MORE_PUEBLA

This is a pretty cover mailed from Puebla to Zacatecas on March 16, 1872, a late usage. The cover is addressed in violet ink, a very unusual shade in 1872.

Cover sent from Apizaco to Puebla. The stamp, an out-of-district usage of a 12 centavo Chihuahua, is cancelled with a boxed "FRANCO".

The cover is mailed from Nopalucan, Puebla bering a 25 centavo stamp and struck with the two line Nopalucan cancel, to Merida.

This cover is very unusual. It is not rare, in fact it is quite a common franking. The thing that makes this cover stand out is the stamp. Here is an example of a 4 margin perforated 1868 thin figure stamp. Try to find another!


PUEBLA	ACATLAN	ACATZINGO

SAN AGUSTINE del PALMAR	AJALPAN	AMOZOC

APIZACO	ATLIXCO	ATLIXCO

ATLIXCO (diligencia)	ATLIXCO (unrecorded)	CHALCHICOMULA

CHIETLA	CHIAUTLA	HUMANTLA

HUMANTLA	IZUCAR	IZUCAR

TEHUACAN	TECAMACHALCO	TEPEACA

TEPEJI DE LA SEDA	TLACOTEPEC	TLACOTEPEC

VILLA de los LIBRES		TEXMELUCAN
	The stamp to the left represents a sub-office that at most times reported to Jalapa, but it is believed that when this stamp was used, Zacapoastla was receiving their supply of stamps, and reporting to, Puebla. <
ZACAPOASTLA		ZACATLAN