Mazatlan
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Mazatlan, un real pair. Sz 739 in red. |
Mazatlan, dos reales plate 2. Sz 739 in red. |
Mazatlan, dos reales plate 3. Sz 739 in red. |
Mazatlan is located in the state of Sinaloa. It was the 10th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 10th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.70 reales. Mazatlan had about 15,000 inhabitants in 1867.
Mazatlan had 11 sub-offices: Badiraguato, Copala, Cosala, Culiacan, Fuerte (El Fuerte), Mocorito, Panuco, Rosario (El Rosario), San Ignacio, Sinaloa and Villa de San Sebastian (Concordia).
| Day | Month | Year | Invoice # | Medio | Un | Dos | Cuatro | Ocho | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sent | 30 | 8 | 1856 | 27 | 11520 | 9660 | 4140 | 660 | 1620 |
| Sent | 24 | 12 | 1856 | 95 | 6000 | 6000 | 6000 | ||
| Sent | 28 | 1 | 1857 | 17 | 660 | 3000 | 6000 | 720 | 720 |
| Sent | 21 | 2 | 1857 | 38 | 7500 | 1500 | 720 | ||
| Sent | 21 | 2 | 1857 | 39 | 60 | ||||
| Sent | 6 | 7 | 1857 | 131 | 600 | 5000 | 1900 | ||
| Sent | 30 | 9 | 1857 | 196 | 720 | 4000 | 4750 | 300 | 300 |
| Sent | 25 | 11 | 1857 | 238 | 600 | 5000 | |||
| Sent | 17 | 4 | 1858 | 50 | 600 | 2000 | 2850 | 300 | |
| Sent | 5 | 6 | 1858 | 78 | 2000 | 1900 | 600 | 300 | |
| Sent | 7 | 8 | 1858 | 115 | 600 | 2000 | 1900 | 600 | 600 |
| Sent | 27 | 8 | 1858 | 132 | 900 | 3000 | 2850 | 900 | 900 |
| Sent | 31 | 8 | 1858 | 136 | 1000 | 950 | 300 | 300 | |
| Sent | 14 | 9 | 1858 | 146 | 600 | 2000 | 2090 | ||
| Total sent | 14 | 22860 | 44660 | 42830 | 5580 | 5760 | |||
| Returned | -113 | -35 | -11 | -139 | -517 | ||||
| Total Used | 120875 | 14 | 22747 | 44625 | 42819 | 5441 | 5243 | ||
| Distribution | 18.82% | 36.92% | 35.42% | 4.50% | 4.34% | ||||
| Distribution vs. all stamps | 2.99% | 3.22% | 2.66% | 3.57% | 5.60% | ||||
The cancel shown above, Sz739 in red, is valued at 7/10 = 70 points by Schatzkes. However, this cancel is very common, and should not be paid a premium for in my opinion. The same cancel in black is valued at 0 (zero) points, but it is much scarcer than the red.
The Mazatlan overprint is approximately 17½ by 2 mm with leading and
trailing dots. It's generally nicely struck.
A similar overprint without dots was used on the 1861 issue (15½ by 2 mm).
On average, the stamps have normal margins for the issue.
Forgeries from Mazatlan are uncommon.
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