Lot
1179 
New Mexico Postmark Group, small lot of three postal entires & two covers with various New Mexico postmarks including Fort Union, Socorro, "Tajique, N. Mex. Aug. 12, 1890" (earliest recorded by 3½ years), two manuscript Turquesa, some cover faults, F.-V.F.Estimate $100 - 150.
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Realized: $230
Lot
1180
Santa Fe, N. Mex. Feb 6 (1863), territorial cds on legal size Official Business cover franked with 1861 3¢ rose (65) cancelled by segmented cork, addressed to Albuquerque, cover red "Headquarters United States Third Cavalry" imprint, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Dike, Alexander & Bischel.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $110
Lot
1181
Santa Fe, N.M. Apr 17, very fine strike of black cds with "V" rate in waffled semi-circle within cds as an odd type of integral rate (5¢) handstamp; docketing at left of legal size brown cover to Texas; some cover faults, Fine and a very rare postmark, pencil notation on reverse, "4/3/1946 Dr. Chase, $125".Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
1182
Santa Fe, N.M. Jun 3, double circle postmark on cover to Ohio, franked with 1857 3¢ dull red and cancelled by central grid, included is original enclosure datelined "Albuquerque New Mexico, Friday morning May 31st, 1861" which reads, in part, "…I sent a letter out in the mail yesterday but there is an express [undoubtedly a military express] going to Santa Fe today and will get there before the mail leaves for the states so I will write a little more…I wish Mr. Lincoln would order the troops in from the territories I want to get home so bad…New Mexico does not seem very far from home I can get my letters so soon and they almost always come, only once in two or three months they get delayed a while…your daughter, Mary.", Very Fine.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $450