Queen Isabella II
February 24, 1858
(Wednesday)
Media Onza (½ Ounce). A total of 30,000 stamps were
received in Black on Yellow. (Edifil #6A) Un Onza (1 Ounce). A total of 90,000 stamps were
received in Black on Red. (Edifil #6B) Cuatro Onza (4 Ounces). A total of 40,000 stamps were
received in Black on Green. (Edifil #6C) Un Libra (1 Pound). A total of 20,100 stamps were
received in Black on Grey-Blue. (Not listed in
Edifil) The "Value Inscription" on these stamps is actually
the weight of the mail in ounces and pounds for which they were valid, (1
libra equal to 16-onza).
Between 1853 and 1858, all Official correspondence was carried
free within the As a result, the 1855 Official stamps of These stamps were also in use in Despite large quantities of stamps appearing to have been sent
to the
ROYAL DECREES AND ORDERS 1858 A Royal Ordinance was issued, directing that
Official stamps are to be employed for the correspondence between the
authorities in the Governor and Captain-General of the By your letter of 21st November last, Your Excellency
asked for stamps for franking official correspondence, 300 of 1 libra, 25 of
one onza, and 300 of half onza. In reply to this request, there have been
despatched by the last mail 30,000 ½ onza stamps, 90,000 1 onza stamps,
40,000 4 onza stamps, and 20,100 1 libra. The conspicuous difference between
the numbers asked for and those sent is due to the extreme smallness of the
former. It may be gathered from the contents of Your Excellency’s letter that
these stamps are only used upon official correspondence addressed to the
Peninsula, but the intention of the instructions in force is that they should
also be used for franking the correspondence between the central authorities
and the officials in the Provinces. By
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