POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Albuquerque, NM 87101 (Bernalillo County)
Date of Photo: circa 1950's
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comment: Photo shows the U.S. Post Office and Court House, Fourth to Fifth on Gold. ALBUQUERQUE #1 Post Office was established on April 17, 1851 with John Webber as its first postmaster. Discontinued operation on June 21, 1882; with mail service to NEW ALBUQUERQUE. ALBUQUERQUE #2 Post Office was Originally established as NEW ALBUQUERQUE on February 10, 1881 with Frederick H. Kent as its first postmaster. Name changed to ALBUQUERQUE on June 23, 1882.