 87 OC1d13S1RRB37x2816 Apr 85 SHD

4. C1bN1BBR26-! 3 Oct 88 SHD

CHILILI 1. C1bS1RRB29 ? Apr 94 MWB 1

CHLORIDE 1. C41eN1B30 24 Feb 83 NLP Star

2. C3lb11N1B32 29 Nov 86v PTM

3. C1bN1BBR27 6 Dec 94 SHD 4. (4) C1bT1B31 10 July 10 ? c

CIMARRON 1. 88 M10 13 May ? DCR 8 July ? FHA 2

2 . 89 C31eN1BBR27-! 24 Nov 69 SHD ? Jan 71 SHD 3

3. 90 ClbA1BBR26 1 Aug ? SHD 8 Nov ? ? 4

4. C1bA1BBR23-! 25 May ? MWB 5. C31d10N1RRB26t 25 Mar 79m FHA 12 Oct 79m ?

6. C31 bN1 RRB28-! 8 Sept 81 FHA 18 Oct 81 SHD

7. 91 C1bA1B26 6 Aug 82 FHA 8. 92 C1bN1BBR26t 16 Sept 86 FHA 3Jan 88 SHD 5

~ 9. C1aN1BBR27-! 11 Aug 89 SHD

10. 93 ClbN1BBR27-! 27 Jan 96 SHD 19 Oct 97 N L P 6 11. C1bT1B29 22 Feb 01 ? 23 Feb 01 F HA

12. C1aT1B29 5 Aug 07 FHA 19 Aug 11 FHA CLAIRMONT

1. C1eN1RRB27 8 Nov 82 SHD 30 May 83 MWB 7

CLAPHAM 1. 94 C1bN1BBR27 17 Jan 90 MWB 8 Aug 94 SHD 2. 95 ClbN1B27-! 8 Oct 98 MWB 3. (68) C1bT1B28 28 Nov 06 PTM 23 Dec 07 DCR A

CLAUD 1. (4) C1bT1B31 19 Oct 09 NLP c

CLAYTON 1. C1e3N1B29t 21 July 88v SHD 28 July 88v MWB Targe t 2 . 96 C1bN1BBR27 26 Feb 89 FMC 1 3. 97 C1bN1B28 26 Jan 91v MOR 4 June 94 P T M Star in circle 4 . C1bS1B29 30 Aug 92 DCR 23 June 93m SHD 5. 98 C1bN1B27t 29 Nov 97 NLP 12 Mar 98 MWB

Notes: 1 . Back stamp 2. With 3~ ' 61 3. Latest listed has date style N4 4 . Both listed are with 3¢ '73 (ContinentaD 5. Town name misspelled 6. Earliest listed is on piece 7. Color is usually dark violet


Town type Fig. Earliest Latest No. No. Post mark Code Dat e Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

CLAYTON (Cont ' d) 6. C1bT1B28 15 .Jtme 04 PTM 15 July 04 PTM Grid 7. 99 C1bT1B30 15 July 07 PTM 9 Dec 07 MWB Grid 8. 100 REG4 26 Sept OOp NLP

CLEVELAND 1. 101 C1bN1BBR27i 6 Feb 94 MOR ? Nov 94 MOR 2. 102 C1bN1B27t 14 Dec 98 MWB 11 Nov 99 SHD 3. 103 C1bN1B27i 11 Sept 00 MOR 28 Apr 02 MOR

CLOUDCROFT 1. C1bT1B31i 13 Aug 07 SHD C?

CLOVIS 1. (4) ClbT1B31 30 Jan 09 PTM c 2 . ClbT1B29 15 Dec 09 MWB 22 Dec 11 ? Grid

CLYDE 1. ClbN1B28 30 Nov 98 GLW

COCA 1. C1bN1B27i 9 June 99 MWB

COLMOR 1. C1bN1B27 2 Nov 88 MOR 18 Jan 03 MOR 2. (68) C1bT1 B 28 17 Aug 05 MOR 30 Nov 07 ? A

COLONIAS 1. (3) C1bT1B31 19 Jan 11 SHD B

COLUMBUS 1. C1bN1B27i

COOLIDGE 14 Aug 96 SHD 29 Dec 96 SHD

1. COONEY

C1bN1BBR28 27 May 92 MWB 7 June 92 MWB

1. (4) C1bT1B30 10 July 07 -SHD c COPPER

1. C1bN1BBR27 23 Oct 87 SHD 2 . C1bS1B29 22 Dec 91p SHD Star in circle

CORONA 1. (3) C1bT1B30i

CORRUMPA ? Apr 07 NLP B

1. (3) C1 bT1B31 16 Oct 06 MWB B COSTILLA

1. C1bA1BBR24i 11 Feb ? SHD 1 2. C41d3N1RRB32 27 Oct 81b SHD Star 3. 104 C1bN1RRB29 12 Sept 93p SHD Star in circle COWLES 1. (68) C1bT1B28 31 Jan 07 SHD 30 Sept 11 SHD A

COYOTE 1. C1bT1B28t ? Oct 0 1 NLP Grid

.....--... CRAIG 1. ClaN1RRB26

Notes: 3 June 83 NLP

1. Earliest listed is on 3~ '70 stamped envelope


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

CRANES 1. C1aS1 RRB31 t 10 Jan 82 DCR 1 Aug 84 MWB 2. C1dS1BBR30 3 June 84 MWB 6 Aug 84 MWB 3. C41eN1B29-! 6 Mar 85 MWB 4 . 105 M11 23 Mar 86 MWB 12 Apr 86 MWB

CUBERO 1. C41eN1B29i 19 Feb 84 MWB 17 Dec 87 MWB 2. 106 C1bN1B27 21 Apr 86 MWB 27 May 86 MWB 3. 107 C1bN1B28 20 May 00 MWB 20 Aug 05 SHD 1

DALY 1. CleN1RrB28 19 Feb 82 SHD Star in eire le

DATIL 1. ClbN1B28 17 May 90v SHD Star 2. ClbT1B31 5 Feb 07 GLW A?

DAWSON 1. ClbT1B29i 27 Feb 07 NLP 26 Feb 08 DWM Grid

DEFIANCE 1. C1dN1RRB27 6 Sept 82 MWB ? Apr 86 MWB 2

DEHAVEN 1. C1bN1B28 16 June 04 PTM

DEMING 1. C2ldN1RRB27t 11 Aug 81b NLP 23 Jan 82b DCR 2. 108 C1bN1B26t 19 Oct 83 MWB 26 Mar 84 MWB 3. 109 C1bN1B26t 5 July 84 ? 9 June 88 ? 4. 110 C1bN1B27 15 June 88 ? 21 Aug 91 ? 5. 111 C1bN1B27i 22 May 96 ? 4 Dec 97 ? 6. C1bT1B29 31 Jan 07 PTM

DEXTER 1. C1bNlB27 18 June 04 PTM 30 July 04 PTM 2. (68) C1bT1B28 4 Mar 06 DCR A 3. (4) C1bT1B31 3 July 07 CGF 2 Dec 11 DCR c

DODSON 1. (4)

DOLORES C1bT1B31 2 July 07 PTM 1 July 09 GLW c

1. C1bN1B27i 27 May 99 MWB 26 Sept 99 SHD DORSEY

1. (3) C1bT1B31 30 Dec 07 FHA B 2. (4) ClbTlB31t 1 Oct 09 NLP 13 July 11 FMC c

DWYER 1. C1bT1B27i 27 Jan 07 PTM

EARLHAM 1. 112 C1bN1BBR27f 22 June 95 SHD 2 Feb 97 . SHD 2. 113 C1bNlB27 27 Nov 00 SHD 11 Nov 01 SHD 3 Notes : 1. Earliest hsted has month in Roman letters 2. Earliest hsted is pink; also comes in red and violet-red 3. Earliest and latest listed are on piece



No. No. Postmark Code Date Owner Dat e Owner Killer Notes /

EAST LAS VEGAS 1. 114 C1bS1B30 21 Apr 86 MOR 16 May 86 ? 1

2 . 115 C1bN1BBR26i 25 May 86 SHD 27 Sept 86 MOR

3. 116 C1bN1B26t 27 Nov 86 SHD 31 Mar 90 ?

4 . 117 ClbT1B27 9 June 88 PTM 1 May 89 MWB 2, 3

5. 118 C1bN1B26i 21 May 88 ? 26 May 90 ? 3

6. 119 C1bN1B27 11 Sept 89 ? 18 Feb 90 ?

7. 120 C1bT2B28 31 May 90 ? 3 Nov 90 MWB

8. 121 C1bT2B28 12 Aug 90 ? 19 Aug 91 ?

9. 122 C1bT2B28i 2 Apr 92 SHD 27 June 93 ?

10. 123 C1bT2B27 4 May 94 NLP 11 Sept 94 ?

11. 124 C1bT1B28 3 Nov 96 SHD 1 Dec 98 ?

12. 125 C1bT1B27i 23 May 99 SHD 20 Sept 99 DWM Grid

13. (28) C1b'T6B25 9 Mar 00 ? 1 Mar 02 MWB

14. C1b'T8B26 21 Jan 01 SHD 3 Oct 01 SHD 15. (30) C1b'T9B23 23 June 02 MWB 2 Mar 03 MWB Vert. bars

16. (31) C1b' T6B22i 18 Mar 08 NLP 22 May 09 MWB Vert bars

17. (32) C1bT7B25 4 Apr 06 PTM 30 Apr 09 MWB 18. 126 C 1b'T6B22i 23 June 11 GLW 4 Dec 11 SHD Hor. lines

EASTVIEW 1. C1bN1BBR27 17 Nov 90 SHD

EDDY 1. 127 C1bN1BBR27i 17 Jan 89 ? 26 Jan 91 ?

2. 128 C1bN1BBR27i 30 Jan 91 ? 14 Aug 91 ? 3. 129 C1bT1B28i 5 June 93 DWM 18 July 96 ?

4. 130 C1bT1B28i 8 July 96 ? 25 June 98 PTM ELIDA

1. C1bN1B27i 24 Dec 05 P TM 29 June 07 MWB ELIZABETH CITY

1. 131 C1bA1BBR24i ? Jan ? DCR 20 Oct ? MWB 4,5 ELIZABETHTOWN

1. 132 M12 19 Oct ? FHA 6 2. ClbA1BBR23i 21 Feb ? ? 12 Aug ? SHD 7 3. C1bA1BBR25 11 July ? MWB 24 July 96 DCR 8 4 . 133 C1b1 T1B29 20 May 93p SHD 18 July 94 MWB Star in star 5. C1bT1B28 23 Sept 03 NLP Grid

Notes : 1. Also comes in violet 2. Earliest listed does not have deformed outline 3. Killer i s usually cut cork, some with negative letters 4. Not an official post office; evidence indicates it was near or part of Elizabethtown 5. All known examples are with 3~ 173 (Continental) 6. Earliest listed is with 3t ' 67 (9x l 3 mm grill). Prob. use 1869-7U. 7. Earliest listed is with 3 ' 69 ; latest listed is with 3~ 173 (Cont. ) 8. Earliest listed i s with 3 ' 70 (National)



, - No. No. Postmark Code Dat e Owner Date Owner Killer Notes

ELK 1. C1bN1B27i ? Nov 03 PTM 10 May 04 PTM

2. (68) C1bT1B28 26 Nov 10 SHD 4 Jan 12 * A

ELKINS (Colfax County) 1. 134 M13 5 July 79 ? 1

EL RITO 1. ClbN1BBR27i 17 Oct 90 SHD 2 Nov 03 SHD

ELVIRA 1. (4) C1bT2B31 19 June 09 SHD c

EMBUDO 1. 135 C21b'9N1RRB32 12 Nov 81b SHD 18 Mar 82b ERP

2. 136 C1bN1B26i 30 May 84 MWB 16 June 87 MOR

3. 137 C1bN1BBR27i 6 Dec 87 . SHD

4 . 138 C1b'(RECD)N1B28 17 Nov 91 GLW 10 May 92 NLP 2

ENCIERRE 1. C1bN1BBR27 22 Jan 88 MWB

ENCINO 1. (3) C1bT1B31 30 Mar 07 MWB B

ENDEE 1. 139 C1bN4B28 ? Jan 01 SHD Grid

2. 140 C1bN1B27 29 Jan 04 PTM 17 J une 04 PTM ~

ENGLE 1. C21bN1B32 23 July 83 MWB 2. C41e3N1B30 6 Aug 84 DCR 17 Aug 86 MWB

3. C1bN1B27 12 Dec 02 ? 4. ClbN1B30 24 Nov 06 PTM G r id

EPRIS 1. (3) ClbT1B31 30 Apr 06 SHD B

ESPANOLA 1. 141 C41e10N1B32 12 Sept 81 SHD Sta r in c irc l e 2 . C1bN1BBR27 26 Dec 88 MWB 14 May 94 PTM 3. C1bT1B29i 22 Apr 08 ? Grid

ESTANCIA 1. C1bT1B29i 23 June 09 ? 21 Feb 11 MWB Grid

ESTEY 1. (3) ClbT1B31 3 Sept 07 MWB B

FAIRPOINT 1. C 1bN1BBR27i 4 Aug 84 SHD

FAIR VIEW 3 1. C41bN1B32i 10 Sept 83 SHD 2. ClbN1BBR26! 27 Feb 88 MWB 18 Oct 88 PTM 3. CldSlB31 2 Dec 98 GLW 4. (3) ClbT1B31 12 June 08 PTM 13 June 08 PTM B

Notes: 1. Illustration traced from Chase tracing 2. Used alone ; both earliest and latest have year altered in mss. from 1890 3. Spelled one word in all known postmarks


53 55

... 56

a f-~47 Ch,~

63 57 58 59 60

+ ~n,;.., e7d. O-J7

CARLISLE, N. M.

~. h/JY 65

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..... -... 76

78

....... ------..

70

-..-. ..

79

64

...... ..... --------67

71

75 77


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DEC281884 6'' ~

NEW MEX.

86

90

96

SEP 26 1900

ClAYTON, N.MEX. 100

109

91

83

.\.\c,O SPR1~yG C,.'{' -+' oi:

APR 16 J885

NEW MEX

87

92

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101

84

98

102 103

89

95

-...... --....

106

108

113

NEW MEXICO TERRITORIAL POSTMA RKS

114 115 116 11 7 118

119 120 121 122 123

126

124

128 129

137 140 ... ---- @ ~

139