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Mexico 1856 SEP 04 Huamantla, TL to Veracruz, VE. Stampless FL. Two-line 'HUYMAN GUILLO' origin mark & black handstamped '3' rate mark. Sent by merchant firm to Sñres Callejas y Martinez (Comisionistas).

Summary Sheet

• Date Letter Sent: 4 September 1856 (dated "8bre 4" / 4 September 1856 via top manuscript)

• Country of Origin: Mexico

• Country of Destination: Mexico

• Town Sent From: Huamantla, Tlaxcala (TL)

• Town Sent To: Veracruz, Veracruz (VE)

• Distance: ~125 miles

• Significant Philatelic Details: Stampless FL outer wrapper. Features a two-line boxless origin handstamp "HUYMAN / GUILLO" (Huamantla, state of Tlaxcala), a large handstamped black numeral "3" rate mark (indicating 3 reales postage), manuscript rate notation "3r", and manuscript date "8bre 4" (September 4).

• Sender: Merchant trading firm at Huamantla

• Receiver: Sñres Callejas y Martinez, Com.s (Comisionistas / Commission Merchants, Veracruz)

• Sociological / Historical / Genealogical Significance: Illustrates mid-19th-century commercial trade routes between central Mexican agricultural hubs (Tlaxcala) and the primary port of Veracruz during the turbulent Reform War era / presidency of Ignacio Comonfort.

Content Transcription, Translation & Research

1. Transcription & Translation

[Address Face - Image 0035]

1856

HUYMAN / GUILLO [Two-line origin handstamp for Huamantla]

8bre 4 [Manuscript date: 4 September / 8bre = Septiembre]

3 [Large black handstamped postage mark]

3r [Manuscript 3 reales]

Sñres Callejas y Martinez

Com.s [Comisionistas]

Veracruz

[Reverse Side - Image 0036]

[Wafer seal embossed mark]

Mexico FS [Pencil collector/dealer notation]

Translation of Address:

Messrs. Callejas & Martinez, Commission Merchants, Veracruz.

2. Philatelic Markings

• Type: Stampless FL (Folded Letter / outer cover).

• Date Sent: 4 September 1856 ("8bre" uses the traditional Latin numbering convention where 8bre = 8th month of the Roman calendar / September).

• Handstamps & Marks:

  • "HUYMAN / GUILLO": Standard 19th-century two-line Mexican post office handstamp for Huamantla, Tlaxcala.

  • "3": Large black outline handstamp indicating a 3-real postal charge based on distance and weight between Tlaxcala/Puebla region and the Gulf Coast.

3. Social, Historical & Genealogical Research

• Callejas y Martinez (Veracruz): A well-documented 19th-century mercantile house and commission agency (comisionistas) based in the port of Veracruz. They handled customs clearing, import-export forwarding, and agricultural commodity trade linking inland states (Puebla, Tlaxcala, Mexico) to international shipping routes.

• Historical Context (1856 Mexico): In September 1856, Mexico was undergoing major political shifts following the overthrow of Santa Anna and the implementation of the Ley Lerdo under Liberal President Ignacio Comonfort, setting the stage for the Mexican Reform War (1857–1860).