San Luis Potosi
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San Luis Potosi is located in the state of San Luis Potosi. It was the 8th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 8th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.56 reales. San Luis Potosi had about 11,000 inhabitants in 1850.
San Luis Potosi had 20 sub-offices: Armadillo, Catorce, Cedral, Ciudad de la Concepcion (Ciudad de Maiz), Charcas, Espiritu Santo, Fresnillo, Guadalcazar, Hedionda, Jaral, Matehuala, Moctezuma, Pinos, Rio Verde, Salinas del Penon Blanco, Santa Maria del Rio, Tierra Nueva, Tula de Tamaulipas, Venado and Villa de San Francisco.
| Day | Month | Year | Invoice # | Medio | Un | Dos | Cuatro | Ocho | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sent | 30 | 8 | 1856 | 32 | 11520 | 9660 | 4140 | 660 | 1620 |
| Sent | 10 | 12 | 1856 | 90 | 6000 | 6000 | |||
| Sent | 21 | 2 | 1857 | 40 | 3000 | 6000 | |||
| Sent | 27 | 3 | 1857 | 62 | 7980 | 420 | |||
| Sent | 4 | 5 | 1857 | 84 | 1200 | 4000 | 5700 | ||
| Sent | 5 | 6 | 1857 | 113 | 3800 | ||||
| Sent | 13 | 7 | 1857 | 135 | 600 | 5000 | 4750 | 300 | |
| Sent | 14 | 8 | 1857 | 159 | 5000 | 4750 | |||
| Sent | 18 | 9 | 1857 | 185 | 5000 | 6080 | 600 | ||
| Sent | 23 | 10 | 1857 | 211 | 5000 | 6080 | |||
| Sent | 7 | 12 | 1857 | 250 | 600 | 5000 | 4750 | 300 | |
| Sent | 29 | 1 | 1858 | 13 | 5000 | 4750 | 600 | ||
| Sent | 12 | 3 | 1858 | 36 | 1900 | 300 | |||
| Sent | 29 | 5 | 1858 | 72 | 1000 | 950 | 300 | 300 | |
| Sent | 9 | 8 | 1858 | 118 | 1000 | 1900 | 240 | 120 | |
| Sent | 25 | 8 | 1858 | 131 | 1800 | 1900 | |||
| Sent | 20 | 9 | 1858 | 148 | 600 | 2000 | 1900 | 600 | 600 |
| Sent | 24 | 11 | 1858 | 180 | 900 | 2000 | 2850 | ||
| Sent | 18 | 2 | 1859 | 29 | 1500 | 5000 | 4750 | ||
| Returned | 17 | 6 | 1859 | -2040 | -4300 | -3990 | -168 | -362 | |
| Sent | 2 | 12 | 1859 | 119 | 1200 | 190 | 60 | 60 | |
| Sent | 21 | 12 | 1859 | 128 | 800 | 760 | 60 | ||
| Sent | 15 | 2 | 1860 | 21 | 1200 | 1000 | 950 | 120 | 60 |
| Sent | 31 | 12 | 1860 | 111 | 300 | 1000 | 950 | 120 | 60 |
| Total sent | 23 | 23580 | 63960 | 73790 | 3912 | 3058 | |||
| Returned | -300 | -1000 | -950 | -120 | -60 | ||||
| Returned | -52 | -279 | -423 | -1 | -8 | ||||
| Total Used | 165107 | 23 | 23228 | 62681 | 72417 | 3791 | 2990 | ||
| Distribution | 14.07% | 37.96% | 43.86% | 2.30% | 1.81% | ||||
| Distribution vs. all stamps | 3.05% | 4.52% | 4.51% | 2.49% | 3.19% | ||||
San Luis Potosi used at least five different overprints:
18½ by 2 mm. with leading and trailing dots.
21½ by 2½ mm. with trailing dot.
16½ by 2 mm. without dots.
20 by 2½ mm. with leading and trailing dots.
23 by 3 mm. with trailing dot.
They are generally nicely struck.
On average, the stamps have normal margins for the issue.
Forgeries from San Luis Potosi are uncommon.
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