4 reales, red.

Hard wove paper until 1858, when a soft, wire wove paper was introduced. One plate of 60 subjects arranged in 6 columns and 10 rows. Frameline present. Vertical spacing between stamps is 6 - 7 mm. There were five deliveries of the 4 reales stamps. The actual number of printings is unknown. Early printings were in deep red, going toward pale red, almost pink, for the late printings.

Issue quantities from Chapman:
Quantity sent to districts 157189
Returned from districts -4542
Total issued 152647

 

Surviving stamps could approach:
Survival rate Quantity surviving
2% 3053
3% 4579
4% 6106

As with the 8 reales the 4 was split and the pieces used as one or two reales stamps. Therefore the conclusion must be drawn, that the actual quantity available is much lower than the survival rate alone indicates. A guess would put the number around 2000 copies or less.

Consignments and returns from the districts.
District Sent Returned Used Used % of total Ratio vs. Mexico
Acapulco 420   420 0.27% 107.1
Aguascalientes 0   0 0.00% N/A
Apam 300   300 0.19% 150.0
Baja California 120   120 0.08% 375.0
Campeche 1320 6 1314 0.84% 34.2
Chalco 400 145 255 0.16% 176.5
Chiapas 740 157 583 0.37% 77.2
Chihuahua 2700 52 2648 1.68% 17.0
Ciudad Bravos 180 45 135 0.09% 333.3
Colima 300   300 0.19% 150.0
Cordova 1070   1070 0.68% 42.1
Cuautitlan 304   304 0.19% 148.0
Cuernavaca 1250 198 1052 0.67% 42.8
Durango 2400 85 2315 1.47% 19.4
Guadalajara 10160   10160 6.46% 4.4
Guadelupe Hidalgo 120 110 10 0.01% 4499.6
Guanajuato 6800   6800 4.33% 6.6
Hermosillo 1800   1800 1.15% 25.0
Huejutla 780   780 0.50% 57.7
Isla del Carmen 240   240 0.15% 187.5
Ixtlahuaca 180 41 139 0.09% 323.7
Jalapa 2840   2840 1.81% 15.8
Lagos 1800   1800 1.15% 25.0
Lerma 120 13 107 0.07% 420.5
Maravatio 1020 221 799 0.51% 56.3
Mazatlan 5580 139 5441 3.46% 8.3
Merida 3540   3540 2.25% 12.7
Mexico 45135 139 44996 28.63% 1.0
Monterrey 1200   1200 0.76% 37.5
Morelia 8420 456 7964 5.07% 5.6
Oajaca 4620 130 4490 2.86% 10.0
Orizava 1720 75 1645 1.05% 27.4
Pachuca 1370 1 1369 0.87% 32.9
Perote 0   0 0.00% N/A
Polotitlan 0   0 0.00% N/A
Puebla 5320 213 5107 3.25% 8.8
Queretaro 5420 205 5215 3.32% 8.6
Saltillo 180   180 0.11% 250.0
San Felipe del Obraje 0   0 0.00% N/A
San Luis Potosi 4080 289 3791 2.41% 11.9
Sultepec 240   240 0.15% 187.5
Soyaniquilpan 180 34 146 0.09% 308.2
Tabasco 1800   1800 1.15% 25.0
Tacubaya 120 6 114 0.07% 394.7
Tampico 2100   2100 1.34% 21.4
Temascaltepec 300   300 0.19% 150.0
Tepeji del Rio 120 103 17 0.01% 2646.8
Texcoco 160 41 119 0.08% 378.1
Tixtla Guerrero 780 194 586 0.37% 76.8
Tlalpam 120   120 0.08% 375.0
Tlalpujahua 540   540 0.34% 83.3
Toluca 900 153 747 0.48% 60.2
Tula 640 23 617 0.39% 72.9
Tulancingo 400 85 315 0.20% 142.8
Veracruz 15740 431 15309 9.74% 2.9
Victoria 600   600 0.38% 75.0
Villa del Valle 0   0 0.00% N/A
Yguala 60   60 0.04% 749.9
Zacatecas 8380 752 7628 4.85% 5.9
Zitacuaro 60   60 0.04% 749.9
           
  Sent Returned Used Percent used  
  157189 4542 152647 97.11%