Toluca

Toluca, un real.
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Toluca is located in the state of Mexico. It was the 16^th largest postal district, based on the number of stamps used, and 20^th by total value of all stamps used. The average cost of the stamps used was 1.06 reales. Toluca (de Lerdo) had about 12,000 inhabitants in 1850.

Toluca had 7 sub-offices: Mineral del Oro, Tejupilco, Temascaltepec, Tenancingo, Tenango del Valle, Teocaltitlan and Villa del Valle.

The following consignments were made according to Chapman:
	Day	Month	Year	Invoice #	Medio	Un	Dos	Cuatro	Ocho
Sent	29	8	1856	6	16500	15000	2940	420	1140
Sent	22	4	1857	79			4750
Sent	16	10	1857	207			1900
Sent	2	11	1858	167	600	3000	2850	300
Sent	16	3	1859	44		3000
Returned	17	6	1859		-300		-1168	-83	-629
From Temascaltepec	11	7	1859		398	600
Sent	21	10	1859	106				60	60
Sent	9	12	1859	123	600		190
Sent	4	1	1860	3	1500	200
Sent	5	3	1860	28	420	800
Sent	14	5	1860	47	120	400	380	60	60
Sent	11	6	1860	57	900	1000	380
Sent	10	10	1860	90	300	1000
Sent	5	2	1861	33	500	200	100	60	30
Sent	21	2	1861	54	2400	800	400
Sent	25	2	1861	61	6400
Total sent				15	30338	26000	12722	817	661
Returned					-1320			-64	-34
Returned					-349	-173	-269	-6	-114
Total Used	68209			15	28669	25827	12453	747	513
Distribution					42.03%	37.86%	18.25%	1.10%	0.75%
Distribution vs. all stamps					3.71%	1.82%	0.77%	0.49%	0.55%

Temascaltepec was a principal office from 1856 to July 11, 1859.

Sultepec came under Toluca, first mentioned in January 1861, but perhaps as early as 1857 or 1858.

The Toluca overprint is approximately 12½ by 2 mm. It's generally nicely struck.

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

Forgeries from Toluca are not common.

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