An interesting collection of 33 vintage Mexican postage stamps (Correos México), featuring a mixture of early postal issues, historical commemoratives, portraits, architecture, transport and stamps celebrating important events in Mexican history.
The stamps are arranged on a protective stock album page and date from various periods, including older issues alongside commemoratives from the 1970s and 1980s.
Early Mexican Postage Stamps
Older definitive postage stamps featuring traditional Mexican designs.
Various denominations, colours and inscriptions.
Examples with overprints and circular postal cancellations.
Early engraved and ornamental stamp designs.
Different perforations and postmarks.
Mexican Revolution & Historical Figures
Mexican Revolution commemorative stamps.
Portraits of prominent historical personalities.
Issues celebrating Mexican independence, revolution and national history.
Architecture & Historical Landmarks
University of Guadalajara anniversary commemorative, 1975.
León, Guanajuato 400th anniversary commemorative, 1976.
Mexican buildings, monuments and architectural landmarks.
Illustrated city and regional commemoratives.
International Events & Organisations
Rotary International Convention commemorative.
International cultural and historical events.
Various anniversary and special-issue stamps.
Transport & Technology
Motor vehicle commemorative stamps.
Transport and aviation-related illustrations.
Other illustrated Mexican commemorative issues.
Country: Mexico.
Quantity: 33 postage stamps.
Period: Various issues, including early stamps and 20th-century commemoratives.
Types: Definitive and commemorative postage stamps.
Condition: Predominantly postally used, with some apparently unfranked examples.
Subjects: Mexican history, revolution, architecture, transport, international events and historical personalities.
Presentation: Arranged on a stock album page.
Sale format: All 33 stamps sold together as one job lot.
The stamps are in mixed vintage collectible condition.
Most have visible postal cancellations, with some older examples showing heavier postmarks, age-related toning, discolouration, creasing, worn or irregular perforations, edge damage and handling marks.
A few stamps appear unfranked, although their reverse sides have not been individually examined to establish original gum condition or the presence of hinge marks.
The stock album page and protective sleeve also show signs of age and storage.
Individual stamp varieties, watermarks and overprints have not been independently verified.
An interesting assortment for collectors of Mexican postage stamps, Latin American postal history and historical commemorative issues.
The collection offers a variety of designs and denominations spanning different periods of Mexican postal history.
The older stamps may be of particular interest to collectors wishing to examine cancellations, overprints and printing variations.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the description and show the actual stamps included.
All 33 postage stamps are being sold together as one job lot, exactly as photographed.