Raymond Ortiz
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Overview
Raymond Ortiz has been active since the 1970s. As with his stamp partner, Hougart prints the tribal line as "(?)" — no affiliation is stated in the corpus. The entry records one firm fact beyond the dates: Raymond shares a stamp with L. Ortiz, and the two entries sit together in the hallmark record.
Collector's caution: The R & L ORTIZ stamp is shared between Raymond Ortiz and L. Ortiz — the stamp alone cannot tell you which of the two made a given piece. The Ortiz surname also appears elsewhere in the directory; Hougart's entry here records no connection to any other Ortiz family, so treat this mark as its own line.
The Mark
"Raymond Ortiz (?). Active since 1970s. Raymond Ortiz shares a stamp with L. Ortiz. Mark: R& L ORTIZ [scan spacing; reads as R & L ORTIZ]"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: R & L ORTIZ (shared with L. Ortiz).
References - Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
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