On Dec 23, 1:46*pm, John Tollan wrote:
Hi Bob:
According to "Post Offices of New Mexico" (1981) by Richard W. Helbock,
Arenas Valley PO was opened on 1 January 1947. Helbock is usually 'spot
on' when it comes to PO openings and closings.

I forgot to mention in my previous post that it was Richard Helbock
who was instrumental in helping me to obtain the only Arenas Valley
covers in my collection. He recommended that I get in touch with a
collector in Las Cruces, New Mexico. That collector passed my request
for Arenas Valley covers to his son, and one day out of the blue the
cover on my web page and one or two others arrived in the mail, as a
gift. There really isn't a better community in the world than this
one!

Bob