Oajaca (Oaxaca)


Oajaca, un real plate 1 or 2.	Oajaca, dos reales plate 1 emerald. Bottom frameline.

Oajaca is located in the state of Oajaca (or Oaxaca). It was the 12^th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 12^th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.52 reales. Oajaca (de Juarez) had about 25,000 inhabitants in 1850.

Oajaca had 17 sub-offices: Coixtlahuaca (1861), Cuicatlan, Ejutla (1861), Huajuapam de Leon, Jamiltepec, Juchitan (1861), Miahuatlan, Nochistlan (1861), Ocotlan (1861), Pinotepa, Tehuantepec, Teotitlan, Teposcolula, Tlacolula, Tlaxiaco, Villa Alta de San Idelfonso and Yanhuitlan.

The following consignments were made according to Chapman:
	Day	Month	Year	Invoice #	Medio	Un	Dos	Cuatro	Ocho
Sent	30	8	1856	28	11520	9660	4140	660	1620
Sent	28	1	1857	18			3000	720
Sent	27	3	1857	64			3800
Sent	9	5	1857	92		1000	3800	600
Sent	9	7	1857	134		1500	3800
Sent	20	8	1857	163		1500	3800	600
Sent	6	10	1857	200			3800
Sent	26	11	1857	239		1000	3800	600
Sent	14	11	1859	114	900	4000		300	300
Sent	5	6	1860	53		600	570	120
Sent	20	6	1860	60	1500
Sent	3	8	1860	76		1000	950
Sent	31	12	1860	112	300	1000	950	120	60
Sent	5	2	1861	28	600	600	500	300	100
Sent	22	2	1861	59	7200	2400		600
Sent	9	3	1861	68	16000
Total sent				16	38020	24260	32910	4620	2080
Returned					-3899	-374		-130
Returned					-6625	-5
Total Used	90857			16	27496	23881	32910	4490	2080
Distribution					30.26%	26.28%	36.22%	4.94%	2.29%
Distribution vs. all stamps					3.61%	1.72%	2.05%	2.95%	2.22%

The Oajaca overprint is approximately 14½ by 2 mm. It's generally nicely struck, in black.

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

Forgeries from Oajaca are uncommon.

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