U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
March 24-25, 2010
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 | Lot #1146 MEXICO 1847 (14 July) FL written in Puebla, addressed to the private secretary to the President, concerning a promotion. The postmark date, No (vember) 16, indicates there was a 4-month delay in clearing the post office at Veracruz. There is no clue why it was held up; Mexican guerillas continually harassed U.S. convoys and secure dispatches ran infrequently. The large "X" is one the three rate markers used at Veracruz, fine usage during Campaign in the South
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