1881 White Oaks, New Mexico – First Postmark in UNLISTED Purple – Lincoln County
Listed on Ebay for Sale: May 14, 1881 cover from White Oaks, New Mexico to Keokuk, Iowa. Todsen Type 1 postmark cancels three cent stamped envelope. This device not listed in the Todsen Catalog as purple. White Oaks is a Lincoln County dead post office, open from 1880 to 1954. Gold and coal mining ghost town. Nick at lower right, toning on back flap glue, see scans.