1844 - 6¼¢ Independent Mail Company Rate |
Empire of Iturbide Half Real |
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15 May 1844 New York City To Boston by Hale & Co.s Independent Mail, 6¼¢ due rate handstamp applied at New York office |
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| Handstamp reflects the 6¼¢ published rate for mail between New York and Boston. Hales New York City office used this handstamp as a collect marking. It is known used March 5, 1844 to June 14, 1844. |
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1823 Iturbide one half real coin minted in Mexico City |
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| The Empire of Augustin Iturbide lasted a mere nine months immediately proceeding the establishment of the Republic of Mexico on March 19, 1823. This one half real coin, from the Empire of Iturbide, was equivalent to 6¼¢. |
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Richard Frajola, May 2006 |
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