Texcoco

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Texcoco is located in the state of Mexico. It was the 46^th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 45^th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.93 reales. Texcoco had about 1,500 inhabitants in 1861.

Texcoco had no sub-offices.

The following consignments were made according to Chapman:
	Day	Month	Year	Invoice #	Medio	Un	Dos	Cuatro	Ocho
Sent	19	4	1861	136	72	52	120	240	80
Sent	5	6	1861	175		100
Sent	20	1	1862	9		200	190
Sent	14	3	1863	45		100
Sent	4	8	1863	23		200
Sent	9	3	1864	45		420	190
Total Sent				6	72	1072	500	240	80
Returned					-10	-428	-177	-3	-52
Total Used	1294			6	62	644	323	237	28
Distribution					4.79%	49.77%	24.96%	18.32%	2.16%
Distribution vs. all stamps					0.03%	0.08%	0.03%	0.23%	0.04%

None of the cuatro and ocho reales stamps are known to exist today.

Texcoco did not overprint its stamps.

On average, the stamps have normal margins for the issue.

Forgeries from Texcoco exist. A MEPSI certificate is recommended.

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