Lithographed by Edward Matthews, London.
Printed in sheets of 100.
Quantity: 4 Reales Violet - 20,000 Pieces and 1 Peso Yellow - 10,000 Pieces.
Issued for outbound mail letters.

Postal Rates:
4 Reales - Single Rate Up to 1 Ounce Weight
1 Peso (8 Reales) - Double Rate Rate up to 2 Ounces
4 Reales - Addtional Weight Per Ounce or Fraction Thereof

4 REALES VIOLET

1876, JULY 21: GUATEMALA to GENOA, ITALY
Single rate mail  with PANAMA TRANSIT date stamp and LONDON
backstamp. Charged 1.70 pts for French and Spanish posts
and another 2.30 liras upon arrival in Italy.

1876, DECEMBER 23: GUATEMALA to MADRID
With 4 reales for single oubound rate, endorsed in in manuscript
"Per Packet via Panama". Transit backstamped LONDON.
Charged 1 pts upon arrival in Spain.
1877, MARCH 6: GUATEMALA to ACAPULCO
4 Reales violet tied with GUATEMALA date stamp.
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1874, APRIL 30: GUATEMALA to PARIS
4 Reales pair paying for double rate tied with GUTEMALA
datestamp. Routed via PANAMA and LONDON (on reverse)
alongside CALAIS, FRANCE port of entry postmark
GB/1F90c Accountancy charge on front.

ONLY KNOWN 4 REALES MULITPLE USAGE


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