Veracruz
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Veracruz, un real. Jet-black. |
Veracruz, ocho reales. Green on brown. Overprint in "fancy" letters. Cancel Sz1751, used during the French Occupation. |
Veracruz is located in the state of Veracruz. It was the 4th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 3th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.94 reales. Veracruz had about 10,000 inhabitants in 1861.
Veracruz had 12 sub-offices: Acayucan, Albarado (Alvarado), Amapa, Cosamaloapan, Chiacaltianguis, Minatitlan, San Andres Tuxtla, Santiago Tuxtla, Tlacotalpam, Tlalixcoyan, Tuspan (Tuxpan) and Tuxtepec.
Day | Month | Year | Invoice # | Medio | Un | Dos | Cuatro | Ocho | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sent | 18 | 4 | 1861 | 119 | 1152 | 1073 | 2070 | 660 | 1080 |
Sent | 30 | 4 | 1861 | 150 | 1800 | 4800 | 3040 | 1020 | |
Sent | 17 | 5 | 1861 | 163 | 2000 | ||||
Sent | 28 | 5 | 1861 | 171 | 2000 | 2850 | |||
Sent | 6 | 6 | 1861 | 176 | 1080 | 5700 | |||
Sent | 26 | 6 | 1861 | 201 | 4000 | 1080 | |||
Sent | 2 | 7 | 1861 | 203 | 2040 | 5130 | 840 | ||
Sent | 25 | 7 | 1861 | 210 | 4000 | 3990 | |||
Sent | 16 | 8 | 1861 | 217 | 4180 | 600 | |||
Sent | 3 | 9 | 1861 | 226 | 4000 | 1900 | |||
Sent | 21 | 9 | 1861 | 232 | 1200 | 4000 | 3800 | 600 | |
Sent | 7 | 10 | 1861 | 239 | 4750 | ||||
Sent | 14 | 10 | 1861 | 242 | 1200 | 4000 | 4750 | 600 | 600 |
Sent | 18 | 11 | 1861 | 255 | 1500 | 5000 | 4750 | 600 | 600 |
Sent | 3 | 9 | 1863 | 37 | 1000 | 1520 | 60 | 60 | |
Sent | 2 | 10 | 1863 | 50 | 2000 | 1520 | 480 | 360 | |
Sent | 14 | 11 | 1863 | 68 | 2850 | 600 | |||
Sent | 23 | 11 | 1863 | 71 | 1600 | 360 | |||
Sent | 26 | 12 | 1863 | 89 | 600 | 600 | |||
Sent | 11 | 1 | 1864 | 9 | 1900 | ||||
Sent | 30 | 1 | 1864 | 18 | 1900 | 600 | |||
Sent | 2 | 3 | 1864 | 40 | 3800 | 300 | |||
Sent | 11 | 4 | 1864 | 64 | 2000 | 3800 | 300 | ||
Total Sent | 23 | 9972 | 39473 | 66200 | 7260 | 5340 | |||
Returned | 0 | -691 | -269 | 0 | -66 | ||||
Total Used | 127219 | 23 | 9972 | 38782 | 65931 | 7260 | 5274 | ||
Distribution | 7.84% | 30.48% | 51.82% | 5.71% | 4.15% | ||||
Distribution vs. all stamps | 5.15% | 4.77% | 7.14% | 6.97% | 8.38% |
According to Roberto Liera (Mexicana, April 1996, "The High Value Stamps of
the 1861 Issue"), the distribution of the cuatro and ocho reales stamps was
approximately
4,980 cuatro reales black on yellow
2,280 cuatro reales dull rose on yellow
3,960 ocho reales black on brown
1,314 ocho reales green on brown
The Veracruz overprint is approximately 18 by 2¼ mm, with leading and trailing dots. It's generally nicely struck.
For a short period in 1864, an overprint reading VERACRUZ with a dash before and after the name was used. I don't know the size of this overprint.
On average, the stamps have normal margins for the issue.
Forgeries from Veracruz exist. A MEPSI certificate is recommended.
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