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(Spanish American War) 1853 (Jul. 1, Nov. 6) New York, N.Y. to Hon. James Gadsden, Mexico City, Mexico via New Orleans and Vera Cruz, two cover fronts, each with partial "New-York, 10cts., Paid" attached rate exchange cds and Vera Cruz arrival postmark with "4" due rating handstamps, Very Fine pair. Estimate $300 - 400.
In 1853, Gadsden was appointed by the U.S. Government as the new American minister to Mexico, with instructions to purchase more land from Mexico for the prospective railroad route across southernmost New Mexico and Arizona, and to clear up the possibility of disputes over the location of the boundary between the two countries.
Realized: $725