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
Envelope
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