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The November 1, 1872 edition of the magazine Le Timbre Poste from Brussels, Belgium reports having received a "poorly-printed" copy of the one peso yellow stamp. That same magazine in its January 1, 1873 edition has a front page illustration of the four reales purple stamp, which corresponds exactly to the second issue. The journal notes that the illustrated four reales stamp came from a cover that also had an 1871 ten cent stamp. The four reales stamp was removed from the cover by a businessman who was a reputable philatelist and who gave it to the editor of Le Timbre Poste. To have been reported in the November, 1872 edition of Le Timbre Poste, the one peso yellow stamp would have had to have arrived in Europe no later than the middle of October, 1872, meaning that it was mailed from Guatemala no later than the middle of September, 1872. At that time the crossing from Guatemala to Europe normally took around 40 days.
 
The November 1, 1872 edition of the magazine Le Timbre Poste from Brussels, Belgium reports having received a "poorly-printed" copy of the one peso yellow stamp. That same magazine in its January 1, 1873 edition has a front page illustration of the four reales purple stamp, which corresponds exactly to the second issue. The journal notes that the illustrated four reales stamp came from a cover that also had an 1871 ten cent stamp. The four reales stamp was removed from the cover by a businessman who was a reputable philatelist and who gave it to the editor of Le Timbre Poste. To have been reported in the November, 1872 edition of Le Timbre Poste, the one peso yellow stamp would have had to have arrived in Europe no later than the middle of October, 1872, meaning that it was mailed from Guatemala no later than the middle of September, 1872. At that time the crossing from Guatemala to Europe normally took around 40 days.
 

 

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The four reales purple stamp was apparently issued later than the one peso yellow. The four reales stamp would have had to have been issued no later than the middle of November in order to be featured in the January 1, 1873 edition of Le Timbre Poste. Our investigation leads us to conclude that the one peso yellow stamp was released at the beginning of September, 1872 and the four reales purple stamp was released in early November.}}
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The four reales purple stamp was apparently issued later than the one peso yellow. The four reales stamp would have had to have been issued no later than the middle of November in order to be featured in the January 1, 1873 edition of Le Timbre Poste. Our investigation leads us to conclude that the one peso yellow stamp was released at the beginning of September, 1872 and the four reales purple stamp was released in early November.{{cite book|Gruson, Cécile and Baca Camacho, Jorge E.|title=El Quetzal, International Society of Guatemala Collectors|chapter=Study of the four reales and one Peso regular issue of 1873…..Or Was That 1872|year=2012|month=December|volume=62|page=76|publisher=Topper Stamps & Postal History, Houston TX USA}}}}
 
* Catalogue: Sc. 5
 
* Catalogue: Sc. 5
 
* Issue quantity: 20,000
 
* Issue quantity: 20,000
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