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CATALOGUEOF THE

Stamps, Envelopes, Wrappers and Postal Cards

OF

f^EXICO-

Including the Provisional Issues of

Campeche, Chiapas, Guadalajara, Etc.,

HENRY COLLIN HENRY L. CALMAN,/( Y

With the collaboration of Mr. Albert E, Lawrencb.

SCOTT STAMP AND COIN CO., L’D.

127 Madison Avenue,

NEW YORK,

440 MEXICO.

MEXICO.Prepared with the collaboration of Mr. Albert E, Lawrence.

8 Reales = loo Centavos = i Peso = $0.60 U. S. Currency.Currency :

August, 1856.

Head of Hidalgo, engraved on white

wove paper, varying in thickness. Thesheets of the stamps of this issue were sur-

rounded by a thin line of the same color as

the stamps. On some of the sheets this

frame is formed by a double line instead of

a single line either at top or at bottom.

Size 19^4x25 mm.

I. Without surcharge.

1 Yz (Medio) r blue

2 Yz (Medio) r pale blue

3 yi (Medio) r dark blue

4 I (un) r orange

5 I (un)r yellow

6 I (un) r orange red

7 2 (dos) r green

8 2 (dos) r pale green

9 2 (dos) r dark green

10 2 (dos) r blue green

It 2 (dos) r yellow green12 2 (dos) r emerald green

13 4 (cuatro) r red

14 4 (cuatro) r brown red

15 8 (ocho) r lilac

16 8 (ocho) r red lilac

H. Surcharged with the name of the postal

district.

1“ White wove paper, varying in thick-

ness.

17 Yi. (Medio) r blue

18 (Medio) r pale blue

19 Yt. (Medio) r dark blue20 1 (un) r orange21 I (un) r yellow22 I (un) r orange red

23 2 (dos) r green


25 2 (dos) r dark green26 2 (dos) r blue green

27 2 (dos) r yellow green28 2 (dos) r emerald green

29 4 (cuatro) r red


31 8 (ocho) r lilac


2® Vertically ribbed paper.

33 K (Medio) r blue

34 Y2 (Medio) r pale blue

35 Y (Medio) r dark blue

36 I (un) r orange

37 I (un) r yellow

38 I (un) orange red

39 2 (dos) r green


41 2 (dos) r dark green

43 2 (dos) r blue green

44 2 (dos) r yellow green

45 2 (dos) r emerald green

46 4 (cuatro) r red


48 8 (ocho) r lilac


Varieties

:

a. Very thin white paper.

50 4 (cuatro) r pale red

b. Laid paper.

51 4 (cuatro) r red

c. Error of color.

52 2 (dos) r rose

d. Lower part of 4 reales stamp printed

over the centre of i real stamp.

53 ir yellow

e. 8 reales stamps cut in eight parts, each

part being used as i real.

54 ir lilac YA of 8 reales used as I

real

f. 2 reales stamps cut vertically in two,

each half being used as i real.

55 ir green (half of 2 reales used as i

real), left half


real), right half

g. 2 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,

each half being used as I real.


real), upper half


real), lower half.

h. 2 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,each half being used as i real.


real), upper right half

60 ir green (half of 2 reales used as I

real), lower right half

61 ir green (half of 2 reales, used as i

real), upper left half


real), lower left half

i. 4 reales stamps cut in quarters, eachquarter being used as i real.

63 ir red (one-fourth of 4 reales used as

i real), upper right fourth


I real), lower right fourth


I real), upper left fourth

66 ir red (one fourth of 4 reales used as

I real), lower left fourth

k. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,

each half being used as 2 reales.

67 2r red (half of 4 reales used as 2reales), right half

68 2r red (half of 4 reales used as 2

reales), left half

l. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,



reales), upper half


reales), lower half

m. 4 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,



reales), upper right half


reales), lower right half


reales), upper left half


reales), lower left half

n. 8 reales stamps cut in quarters, each

quarter being used as 2 reales.

75 2r lilac (one-fourth of 8 reales used

as 2 reales), upper right quarter

MEXICO. 441

76 2r lilac (one-fourth of 8 reales usedas 2 reales), lower right quarter

77 2r lilac (one-fourth of 8 reales usedas 2 reales), upper left quarter

78 2r lilac (one-fourth of 8 reales usedas 2 reales), lower left quarter

o. 8 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


79 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), right half

80 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), left half

p. 8 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


District Names found

District. Meas. in mm.

•ACAPULCO* i8J^x2; bet. periods

AGUACALTES 21x3

APAM 9x2

9x2; sur’ge in blue

•CAMPECHE(

(

18x2; bet. periods

19x2; bet. periods,

sur’ge in red

C. Bravos (Caillebotte)

CORDOVA i8J^x2; bet. periods

CORDOVA- 17)4x2

• C 0 K D 0 V A • 16x1 )4; bet. periods

CORDOVA i8>4x2

Cordova, (Caillebotte);italics

CUAUTITLAN 1 6x2

CUERNAVACA- 18x2; with one period

CUERNAVACA 17)4x2

CUERNAVACA 17x1)4 to 1)4

CHALCO 12X2

•CHIAPAS* 16x2, bet. periods

16x2; bet. periods,

sur’ge in blue

CHIHUAHUA* 20)4x2; bet. periods

CHIHUAHUA. i8)4xi)4;with one

period

•DURANGO* 17x2; bet. periods

GUADALAJARA 19)4x2)4

•GUADALAJARA- 20)4x2; bet. periods

GUADALAJARA- 21x2; with one period“

21x2

GUADALAJARA 19)4x2

GUADALAJARA 19x2)4eUADALAJARA 20)4X1)4

guadaLAJARA 19x1)4 to 2)4

GUADALAJARA ' 20X1 )4 to 3 )4

GUADALAjara 20X2)4 to 1)4

GUANAJUATO. 23x3; with one period

•GUANAJUATO* 19)4x2; bet. per'ods

GUANAJUATO i8xr)4

GUANAJUATO i9)4x2to3;bet.periods

"GUANAJUATO 19)4x1)4 to 24(; bet.

periods

guanAJUATO i8xi)4 to 1)4

HEBHOSUXO* 21x2; bet. periods

HUEJUTLA i6)4x2

.I.DEL CARMEN. 21x2; bet. periods,

sur’ge in blue

lxtlahuaca 19x1)4

81 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), upper half

82 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), lower half

q.

8 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,each half being used as 4 reales.

83 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), upper right half

84 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), lower right half

85 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), upper left half

86 4r lilac (half of 8 reales used as 4reales), lower left half

ON THE Issue of 1856.

District. Meas. of mm.

IXTLAHuaca 19x3 to 1)4

•JALAPA* 14)4x2; bet. periods

LAGOS 11X2)4

LERMA 12X2)4

MARAVATIO 17x2

MAZATLAN 17x2

•MAZATLAN* 17x2; bet. periods

MERIDA 15x2

MEXICO 16x2)4

EQIESaKC® 14)4x2)4

msxiico) 15)4x2)4

MEXICO 14x2)4 to 1)4

MEXICO 17)4x2)4

ME XDC © 16x2

—MEXICO— 23x2; bet. two dashes

MEXICO 14x2

MIE30[(C(II)(n)16x2

MEXICO 14x2)4

MEXICO 14x2

MEXICO 13)4x2 to 3)4

•MONTERREY* 20x1)4; bet. periods

MORELIA 13)4x2

•MORELU* ' 15)4x1)4; bet. periods

OAJACA 14x2

•0 A J A C A- i6)4x2; bet. periods

•OAJACA* 15x2; bet. periods

OAJACA' 15x4 to 2; bet. periods

•OAJACA- 15x2; bet. periods

•ORIZAVA- I5x)4;bet. periods

ORIZAVA 13X1)4

PACHUCA 13x1)4

PUEBIA 13x2%

PUEBLA 12x2

'PUEBLA- 14)4x2; bet. periods

PUEBLA 14x2)4

•PUEBLA* 14x2; bet. periods

-PUEBLA- 11)4x2; bet. periods

-PUEBT.A- iixi)4;bet. periods

PUEBLA. i3xi)4;withone period

QUERETARO. 19)4x3 ;with one period

QUERETARO i8)4x3

•OUERETAKO- 20x2; bet. periods

QUERETARO 18x2

QUERETARO- 20.x3)4 to 2)4 ;with

one period

442 me;sico.

District. Meas. in mm District. Meas. in mm.

•quereTARO’ 20x1^ to 4 V ;bet. •TEMASCALTEPEC" 22)4x1)4

;bet. periods

periods TIXTLAGUERRO 22)4x2

QUERETARO 17KX1K 'TLALPDJAHUA- 22x1)4; bet. periods

•^SALTILLO. I7)^xij4(; bet. periods TOLUCA 14x2)4

“1 7)^x1^; bet, periods TOLUCA 12X1)4

sur ge in blue TULA 9X 1)4

•S.L.P0T0SI* 20x2

;

bet. periods Tulancingo (Caillebotte)

S.L.POTOSI- 18x214 TULANCINCO igxi^

18x214 ; with first S in- .VERACRUZ* 17)4x2; bet. periods

verted VERACRUZ 16x2

aLPOTOSI 17x2 veracrUZ 17)4x2 to 3)4•SI..POTOSI‘ 19x2; bet. periods VICTORIA 16x2

SOY.ANIQUIhPAM 20X2 YGUALA 13x2SULTEPEC 15x2 ZACATECAS- 21)4x2)^; bet. periods•TABASCO.

;bet. periods ZACATECAS 20)4x2)4

•tabasco. isKxiK to 3; bet. .ZACATECAS, 19)4x2; bet. periods

•TAMPICOperiods

15x2; bet. periodsZACATECas 21X2)4 to 1)4

•TAMPICO* 16x2; bet. periods

XEMASCAETEPEC 21X1)4 in MS.

Names of postal districts found surcharged two or more times on the stamps of this issue.

District. Value. Color. Meas. of Sur. Color. Times Surcharged.

Cordova Kr blue 17)4x2 black twice“ 2r green

(

3 times

Chihuahua blue 20)4x2 ( twice

Guadalajara ir orange 20 )4 x1)4( ( (

Mazatlan li- orange 17x2‘ ‘ ar green ‘ *

Mexico ir orange 14x2

Morelia blue 13)4x2“ ir orange‘ ‘ 2r green

Pachuca ir orange 13x1)4

Queretaro ir orange 18x2

S. L. Potosi 2r green i 8xi )4“ 8r lilac 20X2)4

Vera Cruz ir orange 17)4x2“ 2r green

‘

‘ ‘

4r red*

“ 2r green ‘ *

3 times

Zacalecas 2r green 19)4x2 twice

Reprittts.

Although the greaterpart of the tincancell-

ed stamps of this and the next issue, whichhave appeared recently aregenuine remainders

,

we believe that some reprintuig has been goingon; there is no other explanation for the

appearance of many varieties totally unknownuntil a year or two ago: Such as the Ji-r 1856on laid paper, 2r rose 1856

, 2r green on blue

paper, and 2r black on yellow paper 1861 .

Some of the stamps of the 1856 issue are

found with a large imprint in black,]4 , %, l

or 2, which is considered a surcharge by somecompilers. To our mind, however, there is

very little doubt that these were not sur-

charges, as stamps have been met with onwhich this so-called surcharge was partly onthe letter and partly on the stamp, plainly

showing that it had been impressed on the

stamp af er it had been used, and probablyrepresented an unpaid tax.

January, 1861.

Same type as preceding issue, printed in

black on various colored papers.

I. Without name of postal district.

Colored wove paper.

87

(Medio) r black on light brown

88 I (un) r black on green

89 I (un) r black on blue green

90 2 (dos) r black on pink

91 2 (dos) r black on lilac rose

92 4 (cuatro) r black on yellow

93 8 (ocho) r black on red brown

II. With name of postal district.

I” On colored wove paper.

94 Vz (medio) r black on light brown




98 2 (dos) r black on lilac rose

99 4 (cuatro) r black on yellow

100 8 (ocho) r black on red brown

2“ On vertically and horizontally ribbed

paper.

101 % (Medio) r black on light brov/n




105 2 (dos) r black on lilac rose red

106 4 (cuatro) r yellow

107 8 (ocho) r red brownVarieties:

a. Perforated unofficially.

108 2'(dos) r black on pink

MEXICO. 443

b. Error of color.

141

4r brown (half of 8 reales), lower half

109 I (un) r black on yellow

1 10 I (un) r black on rose

111 2 (dos) r green on dark blue

1 12 2 (dos) r black on yellow

c. 8 reales stamps cut in 8 parts, each part

being used as i real.

1 13 ir red brown (one-eight of 8 reales)

d. 2 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


1 14 ir rose (half of 2 reales), right half

115 ir rose (half of 2 reales), left half

e. 2 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


1 16 ir rose (half of 2 reales), upper half

1 17 Ir rose (half of 2 reales), lower half

f. 2 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,


1 18 ir rose (half of 2 reales), upper right

half

1 19 ir rose (half of 2 reales), lower right

half

n. 8 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,


142 4r brown (half of 8 reales) upper right

half

143 4r brown (half of 8 reales), lower right

half

144 4r brown (half of 8 reales), upperleft half

145 4r brown (half of 8 reales), lowerleft half

o. Laid paper.

146 Yz (medio)r black on light brown

November, 1861.

Same type and impression as preceJingissue.

On colored wove paper.

1“ Without name of postal district.

147 2 (dos) r grayish green on pink

148 4 (cuatro) r red on yellow

149 4 (cuatro) r red on orange150 8 (ocho) r green on reddish brown

120 ir rose (half of 2 reales), upper left

half

1 21 ir rose (half of 2 reales), lower left

half

g. 4 reales stamps cut into quarters, eachquarter being used as i real

122 ir yellow (one-fourth of 4 reales)

upper right quarter


lower right quarter

124 Ir yellow (one-fourth of 4 reales)

upper left quarter


lower left quarter

h. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


126 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), right half

127 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), left half

2° With name of postal district.

151 2 (dos) r grayish green on pink


153 4 (cuatro) r red on orange

154 8 (ocho) r green on reddish brown

Varieties :

a. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


155 2r red on orange (half of 4 reales),

right half


left half

b. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in

two, each half being used as 2 reales,


upper half


lower half

i. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


128 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), upper half

129 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), lower half

j. 4 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,each half being used as 2 reales.

130 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), upper right

half

13 1 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), lower right

half

132 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), upper left

half

133 2r yellow (half of 4 reales), lower left

half

k. 8 reales stamps cut in quarters, eachquarter being used as 2 reales.

134 2r brown (one-fourth of 8 reales), up-per right quarter

1 35 2r brown (one-fourth of 8 reales),lowerright quarter

136 2r brown (one-fourth of 8 reales), up-per left quarter

137 2r brown (one-fourth of 8 reales), low-er left quarter

l. 8 reales stamps cut vertically in two, eachhalf being used as 4 reales

138 4r brown (half of 8 reales), right half

139 4r brown (half of 8 reales), left half

m. 8 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,each half being used as 4 reales.

140 4r brown (half of 8 reales), upper half

c. 4 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,

each half being used as 2 reales,


upper right half


lower right half


upper left half


lower left half



163 4r green on brown (half of 8 reales),

right half

1^4 4r green on brown (half of 8 reales),

left half

e. 8 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,each half being used as 4 reales.

165 47 green on brown (half of 8 reales),

upper half


lower half

f. 8 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,each half being used as 4 reales.


upper right half


lower right half


upper left half


lower left half

444 MEXICO.

District Names found on the Issue of i86i.


•ACAPULCO- 1814x2; bet. periods

ACAPULCO 18x2 j4

AGUASCALTES 21x3

ACUA8CALIENTES 23x3

•APAM- ioJ4x2; bet. peiiods

APAM 9x2

APAM 8J4x2

•CAMPECHE- igx2; bet. periods

COLIMACORDOVA- 16x2; bet. periods

©(I1) 1SI!I)®VA 16x2

C II E K N AVAC A- ;with one

period

CUERNAVACA- 19x2; with one period

CHALCO I 2XIJ4

•CHIAPAS- 16x2; bet. periods,

sur’ge in blue

-CHIHUAHUA- 20J4x 2; bet. periods

CHIHUAHUA- 19/4x1;with one

period

•DURANGO- i8j4xij4; bet. periods

DURANGO- 17x2; bet. periods

DURANGO 14x2

GUADALAJARA. 20x2; with one period

GUADALAJARA 20J4xi J4 1without

period“

20J4x 2; sur’ge in blue

GUADALAJARA igx2“ igx2; sur’ge in blue

GUANAJUATO 23x3; with one period

GUANAJUATO 20>4 xi |4

G UANAJ RATO 18x1

GUANAJUATO. iSj^xi J4 ;with one

period

HERHOSIXIO- 21x2; bet. periods

HUEJUTLA 16x2

•I. DEL CARMEN- 21x2; bet. periods

IXTLAHUACA 19x114:

•JAL APA 15^x2; bet. periods

•JALAPA I4j4x2; bet. periods

LAGOS IIX2>4“ iiKx 2>4

Ler77ia (Caillebotte)

MARAVATIO 17x2

maraVATIO i 6xij4 to 3

•RIAZATLAN- 17x2; bet. periods

MAZATLAV 15 >2x1^MERIDA 14x2

MEXICO 16x234:

MEXICO

District. Meas, in mm.

MIE5gi(C(D) I4X2J4

MEXICO 14x214:

MEXICO 13KX2J4:

M EXICo I3/4x2>4 to

ME XE(C ® 16x2

-MONTERREY- 20X1^; bet. periods

MORELIA 1314 XX2

MORELIA 14x2

MORELIA- 16x1 j4 ;with one

period

•OAJACA- 15x2; bet. periods

ORIZAVA. 16^x2

•ORIZA V A- 15 /4x1/4 Ibet. periods

PACHUCA 13X1K

PUEBLA 24x414:

PUEBLA 19x3

PUEBIA 12x2^4:

PUEBLA. I3j4:x2|4:;with one

period

QUERETARO i 7 I4 xi|4^

QUERETARO 17x2 to 214:

QUERETARO’ I 714xi^; bet. periods

S. L. POTOSl. 26^x3^; with oneperiod

S-L -POTOSl- 23j4x3;with one period

S. L. POTOSl’ 22x2^4 ;witb one period

•S.L.POTOSI* 20x2)4; bet. periods

s. l.potOSI 18x2 to 4

S.L.POTOSI 17x2

SOYANIQUILPAM 20x2

Stiltepec (Caillebotte)

TABASCO- i6xi)4; bet. periods

•TAMPICO* 16x2; bet. periods

TAMPICO 14x2

T 1 X Tli A 14x2

-TLALPDJAHUA- 22x1 J4:; bet. periods

TOLUCA 12x114:

TULA 9X1)4

T X L A N Cl N 0 0 19x114:

-VERACRUZ- 17)4x2; bet. periods

•VERACRUZ’ i8x2;(ornamental type)

VERACRUZ 16x2

VERA CRUZ- 15x1)4: ;with oneperiod

•YICrDElAMPAS, 24)4x2)4; bet. periods

ZACATECAS 20)4x2)4

Zacatecas in MS.; (Caillebotte)

ERRORS.

Names of postal districts found surcharged twice on stamps of this issue.

District. Value. Color. Meas, of Sur. Color.

Morelia 2r black on pink i6xi)4 black surcharged twiceVera Cruz ir black on green 17)4x2 ‘ ‘

* ‘ 2r black on pink < ( * *

IIABILITADOS.

S. L. Potosi and Queretaro on 2 reales.

Toluca and Sultepec on i real.

Mexico and Lerma on 2 reales.

MEXICO. 445

End of 1863.

Head of Hidalgo engraved on white andyellowish white wove paper. Size, 20x25mm.

Perforated 12.

I. Yellowish white wove paper.

1“ Without name of postal distr

170 I (un) r redI7I 2 (dos) r blue

172 4 (cuatro) r brow’n

173 I (un) p black

174 on ir red

2» With name of postal

175 I (un) r red

176 2 (dos) r blue

177 4 (cuatro) r brown178 I (un) p black

179 ^r on ir red

11 . White wove paper.

Without name of postal district.

Perforated 12.

180 I (un) r red

18 1 2 (dos) r blue182 4 (cuatro) r stone brown183 I (un) p black

District Names found on 1863 issue.

District.

CHIHUAHUAMONTEREYSALTILLO

rSALTILLO*

PASO DEL NORTE

1864.

Engraved on various papers.25 mm.

Meas. in mm. .

17^X2i6xi)4

15X1)4

17x2)4); 2 periods onthe Yi real.

(?)

Size I9)4x


197ig8

199200201

202

203204205206

20720S

209210211212

213214215216

217218

219220221222

223224225226

227228

229

230231232

233234235236

237238

239240241242

243244245246

247248

249250351

2 (dos) r red orange

2 (dos) r orange

4 (cuatro) r green

4 (cuatro) r pale green

4 (cuatro) r dark green

4 (cuatro) r yellow green

4 (cuatro) r bluish green

8 (ocho) r red

8 (ocho) r pale red

8 (ocho) r brick red

2“ Thin wove paper.

3c brown(Medio) r brown

)4 (Medio) r gray

Y (Medio) r lilac

Yz (Medio) r lilac brown

Yz (Medio) r red lilac

I (un) r gray blue

I (un) r ultramarine

I (un) r pale blue

I (un) r Prussian blue

I (un) r dark blue

1 (un) r green blue

2 (dos) r yellow

2 (dos) r red orange

2 (dos) r orange

4 (cuatro) r green



4 (cuatro) r yellow green


8 (ochol r red

8 (ocho) r pale red


3“ Laid paper.

3c brown

Yz (Medio) r brown

Yz (Medio) r gray

Yz (Medio) r lilac

Yz (Medio) r lilac brown

Yz (Medio) r red lilac

I (un) r gray blue

I (un) r ultramarine

r (un) r pale blue

I (un) r Prussian blue

I (un) r dark blue

I (un) r green blue

(dos) r yellow

2 (doi) r red orange

2 (dos) r orange

4 (cuatro) r green




8 (ocho) r red

8 (ocho) r pale red


The stamps on laid paper are far from being

as scarce as generally supposed, in fact they

are quite common, but it is a rather difficult

to see the vergures, it being necessary to hold

them at a certain angle to the light in order

to see the vergures on the back or face of the

184

1“ Vertically ribbed paper.

3c brown

stamp.

4“ Ordinary wove paper.

185 Y (Medio) r brown 252 3c brown186 Yz (Medio) r lilac 253 Yz (Medio) r brown187 Y (Medio) r lilac brown 254 Yz (Medio) r gray188 Yz (Medio) r red lilac 255 Yz (Medio) r lilac

189 Yz (Medio) r gray 256 . Y2 (Medio) r lilac brown190 I (un) r gray blue 257 Yz (Medio) r red lilac

191 I (un) r ultramarine 258 I (un) r gray blue

192 I (un) r pale blue 259 I (un) r gray blue

193 I (un) r Prussian blue 260 I (un) r ultramarine

194 I (un) r dark blue 261 I (un) r pale blue

195 1 (un) r green blue

2 (dos) r yellow262 I (un) r Prussian blue

196 263 I (un) r dark blue

MEXICO.446

264 I (un) r green blue

265 2 (dos) r yellow266 2 (dos) r orange red

267 2 (dos) r orange268 4 (cuatro) r green

269 4 (cuatro) r pale green270 4 (cuatro) r dark green

271 4 (cuatro) r yellow green272 4 (cuatro) r bluish green

273 8 (ocho) r red

274 8 (ocho) r pale red

275 8 (ocho) r brick redVarieties:

a. Error of color.

276 8 (ocho) r Prussian blue

b. 2 reales stamps cut vertically in two,each half being used as i real.

277 Ir orange (half of 2 reales), right half

278 ir orange (half of 2 reales), left half

c. 2 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,each half being used as i real.

279 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upper half

280 ir orange (half of 2 reales), lower half

d. 2 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,each half being used as i real.

281 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upper right

half

282 ir orange (half of 2 reales), lower right

half

283 ir orange (half of 2 reales) upper left

half

284 ir orange (half of 2 reales), lower left

half

e. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


285 2r green (half of 4 reales), right half

286 2r green (half of 4 reales), left half

f. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


287 2r green (half of 4 reales), upper half

288 2r green (half of 4 reales), lower half

g. 4 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,


289 2r green (half of 4 reales), upper right

half

290 2r green (half of 4 reales), lower right

half

291 2r green (half of 4 reales), upper left

half

292 2r green (half of 4 reales), lower left

half

h. 8 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


293 4r red (half of 8 reales), right half

294 4r red (half of 8 reales), left half

i. 8 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


295 4r red (half of 8 reales), upper half

296 4r red (half of 8 reales), lower half

j. 8 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,


297 4r red (half of 8 reales), upper right

half

298 4r red (half of 8 reales), lower right

half

299 4r red (half of 8 reales), upper left

half

300 4r red (half of 8 reales), lower left

half

II. Surcharged with name of town only.

I® Vertically ribbed paper.

301 3c brown302 Yz (Medio) r brown

303 Yz (Medio) r lilac

304 Yi (Medio) r red lilac

305 I (un) r gray blue

306 I (un) r ultramarine

307 I (un) r Prussian blue (1865)308 2 (dos) r yellow

309 2 (dos) r orange310 2 (dos) r red orange31 1 4 (cuatro) r green312 4 (cuatro) r yellow green313 8 (ocho) r red

314 8 (ocho) r brick red

2® Thin wove paper.

315 3c brown316 Y2 (Medio) r brown317 Y (Medio) r lilac

318 Y (Medio) r red lilac

319 I (un) r gray blue320 I (un) r ultramarine321 I (un) r Prussian blue322 2 (dos) r yellow

323 2 (dos) r orange324 2 (dos) r red orange325 4 (cuatro) r green326 4 (cuatro) r yellow green

327 8 (ocho) r red328 8 (ocho) r brick red

3“ Laid paper.

329 3c brown330 Y2 (Medio) r brown331 Y (Medio) r lilac

332 Yz (Medio) r red lilac

333 I (un) r gray blue


335 I (un)r Prussian blue

336 2 (dos) r yellow

337 2 (dos) r orange338 2 (dos) r red orange

339 4 (cuatro) r green

340 4 (cuatro) r yellow green341 8 (ocho) r red


4® Ordinary laid paper.

343 3c brown344 (Medio) r brown345 Yz (Medio) r hlac

346 Y (Medio) r red lilac

347 I (un) gray blue


349 I (un) r Prussian blue


351 2 (dos) r orange

352 2 (dos) r red orange


354 4 (cuatro) r yellow green

355 8 (ocho) r red


Varieties :


each half been used as i real.

356a ir orange (half of 2 reales), right

half

357 ir orange (half of 2 reales), left half.

b. 2 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


357a ir orange (half of 2 reales), upperhalf

358 2r orange (half of 2 reales), lower

half



358a ir orange (half of 2 reales), upperright half

359 ir orange (half of 2 reales), lower

right half

360 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upper

left half

360a ir orange (half of 2 reales), lower

left half

MEXICO. 447











365 2r green (half of 4 reales), upperright half

366 2r green (half of 4 reales), lowerright half

367 2r green (half of 4 reales), upperleft half


half

g. 8 reales stamps cut vertically in two,




h. 8 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,




i. 8 reales stamps cut diagonally in two,



half


half


half.


half

District Names found on this Issue.

District. Meas. in nim.

AGUASCALTES 23x3

AGUASCALTES. 22x3; with period

APAM 9)^x2

BARCA 9X2XCOCULA 12x2

.COBDOYA. 16x2; bet. periods

CUERNAVACA. 18x2; with period

CHALCO I3xi)<

GUADALAJARA 2oY^2YGUADALAJARA 20X2

GUANAJUATO. 23x3; with period

HIDALGO 13x2

JALAPA 10^x2; with oneperiod

JALAPA- 14x2; with one period

LAGOS 10x2

LEEMA 10x2

MERIDA 13x2


Mtxica 15x2

iVCorelia•ORIZAVA- 15x1)4:

PACHUCA 13x2

PUEBLA^ I3)^x2)^; with period

QUERETARO lyxiY ;withone period

SJL.POTOSI i6*4x2“

TAMPICO i 3Kxi)4^

TEPIC 7Xx2

T EP E J I 11x2

TOLUCA I4j^x2

TULANCINGOVERACRUZ- iSx2]4; bet. periods

•VERA CRUZ- i6)4x2; bet. periods

YGUALA 13x2

ZACATECAS; 25x3; with period

ERRORS.

Name of postal district found surcharged twice.

District. Value. Color. Meas. of Sur, Color.

Cordova i real ultramarine 16x2 black surcharged twice

HABILITADOS.Mexico and Yguala on 2 reales yellow.

Aguascaltes and Zacatecas on 2 reales yellow

III. Surcharged with name of town, andnumber and date in large Egyptian type.


377 3c brown378 3c red brown

379 Yz (Medio) r brown380 Yz (Medio) r lilac brown381 Yz (Medio) r red lilac

382 I (un) r blue gray


383a 2 (dos) r yellow




387 4 (cuatro) r yellow green388 8 (ochol r red


2“ Laid paper.

390 3c brown391 3c red brown392 Yz (Medio) r brown393 Yz (Medio) r lilac brown394 % (Medio) r red lilac








401 8 (ocho) r red


3° Ordinary wove paper.

403 3c brown404 3c red brown405 Y (Medio) r brown406 (Medio) r lilac brown407 Yz (Medio) r red lilac








414 8 (ocho) r red


448 MEXICO.

Varieties:

a. 2 reales Stamps cut vertically in two,


416 ir orange (half of 2 reales), right half





419 2r orange (ha'f of 2 reales), lower half



420 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upperright half

421 ir orange (half of 2 reales), lowerright half

422 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upperleft half


half





e. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in two>







half


half


half


half








435 4r red (half of a reales), lower half




half

437 4r red (lialf of 8 reales), lower right

half


half


half

IV. Surcharged with number and date only.

I® Vertically ribbed paper.

440 3c brown

441 3c red brown

442 Yz (Medio) r brown

443 Yz (Medio) r lilac brown

444 Y2 (Medio) r red lilac





449 4 (cuatro) r^ green

450 4 (cuatro) r pale green

451 8 (ocho) r red


2® Laid paper.

453 3c brown454 3c red brown

455 /4 (Medio) r brown456 Y2 (Medio) r lilac brown


458 I (un) t blue gray






464 8 (ocho) r red


3® Ordinary wove paper.

466 3c brown467 3c red brown468 Yi (Medio) r brown469 Yi (Medio) r lilac brown








477 8 (ocho) r red


Varieties :

a. 2 reales stamps cut vertically in two,each half being used as i real.











485 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upper left

half


half










each half being used as two reales.


half


half


half


half












half


half


half


half

MEXICO. 449

District Names of 1864 Issue, with Number and Date in Large Egyptian Iype.


AGUASCALTES. 22x3; with period

.CORDOVA. 16x2; bet. periods

CUAUTITLAN 17x2

CUERNAVACA 18x2

CHALCO 13x1^

DURANGO 15x2

GUADALAJARA 20x2

GUANAJUATO. 23x3;with period

I DEL CARMEN. 20x2; with period

IXTLAHUACA 18x2

JALAPA IO>^X2

LAGOS 10x2

J5iiexijC0 15x2

MONTERREY igxiK

iVTorelia•ORIZAVA- sSxi^; bet. periods

PACHUCA 13x2


PUEBXA 13)4x2)^; with period

OUERETARO i 7xij^

QUERetaro I7>^x3 to

S.L.POTOSI i6}4x2

SOYANIQUILPAM 20X2

TAMPICO I3>^X2

TEPEJI IIX2

TEPIC 7 )4 x2

TLALPUJAIIUA 22x2

TOLUCA 14x2

TULA 8x2

TULANCIIVGO i8x2)i4

TULANCINGO- 19x2; with period

•VERACRU25* 17x2; bet. periods

VERA CRUZ 16x2; with period

ZACATECAS. 25x3; with period

The following numbers show where each consignment was sent, the numbers running from ir8 to 179 ;

118 Guanajuato 134 Tlalpujahua 152 Vera Cruz 166 Zacatecas

118 Mexico 135 Puebla 153 Mexico 166 Aguascaltes

119 Mexico 136 Pachuca 154 Mexico 167 Guadalajara

120 Puebla 137 Chaleo 154 S. L. Potosi 168 Ixtlahuaca

121 Cuernavaca 138 Mexico 155 S. L. Potosi 169 ?

122 Jalapa 139 Cuautitlan 156 Durango 170 Puebla122 Mexico 140 ? 156 S. L. Potosi 170 S. L. Potosi

123 Mexico 141 Morelia 157 Toluca 171 Queretaro

124 Soyaniquilpam 142 Mexico 157 Chaleo 172 Lagos125 Puebla 143 Tepeji 158 ? 173 Mexico126 Orizava 144 Mexico 159 Orizava 174 Pachuca127 S. L. Potosi 145 Tampico 159 Cordova 175 Monterey128 Vera Cruz 146 Guadalajara 160 Tulancingo 176 Guanajuato

129 Queretaro 147 Puebla 161 Cuernavaca 177 Mexico130 Mexico 148 Guanajuato 162 Vera Cruz 178 Queretaro

131 Puebla 149 Mexico 163 Mexico 178 Tula132 Jalapa 150 ? 164 I del Carmen 179 Puebla

133 Cordova 151 Pachuca 165 Mexico

Surcharges of Sub-districts.

It has long been a puzzle to advanced col-

lectors of the stamps of Mexico, as to themeaning of the single numbers found (in

addition to the regular surcharge of controlnumber and date), surcharged on the “Eagle”issues of 1864-66, and ihe “Maximilian”issues of 1866-67. Mr. Albert E. Lawrencethinks he has solved the mystery, the fact

being that they have the same significanceas the stamps of these issues found surchargedwith two numbers and dates, and which havebeen commonly called in the past “Habilita-dos” This term is however, erroneous, asthe second surcharged series of numbers anddates, or of numbers alone, were simply asystem of control numbers used by the vari-

ous postal districts in sending consignmentsto the various sub-stations situated withintheir precincts. The boundaries of the pos-tal districts apparently were not always con-fined to state lines, as will be shown in someof the following tables: For instance Zaca-tecas, which furnished most of the stampsused in Aguascaltes; S. L. Potosi, fromwhence many consignments were sent to

Tula de Tamaulipas; etc., etc,,^

Some of the series are of far greater in-

terest than the others, as for instance Guada-lajara, where the sub-stations surcharged

their names on the stamj^s which were sen

to them without surcharge of the name o

the issuing district. This is also the case

with the consignments sent from Zacatecas

to Aguascallienies, which are almost alwaysfound surcharged only Aguascaltes. Gener-ally, however, the only method of ascertain-

ing the destination of the consignments is bya careful study of the postmarks, and it is

surprising how expert one can become in a

short time in deciphering them. This is the

case where the name of the town is given as

part of the cancellation, which is almost al-

ways done, but when it merely consists of

some fancy creation, such as are found in the

series of Guanajuato, they can only be placed

by finding the stamps on the entire letters.

It will be remembered that the Central Of-

fice of Mexico did not commence surcharging

the numbers on the consignments sent to the

various postal districts until some monthsafter the appearance of the “Eagle” issue,

and then the first number found is 118-1864,showing that 117 consignments had beensent out before the system of numbering wasbegun. This the writer believes was also

the case wi'h the consignments sent fromsome of the postal districts to their sub-s'a-

tions; for example, the earliest number he

45° MEXICO.

has found of the series of Queretaro, in 1864,

is 41, and of the series of Puebla, in 1864,

44; careful search through large lots of

these stamps failing to unearth any lowernumbers. It will probably take years of

patient examination to attain a completeknowledge of these interesting series. Thewriter considers that he has made a begin-

ning and hopes that others will be found to

assist in completing the tables which follow.

The greatest difficulty will be found in trac-

ing the “Maximilian” series, the stamps be-

ing so much rarer than the “Eagle” design.

After the extinction of the Empire, several

of the sub-districts were considered of suffic-

ient importance to have consignments sent

them direct from Mexico; for instance Cocu-la, Tepic, Tehuacan and Zamora in 1874,and Tula de Tamaulipas in 1868.

Series of Guadalajara (State of Jalisco)

This series differs from all others in that the numbers were commenced sometime in 1864 and continuedconsecutively through 1865 beginning again with number i, in 1866. Also in that the first 15 numbers werealso surcharged with the date as well. Number 15—1865 was surcharged Zapotlan, and number 15 without

date appears to have been used both in Tepic & Colima; with the exception of this number all known to the

writer seem to have been used only in the sub-districts designated in the following table. Where the townname is in brackets it means that it is not surcharged on the stamp, and is only known by the cancellation.

No. Date. Name. No. Date. Value.

6 1864 Tepic surcharged on 146 1864 2 reales

7 1864 ? “ 167 1864 4“

8 1864 Tepic “ 167 1864 2 “

Series of S. L. Potosi (State of San Luis Potosi).

This series is surcharged with the extra number only, and also only bears the name of the issuing dis-

trict-—S. L. Potosi. They are very numerous and the system of numbering the consignments began in 1864.

No. Name. No. Date. Value.

2 Matehuala surcharged on 127 1864 2 reales

4 Salinas “ 15 5 1864 2 “

6 ? “ 155 1864 2 “

7 Matehuala “ 155 1864 2 “

II ?“ -127 1864 8

30 ? “ 155 1864 2 “

37 Matehuala “ 127 1864 I“

44 Cedral “ 127 1864 I

Series of Queretaro (State of Queretaro).

Surcharged with the extra number only, and also always with name of issuing district—Queretaro.

The lowest number I have found surcharged is No. 41, issued in 1864, and I doubt if the consignments sent

out previously were surcharged with the control number.

No. Name. No. Date, Value.

41 ? surcharged on 129 1864 2 reales

43 Celaya *129 1864 2 “

44 San Juan del Rio “129 1864 2 “

49 Celaya ‘ ‘

171 1864 2

53 Celaya ‘ ‘

171 1864 2 “

trict

Series of Puebla (State of Puebla).

Surcharged with the extra number only, and also always surcharged with the name of the issuing dis-

—Puebla. The lowest number I have found surcharged is No. 44, in the 1864 issue.

No. Name. No. Date. Value.

44 Acatlan surcharged on 125 1864 2 reales

45 Pluamautla “135 1864 2 “

47 Tehuacan “135 1864 2

“

54 ?“

147 1864 I“

55 ?“

147 1864 2 “

59 Chalchicomula “147 1864 2 “

61 Tehuacan “147 1864 I

“

62 Acatlan “179 1864 2

“

63 Tehuacan “179 1864 I

“

TheNo.

Series of Guanajuato (State of Guanajuato).

Surcharged with the extra number only, and also alwaylowest number I have found is No. 53 in 1864,

Name.

s with the name of issuing district— Guanajuato.

No. Date. Value.

53 Penjama surcharged on 148 1864 2 reales

55 ? (Cancellation No. i)“

148 1864 2

58 Irapuato ‘ ‘ 148 1864 2 “

59 ? (Cancellation No. i)“

148 1864 2“

60 ? (“

) 148 1864 2 “

68 Irapuato ‘ ‘ 176 1864 2 “

69 ? (Cancellation No. i)“ 176 1864 2 “

It has been impossible to identify the offices using the following cancellations, which we illustrate in

the hope that some of our readers may find^them on entire letters and thus locate them.

I. II.

MEXICO. 451

V. Surcharged with name of town;num-

ber and date in small ordinary type.


503 3c brown504 3c reddish brown505 Yz (Medio) r lilac


507 Yz (Medio) r grayish lilac

508 I (un) blue gray (1864)

509 I (un) r ultramarine (1864)

510 I (un) r blue (1865)

511 I (un) r pale blue

512 r (un) r deep blue


514 I (un) r greenfsh bine






520 4 (cuatro) r blue green

521 8 (ocho) r red


2° Horizontally ribbed paper.

523 3 c brown524 3c reddish brown525 Y2 (Medio) r lilac


527 Yi’ (Medio) r grayish lilac

528 I (un) r blue gray (1864)


530 I (un) r blue (1865)

531 I ( un) r pale blue

532 I (un) r deep blue


534 I (un) r greenish blue







541 8 (ocho) r red

542 8 (ocho) pale red

3“ Laid paper.

543 3 c brown544 3c reddish brown545 Yz (Medio) r lilac

546 Vz (Medio) r red lilac

547 Y2 (Medio) r grayish lilac

548 I (un) r blue gray (1864)

549 I (un) r ultramarine (1864)550 I (un) r blue (1865)







557 2 dos) r red orange



560 4 (cuatro) r blue green561 8 (ocho) r pale red

4" Thick soft wove paper,

562 3c brown563 3c reddish brown564 Y2 (Medio) r lilac


566 Y2 (Medio) r grayish lilac

567 I (un) r blue gray (1864)568 I (un) r ultramarine (1864)

569 I (un) r blue (1865)





. ^74 2 (dos) r yellow





580 8 (ocho) r red


5“ Ordinary wove paper.

582 3C brown583 3C reddish brown584 '(Medio) r lilac

585 '[Medio) r red lilac

586 '(Medio) r grayish lilac

587 I 1(un) r blue gray (1864)

588 I 1(un) r ultramarine (1864)

589 I 1(un) r blue (1865)

590 I 1(un) r pale blue









599 4 (cuatro) r blue green600 8 (ocho) r red601 8 (ocho) r pale red

Varieties:


each half being used as 1 real.












half


half

d. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,each half being used as 2 reales.


61 1 2r green (half of 4 reales), left half

e. 4 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,each half being used as 2 reales.






half


half


half


half












half


half


half


half

452 MEXICO.

VI. Surcharged with number and date

(small ordinary type) only.

I" Vertically ribbed paper.

626 3c brown627 3c reddish brown628 (Medio) r lilac

629 Yz IMediol r red lilac

630 Vz (Medio) r gray lilac


633 I (un) r blue (1865)










644 8 (ochol r red

645 8 (ocho) r pale red2" Horizontally ribbed paper



650 Yz. (Medio) r gray lilac

651 I (un) blue gray (1864)


653 I (un) r blue (1865)






659 2 (dos) r orange660 2 (dos) r red orange661 4 (cuatro) r green

662 4 icuatro) r pale green


664 8 (ocho) r red

665 8 (ocho) r pale red3" Laid paper.



670 Yz (Medio) r gray lilac


673 I (un) r blue (1865)









684 8 lochol r red

685 8 (ocho) r pale red4" Thick soft wove paper.




6gi I (un) r blue gray (1864)692 I (un) r ultramarine (1864)

693 I (un) r blue (1865)









704 8 (ocho) r red






7II I (un;)r blue gray (1864)

712 I (un)1 r ultramarine (1864)

713 i(un;)r blue (1865)

714 I (un)r pale blue

715 I (un))r deep blue

716 I (un;1r Prussian blue

717 I (un;)r greenish blue



720 2 (dos) r red orange721 4 (cuatro) r green



724 8 (ocho) r red

725 8 (ocho) r pale redVarieties :

a. 2 reales stamps cut vertically in twoeach half being used as i real.



• b. 2 reales stamps cut horizontally in two,


728 ir orange (half of 2 reales), upperhalf







half


half

. d. 4 reales stamps cut vertically in two,


734 2r green (half of 4 realea), right half









half


half


half


half

g. 8 reales stamps cut vertically in twoeach half being used as 4 reales.










half


half


half


half

MEXICO. 453

The stamps surcharged with number and date only are with a few exceptions, seldom found used.

Colima never surcharged these stamps; Campeche scarcely ever surcharged them; Jalapa and Zapotlan also

frequently orritted to surcharge them.

List OF District Names with Nu.mber AND Date in Ordinary Type.District. 1Meas. in mm. District. Meas. in mm.

Aguascalientes (Caillebotte) .QAJACA. 15x2)4; bet. periods

ACUASCALTES. 22x3; with period OAXACA 14)4x2)4

ALLENDE 20x3 ORIZAVA. 17)4x2)4; with period

APAM 9J4x2 oriZAVA 17)4x1)4 to 3; with

BARCA 9x2^ period

CAMPECHE- 17x2; with period ORIZAVA 16)4x2)4

COCULA 12x2 PACHUCA 13x2

•COBSOVA* 16x2; bet. periods PACHUCA 13)4x2

Cuautitlan (Caillebotte)PARRAL 15x2)4

CUERNAVACA. 18x2; with period PUEBLA. 13)4x2)4;with period

CHALCO OUERETARO 17x1^

CPIIHUAHUA 22X2)4 QUERETARO 17x1)4

DURANGO 15x2 RIO FLORIDO 22x4

GUADALAJARA 20)4 X2X SALTILLO 15x2)4

GUADALAJARA 20X2 15x2)4

GUADAlajara 20)4x2)4 to 1)4 •SALTILLO* i6)4xi)4 bet. period

GUANAJUATO. 23x3; with period 17x5; with period

GUAYMAS 14x2)4 SJ-.POTOSl 17x2

HUEJUTLA 16x2 SOYANIQUILPAM 20x2

IGUALA 13)4x2 TAMPICO 13)4x2

yguala 13)4x2 “131^x1)4;

“ 13)4x2; surc’ge in blue TEPEJI 11X2JALAPA 10)4x2; “ 22x2; bet. periods

LAGOS. 14)4x2; with periodTEPIC 7)^x2

LAGOS. 12x2; with period TO L UCA 12x2LAGOS 10x2 TULA 8x2MARAVATIO 18x2

18x2; surcharge read- TULANCINGO i8x2)4

ing backwards (Tap- VERA CRUZ- 16x2; bet. periods

ling) VERACRUZ 15)4x1)4

Surcharged in MS. VERACRUZ 13)4x1)4

MAZATLAN 17)4x2 VICTORIA 12x3

MERIDA 13x2 ZACATECAS. 25x3; with period

JWCXijCjCI 15x2 ZACATECAS. 19x2)4; with period

MONTERREY 19)4x2 ZACATECAS 18x2

iVTorelia i6)4xr)4 ZAPOTLAN 14x2

The following numbers will show where each consignment of the issues of 1864 to 1866 was sent, with

number and date of ordinary type :

180

1864.

Vera Cruz 198 Queretaro 212 Monterrey 228 Apam

181 Saltillo r99 Cuernavaca 213 Puebla 229 Mexico

182 ApamMexico

200 Mexico 214 Mexico 230 Jalapa

183 200 Aguascaltes 215 Maravatio 231 P

184 ? 201 Guanajuato 216 Huejutla 232 Saltillo

185 Jalapa 201 M exico 217 Guanajuato 233 Durango

186 Morelia 202 Aguascaltes 218 Tampico 234 Mexico

187 Toluca 203 Zacatecas 219 Mexico 235 Pachuca

i88 Mexico 203 Vera Cruz 220 Morelia 236 Mazatlan

189 S. L. Potosi 204 Aguascaltes 221 S. L. Potosi 237 Mexico

190 Puebla 204 Zacatecas 221 Victoria 238 Orizava

191 Orizava 205 Mexico 222 (Campeche) 239 Mexico

192 Mexico 206 S. L. Potosi 223 Queretaro 240 Puebla

193 IgualaTampico

207 Guadalajara 224 Mexico 241 Queretaro

194 208 Cordova 224 S. L. Potosi 242 Vera Cruz

195 Cordova 209 Mexico 225 Vera Cruz 243 Guadalajara

196 Mexico 210 Pachuca 226 S. L. Potosi 244 Zacatecas

197 ? 211 227 ? 244 Mexico

I

1865.

Mexico 6 Mexico II Queretaro 13 Morelia

2 Vera Cruz 7 Guanajuato II “ with er- 14 Tulancingo

3 Mexico 8 Puebla ror in date 1885. 15 Mexico

4 Toluca 9 Mexico 12 Chaleo 15 Tepic

5 Mexico 10 S. L. Potosi 13 Durango 16 Mexico

454 MEXICO.

17 Mexico 69 Mexico 124 Pachuca 172 S. L. Potosi

17 Morelia 70 Mazatlan 125 Mexico 173 Saltillo

18 Monterey 71 Mexico 126 Mexico 174 Queretaro18 Zacatecas 72 Orizava 127 Mexico 175 7

21 Lagos 73 Pachuca 128 Mexico 176 Toluca22 ? 73 Saltillo 129 Queretaro 177 Mexico23 Mexico 74 Mexico 130 Guanajuato 178 Vera Cruz24 Cocula 75 ? 131 Cocula 179 Orizava24 Colima 76 Mexico 131 Guadalajara 180 Colima24 Guadalajara 77 Mexico 131 Puebla 181 7

24 Zapotlan 78 Huejutla 131 Zapotlan 182 Mexico25 Apam 79 Apam 132 Mexico 183 Yguala26 Guanajuato 80 Colima 133 Mexico 183 Mexico27 Saltillo (2 types) 81 Maravatio 134 Merida 184 Queretaro28 Yguala 82 Mexico 135 S. L. Potosi 185 Cuernavaca29 Merida 82 S. L. Potosi 135 Matamoros 186 Apam30 Mexico 83 S. L. Potosi (written) 187 Mexico31 I del Carmen 84 Morelia 136 Mexico 188 Apam31 Vera Cruz 85 Mexico 137 Guadalajara 189 Cordova32 Orizava 86 Queretaro 138 Puebla 190 Puebla

33 Queretaro 87 Puebla 139 S. L. Potosi 191 Mazatlan

34 ? 88 Oaxaca 140 Orizava 192 Maravatio

35 Orizava 89 Cordova 140 “ with 192 Mexico36 Mexico 89 Vera Cruz error in date 1885 193 Mexico37 Puebla 90 Mexico 141 Durango 194 Guanajuato38 Queretaro 91 Toluca 142 Mexico 195 Chaleo

39 Cuernavaca 92 Cocula 143 Morelia 196 V'era Cruz40 Oaxaca 92 Guadalajara 143 “ with er- 197 Mexico40 Oaxaca 92 Tepic ror in date 8651 198 Mexico41 S. L. Potosi 92 Zapotlan 144 Cordova 199 Pachuca42 J alapa 93 Durango 145 Cuernavaca 200 Tampico43 Mexico 94 Vera Cruz 146 Jalapa 201 Orizava

44 Maravatio 95 Cordova 146 ‘‘ without 202 7

45 Mexico 96 Apam date 203 Lagos46 Pachuca 97 Mexico 147 Mexico 204 7

47 Toluca 98 Mexico 148 Zacatecas 205 Tulancingo

48 Mexico 99 Mexico 149 Queretaro 206 Mexico

49 Mexico 100 Jalapa 150 Mexico 206 S. L. Potosi

50 p lOI Guanajuato 151 Pachuca 207 Tepeji

51 Cordova 102 Zacatecas 152 Vera Cruz 208 S. L. Potosi

51 Mexico 103 Chaleo 153 Cuautitlan 209 Chaleo

53 Guanajuato 104 Mexico 154 Mexico 210 Mexico

53 Vera Cruz 105 Mexico 155 Guadalajara 211 Guadalajara

54 Mexico 106 Mexico 155 Tepic 211 Tepic

55 Guadalajara 107 Pachuca 155 Zapotlan 211 Zapotlan

55 Colima 108 Oaxaca 156 Puebla 212 Cuernavaca

55 Tepic 109 Morelia 157 Mexico 213 Mexico

55 Zapotlan no S. L. Potosi 158 Guanajuato 213 Puebla

56 Puebla no ‘ ‘ with 159 Oaxaca 214 Toluca

57 Queretaro error in date, 160 7 215 Guanajuato

58 Guanajuato 1868. 161 ? 216 Puebla

59 Oaxaca in Mexico 162 Mexico 217 7

59 Zacatecas 112 ? 163 Tampico 218 Mexico60 Mexico 113 Tulancingo 164 Campeche 219 7

61 Tula 114 Orizava 165 ? 220 7

62 Tampico 115 Puebla 166 ? 221 7

63 Monterey 116 Guaymas 167 Pachuca 222 7

64 S. L. Potosi 117 Jalapa 168 Lagos 223>

64 Zacatecas 118 Mexico 169 Allende 224 7

65 Mexico 119 Vera Cruz 169 Chihuahua 225 Vera Cruz66 ? 120 Mexico 169 Parral

67 Cuernavaca 121 Yguala 169 Rio Florido w;

67 Pachuca 122 Huejutla 170 Guanajuato68 Soyaniquilpam 123 Toluca 171 Mexico

1866.

I Mexico 12 Orizava 21 Tulancingo 33 Queretaro2 Orizava 13 Cordova 22 Puebla 34 Saltillo

3 Mexico 14 Lagos 23 Jalapa 35 Mexico

4 Guanajuato 15 Apam 24 Zacatecas 36 7

5 Mexico 16 Morelia 25 Mexico 37 Puebla

5 Zacatecas 17 Mexico 26 Vera Cruz 37 Toluca6 Vera Cruz 18 Merida 26 Guadalajara 38 Vera Cruz

7 Mexico 19 Jalapa 27 Mexico 39 Lagos8 Jalapa 19 Mexico 28 S. L. Potosi 40 Mexico

,8 Mexico 20 Cocula 29 ? 41 Cordova

‘9 Tampico 20 Guadalajara 30 Puebla 42 Oaxaca10 Durango 20 Tepic 31 Mexico 43 MonterreyII Guanajuato 20 Zapotlan 32 Orizava 43 (Colima)

Mbxr^o. 455

44 (Colima) 66 Morelia 89 Mexico 109 Morelia

45 Guanajuato 67 Durango 90 Merida no Mexico46 S. L. Potosi 68 Mexico 91 Cuernavaca S. L. Potosi

46 Mexico 69 Jalapa 91 Vera Cruz 112 Orizava

470 70 Orizava 92 Guadala ara 113 I uebla

48 Mexico 71 ? 92 Tepic 114 Mexico

49 Zacatecas 72 Mexico 92 Zapotlan 115 Puebla

50 ? 73 Pachuca 93 Mexico 116 Tulancingo

51 Guadalajara 74 Pachuca 94 Vera Cruz 117 Mexico51 Tepic 75 Vera Cruz 95 Oaxaca 118 Puebla

51 Zapotlan 76 Chaleo 96 Maravatio 119 Guanajuato

52 Mexico 77 S. L. Potosi 97 S. L. Potosi 120 Vera Cruz

53 Puebla 78 Mexico 98 Cuernavaca 121 Queretaro

54 Zapotlan 78 Vera Cruz 99 Tulancingo 122 (Colima)

55 Mexico 79 Toluca 100 Mexico 123 ?

56 Mexico 80 ? lOI Queretaro 124 S. L. Potosi

57 S. L. Potosi 81 Mexico 102 Puebla 125 Vera Cruz58 Vera Cruz 82 Zacatecas (two 103 Orizava 126 Mexico

59 Mexico types) 104 Vera Cruz 127 Mexico60 Guanajuato 83 V 105 M exico 128 Jalapa61 Guaymas 84 ? 106 Mexico 129 ?

62 Mazatlan 85 Apam 106 Tlalpujahua 130>

63 ? 86 Mexico 107 Guanajuato 131 Guadalajara64 Mexico 87 ? 108 Mexico65 Queretaro 88 Guanajuato 109 Mexico

Sub-Districts.

Series of Guadalajara (State of Jalisco).

Surcharged with number and date.

No. Date. Used in No. Date. Value.

II 1864 (Tepic) surcharged on 207 1864 2 reales

12 1864 (“

) 243 1864 2*

13 1865 Cocula “243 1864 ^ & 2

14 1865 Tepic 243 1864 2

15 1865 Zapotlan 243 1864 % ‘ ‘

Surcharged with number only.

No. Used in No. Date. Value.

1865 15 (Tepic) surchargec on 24 1865 I & 2 reales

15 (Colima) 1 1,

24 1865 I & 2

16 (Tepic) ( (

24 1865 2

18 Cocula ( (

24 1865 I & 2 ( <

19 (Zapotlan) 24 1865 2( (

20 (Colima) < (

24 1865 I & 2 “

22(

“)

( <

55 1865 I & 2‘ ‘

23 Zapotlan ( (

24 1865 ^ &I23 55 1865 I

24 Tepic ( (

55 1865 2

. 9 Cocula ( (

92 1865 2

32 Zapotlan i (

92 1865 2( i

32‘ ( (

55 1865 I( (

33 Tepic ( (

92 1865 2( <

36 Zapotlan « t

131 1865 It (

42 Tepic < (

131 1865 It (

.

42“ ( (

155 1865 I & 2( (

43 Zapotlan < (

155 1865 I4

50 ( t

155 1865 2( (

1866 I Tepic ( ( 211 1865 2 4 (

2 Zapotlan i t 211 1865 34 & 24

3 Tepic ( ( 20 1866 24 4

4 Cocula ( ( 20 1866 2 4 4

5 Zapotlan ( ( 20 1866 24 4

6 Tepic i i 20 1866 I & 24 4

7 Cocula t ( 20 1866 /4 24 4

10 Tepic 1 (

51 1866 2

II Zapotlan ( (

92 1866 24 4

12 (Tepic) 51 1866 I4 4

12 ( )t <

92 1866 24 4

16 Tepic ( (

51 1866 I4 4

Series of Jalapa (State of Vera Cruz).

This series is always surcharged with the date as well as the control number, the system of surcharging

did not commence until sometime in 1865, and the stamps always bear the name of the issuing district—Jalapa

but not the name of the town to which they were consigned.


4 1865 Mexico Surcharged on 42 1865 I & 2 reales *

5 1865 Tesiutlan “ 42 1865 2

6 1865 ? 4 “ 42 1865 2‘

‘ (I/eitina7i)

• 8 1865 Tesiutlan “ 42 1865 I'•

456 MEXICO.

Na. Date. Used in. No. Date. Value.

8 1865 Tesiutlan surcharged on 100 1865 I & 4 reales

10 1865 ‘ ‘ (( 100 1865 2 4 4

II 1865 Perot e (

(

100 1865 24 (

14 1865 ? (

t

146 1865 2 i 4

15 1865 ?« <

146 1865 2 4 4

15 1865 ? ( ( 100 1865 2t t

{Heiltnatt)

15 1865 ?( (

117 1865 2 4 4 {Heitman)i6 1865 Altotonga ( (

146 1865 24 4

I 1866 Altotonga • (

8 1866 2 4 4

2 1866 ?( <

8 1866 }{ and 44 4

2 1866 ? ( «

42 1866 84 4

4 1866 ?( (

8 1866 I and 24 4

5 1866 Manantial ( (

8 1866 and 2 4 4

6 1866 Fapantla i (

8 1866 2 4 4

7 1866 Altotonga c <

23 1866 24 4

8 1866 ?( •

23 1866 I4 4

{Ileiti/ian)

9 1866 Papantla 4 (

69 1866 2 4

lO 1866 Tesiutlan ( (

69 1866 2 4 4

12 1866 Altotonga 4 4

69 1866 2 4 4

13 1866 ?4 4

69 1866 24 4

14 1866 Perote 4 4 128 1866 2

* These may possibly be considered as veritable Habilitados. Tesiutlan is in the state of Puebla, Alto-tonga I have been unable to place; the other towns except of course Mexico, are in the state of Vera Cruz.

Series of Zacatecas (State of Zacatecas).

A large part of these stamps were consigned to Aguas Callientes, a very small state on the border of

Zacatecas and were almost always sent without surcharge; on reaching there they were surcharged“Aguascaltes”. In the table following it is to be understood that when the name Aguascaltes is bracketed, the

stamps already bore the name Zacatecas. The consignments sent to the other towns were always surchargedZacatecas only.

No.

1864-65 I

Used in

Aguascaltes surcharged on

No.

244

Date.

1864

Value.

2 reales

2 (Fresnillo)4 4

244 1864 2 (

(

5 Aguascaltes 4 4

244 1864 2< (

9 Aguascaltes 4 4 20 1865 2i (

11 Aguascaltes 4 4 202 1864 I(

(

II Aguascaltes 4 4 20 1865 2(

(

14 ?4 4

244 1864 % (

(

14 ?4 4 20 1865 2

(

<

15 (Sombrerete) 4 4

204 1864 I(

1

16 (Fresnillo) 20 1865 2i t

18 Aguascaltes 20 1865 2(

(Ileitmati)

1.9 ? 204 1864 2 & 4( “

21 Aguascaltes 20 1865 I1 <

21 Aguascaltes 59 1865 2‘

21 Aguascallientes ‘ ‘ 20 1865 I(

22 (Sombrerete) 244 1864 % <

23 (Fresnillo) ‘ ‘

59 1865 2«



25 (Fresnillo) 202 1864 I

28 (Sombrerete) 59 1865 2i

32 (Aguascaltes) 202 1864 I(

32 (Aguascaltes) 59 1865 21

34 Aguascaltes 59 1865 2 (

36 ( ? ) 59 1865 I(

(

42 (Fresnillo) 102 1865 2

43 (Sombrerete) 102 1865 2

44 (Fresnillo) “59 1865 I

46 Aguascaltes ‘ ‘

102 lab's 2

49 (Sombrerete) 102 1865 2

51 ( ? ) 102 1865 2 (Heitma/i)


(

54 (Fresnillo) ‘ *

102 1865 2(

(

55 (Sombrerete) 4 4 102 1865 2(

(

58 Aguascaltes 4 4 102 1865 2 (

t


(

62 Aguascaltes 4 4 102 1865 2 (

(

68 (Sombrerete) 4 4 102 1865 2 i i

72 (Fresnillo) 4 4

148 1865 2(

{

73 Aguascaltes “59 1865 I

< 1

75 ( ? ) 148 1865 2(

(

{Heitnian)

77 { ? )

4 4

148 1865 2(

(

82 (Aguascaltes) 4 4

59 1865 I(

t

82 (Aguascaltes) 148 1865 2(

(

MEXICO. 457

No. Used in No. Date. Value,

2 Aguascaltes surcharged on 5 1866 2 reales

3 ( ? )

i t

5 1866 2“

4 (Fresnillo) ( (

5 1866 2 “

7 Aguascaltes ( ( 204 1864 4“

7 Aguascaltes < (

59 1865 I‘ ‘

12 Aguascaltes 24 1866 2 “

17 Aguascaltes 1 t

24 1866 2 “

23 Aguascaltes i (

24 1866 2 “

26( ? )

(<

24 1866 2“

28 Aguascaltes ( t

24 1866 2

30 (Fresnillo) ( (

24 1866 2 “

31 (Mexico) < (

49 1866 2 “ *

32 Aguascaltes ( (

49 1866 2“

35 Aguascaltes ( (

24 1866 2 “ {Ileitman)

37 ( ? )

( (

24 1866 I

40 Aguascaltes ( (

49 1866 2 “

45 Aguascaltes ( (

24 1866 2 “ {Heitman')

46 Aguascaltes ( ( 82 1866 2 “

47 Aguascaltes ( ( 82 1866 2* *

* These may possibly be considered as veritable Habilitados.

Series of S. L, PoTOSi (State of San Luis Potosi).


33 Matehuala surcharged on 221 1864 2 reales

35 Moctezuma ( ( 189 1864 2 “

38 ?< ( 221 1864 I

“

39 Ciudad del Maiz < ( 189 1864 2“

41 Catorce i (

189 1864 2“

54 Catorce ( ( 206 1864 2 “

55 ? ( ( 206 1864 2 “

56 Matehuala ( ( 206 1864 2“

57 ?( 4 206 1864 2 ‘

58 Tula de Tamaulipas ( ( 206 1864 2“

61 Salinas i t 206 1864 2

62 Tula de Tamaulipas ( ( 206 1864 I“

62 Tula de Tamaulipas ( ( 226 1864 2 “

64 Ciudad del Maiz ( 4 226 1864 2 “

65 ?( ( 226 1864 2

“

67 ?( 4 206 1864 I

“

67 ?i ( 226 1864 2

“

68 Catorce i ( 226 1864 2“

70 ?( ( 206 1864 I

‘‘

74 ?( ( 226 1864 2

“

2 Catorce ( ( 10 1865 2

4 7 ( ( 10 1865 K & I“

5 Matehuala ( ( 10 1865 I“

10 Catorce 1 ( 10 1865 2**

II Tula de Tamaulipas (( 10 1865 I & 2 “

13 Catorce 4 4 10 1865 2“

14 Guadalcazar 4 ( 10 1865 2 “

16 Matehuala ( t 10 1865 I & 2“

18 Catorce 4 4 10 1865 2“

20 Salinas 44 10 1865 2“

21 Tula de Tamaulipas 4 4 10 1865 1&2 “

23 Matehuala 4 4

41 1865 T & 2

24 Ciudad del Maiz 4 4

41 1865 2“

26 Tula de Tamaulipas 4 4

41 1865 2“

29 Matehuala 4 4 10 1865 I

29 Matehuala 4 4

41 1865 I“

30 Salinas 4 4

41 1865 I“

33 ?4 4 64 1865 2 “

34 Matehuala 4 4

64 1865 2 “

35 Cedral 4 4 10 1865 I“

36 ?4 4

64 1865 I“

37 Rio Verde 4 4

64 1865 2 “ *

37 Mexico 4 4

64 1865 2 “

38 Salinas 4 4

64 1865 2

39 Tula de Tamaulipas 4 4 64 1865 2 “

41 Matehuala 4 4 64 1865 I

41 Matehuala 4 4

41 1865

43 Ciudad del Maiz 4 4

64 1865 2 “

45 Matehuala 4 4 64 1865 2 “

48 Matehuala 4 4

83 1865 I“

50 Mexico 4 4

83 1865 2 “ *

51 7 4 4

83 1865 2

53 Matehuala < 4 no 1865 I“

56 Matehuala (i 64 1865 2“

45^ MEXICO.

1865

1866

1864

1865


56 Matehuala surcharged on 83 1865 I real

57 Catorce ‘ ‘

83 1865 2 **

60 Charcas n no 1865 I & 2 “

61 Matehuala (

(

no 1865 2“

62 Salinas (

(

no 1865 2 “

63 Matehuala (

(

no 1865 I

65 Mazapil ?(

(

no 1865 2 “

66 Rio Verde t ( no 1865 2

69 Charcas i ( no 1865 2 “

70 Ciudad del Maiz 1 ( no 1865 2

70 Ciudad del Maiz ( i

83 1865 I“

71 Moctezuma ( i

139 1865 2

72 Matehuala i (

83 1865 I*

77 Matehuala (

<

83 1865 I

82 Matehuala i (

139 1865 I & 2 “

83 Salinas( (

139 1865 2 “

87 ?( i

139 1865 I“

89 Matehuala 172 1865 2 “

90 Rio Verde ( (

83 i86s I

94 Matehuala ( i

139 1865 I“

96 Matehuala ( (

172 1865 4“

97 Salinas( (

172 1865 2 “

69 Charcas ( i

172 1865 2

99 Charcas 139 1865 I“

103 Catorce( <

172 1865 2 ‘ ‘

120 Ciudad del Maiz ( (

172 1865 2“

I Tula de T i ( 208 1865 2“

2 Matehuala t (

139 1865 I“

3 Matehuala ( ( 208 1865 2 “

15 ?( ( 28 1866 2

“

18 ?( (

28 1866 2

22 ?i 1 208 1865 I

23 Cedral ( i

57 1866 2

24 Salinas( (

57 1866 1 Sc 2

25 ?( (

57 1866 2 **

29 ?( <

57 1866 I“

33 Catorce ( (

77 1866 2“

34 Catorcet (

77 1866 2 “

35 Cedral ( (

77 1866 2 ’

37 7 ( (

77 1866 2

42 Matehuala ( <

97 1866 I & 2 “

43 Salinas( (

97 1866 2

50 Salinas« ( in 1866 2

51 Catorce ( ( 208 1865

53 Matehuala i (

124 1866 I & 2

54 Catorce ( (

124 1866 2‘‘

* These may possibly be true Habilitados.

Series of Queretaro, (State of Queretaro.)No. Used in No. Date. Value.

55 San Luis de la Paz surcharged on 198 1864 2 reales

57 Guanajuato ‘ ‘

198 1864 I“

62 Celaya ( i

198 1864 2 ^

65 Celaya { t

223 1864 I & 2 ‘‘

66 San Felipe ( (

223 1864 2 “

57 4 4

223 1864 2

12 Hidalgo 4 4 n 1865 2

13 Celaya 4 4 n 1865 2 “

14 Acambaro « k n 1865 2 ‘‘

16 Celaya 4 4 n 1865 I.

20 7 < 4 n 1865 2 “

23 Celaya ( 4

38 1865 2 “

29 San Felipe 4 4

38 1865 2 ‘

30 Mexico 4438 1865 2 “ ^

33 Celaya 4 4

38 1865 2 “

36 Guanajuato 4 4

38 1865 2 ^

39 7 1 4

57 1865 I

40 Celaya 1 4

38 1865 2 **

45 Celaya 4 4 80 1865 2 “

45 Celaya 4 4

57 1865 I“

49 Yturbide 4 4 86 1865 2 “

53 Acambaro 4 4 86 1865 2 “

60 San Juan del Rio 4 4 86 1865 2 “

63 San Felipe 4 4 86 1865 2

67 Acambaro 4 4 86 1865 I“

70 7 ‘ ‘

129 1865 2

MEXICO. 459


72 Acambaro surcharged oni t

149 1865 2 reales

72 Acambaro • 129 1865 I“

73 ?( 1 129 1865 I

**

74 San Juan del Rio < i

149 1865 2 “

76 Hidalgo ( t 129 1865 I

79 Celaya ( (

149 1865 2

81 Celaya ( (

149 1865 2 “

81 Celaya ( i 174 1865 2 “

82 ?‘ ‘

174 1865 2 “

84 San Felipe ( (

174 1865 2“

87 Celaya ( ( 184 1865 I“

4 ?(

(

4 1866 2

5 Celaya 4 (

4 1866 2 “

5 Celaya 4 4

149 1865 4 “

10 7 4 4

33 1866 2 “

11 7 4 4

33 1866 2“

14 Celaya 4 4

33 1866 2 “

14 Celaya I 4

4 1866 I“

15 7 4 4

4 1866 I“

23 7 4 4

65 1866 2 “

26 Celaya 4 4

65 1866 2 “

27 San Felipe 65 1866 2 “

28 San Miguel 4 4

65 1866 2 “

42 Celaya 4 4 lOI 1866 2 “

43 Acambaro 4 4 lOI 1866 I

52 Celaya 4 4 lor 1866 2 “

53 7 4 4 lOI 1866 I

53 7 4 4 121 1866 2

58 Celaya

robably true Habilitados.

44 121 1866 2 “

Celaya, Acambaro, San Luis de la Paz, San Felipe, San Miguel and Hidalgo are all in the state of

Guanajuato. San Juan del Rio, is in the state of Hidalgo.


No. Used iu No. Date. Value.

1864 74 Tehuacan surcharged on( (

190 1864 2 reales

77 Tehuacan 190 1864 I4 4

79 Tehuacan ( ( 213 1864 2

1865 I Acatlan ( ( 240 1864 2 4 4

2 ?t i

240 1864 2 4 4

15 Tehuacan t ( 8 1865 2 4 4

21 ?( i

37 1865 I4 4

22 Tehuacan 4 4

37 1865 2 4 4

23 7 4 4 8 1865 I4 4

24 7 t 4

37 1865 2 4 4

28 Acatlan 4 4

37 1865 2 4 4

33 Tehuacan 4 4 56 1865 2 4 4

41 Tehuacan 4 4

87 1865 2 4 4

43 7 4 4 87 1865 24 4

43 7 4 4

56 1865 I4 4

54 Tehuacan 4 4 115 1865 2 4 4

60 Huamantla 4 4 115 1865 2 4

65 7 4 4 115 1865 2 4

67 Chalchicomula 4 4 87 1865 I4

68 Tehuacan 4 4 138 1865 2

71 Acatlan 4 4 138 1865 24

77 Huamantla 4 4

87 1865 44 4

78 7 4 4

138 1865 I4 4

84 7 4 4 156 1865 2 4

87 Tehuacan 4 4 156 1865 24 4

91 7 4 4 190 1865 24 4

98 7 4 4 156 1865 I4

99 Tehuacan 4 4 190 1865 24

1866 II Tehuacan 4 4 22 1866 2 4

14 ? 22 1866 24

14 7 4 4 216 1865 I & 24

24 7 4 4

53 1866 2 4 4

38 Tehuacan 4 4

53 1866 2 4 4

43 ?4 4

53 1866 24

53 7 4 4

53 1866 I4 4

Huamanlla is in the state of Tlaxcala, the other towns mentioned are in the state of Puebla.

460 MEXICO.

Series of

No.

Guanajuato (State of

Used in

Guanajuato).

No. Date. Value.

77 Cancellation No. 2 surcharged on( (

201 1864 2 reale

78 Cancellation No. i 217 1864 I & 2 “

6 Cancellation No. i 7 1865 2 *

19 Cancellation No. i( (

7 1865 2 “

31 Irapuato ( (

S8 1865 2 “

36 Cancellation No. i( (

58 1865 2 “

37 Leon 217 1864 4 “41 Irapuato ( t

58 1865 2 “

44 Cancellation No. ii i lOI 1865 2 “

47 Cancellation No. i( ( lOI 1865 2 “

51 Cancellation No. i( ( 130 1865 2 “

53 Cancellation No. 2 1 ( 130 1865 2 “

56 Cancellation No. i.( (

130 1865 2“

60 Irapuato < ( 130 1865 2 “


158 1865 2 “

65 Cancellation No. i.t (

158 1865 2 “


158 1865 2 “

71 Cancellation No. i.( ( 170 1865 2 “

13 ?( ( II 4.1866

“

14 Leon ( ( II 1866 2 “


II 1866 I & 2 “

19 Leon ( (

45 1866 2“

23 Leon i (

45 1866 2 “

26 Cancellation No. i.i (

45 1866 2 “

27 Irapuato ( ( 60 1866 2 “

29 Leon ( i 60 1866 I & 2 “

30 Cancellation No. i.( i 60 1866 2

32 Leon “ 88 1866 2 “

34 Leon t ( 88 1866 2

35 Irapuato ( t 88 1866 2 “

38 Leon ( ( 88 1866 I

38 Leon 107 1866 2 “

40 Irapuato 107 1866 2 “

Irapuato and Leon are in the State of Guanajuato.

Series of Durango (State of Durango).

The stamps of thi; series are always surcharged with name of issuing district, Durango, and also with the

extra date as well as the extra number. They are not common and the lowest number I have been able to

find is 1^0. 20, in 1865, and I am rather inclined to doubt the various consignments being surcharged beforethat.


1865 20 Cuencame surcharged on( «

233 1864 I real

22 Gavilanes 233 1864 I“

22 Gavilanes ( (

93 1865 2 “

24 Nazas ( (

141 1865 2

25 Papascuaro ( (

141 1865 I & 2“

29 Cuencame ( (

93 1865 2

30 Cuencame < 4

93 1865 2“

34 ?( (

141 1865 2 “

"'35 ?( 4

141 1865 I “ (see note)

1866 5 Cuencame 4 4 10 1866 2 ‘ ‘

* 7 ?“

141 1865 I “I

7*15

>

?4 4

10

141

18661865

2‘ ‘

1

j44 (sec note)

17 ?4 4

67 1866 2 “J10 Cuencame 4 4

141 1865 I“

10 Cuencame 4 4 10 1866 2“

16 Cuencame 4 4

141 1865 I“

16 Cuencame 4 4 -10 — -1866 I, 2, & 4“

22 Cuencame 4 4

67 1866 2 “

Note.—The above stamps marked with an asterisk were included in the series of Habilitados in the

article for the Advanced Catalogue, but were merely included because of their being listed in Heitman’sHandbuch. With the present increased knowledge of these stamps, it is now known that they were listed

•wrong, and that presumably their erroneous description must have been made from poor specimens. They havethem 35—1865 on 14, 7—1866 on 14 and 16—1866 on 41, all of which it is now positive are wrongly described.

Series of Morelia (State of Microacan).


9 ? surcharged on 220 1864 4 reales

19 Purnandiro 220 1864 2 “

20 Zamora 4 1 220 1864 2 “

21 Zamora 4 4 220 1864 2“

35 ?1 4

143 1865 2‘‘

4 74 4

84 1865 8“

5 ?4 ( 84 1865 4

“

17 ?4 4 106 1866 2 “

1866

MEXICO. 461

Series of Oaxaca (State of Oaxaca).


1865 46 Huajaram surcharged on 108 1865 2 re ales

51 ?‘ ‘ 108 1865

“

1866 22 5 ‘ ‘ 42 1866 4“

Series of Pachuca (State of Hidalgo).


1865 18 Zacualtipan surcharged on 210 • 1864 2 reales

29 Chico 124 1S65 2‘ ‘

Series of Monterrey (State OF Nuevo Leon).


1865 20 ? surcharged on 212 1864 2 reales

Series of Tulancingo (State OF Hidalgo).


IS65 2 surcharged on 160 1864 2 reales

Series of Cordova (State of Vera Cruz).

No. Used in No, Date. Value.

1865 It ? surcharged on 95 1865 2 reales

13 J “144 1865 I

1866 12 Vera Cruz 41 1866 2 ,,

Series of Toluca (State of Mexico).


14 1865 ? surcharged on 91 1865 2 reales

16 1865 Mexico *47 1865 I

"

16 1865 Mexico “91 1865 2

' ‘

=^27 1863 ? 102 1865 2“

15 1866 ?* ‘

79 1866 2 reales

*This is thus described in Heitma7i's Handbuch but was probably copied by them from Lockyer's list,

and is without question an error, “ 102—1865 ” having been the regular consignment to Zacatecas. As yet

we have been unable to find No. 27—1865 to enable us to correct the mistake.

August, 1866.

Lithographed (portrait of Maximilian) onwhite wove paper. Size 19x22 mm.

I, Without surcharge.

750 7c lilac

751 7c gray lilac

752 7c deep lilac

753 13c blue

754 13c light blue

755 13c deep blue

756 25c yellow (shades)

757 25c orange ‘ ‘

758 25c deep reddish orange

759 50c green

760 50c pale green

761 50c dark green

762 50c yellow green

II, Surcharged with name of postal dis-

trict only.

763 7c lilac

764 7c gray lilac

765 7c deep lilac

766 13c blue

767 13c light blue

768 13c deep blue


770 25c orange ‘ ‘


772 50c green

773 50c pale green

774 50c dark green


Surcharges found on this Issue;

District.

CORDOVy^CUERNAVACAtiaip^rico

PUEBLATAMPICO

Meas. in mm.

15x2)4

i8)4xi)^

5x2; M 2)4

13^x2)^

15x2

III. Surcharged with name of postal

district and date 1866.

776 7c lilac

777 7c gray lilac

778 7c deep lilac

779 13c blue

780 13c light blue

781 13c deep blue


783 25c orange “


785 50c green

786 50c pale green

787 50c dark green


462 MEXICO.

Variety; B'ue dot surrounded by small

double white circle instead of white dot be-

hind the value (13c).

789 13c dark blue

IV. Surcharged with name of postal dis-

trict and date 866.

7go 7c lilac

791 7c gray lilac

792 7c deep lilac

793 13c blue

794 13c light blue

795 13c deep blue


797 25c orange “


799 50c green

800 50c pale green

801 50c dark green


V. Surcharged with number and date

only.

803 7c lilac

804 7c gray lilac

805 7c deep lilac

806 13c blue

807 13c light blue

808 13c deep blue


810 25c orange “

81 1 25c deep reddish orange

812 50c green.

813 50c pale green

814 50c dark green


List of Surcharges (Name of District, Number and Date) found on Stamps of this Issue.


ACUASCALIENTES 25)^x3

APAM 9)4x2

COCULA 12X2

CORDOVA 15x2

-OORDOVA- i6x2)4; bet. periods

CUERNAVACA i8)4xi)4

CHALCO 13x2

DURANGO 15x2 )4:

GUADALAJARA 20X2

CUANAJUATO 21)4x3

GUANAJUATO 17X2)4

IXTLAHUACA 17X1)4

JALAPA'v 11x1)4:

LAGOS 11)4x2

LAGOS 10X2

MARAVATIO 17x2

MERIDA 13x2“ 13X1)4 to 3

Merida, 13x1)4


Mexico 15x2; M2)4

iVCorelia 16)4x1)4:; M and 1 2)4

MORELIA- 14)4x2; bet. periods

OAXACA 14)4x2)4:

ORIZAVA. 17)4x2; with period

PACHUCA 15x2)4

PUEBLA. with period

QUERETARO 17)4x2

17x3; with period

SOYANIQUllPAM 20X2

TAMPICO 15x2

TEPI JI 12x2

TEPIC 8x1)4

TOLUCA 12x2

TULA 8x2

TULANCINCO 18x2

VERACRUZ 13)4x1)4:

VERACRU2. 19x2; with period

YGUALA 13)4x2

ZAPOTLAN 14x2

List of the office numbers occurring on these stamps.

I Mexico 29 Tula 56 Aguascalientes.83

j

;Cuernavaca

2 Mexico 30 Yguala 57 ? 1 Guanajuato

3 Puebla 31 7 58 S. L. Potosi 84 7

4 Guanajuato 32 Pachuca 59 Chaleo 85 Veracruz

5 Veracruz 33 Queretaro 60 7 86 7

6 Queretaro 34 Apam 61 Veracruz 87 Mexico

7 Orizava 35 Oaxaca 62 Orizava 88 Cuernavaca8 Cordova 36 Cuernavaca

63]iCuernavaca 89 Chaleo

9 Ixtlahuaca 37 Mexico ' Veracruz 90 7

10 Mexico 38 Mexico 64 7 91 PueblaII Cuernavaca 39 Veracruz 65 7 ( Guanajuato12 S. L. Potosi 40 Orizava 66 Mexico

02 -92 -

jMexico

13 Toluca 41 ( Cocula 67 7 93 Mexico14 Soyaniquilpam Guadalajara 68 Zacatecas 94 S. L. Potosi

15 Tepeji ( Tepic 69 Chaleo 95 Mexico16 Morelia 42 7 70 Mexico 96 Lagos17 Maravatio 43 Mexico 71

73J

S. L. Potosi 97 Cuernavaca18 Durango 44 Zapotlan

iColima 98 Saltillo

19 Zacatecas 45 Cordova1S. L. Potosi 99 Mexico

20 Apam 46 Puebla 74 S. L. Potosi 100 Mexico21 Tulancingo 47 Guanajuato 75 Guadalajara lOI Mexico22 Lagos 48 ? 76 Toluca 102 Zacatecas

23 j Mexico 49 Queretaro 77 Queretaro 103 Queretaro

1Chaleo 50 Morelia 78 Apam 104 Mexico

24 Guanajuato 51 Jalapa 79 Morelia ro6 Orizava

25 ? 52 Merida 80 Mexico 107 Mexico26 ? 53 Veracruz 8r 7 108 also 108 866

2728

7

Mexico54 (

55 }

782 Puebla Puebla

MEXICO. 463

109 Guadalajara 114 also 114 866, 120 Mexicono also no 866, Mexico 127 Mexico

Merida

130 Mexico

139 Mexico

Errors.

With number and date inverted.

I 1866 Mexico on 25c

6 1866 Queretaro on 13c


With one of the figures above the line.

6no 8 6 (Merida) on 7c

With one or more of the figures missing

78 I (Apam) on 25c

78 18 (Apam) on 25c

78 186 (Apam) on 25c

Sub-Districts.



20 Cocula surcharged on 41 1866 25 centavos27 ? “ 41 1866 7&2527 ? “ 41 1866 7 & 25

33 Tepic “ 41 1866 13 & 25

35 Saluya “ 75 1866 25

Series of Jalapa (State of Vera Cruz).

No. Date. Used in No. Date. Value,

17 1866 ? surcharged on 51 1866 7» 25, 50 centavos

Series of Zacatecas (State OF Zacatecas).


56 Aguascallientes surcharged on 19 1866 25 centavos57 (Aguascaltes) “ 19 1866 13 & 2558 ( ? )

“ 19 1866 2570 Aguascallientes “ 68 1866 2572 ? “ 68 1866 2577 (Aguascaltes) “ 102 1866 25

Series of Queretaro (State OF Queretaro).


I}

surcharged on 6 1866 25 centavosn ? “ 6 1866 2515 Celaya “ 33 1866 2517 ? “ 33 1866 719 Mexico “ 33 1866 2525 ? “ 6 1866 2528 Celaya “ 77 1866 13 & 2532 Celaya “ 103 1866 25

* Possibly a true Habilitado.



23 Acatlan surcharged on 33 1866 25 centavos39 ? “ 82 1866 1344 ? “ 108 866 2550 ? “ 82 1866 25

“

54 Chalchicomula “ 108 866 25

Series of Guanajuato (State of Guanajuato).

No. Used in No. Date. Value.I Leon surcharged on 4 1866 25 centavos2 Irapuato “ 4 1866 25

“

3 Cancellation No. 2 “4 1866 25n Leon “ 47 1866 5012 Leon “ 47 1866 2513 Cancellation No, 2 “ 47 1866 25

“

16 Leon “ 92 1866 25

Series of Morelia (State of Michoacan).


4 surcharged on 16 1866 13 centavos38 “

.... rsQ 1866 25“

464 MEXICO.

Series of Oaxaca (State of Oaxaca).


35 ? surcharged on 35 1866 25 centavos

Series of Cordova (State OF Vera Cruz).


2 surcharged on 8 1866 25 centavos

4 45 1866 25

Series of Merida (State of Yucatan).

No. Date. Used in. No. Date. Value.

I 1866 P surcharged on 52 1866' 7, 25, 50 centa'

36 1866 7 IIO 866 2S centavos

37 1866 P no 866 2541 1866 P no 866 7

We have never seen any used specimens of the above, but Heitman notes the 7 cent 1866-1 as used in

Parral (State of Chihuahua) which would be a veritable Habilitado.

Series of Lagos (State of Jalisco).)

No. Used in

23 San Juan surcharged on32 p

‘ ‘

40 ?“

Series of Chalco (State of Mexico).

No. Used in

12 ? surcharged on17 ?

Series of Toluca (State of Mexico).

No. Date. Used in

2 1866 ? surcharged on

November, 1866.

Same type as preceding issue but engravedon white wove paper. The engraved stampcan easily be told from the lithographed bythe square periods before and after the de-nomination of value in the oval, which in thelithographed stamps are mere white dots.


815 7c lilac

816 7c violet

817 13c blue818 13c light blue

819 25c brown820 25c yellow brown821 50c green822 50c yellow green

Variety: Printed on both sides.

823 13c blueThe 25c slate blue is an essay.

II. Surcharged with number and date866 or 867.

824 7c lilac

No. Date. Value.

22 1866 25 centavos

22 1866 25

96 1866 13

No. * Date. Value,

59 1866 13 centavos

69 1866 50

No. Date. Value.

13 1866 25 centavos

825 7c violet

826 13c blue

827 13c light blue

828 25c brown829 25 c yellow brown830 50c green

831 50c yellow greenI ariety; Half of 50c green used as 25c.

832 25 c green (half of 50c)

This stamp is given on the authority of JB. Moens.

III. Surcharged with name of postal

district, number and date 866 or 867.

833 7c lilac

834 7c violet

835 13c blue

836 13c light blue

837 25c brown838 25c yellow brown839 50c green


List of surcharges (I ames of postal districts) found on stamps of this issue.

A PAM I2X2j(. iVTorelia i6)4xi)4. M and 1 2)4-

•CORDOVA- 15x2, between two ORIZAVA. 17)4x2, with period.periods. 0 R I Z A V A 17/4) with period.

CORDOVACHALCO

15x2)4

13x2 PUEBLA. 13)4x2)4, with period.

GUADALAJARA 20x2. QUERETARO 17)4x2.

GUANAJUATO 17x2)4. TEPIC 7Xx2.

GOAMAJaATO^ 17x2)4. TOLUCA 12X2.

JALAP

A

nxi|4. TULA 8x2.

MERIDA 13x2. VERACRUZ 13)4x1)4.

JWcxico 15x2, M 2)4. YGUALA 12x2.

MEXICO. 465

List of post office numbers found on this issue.

lOI Veracruz III Mexico102 112 Guanajuato103 Queretaro 113 Tula104 Mexico 114 Mexico105 115 Veracruz106 116107 117108 Puebla 118 Yguala •

109 Guadalajara 119 Mexicono Merida 120 Mexico

I Mexico 6 Mexico2 Orizava 7 Puebla

3 Mexico 8 Mexico4 95 Cordova 10 Mexico

Name inverted.


137 1866 “ on 25cNumber and date inverted.

866

121

122Morelia 131

132123 Puebla 133 Puebla124 Orizava 134125 Toluca 135 Mexico126 136 Mexico127 Mexico 137 Queretaro128 Veracruz 138 Cordova129130

ChaleoMexico

139 Mexico

867

II Mexico 16 Apam12 Mexico 17

13 Mexico 18 Mexico1415

MexicoMexico

19 Mexico

Errors

:

III 1866 Mexico on 25cName, number and date inverted.

115 1866 Vera Cruz on 25c

Sub-Districts.



1866 37 ? surcharged on 109 866 25 centavos

Series of Queretaro (State OF Queretaro).



46 ? “ 137 866 13 & 25“

1867 2 ? “ 137 896 25

4 ? “ 137 866 13 & 25“




Series of Cordova (State of Vera Cruz).



Series of Toluca (State of Mexico),


I 1866 ? Surcharged on 125 866 13 centavos

June, 1867.

Provisional issue.

I. Stamps of the issues of August, 1865,and January and November, 1861, surcharged

J&jS-XXC O in Gothic type in black.

841 yi (Medio) r black on brown842 I (un) r black on green


844 4 (cuatro) r red


846 8 (ocho) r black on red brown847 8 (ocho) r green on red brown

Varieties; Impression on both sides,



If. Same type as issues of 1856-61, butprinted on bluish wove paper, watermarkedA*. P, S. (Renta Papel Sellado) in the sheet.

A certain number of the stamps show only apart of the watermark.

1° Without any surcharge.

850 % (Medio) r gray851 I (un) r blue852 2 (dos) r green

853 4 (cuatro) r pink

MEXICO.466

Reprints.

18 ?

Thick wove paper,

854 Yz (Medio) r gray

855 8 (ochd) r gray

These two stamps are also found sur-

charged Mexico in Gothic type, which

surcharge, however, is forged and of which

we give a fac-simile here

2» Surcharged ^^jeXlOO' Gothic

type.

856 Yz (Medio) r gray

857 I fun) r blue

858 2 fdos) r green

859 4 (cuatro) r pink

Varieties:

a. Double surcharge.

860 2 (dos) r greenb. I real stamps cut in two, each half

being used as i real.

861 Yz (half of I real).

August, 1868.

Bust of Hidalgo lithographed on colored

wove paper; there are two different plates

—

plate I and II—of all values, both made fromone original die, the figures representing the

denomination of value being added separately

on each of the 200 stamps composing eachplate, thus forming 200 minor varieties of

each value and plate. The difference be-

tween plates I and II consists in the figures

of value, which in the ist plate are long andthin, and not followed by a period, while in

plate II they are shorter and thicker andare followed by a period. Size 17)^x231^mm.

Plate I.

6 CENT 12 CENT.

25 CENT 50 CENT.

10 0 CENTPlate II.

6. CENT. 12. CENT25. CENT. 50 CENT.

lOO.CENT.Rounded saw tooth perforation.

VVVVVVWWVOVVVAAA/S/VVWVA*

Pointed saw tooth perforation.

Square perforation.

wwk/wubwWwww WWW w w w wl

Pin perforation.

Regular perforation.

I, Without surcharge.

1“ Unperforated.

Printed on ordinary colored wove paper

varying but little in thickness.

862 • 6c black on light brown

863 I2C black on yellow green

864 I2c black on sea green

865 25c blue on light pink

866 25c bluish black on light pink

867 50c black on yellow

868 looc black on reddish brown

Varieties:

a. Error of color.

869 looc brown on brownb. Period after 12.

870 1 2c black on yellow green


2“ Rounded saw tooth perforation.

872 6c black on light brown

873 I 2C black on yellow green

874 I2C black on sea green



877 50C black on yellow

878 looc black on reddish brownVarieties:

a. Error of color.

879 lOOC brown on brownb. Period after 12.


881 I 2C black on sea green

II. Surcharged with number and abbrevi-

ated date on right hand side of stamp.

1° Unperforated.


883 1 2C black on yellow green





888 looc black on reddish brownVarieties:

a. Error of color.

889 looc brown on brownb. looc stamps divided in fourths, each

fourth being used as a 25c stamp.

890 25c black on brown (upper right fourth

of lOOc)

891 25c black on brown (lower right fourth

of lOOc)

892 25c black on brown (upper left fourth

of looc)

893 25 c black on brown (lower left fourth

of looc)

c. 50C stamps cut vertically in two, each

half being used as a 25c stamp.

894 25c black on yellow (right half of 50c)

895 25c black on yellew (left half of 50c)

d. 50c stamps cut horizontally in two, each


896 25c black on yellow (upper half of 50c)

897 25c black on yellow (lower half of 50c)

MEXICO. 467

e. 50c stamps cut diagonally in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.

898 25c black on yellow (upper right half

of 50c)

899 25c black on yellow (lower right half

of 50c)

900 25c black on yellow (upper left half

of 50c)

901 25c black on yellow (lower left half

of 50c)

f. Period after 12.










910 looc black on reddish brown

Varieties:

a. Error of color.

911 lOOC brown on brownb. Tooc stamps divided in fourths, each

fourth being used as a 25c >tamp.

912 25c black on brown (upper right ^ of

100c)

913 25c black on brown (lower right of

looc)

914 25c black on brown (upper left ^ of

100c)

915 25c black on brown (lower left ^ of

looc)

c. 50c stamps cut vertically in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.


917 25c black on yellow (left half of 50c)

d. 50c stamps cut horizontally in two, each


918 25c black on yellow fupper half of 5ocl




of 50c)

921 25c black on yellow (lower right half of

50c)

922 25c black on yellow (upper left half of

50c)

923 25c black on yellow (lower left half of

50c)

f. Period after 12.



III. Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date on right hand side of stampwith the addition of the name of the postal

district.

1° Unperforated.

926 6c black on light brown927 I2C black on yellow green





932 looc black on red brownVarieties :

a. Error of color.

933 lOOC brown on brownb. lOOG stamps divided in fourths, each


934 25c black on brown (upper right fourth

of 100c)

935 25c black on brown (lower right fourth

of looc)


of lOOc)

937 25c black on brown (lower left fourth

of looc)

c. 50c stamps cut vertically in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.



d. 50c stamps cut horizontally in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.

940 25c black on yellow (upper half of 50c)




of 50c)


of 50c)


of 50c)


of 50c)

f. With period after 12,

946 1 2c black on yellow yellow

947 I2C black on greenWe have never seen any used specimens

without surcharge.

2" Rounded saw tooth perforation.

948 6c black on light brown949 I2c black on yellow green950 I2C black on sea green951 25c blue on light pink952 25c bluish black on light pink


954 lOOC black on red brown

Varieties :

a. Error of color.

955 rooc brown on brownb. looc stamps divided in fourths, each


956 25c black on brown (upper right fourthof lOoc)

957 25c black on brown (lower right fourthof looc)


of looc)

959 25c black on brown (lower left fourth

of 100c)

c. 50c stamps cut vertically in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.960 25c black on yellow (right half of 50c)


d, 50c stamps cut horizontally in two, eachhalf being used as a 25c stamp.962 25c black on yellow (upper half of 50c)




of 50c)


of 50c)


of 50c)


of 50c)

f. Without period after 12.

968 I2c black on yellow green

969 i2c black on sea green

3“ Regularly perforated 19.

970 6c black on light brown ?

971 12c black on yellow green ?


973 25c blue on light pink ?

974 25c bluish black on light pink ?

975 50c black on yellow ?

976 looc black on red brown ?

We have only seen two specimens of the

I2C with this perforation, both surcharged“24 Cuernavaca 68.”

468 MEXICO.

B. Plate 11 .

A. Ordinary wove paper.


Unperforated.

977 6c black on light brown978 I 2C black on yellow green

979 I2C black on sea green980 25c blue on light pink981 25c bluish black on light pink982 50c black on yellow

983 looc black on red brownWe have never seen any specimens with-

out surcharge perforated in any way, and,although they may exist in this condition,they can only be considered as unfinishedstamps.

II. Surcharged with name of town only.

1“ Unperforated.

984 25c blue on pink


985 I 2C black on yellow greenThe other values may exist in this con-

dition, but they are very rare. The only sur-

charge known is VERA CRUZ, 15x2 mm.

III. Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only on right hand side.

1“ Unperforated.




990 25c blue on very light pink


992 looc black on red brownVarieties:

a. Error of color.

993 I2C black on light brown

994 50c blue on light pinkb. No period after figure of value.




998 lOOc black on red brownThe looc brown on brown does not exist

in plate II. although catalogued so by Me-keel.


999

6c black on light brown1000 I 2C black on yellow green1001 I2C black on sea green1002 25c blue on light pink



1005 100c black on red brownVarieties :

”

a. Error of color,

1006 I2C black on light brownb. No period after figure of value.

1007 25c blue on light pink1008 25c blue on very light pink

1009 50c black on yellow1010 looc black on red brown

3° Square perforation.

Ion 6c black on light brown •

1012 I 2 C black on yellow green1013 I2C black on sea green1014 25c blue on light pink1015 25 c blue on very light pink1016 50c black on yellow1017 looc black on red brown

Varieties;

a. Error of color.


1019 25c blue on light pink1020 25c blue on very light pink1021 50c black on yellow1022 looc black on red brown

4® Pin perforated 13.

1023 6c black on light brown1024 I 2C black on yellow green1025 I2C black on sea green1026 25c blue on light pink1027 25c blue on very light pink1028 50c black on yellow

1029 looc black on red brown

Varieties: No period after figure of value.

1030 25c blue on light pink1031 25c blue on very light pink1032 50c black on yellow


5“ Pin perforated 14.

1034 6c black on light brown1035 I 2C black on yellow green1036 I2C black on sea green




1044 looc black on red brown6® Pin Perforated 15.




1049 25c blue on very light pink1050 50c black on yellow


Varieties : No period after figure of value-




1055 lOOC black on red brown

IV. Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date on right hand side of stampwith the addition of the name of the postal

district.

1° Unperforated.

1056 6c black on light brown1057 I2C black on yellow green1058 I2C black on sea green


Varieties ;

a. Error of color.






2 ° Rounded saw tooth perforation

1068 6c black on light brown1069 I 2C black on yellow green

1070 I2C black on sea green1071 25c blue on light pink




MEXICO. 469

Varieties :

a. Error of color.

1075 I 2C black on light brownb. No period after figure of value.

1076 25c blue on llgh pink


1079 tooc black on red brown

3® Square perforation.

1080 6c black on light brown1081 I2C black on yellow green1082 I2C black on sea green


1084 25c blue on very light pink1085 50c black on yellow1086 looc black on red brown

Varieties :

a. Error of color.

1087 I 2C black on light brownb. No period after figure of value.

1088 25c blue on light pink1089 25c blue on very light pinklogo 50c black 011 yellow1091 looc black on red brown

4“ Pin Perforated 13.



1095 25c blue on light pink1096 25c blue on very light pink1097 50c black on yellow1098 100c black on red brown


logg 25c blue on light pink1100 25c blue on very light pink1101 50c black on yellow1102 looc black on red brown


1103 6c black on light brown1104 I 2C black on yellow green1105 I2C black on sea green1106 25c blue on light pink1107 25c blue on very light pink1108 50c black on yellow1109 looc black on red brown


1 1 10 25c blue on light pinknil 25c blue on very light pink1 1 1 2 50c black on yellow1113 lOOc black on red brown


11 14 6c black on light brown11 15 1

2

c black on yellow green1116 I2c black on sea green1117 25c blue on light pink1118 25c blue on very light pink1 1 19 50c black on yellow1120 lOOC black on red brown

Varieties : No period after figure of value.


1124 lOoc black on red brown

7® Pointed saw tooth perforation.

1125 25c blue on light pink (i Mexico 70)

8° Regular perforation 19.

1126 .25c blue on light pink (14 Jalapa 68)

B, Very thin pelure paper.

I. Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date.

I® Unperforated.


2° Pin perforated.


II. Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date in addition to the name of the

postal district.

I® Unperforated.

1129 25c blue on light pink.

2® Pin perforated.

1130 25c blue on light pink.

Mr. DeCoppet says that all the values are

to be found on this paper. This, undoubtedly,is a mistake, as we have never seen any other

ones in the immense stock which has gonethrough our hands.

Very thick paper—almost cardboard.

I. Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only.

I® Unperforated^,

1 1 31 I 2C black on yellow green

2° Rounded saw tooth perforation.


3® Pin Perforated 14.


4° Square perforation.

JI34 1 2c black on yellow green

II. Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date with the addition of the name of

the postal district.

I® Unperforated.


2® Rounded saw tooth perforation.


3® Pin perforated.




We do not believe that any other values

exist on this paper.

Some compilers catalogue the following

errors:

I 2C black on yellow

19c black on green

50c black on greenHOC black on reddish brown85c blue on rose

The first and third ones are undoubtedlycolor changelings, while the second andfourth are merely defective impressions. Thelast one we believe to be an essay.

Names of Post:

issue.

Numbered from

mpdfaco2 VERACRUZ

VERACRUZ

VERACRUZ

GUADALAJARA.

3 GUADALAJARA.

CHJADALAJARA

GUADALAJARA

districts found on this

to 41.

15x2; M T-Yz.

14x1%; M 2.

14^x1

13^x2 .

15 X2.

20x2, with period.

22x1)^, with period

20x1^.

18x1)4^.

470 MEXICO.

GuaDaLaJaRa i8^xiX-2GUADALAJARA 20j^XI 5-2

4 PUEBLA 13x2.

PUEBLA. lOXIJ^.

5 'S.LPOTOSI 15x2.

( $ 15x2, surcharge in

blue.

S. L. POTOSI r5xiJ4:.

17x2^.

6 GUANAJUATO I7>^x2.

7x2^.

GUANAJUATO 21x2.

GUANAJUATO 20j^Xl>^.

GUANAJuato 20j^X2-I.

7 MONTEREY I 7}^X2X-MONTEREY 18x2.

MONTEREY 15x1^.

MONTERREY 19x2.

MONTEREY i8xij^.

MONTEEEY I 7 J4x2 .

8 MAZATLAN 17x2.

MAZATLAN 15x1^.

MAZATLAN9 MATAMOROS 17^X2.

MATAMOROS 17x2; name in blue.

matAMORAS 18x1 ^-3.

10 MORELIA 15x23^.

MORELIA 16x2.

MORELIA i6Kxi?^-2X

MORELIA 14x1^.

MORELIA. I2j^xij4. with period.

II COLIMA lOXI

COLIMA I 2>^X2 .

COLIMA IIXIJ^.

12 QUERETARO 18x2.

QUERETARO 17x2.

13 ZACATECAS 18x2

ZACATECAS i6xij^.

14 JALAPA HX 2 J4:'-

JALAPA IIXI^.

JALAPA loj^xi^.

15 TULANCINGO. 18x2, with period.

TULANCINGO 20x1

“ 20x1

16 TOLUCA I 2J4 XII4:.

TOLUCA IIJ4x2.

TOLUCA lOj^Xl^.

17 PACHUCA 15x2.

PACHUCA 14x2.

18 OMI^ATA 17x2^.

13^x2.

ORIZAVA. 17*4x2^4, with period.

ORIZAVA 16x2 14^.

ORIZAVA I3J^x2.

19 MERIDA 14x2.

MERIDA 13x2.

MERIDA 12x2.

20 CORDOVA 14x2.

21 CHIHUAHUA- I9j^x2j4f, with period.

CHIHUAHUA. I 7j^x2 j4!, with period.

CHIHUAHUAchihUAHUA igxij^—2^-

CHIHUAHUA 15x 1^.CHIHUAHUAJ

22 DURANGO 15x2 ,

DURANGO 13x 1

DURANGO•DJJRANGO* 17x 2 ,

between 2

periods.

DURANGO 14x 1 ?^.

23 OAXACA.^ I 2j^xi^, with period.

OAXACA! 1

1

x2 .

OAXACA 12x 1 ^.

24 (CUERNAVACA 19x2 .

“ i 8>^xij^.

25 ACAPULCO, isKxi^.

.ACAPULCO 14x 1 ^.

26 ^IIDEL’CARMEN'• 20)4 x2 ;between per-

iods; name in blue.

CAMPECHE 17x2 .

27 lA PA^ 11X2)4.

28 CHIAPAS. 13 )4 x2 ,with period. „

CHIAPAS 13x2 ;name in blue.

CHIAPAS 12x 1 )4^.

“ 12x 1 )4 ;name in blue.

CHIAPAS^ 12)4x1)4 (1871 ), withperiod.

29 .TULAD.TAMPAS_23 K>^2 .

TULA D TAMPAS 25x2.

C.VICTORIA 17x1)4 (1871).

*(DAMAia©® 19)4x2)4.

30 SALTILLOJ 15)4x1)4.

SALTILLO 15x2)4.

SALTILLO 14)4x1)4.

31 IRES 7x2)4.

ures 7x2.

URES lYzxn/s.

URes 7)4x2-i)4.

32 TIXTLA 11X2)4.

ITIXTLA iixi)4.

33 ,'HUEJUTLA 16x1^.

HUEIUTLA; 14x1)4.

hueJUTLA i6xi)4-2.

34 MARAVATIO i6)4x3)4.

MARAYATIO i6)4x2)4.

MARAVATIO 17x1)4.

MARAVATIO, i6)4xi)4.

MARAVATIO i6xi)4-3.

marAVATIO 16)4x1)4-2)4.

MARAvatio i6xi)4-i)4.

35 TULA 8x1)4.

TULA lY-xiyi.

36 AGUASCALIENTES 25>^x3.

ACUASCALIEWTES' 25x2%.

AGUASCALIENTES 26x2.

37 LAGOS II>^X2.

LAGOS I0%2.

'f'This surcharge on the Cc^ Type I., unpcrfprated is in the coUeetion of Mr. Albert E. Lnwrencei

MEXICO. 471

LA&OSLAGOSlaGOS

38 .TABASCO

TABASCO

39 TAMPICO•TAMPICO

TAMPICOTAMPICO

8^x1^.

I4>^xi^.

I4l^x2.

i4j!^xi|4', with period.

i3xi?4^-3.

izYzxi^X (1871).

40 TLAXCALA ibYx2.

GUADALAJARA* 20x2, with period.

41 GUADALAJARA. 20x1 14^.

GUADALAJARA . 20x1^, with period.

Cl/ID/lMjyiRil 21X2^.

CUADALAJARA. i8j^xij4, with period.

GUADALAJARA 20>^Xlf^-2>^.

GUADALAJARA 22x1^.

HABILITADOS.

Surcharged with names of 2 postal districts.

Apam, surcharged on 6c black on brownI2C black on greenI2C “

50c black on yellowChaleo, “ 1 2c black on_ greenCuantitlan, “ 12c “

Ixtlahuaca, " 25c blue on pinkTexcoco, “ I2C black on greenVera Cruz, “ 12c

I2C

I2C

I2C

I2C

On type I, Mexico,II

II

II

?“

II

II

II

?

?

II

?

? Oaxaca,

Toluca,

Mexico,

1—69 rounded saw tooth perf.

I—70 pin perforated,

I—71 square perf.

I—69 rounded saw tooth perf.

I—? ?

I—72 pin perforated.

16—70 un perforated.

I—71 pin perforated.“ I— ? ?

“ I— ? ?

Cuernavaca, 24—71 un perforated.Morelia, 10— ?

23— ?

(Lockyer)

jHeilman's

(Handbuch

Moens.

Errors in numbering.

Errors.

25c MexicoType.II Pin perforation;

Year.

70 7 instead of I

looc “I Un perforated; ? 21 I

25c Veracruz I*

‘, 1 8

“ 2

25c II 71 I( 2

25c Puebla I“

? 3i

46c S. L. Potosi II 70 8

t

5I2C “

II 69 8i (

5

25c I ? 8(

(

525c II 69 8

(

5

50c I Rounded Saw tooth perforation; ? 8(

550c “

II Unperforated; 69 8(

5

25c Guanajuato25c

I ? 0 t 6I ? 9

( 6I2C Mazatlan 11 Rounded Saw tooth perforation; ? 18 i 8

25c Matamoros I Unperforated; ? 8i 1

96c Morelia I 68 01 i 10I2C Colima II 6g 12 ( II

25c Queretaro25c “

I ? 2( 12

II “69 2

( 126c Zacatecas ? ? ? 16 (

13 Lockyer.25c i Rounded Saw tooth perforation; ? 18

t (

1325c I Unperforated; ? 22 (

i

1325c II ‘ ‘

69 3 1325c Jalapa I Rounded Saw tooth perforation; 68 I

(

(

14I2C Pachuca II Unperforated; ? 19

(

(

176c Orizava I Rounded Saw tooth perforation; 69 19

t ( 18

25c I Unperforated ? 13(

t

1825c II 69 20 < ( 18I2C Cordova II

“69 18

(

(

20I2C Cordova II Unperforated 70 18

i ( 20I2C “

II 71 18(

(

2025c “

I Rounded Saw tooth perforation; ? 18 “ 2025c II Unperforated; 69 18 (

(

2025c II Rounded Saw tooth perforation; ? 29

(

(

206c Chihuahua II Unperforated; 71 12 (

(

21

25c “II 70 2

(

<

21I2C Durango ? ? 0 (

(

22 Lockyer.425c “

? 1 ? I4 4 22

25c Oaxaca I Unperforated; 7 22 ( 4

23I2C Campeche II 71 27

( 4 2625c *<

II 71 27 26

472 MEXICO.

Type.

25c TuladeTampas I Unperforated

Year.

7 28 instead of 2925c I Pin perforation; 68 28 ( (

296c Tixtla II Unperforated; ?- 23 3225c Huejutla I 70 23

( (

3325c II

* ‘ 7 38t (

3325c II

‘ *

70 22 33lOOC “ II ;• 36

“33

I2C Maravatio I 7 31t (

34I 2C

“ 7 ? ? 32( (

346c Aguascalientes II Unperforated; 70 39

( t

3625c “ II 69 12 ( (

3625c Lagos II

* ‘

71 9i t

37I2C Tabasco I

“ 68 39( i

38I2c Tampico I

“ 7 33< <

39I2c Guadalajara ? ? 7 7 14

(

41rooc ‘

‘ ? 7 7 7 14 41

Errors in the position of Surcharge of No. and date.

Surcharged on left hand side of stamp, thus:

Lockyer.

Lockyer.

District. Value. Nos. Date Type. Perforation.Measurement of

Surcharge.

Mexico 25c I—70 II Pin perforated 14x1^* ‘ 25c I—71 II 15x2‘ ‘ 25c 1—72 II * ‘ 15x2

50c 1—70 ? ? 7

Vera Cruz 6c 2—70 li Unperforated 15x2I 2C 2—70 I

H?

“I 2C 2—68 I Rounded Saw tooth 15x2I 2C 2— 70 II Unperforated 15x2

looc 2—70 I ?

Guanajuato 25c 6—70 II “ 1814x2Mazatlan 25c 8—70 II

‘ ‘

I 5XIJ4Morelia 25c 10—70 I ?

25c 10—70 II 14x1^50c 10—70 I

.Rounded Sawtooth 7

Queretaro 25c 01w II Unperforated

( (

17x2Zacatecas 25c 13—70 I ?

25c 13—70 IIi <

i6xil^Tulancingo 25c 15—70 II 18x2 with period

Cordova 25c 20—70 II ( ( 12X114Durango 25c 22- 70 II ( t 13x11^Oaxaca 25c 23-70 II ( ( IIX2Acapulco 25c 25—70 II

t ( 14x114Saltillo 6c 30—69 I

( ( 7

I 2C 30—68 II < (

1414x 114Huejutla 25c *22—70 II ( i 14x114

25c 33—70 II 4 ( 14x114Tampico 25c 39—70 I

4 ( 7

Guadalajara 25c 41—70 II 4 4

21X114

*Error of No. 22 instead of 33.

Surcharged on right hand side of stamp, thus :

District. Value. Nos. Date Type.Measurement of

Perforation. o uSurcharge.

Vera Cruz 6c 2— 68 I Rounded Saw tooth •: 15x2S. L. Potosi 25c 5—68 I “ 15x2 blueGuanajuato 25c 6—68 [ 1714x214

25c 6-68 I “ 21X2

Surcharged on left hand side of stamp, thus

:

MEXICO. 473

District. Value. Nos. Date Type. Perforation.Measurement of

Surcharge.

Mexico 50c 1—69 I Rounded Saw tooth ?

S. L. Potosi 25c 5—68 1 15x2 blackQueretaro I 2C 12—68 I Square perforation No SurchargeHuejutla I 2C 33—68 I Pin perforated

Various.

25c Type I. Surcharged with 2 Nos. and dates, thus; Unperf. No dist. name.

25c

25c “ 11. “ as per illustration.i-i Oi ;

'

i

I0 i

I2C •• I.

1

ssi

25c “ I. “• double impression of

Nos. and dates.1

ssi

25c “ II. “ double impression of

Nos. and dates.

1 :

; i

25c “ 1. “ 3 Nos. and dates, thus;; lO «D :

:

: i

1

ggroj25c “ I.

25c Type I. Surcharged with double impression of

Nos and dates.

i

25c “ I. “ 3 Nos and dates

i

68

1

:

268

i89

S

Unperf. No dist. name.

25c

25c

1 2c “ II.

25c Type I.

I 2C “ II.

I 2C “ 11 .

I 2C II.

I 2C “ II.

50c “ ?

25c “ II.

25c “ 11 .

2 Nos and i date

wrong number (9) andwrong position instead

of 6 68, thus:

o 39 7

Rounded saw Guanajuato, tooth perf.

Surcharged with number only,“ date only.

Unperf.

Unperf.

Wiih number printed thus:

21

6972 Pin Perf.

’o 71 Unperf.“ “

’5 71With letter 1 missing in name SALT LLO ?

{Heilman's Handbuch and Lockyer note this)

Double surcharge of name Unperf.

TANPICO I2xi7>^ Square

Tampico.

Chihuahua.Mexico.Mexico.Morelia.

Tulancingo.

Saltillo.

4 Puebla 69N instead of M

15x2

474 MEXICO.

Names of Postal Districts Surcharged Twice.Value. District. Number. Measure of surcharge. Type, Perforation.

I 2C Mexico I 14x1^ I Sawtooth25c Mexico I 14x1^1 II PinI 2C Vera Cruz 2 I 3 j4 x2 II UnperforatedI 2C Vera Cruz 2 15x2 I

4 4

25c Vera Cruz 2 15x2 I 4 4

I 2C Guadalajara 3 18^x1^ I4 4

I 2C S. L. Potosi 5 15x2 II 4 4

I 2C Guanajuato 6 21x2 II 4 4

6c Oaxac a 23 I2XIJ|^ II SquareI 2C Campeche 26 17x2 II Unperforated6c La Paz 27 IIX2 j4 I

‘ ‘

'6c Ures 31 7KxiK I Sawtooth25c Tampico 39 I4>^x2 I Unperforated

Errors in Dating.Type. No. Surcharge. Perf.

25 cent II. I Mexico 15x2 Saw tooth q6 instead of 6912 ( (

II. 2 Vera Cruz 15x2 Unperf. 96 do 6912

( < II. 2 do 15x2 do 6 do (69) or 68

25< t

I. 4 Puebla 13x2 Saw tooth 96 do 6012 ( i

II. 4 do 13x2 Unperf. 66 do 6912

( i

II. 5 S. L. Potosi ^5x2 do 6 do (69I or 68

12( (

? 5 do 15x2 ? 66 do 169) or 68

25( 1

I. 5 do 15x2 Unperf. 66 do (69I or 68

25i t

? 5 do 15x2 ? 6 do (69) or 68

124 4 II. 6 Guanajuato I7J^X2^ Unperf. 96 do 69

254 4

II. 6 do 21X 2 do 96 do 69

25 I. 7 Monterey ? do 6 do (69I or 68

254 4

I. 8 Mazatlan ? do 06 do (69) or 68

12 4 4I. 16 Toluca ? Saw tooth 42 do 72

12 4 4

II. 16 do ? Pin perf. 42 do 7212 4 • ? 34 Maravatio 1 ? 6 do 68 or 69

25 ? 34 do ? ? 63 do 68 or 6912 4 4

i. 39 Tampico 14^x2 Unperf. 63 do 68 or 69

254 4

I. 39 do ? ? 6 do (69) or 68

Double Perforation.

Double perforation vertically. Double perforation horizontally.

12 cent, type I. No. i 68 square perf. 12 cent, type II. No. 2 Vera Cruz 71 square perf.

12 “ “ II. ‘ 31 Ures 714 4 12 “ “ I. “ 33 68

12 “ “ II. ‘ 2 Vera Cruz 724 4 12 “ “ I. '' I 68

12 “ “ II. “ 32 Tixtla 714 4

12 “ “ I. “ 33 68 4 4

12 “ “ II. ‘ 8 Mazatlan 714 4

12 “ “ II. ‘ 5 S. L. Potosi. 7044

12“ “ I. ‘ 12 68 4 4

1872.

Same type as preceding issue but sur-

charged Anotado* as per cut; all are of plate

II.

I. Surcharged with number and date only.

I® Unperforated.

1139 6c black on light brown1140 I2c black on yellow green





1 145 looc black on red brownVarieties: No period after figure of value.




1149 lOOc black on red brown

2° Rounded sawtooth perforation.






1156 lOoc black on red brownVarieties: No period after figure of value







1163 1 2c black on sea green





Varieties : No period after figure of value.



1170 50c black on yellow .

1 1 71 looc black on red





1175 • 25c blue on light pink


1177 5oc black on yellow

1178 lOoc black on red brown

MEXICO. 475


1179 25c blue on light pink1180 25c blue on very light pink

1 1 81 50C black on yellow


II. Surcharged with number and date and

name of postal district.

1“ Unperforated.


1185 1 2c black on sea green

ir86 25c blue on light pink



ii8g looc black on red brownVarieties: No period after figure of value,

iigo 25c blue on light pink




2° Rounded saw tooth perforation.



Iig6 I2C black on sea green



1 1 99 50C black on yellow

1200 lOOc black on red brownVarieties: No period after figure of value.

1201 . 25c blue on light pink1202 25c blue on very light pink



3“ Pin perforated 14.


1207 I2C black on sea green1208 25c blue on light pink

1209 25c blue on very light pink1210 50c black on yellow1211 lOOC black on red brown

Varieties: No period after figures of value.




4“ Square perforation.

1216 6c black on light brown1217 I2C black on yellow green1218 1 2c black on sea greenI2ig 25c blue on light pink1220 25c blue on very light pink1221 50c black on yellow1222 looc black on red brown

Varieties; No period after figure of value.


Note.—As the stock of the stamps of the new issue was found too small to supply all the postoffices the Governmentcaused some of the stamps of 1868 (which had already been withdrawn from circulation) to be surcharged ANOTADO^ whichmeans; noted, registered; and replaced into circulation.

List of stamps we have seen with the surcharge “Anotado.”

Type, Value. Year.

I Mexico, 15x2 12 cents. Saw tooth Perforation. 7212 “ Pin 72

**25

“ Pin 71« i

25“ Pin “

722 Vera Cruz, 15x2 12 “ Unperforated. 71

“ I3>^x2 25‘ ‘ Square Perforation. 71

• “ 14^x114 25“ “

71

4 Puebla, II>^XI>^. 12 “ Unperforated. 7013x2 12 “

7113x2 25

“ ‘ ‘

71ioxi }4 25

* *

71

5 S. L Potosi, 15x2 25“

71**

25“ Square Perforation. 71

25“

71

6 Guanajuato, 18^x1^ j 25 Ilnperforated, 7121x2 25

“71

7 Monterey, 15x1^4: 25“

7118x2 2S “

71

8 Mazatlan, 17x114 12 “ “70

15x1^ 25 71

9 Matamoros, 57>4x 2in blue.

25“

70

10 Morelia, 14x1^ 12 “71

“25

“ * ‘

71“


“ laKxiK 25 Unperforated. 71

II Colima, lOXI^ 25“

7012 Queretaro 17x2 25

“ Square Perforation. 70“ 50

“ Unperforated. 71

13 Zacatecas 16x1% 25 Unperforated. 70“ 25

“ Square Perforation. 71

15 Tulancingo 18x2 25“ Unperforated. 71

20x1^ 25“

71

16 Toluca ii>4xi^ 25“ “

71

17 Pachuca 14x2 25“

71“ (

(

25“ Square'Perforation. 70

21 Chihuahua 1614x114 25“

7122 Durango

“ 2 periods.

13x114^ 12 “ Unperforated. 71

12 X 2 25“

71“ 14x1^ 25

“ “71

“25


15x2 25“ Unperforated. 71

MEXICO,476

Type. Value. Year.

23 Oaxaca 12X 1 ^' 25 cents. Unperforated. 71“ IIX 2 25


24 Cuernavaca I8>^XI^ 25“

71

25 Acapulco 25 Unperforated. 71


28 Chiapas 13^x2 period 25“ “

71

29 C. Victoria‘

25“ Unperforated. 71

33 Huejutla 14x1^ 25• ‘

70

34 Maravatio i6>^xi^ 25“ “

71

37 Lagos 10X2 12 “ “70

10 X 2 25“

71

10X2 25“ Square Perforation. 71

Iiy4x2 25“ Unperforated. 71

39 Tampico I2>^XI^ 25“ Square Perforation. 70

41 Guadalajara 22X1^ 12 “ Unperforated. 71i < 22X1^ 25

< ( 711

1

2IXI^ 25 71* * i8Kxl>^ 25 70

Errors

Double surcharge “Anotado” 25c S. L. POTOSI, 15x2 square perforation 71.

Vertical pair, the upper one without surcharge “Anotado,” 25c ii colima ioxi^. 70 unperforated.

1872.

Head of Hidalgo to the left, lithographed

on white paper of different kinds, withmoire pattern in blue on back of stamp.

Size I9>^x24 mm.

A. On white paper, laid vertically, sur-

charged with number and abbreviated date

and name of postal district.

1“ Unperforated.

1227 I2C blue1228 25c pale red

1229 50c orange yellow

2“ Pin perforated.

1230 I2C blue1231 25c pale red

So far the following surcharges have beenfound on these stamps:

1 Mtxico2 ACAPULCO:

16

16 GUADALAJARA

66 'SALTILLO*

51 MCATECAS

15x2; M 2 4̂ -

15/4x1^;with period.

22x2^; A and J in

italics.

20 )4x2 }^; A and Jin italics.

17x1^; between twoperiods.

16x1^.

B. White wove paper, watermarked papel sellado in the sheet. This watermark measures 158x17 mm,

and runs vertically, covering eight stamps.

MEXICO. 477

I. Unperforated.

1“ Without any surcharge.

1232 6c green

1233 I2C pale blue

1234 25c red

1235 50c orange yellow

1 236 looc gray violet

Variety: Error of color.

1237 50c blue

This stamp was never placed in actual use.

2“ Surcharged with number and abbre"

viated date only.

1 238 6c green

1239 I2C pale blue

1240 25c pale red

1241 50c yellow

1242 looc gray violet

3® Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date and name of postal district.

1243 6c green

1244 I2C pale blue

1245 25c pale red

1246 50c yellow


II. Pin Perforated.

Surcharged with number and abbreviated

date and name of postal district.

1248 6c green

1249 I2C pale blue

1250 25c pale red

1251 50c yellow

1252 lOoc gray violet

W e do not think that the pin perforated

stamps are ever found without any surcharge,

or surcharged with number and date alone.

All of the pin perforated stamps are onlyfound surcharged I5x2, M 2}^,the only district in which they appear to havebeen used.

III. Square perforation.

I® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date only.

1253 6c green

1254 I2C pale blue

1255 25c pale red

1256 50c yellow



Without any surcharge.

1258 50c blue



1259 6c green

1260 I2C pale blue

1261 25c pale red

1262 50C yellow

1263 lOoc gray violet

C. White wove paper, without watermark,varying slightly in thickness.

I. Unperforated.

I® Without moire pattern on back andwithout any surcharge.

1264 6c green

1265 I2c pale blue

1266 25c pale red

1267 50c yellow

1268 lOOc gray violet

Most likely these are only essays.

2® With moire pattern on back, withoutany surcharge.

1269 6c green

1270 6c pale green

1271 6c bluish green

1272 6c dark green

1273 I2C pale blue

1274 I2C dark blue

1275 25c pale red

1276 25c dark red

1277 50c orange

1278 50c yellow buff

1279 50c yellow1280 loOC gray lilac

1281 lOOC gray violet

Varieties:

a. Error of color.

1282 50c blue

b. Unperforated vertically.

1283 25c red

c. Unperforated horizontally,

1284 I2C blue


viated date only.

1284a 6c pale green



1287 6c dark green

1288 I2C pale blue

1289 I2C dark blue

1290 25c pale red

1291 25c dark red

1292 50c orange


1294 50c yellow

1295 lOOc gray lilac

1296 100c gray violet

In 1888 a St. Louis firm obtained the orig-

inal dies of these stamps, transfers of whichwere made in order to print from

;the stamps

printed from these transfers are a trifle larger

than the original stamps,measuring :9}^x24^mm. instead of 1914x24 mm. As the origi-

nal paper with moire pattern was not obtain-

able an imitation background was madeconsisting of vertical wavy lines, close to-

gether, with only a faint attempt at a moirepattern, hardly perceptible. We cannot con-

sider these stamps reprints, they being little

better than counterfeits as the groundworkwas forged. These so-called reprints exist

also with forged surcharge of date, numberand name of postal district.



1297 6c pale green



1300 6c dark green

1301 I 2C pale blue

1302 I2C dark blue

1303 25c pale red

1304 25c dark red

1305 50c orange


1307 50c yellow



Stamps without surcharge, with numberand date only are rarely found used.

II. Pin perforated 13.



1310 6c pale green

1 31 1 6c yellow green


1313 6c dark green

1314 I2C pale blue

1315 1 2c dark blue

1316 25c pale red

MEXICO.478

1317 25c dark red

1318 50c orange


1320 50c yellow

1321 100c gray lilac


III. Pin perforated 14.



1323 6c pale green


1325 6c bluish green1326 6c dark green

1327 I2C pale blue

1328 I2C dark blue

1329 25c pale red

1330 25c dark red

1331 50c orange


1333 50c yellow

1334 lOOC gray lilac

1335 lOOc gray violet

IV. Pin Perforated 15.



1336 6c pale green


1338 6c blue green

1339 6c dark green

1340 I2C pale blue

1341 I2C dark blue

1342 25c pale red

1343 25c dark red

1344 50c orange


1346 50c yellow



The only surcharges known on the pin per-

forated stamps are: Mexico 15x2, M 2^and Mexico in curve iixi^.We do not believe that any of the pin per-

forated stamps exist without any surcharge,

or with number and date alone.

V. Square perforation 15.

I® Without any surcharge.

1349 6c pale green



1352 6c dark green

1353 I2C pale blue

On some of the sheets the following watermark is found:

1354 I 2C dark blue

1355 25c pale red

1356 25c dark red

1357 50c orange


1359 50c yellow


1361 100c gray violet


1362 50c blue

2“ Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only.

1363 6c pale green



1366 6c dark green

1367 I2C pale blue

1368 I2C dark blue

1369 25c pale red

1370 25c dark red

1371 50c orange


1373 50c yellow



3”

' Surcharged with number and abbre-


1376 6c pale green



1379 6c dark green

1380 I2C pale blue

1381 I2C dark blue1382 25c pale red

1383 25c dark red

1384 50c orange


1386 50c yellow



VI. Perforated in points 13.

AAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA



1389 I2C dark blue

1390 I2C pale blue

1391 25c pale red

1392 25c dark red

The only stamps with this perforation seen

by us were surcharged i Mexico 74.

The cross in French is “ CROIX ”, making the watermark read “LA CROIX FRERES ”, manufacturers of this

paper. This watermark has perplexed many a collector and compiler, no groups of these stamps having been

found to show enough of the watermark to explain it; it was only lately that we were fortunate enough to find

several blocks which enabled us to construct the watermark and thus explain the mystery.

District numbers and names found on this

issue.

I* JIUCXxCjO 15x2; M 214.

iixi^.“ I ixi^

;double surcharge

on 12 centavos, unperfor-

ated.

2 ACAPULCO:3 ACUASCALIENTES 25x2^.

4 APAM 9 >4x2 .

5* CAMPECHE 17x2.

“ 17x2; double sur-

charge on the 12 cen-

tavos.

CAMPECHE l6xlj4-

.I.DEL CARMEN. 2i>4xi|4:/between

two periods.

20x1^4; with one

period.

Iixi^.6 CHACCO

MEXICO. 479

CHIAPAS

< i

14x114:.

14x114'; name in blue.

13x2^; name in blue.

8* CHIHUAHUA. 19^x3; with period.

CHIHUAHUA. 17^x2^; with period

9 COLIMA 12x1^.

COLIMA 12x2.

10 CORDOVA 13^x 1 ^.

II C.BRAVOS i6xi^.

[TIXTLA IIXI^.

12* C.VICTORIA 17x1J!4 .

13 CUAUTITLAN (Caillebotte).

14 UJJERNAVACA iS^xi^.

15* DURANGO I 7X2X.

DURANGO I3>^xi>^.

DURANGO 15x1^.

16* oyD/iMjyiRii 21x2^; the letters Aand j in italics.

GUAUALAJARA 20^x214:.

GUADALAJARA 2014^x3-2 ;italics

QjJI^D A L A J A R A 2ix3^-2 .

GUADAlajara, 2ix2i4:-i^.

CUADALAJ][R][ 2 IX2-3X.

GUADALAJARA 21X2 .

17* Guaymas18* GUANAJUATO. 18x2; with period.

GUMUJUato i 7>^x3X-2 '

4:.

GUANAJUATO 17^x2^.

GUANAJUATO 21x2.

GUANAJUATO- i7Kxi^; withperiod.

19 HUEJU TLA 16x114:.

20 JALAPA 12x2.

JALAPA 12x2.

JALAPA IIXI%.

21 Jilotepec

22 LAGOS II>^X2.

23 LAPAZ IIX2}^.

24 MABAVATIO i6;^xi|4'.

MARAVATJO120^x3.

MARAVAtio i6;^x4-2.

MABAVATIO 17^x1 ^.

maraVATIO i7Kxi^-2^.25 MATAMOROS

MATAMOROS 17 /4x 1 ?^ ;name in

blue.

mataMOROS i 7Kxi>^-2K.

26* MAZATLAN 17x2.(

t

i7xi>^.

27 MERIDA 13^x2.“ 13x1^.

00 MONTEREY 18x114:.

29 MORELIA 15x2

15x2.

30* OAXACA 1 1x2.

lOAXACAl II J^xi^;with period.

31* orizava 173^x2^4;with period.

ORIZAVA 18x2.

ORIZAVA 13x114:.

32 OTUMBA II^^XI^.

33* PACHUCA 14x2.

34* PUEBLA{(

13x2.

13x1 >4.

35* OUERETARO 13^x114:.

36 •SALTILLO* 17x114:; between twoperiods.

SALTILLO I5X2>^.

37 ’S.LPOTOSr. 15x114:.

S.L. POtosi I5x2^-i>^.

38 TABASCO I4Kxi|<.

39 TACUBAYA 13x1^.

0* TAMPICO 15x2.

TAMPICO 14x1 J4:.

41 TEPEJI 9^x1^-

42 Tepic Type not known. (Mekeel).

43 TEXCOCO 13X1K-

44 (?) (?)

45* TLAXCALA 16^x2.

46 TOLUCA’ IIX2,

TOLUCA IIXI>^.

47 TULA 8xi|4:.

48 TULANCINCO 18x2.

49* URES 9x2

URES 7x1K-

URES IO>^X2^.

URES 7x2.

URES 7x2.

50* VERACRUZ 17x2.

VERACRUZ 13^x114'-

VERACRUZ 15x1^.

VERACRUZ 15x1^1

51* ZACATECAS i6|4'x2^.

ZACATECAS. 15^x2; with period.

ZACATECAS 16x1^.

zacaTECAS i6xiX-i|4:.

52 GUANAJUATO 21x2.

GUANAJUATO. 18x2; with period.

GUANAJuato1 2IX2^-Ij^.

List of Surcharges we have seen on paper watermarked “papel sei.lado”.

I Mexico 15x2; M lyi. ii Tixtla

1 Mexico iixi^; in a curve 12 C. Victoria 17x12 Acapulco 15 /4x 1 ^. 15 Durango 13^x12.

9 Colima 12x1^. 16 Guadalajara 2ix2|^.

Note—

T

hg numbers marked * are those found perforated.

480 MEXICO.

16 Guadalajara 205^x2^. 34 Puebla 13x2.

16 Guadalajara 21X2. 35 Queretaro

17 No name 36 Saltillo 17x1^; between periods.

18 Guanajuato i 7Kx2^. 36 Saltillo 15x2^.20 Jalapa IIXI^. 37 S. L. Potosi 15x1^.22 Lagos II>^X2. 40 Tampico 15x2.

25 Matamoros i7>4xi|4:. 44 No name27 Merida I3>^x2. 46 Toluca IIX2.

28 Monterey 18x15^. 50 Vera Cruz

29 Morelia 15x2^. 51 Zacatecas 16x1^.31 Orizava 13x114:.

ERRORS.

Surcharged with name of postal district only.

Ures 9x2 (Heittrian's Handbuch.')

Surcharged with wrong numbers.

District. Value. No. Date. Perforation. Meas. of Sur,

Mexico I2C 31 72 Unperf.< (

? instead of X 72Cordova 25c 31 73 14x1^ 10 73Guanajuato 25c 16 72

i (

?“ 18 72

Maravatio I2C 42 73(

(

x6YxiY 24 73Merida I2C 5 74

(

(

13^x2 “27 74

Monterey 25c 2 73< ( 18x1^ 28 73

Morelia I2C 31 72( t 15x2 “

29 72( ( 25c 31 72

t < 15x2 “29 72

Orizava I2C 29 72(

(

x3xxY “31 72

< ( 25c 29 72(

(

13x1^ 31 7225c 29 72

( t 13x1^ 31 7250c 29 72

(

(

13x1^ 31 72I2C 29 72

(

(

17x2^ “31 72

t ( I2C 29 ? Sq. Perf. ?“

31 ?

Puebla I2C 43 73 Unperf

.

13x2 “34 73

Saltillo 6c 3 ? ?“

36 7

Tabasco I2C 7 72 I4 J4xxY 38 72Ures I2C 94 73 7x2 “

49 73Vera Cruz ? 05 ? ? ?

“50 ?

Zacatecas I2C 15 73 Unperf. i6xi^ “51 73

“ I2C 01 73 16x1^ “51 73

“ I2C 01 73 i6xr^ “51 73

Campeche I2C 27 74“ 17x2 “

5 74Errors in dating.

District. Value. No. Date. Perforation. Meas. of Sur.

Toluca I2C 46 47 U nperf. Iixi^ instead of 46 74Mexico I2C I 4 Sq. Perf. llxxY I 74

Errors in position of number and date, thus:

Papel Sellado

Papel Sellado

District. Value. No. Date. Perforation. Meas. of Sur.

Mexico 2C I 73 Sq. Perf. IIXI%Campeche I2C 27 74 Unperf. 17x2 This is the error of number 27

instead of 5.

Puebla 2C 34 74 13x2

Number and date, thus:j

i

: to

District. Value. No. Dat e. Perforation. Meas. of Sur,

(S. L. Polosi) I2C 37 7 2 Unperf. Not Surcharged.

Number and date, thus:

CO

District. Value. No. Dat B. Perforation. Meas. of Sur.

Guanajuato I2C 73 18 Unperf. Measurement not given in Heitnian's Handbuch,

Names of Postal Districts found surcharged twice.

Value. District. Measure of Surcharge. Perforation. Paper.

I2C M exico I IIXI^ Unperforated WoveI2C Campeche 5 17x2

**

6c Chiapas 7 14x114:

I2C Queretaro 35 13^X114^I2C S. L. Potosi 37 15x1^

MEXICO. 481

Errors in perforation.

I. Square perforation.

1“ Double perforation vertically.

District. Value. No. Date. Meas. of Sur.

Chiapas I2C 7 73 14x1 in blue.

C. Victoria 6c 12 72 17x1)4Durango I2C 15 73 13)4x1)4(Guaymas) 12c 17 72Mazatlan 1 2c 26 74 17x2Orizava 25c 31 74 18x2(Orizava) I2C 31 73(Pachuca) I2C 33 73(Pachuca) 25c 33 73Pachuca I2C 33 73 14x2

50c blue none. No Surcharge

2° Double perforation horizontally.


Guanajuato I2C 18 73Monterey looc 28 72 18x1

Monterey I2C 28 73 18x1^Orizava 25c 31 73 18x2(Orizava) I2C 31 73Pachuca I2C 33 73 14x2(Pachuca) I2C 33 73

3® Double perforation horizontally and vertically.


Orizava 25c 31 73 18x2Pachuca I2C 33 73 14x2

II. Pin perforation.

I® Double perforation vertically.


Mexico 25c I 72 iixi^ (pin

Mexico 25c I 72 15x2; M 2)4 (pin

2® Double perforation horizontally.


Mexico 25c 1 72 15x2; M 2)4 (pin(pin perforated 12, 13 14).

May, 1874.

Head of Hidalgo engraved by the Amer-ican Bank Note Company of New York, andprinted on paper of various kinds.

A. Unwatermarked paper.

Number and date far apart,


viated only.

1393 5c pale brown1394 5c dark brown1395 5c yellow brown1396 5c chestnut brown

1397 IOC black

1398 25c blue

1399 25c dark blue

1400 25c dull light blue

1401 50c dark green


1403 looc carmine



1404 5 c pale brown1405 5c dark brown1406 5c yellow brown1407 5c chestnut brown1408 IOC black

1409 25c blue

1410 25c dark blue


1412 50c dark green


1414 looc carmine

II. On thick wove paper.

Perforated 12.

I® Surcharged with number and abbrev-iated date only.

1415 5c pale brown1416 5c dark brown

I. Thin crisp wove paper.Perforated 12.

MEXICO.482

1417 5c yellow brown1418 5c chestnut brown1419 IOC black

1420 25c blue


1422 50c dark green


1424 looc carmine

2 “ Surcharged with number and abbre-


1425 5c pale brown1426 5C dark brown1427 5 c yellow brown1428 5c chestnut brown1429 IOC black

1430 25c blue


1432 50c dark green

1433 50C yellow green

1434 looc carmine

III. On ordinary medium wove paper.

I'’ Without surcharge.

1435 5c brown1436 IOC black

1437 25c blue

1438 50c green

1439 lOoc carmine

Varieties: Unperforated.

1440 25c blue

1441 looc carmineWe have never seen any used specimens

without surcharge.

2® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date only.

1442 5 c pale brown1443 5c dark brown1444 5 c yellow brown1445 5 c chestnut brown1446 IOC black

1447 25c blue

1448 25c dark blue


1450 50c dark green


1452 looc carmine

3" Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date and name of postal district.

1453 5c pale brown1454 5 c dark brown1455 5c yellow brown1456 5c chestnut brown1457 IOC black

1458 25c blue

1459 25c dark blue


1461 50c dark green


1463 100c carmine

Varieties: Unperforated.

1464 IOC black (61-77 Cordova)1465 25c blue

1466 looc carmine

IV. On medium laid paper, lines vertical

and close together.

Perforated 12.

1“ Without surcharge.

1467 5 c brown1468 25c blue

1469 looc carmineWe have never seen any used specimens

without surcharge.

2® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date only.

1470 5c yellow brown1471 5c dark brown1472 IOC black

1473 IOC intense black

1474 25c dark blue


1476 lOOC carmine

3® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date and name of postal district.



1481 25c blue

1482 25c dark blue


1484 looc carmine

V. On medium laid paper, lines vertical

and close together, ribbed horizontally.

Perforated 12.


1485 5c yellow browni486 5c dark brown1487 IOC black


1489 25c blue

1490 25c dark blue


1492 lOoc carmine



1496 25c blue

1497 25c dark blue


1499 lOOc carmine

VI. On thick laid paper, lines vertical andclose together.

Perforated 12.

I® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated dale only.



1504 25c blue

1505 25 c dark blue


1507 lOOc carmine



1511 IOC intense black1512 25c blue

1513 25c dark blue

1514 50c yellow green1515 looc carmine

VI [. On medium laid paper, lines hori-

zontal and close together.

Perforated 12.


1516 25c pale dull blue



MEXICO. 483

VIII. On medium laid paper, lines hori-

zontal and very broad.

Perforated I2.

1° Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only.


1519 25c dark blue




1521 25c dark blue

IX. On medium wove paper, havingquadrille apptarance.

Perforated 12.

1° Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only.



1525 25c blue1526 50c moss green

1527 looc carmine





1531 25c blue

1532 50c moss green

1533 lOOc carmine

B. Paper Watermarked PAPEL SEL-LADO as preceding issue.

I. Medium wove paper, having quadrille

appearance.

Perforated 12.

I® Surcharged with number and abbre-

viated date only.



1537 25c blue .

1538 50c moss green

1539 carmine





1543 25c blue

1544 50c moss green

1545 looc carmine

II. Medium laid paper, lines vertical andclose together.

Perforated 12.


1546 5 c yellow brown1547 5c dark brown1548 IOC intense black

1549 25c blue

1550 25c dark blue

1551 50c yellow green1552 looc carmine

2® Surcharged with number and abbre-viated date and name of postal district,

1553 5c yellow brown1554 5 c dark brown1555 IOC intense black1556 25c blue

1557 25c dark blue


1559 looc carmine

3® Medium laid paper, lines horizontal

and close together.

1560 25c blue

Names of postal districts found surchargedon this issue.

I 11x2^.

iixi%.

2 ACAPULCO^ 15^x1%.

3 ACUASCALIENTES 25x2^^.

AGUASCALIENTES 23KX2X.AGUASC ALIentes 25x2^^-114:.

4 APAM 9>^x2.

“ 9^x2;name in blue.

5 CMPECHE 14^x3.

CAMPECHE 17x2.

.I.DEL CARMEN. 2i>^xi^ ;

between two periods.

6 GHACCO IIXI^.

CHALCO 12^X1^^

CHALCO 13x2^.

7 CHIAPAS 14x1^; name in blue.

8 CHIHUAHUA. 17^x2^:with

period.

CHIHUAHUA, 19^x3; with period.

CHIHUAHUA i8Xx2>^-3.

9 COLIMA i3Kx2j4:-* ‘ 131^x2^

;name in

blue.

COLIMA 13x114:.

10 CORDOVAj 14x2.)These are

, , . 1 really the“

ff" same

name in blue.)

surcharge

II C.BRAVOS 16x114:.

16x1 J4:; name in blue.

(

(

i6xi>^.

12 C.VICTORIA 17x1^-

17x1^; name in

violet.

13 CUAUTITLAN 18^x2.

H CUERNAVACA 18^x114:.

15 DURANGO. 18^x2; with period.

DURANGO 14x114:.

16 CUADAiyU^fUl 21x2^.

GUADALAJARA 21x23^-3.

GUADALAJARA 23x2^.

“ 23x2^; name in blue.

GUADALAJARA l8>^xi^.‘

‘;name in

blue.

“ i8>^xi>^.

GUADALAJARA ly^xi^^;name in

black.

“ i7KxI/4; name in

blue.

17 Guaymas (?)

18 Guanajuato

19 HUEJU TLAI

Never been found.

16x1^.

16x114:; name in blue.

4^4 MEXICO.

20 JALAPA IIX2.

JALAPA21 Jilotepec (Caillebotte).

22 LAGOS I2X2X.

23 LA PAZ 11^x2.

24 MARAVATIO I7x2>^.

17x2^; name in

green.

MARAVAtio i7)4xi>^-2.

marAVATIO 17^x134-3.

MARAVATIO 17^x1^-

25 MATAMOROS 22x3.

MATAMOROS i7Kxi^.I7>^xt^; name in

blue.

mataMOROS I7J4xi>^-2.

26 MAZATLAN 17x2.

MAZATLAJV 17x 1 ^.

27 MERIDA 13x3.

MERIDA 13x2.

‘ ‘ 13x114;; name in

bluish black.

MERIda I3x2>4;-i>^.

28 MONTEREY 18x2.

.MONTERREY. I9 >4xi% ;between

two periods, ver-

milion surcharge.

MONTERE y 1914x2.

MONTERREY 19x2.

29 MORELIA 14x2.

MORELIA 15x2.

MORELIA 16x214;.

30 OAXACA. 16x2; with period.

ioaxacaI ii>4xi^.

1114x1^; name in

blue.

1OAXACA 1

< i

itx2; name in blue.

11x2; name in black.

31 ORIZAVA 17x214;, name in

blue.

* * 17x2^; name in

reddish violet.

ORIZAVA 13/^ x2.) same.

13x2.^

ORIZAVA 14x1 14; ;name in black.

14x1^; name in pale

blue.

32 Oiumba (Caillebotte).

33 PACHUCA 15x1)4;.

15x1)4; ;name in blue.

34 PUEBLA 13x2.

13x2; name in blue-

black

35 OUERETARO I4Kxi)4^.

36 SALTILLO 15x2)4.

15x2)4;name in blue.

SALTILLO 14x1)^.

14)4x1)^; name in

blue.

SALTILlo 15x2)4-1)4.

•SALTILLO* 17x1)4;;between two

periods.

37 S.LPOTOSI 15x1)4;.

38 iTABASCO 14)4x1)4;.

39 TACUBAYA 14)4x1)4;.

14)4x1)4;; name in

blue black.

40 TAM PICO 14^x134.

;between

two periods.

41 Tepeji(?)

42 Tepic (?)

43 Texcoco (?)

44 Tixtla (?)

45 TLAXCALA i5xi)4;.

46 TOLUCA4 4

12x2)4'.

13x1)4;.

47 TULA) 8x1)4;.

48 TULANCINGO 18x2.

18x2; name in blue.

49 URES 7x2)4.

ORES 7x2.

7x2; name in blue.

50 VERACRUZ 18x1)4;.

VERACRUZ 17x2)4.

VERACRUZ T- 1YzX\ 3^.

VERACRUZ 19x3-1)4;.

VERACRUZ I3xi)4'-

VERACRUZ i5xx)4.

51 ZACATECAS i6xi)4.

i6xi)4; surcharged in

blue-black.

saoateCAS i 6Kxi)^-2)4.

ZACATECAS i6xi)4.

52 GUANAJUATO 21x2.

GUANAJUATO* 22x2; with period.

GUANAJUATO4 4

18)4x1)4;.

i8x)4.

53 OODULA 12X2)4.

coCULA 10)4x1-2.

COCULA 10)4x1)4.‘ ‘ 10)4x1)4

;surcharge in

blue.

54 C. GUZMAN i5Kxi)4'-

55 TEPIC 8)4x1 )4

8)4xi)4;name in blue.

56 PARRAl 12)4x1)4;.

57 TEHUACAN 15)4x1)4.

58 TUX PAN iixiY-4 4 iixi)4.

tuXPAN 11x1)4-2)4;

59 TULA DE T 15)4x1)4;.

14)4x1)4;.

60 ZAMORA 12)4x1)4;.

61 GOBDOVA 13)4x1)4.

Almost all of the numbers can be foundsurcharged with number and abbreviated

date only.

MEXICO. 485

HABILITADO.

5 cent thin crisp wove paper surcharged Toluca in black, and Ixtlahuaca in blue. Date 46, ’74.

ERRORS.

Errors in numbers.

Value. District. No. Date. Meas. of Sur. Paper.

25c Maravatio 20 ? instead of 24 ? 7 1 (Caillebotte)

25c Mazatlan 2 77t ( 26 77 17x2 Med. wove.

25c Merida 5 76( (

27 76 13x114^

blue black

Med. vert. laid.

25c Morelia 25 ?(

29 ? ? ? (Caillebotte)

IOC “25 76

{ (

29 76 15x2 Med. wove.lOOC Orzava 13 ?

(

31 ? ? ? (Caillebotte

25c Puiebla 31 75( (

34 75 13x2 Thin crisp wove.25c “

31 77 34 77 13x2 Laid vert, ribbed horiz.

25c Toluca 6 74 46 74 13x1^ Thin crisp wove.IOC Vera Cruz 59 75

(

50 75 XlYzXiiX Thin crisp wove.25c “

59 ?( <

50 ? ? ? (Caillebotte)

(Heitman's )IOC 90 ? 5 ? ? Med. wove pape r.

Handbuch.')

5c Zacatecas 12 77“

51 77 16x1% Med. vert. laid.

5c “15 77

t

51 77 None Med. vert. laid.

25c “15 ?

< i

51 ? ? ? (Caillebote)

(Heitman'

s

5c Cordova 01 ?t ( 61 ? ? Med. vert. laid.

Handbuch.)

Errors in date.

Value. District. No. Date. Meas. of Sur. Paper.

IC Mexico I 67 instead of I 76 ? ? (Caillebotte)

25c I 67 I 76 IIXI^ Wove, w’r'm'k Papel Sellado.

IOC ‘ *

I 7*

I 7? IIXI^ Thin crisp wove

With number only.

Value. District. No. Meas. of Sur. Paper.

25c Mazatlan 26 No date. 17x2 Thin crisp wove.25c S. L, Potosi 37 .4

15x1)4: ? (Lockyer)

With date only.

Value. District. Date. Meas. of Sur. Paper.

5c Oaxaca No number 74 Thin crisp wove ,

framed

With name of postal district only.

Value. District,

5c Mexico2c Puebla2c S. L. Potosi


Meas. of Sur.

IIXI^13x215x114:

Paper.

Thin crisp wove.

? (Caillebotte)

? (Caillebotte)

Value. District. No. Date.

2c Vera Cruz 5 76

Meas. of Sur. Paper.

18x1)4: Thick wove.

With number and date placed wrong.

Value. District. No. Date. Meas. of Sur.

lOOc Durango(

(

77 15 instead of 15 77 No sur.

lOOC 77 15 15 77“

25c Orizava 74 31 31 74 13x225c “

77 31 31 77 17x2)4:

red violet

IOC Puebla 77 34 34 77 13x25c Vera Cruz 77 50 50 77 ?

lOOC Guanajuato 77 52 52 77 No sur.

100c 77 52 52 77

cn00 La.Paz 423 7 23 74 11X2)4

Paper.

Wove, apparently quadrille.

Wove, apparently quadrille,

w’r’m’k Papel Sellado.

Thin crisp wove.Ordinary med. wove.

Med. vert. laid.

Med. vert. laid. {Heitman’

s

Handbuch.)Wove, apparently quadrille.

Wove, apparently quadrille,

w’r’m’k Papel Sellado.

Thin crisp wove.

Two stamps connected, one surcharged with name of town, the other not.

Value. District. No. Date Meaf. of Sur. Paper.

5c Guadalajara 16 77 21x2^ Med. vert. laid.

5Q Cordova 61 77 13^x1)^ Med. vert. laid.

486 MEXICO,

Names of Postal Districts surcharged twice.

Value. District. Meas. of Surcharge. Paper.

5C Mexico I IIXI^ Ordinary vertical laid.

lOOC Colima 9 isKxzX Ordinary medium wove.25c C. Victoria 12 17X1K Thin crisp wove.5c C. Victoria 12 17X1K “ “

25c Jalapa 20 IIXI^ Ordinary laid.

25c Jalapa 20 IIXI^ Ordinary medium wove.50c Morelia 29 15x2 Ordinary wove25c Queretaro 35 14^X1%' Ordinary medium wove.5c Toluca 46 13x214: Thin crisp wove.

lOOC Ures 49 7x2 if i(

100c Vera Cruz 50 18x114: Ordinary medium wove.<< t*50c Zacatecas 51

25c Tuxpan 58 IIXI^ Wove, watermarked Papel Sellado.

25c Cordova 61 13^x1^ Medium laid.

List of stamps known so far on ‘‘ Papel Sellado” watermark.

No. District. Value. Date. Paper. Meas.^of Sur.

I Mexico 25c 76 wove IIXI^I

* ‘

25c 77*

5 Campeche 25c 77none

7 Chiapas IOC 77“ “

8 Chihuahua 5c 768 “

25c 76 i 7 >^x2X8 ‘ *

50c 77none

8 “100c 77 i 7I^x2X

10 Cordova 50c 76 14x2II C. bravos 5c 76 16x114:

II “IOC 77

* ‘

12 C. Victoria 5c. 77 laid vert. iyxi}4 ’r

name in violet

12 ‘ ‘

50C 77 wove none13 Cuautitlan 25c 77 i 8 }4 x2

14 Cuernavaca 25c 77none

15 Durango IOC 77‘

15 100c 77i i

16 Guadalajara 5c 77 laid 23x214:

16 * ‘ 50c 77‘ *

16 100c 77 wove * ‘

16 100c 77 graduated19 Huejutla 100c 77 none20 Jalapa 50c 76 IIXI^20 50c 77 none20 ‘ ‘

50c 77 IIXI^23 La Paz 50c 75 11x23426 Mazatlan 5c 76 17x226 ‘ ‘ 5c 77

“,

26 IOC 77‘ ‘

26 ‘ ‘ 25c 76 laid26 25c 77 wove27 Merida 5c 77 laid none27 IOC 77 wove (

(

27 50c 77“ i (

27 100c 77(

t

28 Monterrey 5c 77 laidi i

28 IOC 77 wove (

(

28 50c 77(

(

28 ‘ ‘ 50c 77 18x228 100c 77 19x2; 2 periods, black.28 100c 77 19x2; 2 periods, vermilio

29 Morelia 1 50c 77 none29 ‘ ‘

100c 77 14x2

29 lOOC 77 none30 Oaxaca 5c 77 laid

30 IOC 77 wove “

30 “ 25c 77< ( 16x2; period.

30 25c 77 laid 11x2; framed.30 ‘ ‘

100c 77 wove none31 Orizava IOC 77 17x2^; reddish violet

31 IOC 77“ blue.

31‘ ‘ 25c 76 “ reddish violet

31“

100c 77(( if

33 Pachuca 5c 77 laid none33 IOC 76

t ( 15x114:

33 IOC 7733 IOC 77 wove “

33 250 77(

(

none

33 25c 76 laid**

MEXICO. 487

No. District.

33 Pachuca

33<«

34 Puebla

34< <

34343434

* *

35 Queretaro( (

35

3536 Saltillo

36“

3636

37 S. L. Potosi

373749 Ures

494949494950 Vera Cruz

50

5050

50 “.

51 Zacatecas

51

51< (

51* ‘

51

52 Guanajuato

52

52‘ ‘

53 Cocula

53‘ ‘

53

53* ‘

55 Tepic

56 Parral

5656

56

58 Tuxpan

59 Tula de T61 Cordova6161

Value. Date. Paper. Meas. of sur.

25c 77 laid 15x1

lOOC 76 wove5C 77 laid 13X2

IOC 77 wove25c 76 laid 13X2

25c 76 wovelOOC 77looc 77 none

IOC 77looc 77

14^x1 14^

lOOC 77“ none

5c 77 laid

5c 7714)4x1^

IOC 77 wove none

IOC 77 14^x1%IOC 77 laid none

25c 77 15x1^25c 77 wove25c laid 7x2

25c 76<< none

50c 76 wove 7x2

50c 7550c, 77

none

lOOC 777x2

5c 77none

5c 77 laid i8xi^5c 77

none

IOC 77 wove i8xi|4(

25c 775c 77 laid 16x1^5c 77 none

5c 7716x1^

50c 76 wove100c 7725c 77

none

50c 7700

looc 77none

25c 77io;^xi>^

25c 77(

1

none

25c 7625c 77 loKxiK50c 76 laid 8^x15c 77

“ none

5c 77 i2>^xi|4:

IOC 77 wove50c 76

(

(

25c 76*< Ilxlf^

25c 77 I4>^xi^5c 77 laid 13KXII4:

IOC 77 wove none

IOC 77(

(

i3Kxi)4:

1878-83.

Head of Hidalgo to left. Same designs as

issue of 1874 but surcharged with number

and abbreviated date close together.

2078

During the first few months of 1878 the num-ber and date were printed uniformly at the bot-

tom of the stamp, but later all (with the excep-

tion of those used in the district of Mexico)

had the number and date printed in the upper

half of the stamp, usually in the right hand

!

1680 i

upper quarter.

Printed on various papers.

Perforated 12,

488 MEXICO.

I, Surcharged with number and abbreviated

date only.

I® On rather thin soft wove paper. (1878and 1881-82.)

1561 4c dull brownish red 1881-82

1562 5 c chestnut brown “

1563 5 c dull brown “

1564 IOC black 1878

1565 IOC mustard yellow “

1566 IOC reddish orange 1881-82

1567 25c dark steel blue 1878

1568 25c bright blue (shades) 1881 82

1569 50c green ?

1570 lOOc carmine?

2® On rather thin soft paper, laid ver-

in narrow lines. (1881-82,)tically

1571 4c dull brownish red

1572 5 c chestnut brown1573 IOC reddish orange

1574 25c bright blue (shades)

1575 50C dark bluish green

1576 looc carmine

Vmiety

:

Unperforated.

1577 25c bright blue

The only specimens known are surcharged

3781 (Guadalajara).

3“ On rather thin paper, laid horizontally

with broad heavy lines. (1878-79.)

1578 5c chestnut brown

4“ On ordinary wove paper, varying fromfrom medium to thick. (1878-83.)


1580 5c chestnut brown 1878-82

1581 5 c brown 1880-82

1582 5c light brown “

1583 IOC black 1878


1585 IOC orange yellow 1878-82

1586 IOC reddish orange I 88 I -82

1587 25c dark steel blue 1878-831588 25c dark greenish blue 1878-791589 25c bright Prussian blue 18791590 25c blue 1878-81

1591 25c dark blue

1592 25c light blue 18791593 50c yellowish green 1878

1594 50c pale green

1595 50c dark green 1878-81

1596 50c green

1597 lOOC dull dark carmine 1878-791598 looc dull pale carmine 1879-80

1599 looc carmine 1878-82

5“ On ordinary paper, varying frommedium to thick, laid vertically with narrowlines. (1878-83.)

1600 4c dull brownish red (shades)

1880-831601 5c brown 1880-821602 5c light brown “

1603 5c chestnut brown 1878-821604 IOC orange yellow “

1605 IOC pale orange yellow “

1606 IOC dark “ “ “

1607 25c dark greenish blue 1878-791608 25c dark blue 1879-811609 25c blue1610 25c light blue “

1611 50C green1612 50c dark green1613 lOOC carmine1614 looc dark carmine

6“ On ordinary paper laid horizontallywith narrow lines. (i88o-8r.)

1615

IOC orange yellow (shades)

7® On w'ove paper, varying slightly in

thickness, having quadrille appearance andwatermarked PAPEL SELLADO in sheet.

(1880-81.)

1616 100c pale carmine

8° On rather thick vertically laid paper,watermarked PAPEL SELLAIDO in sheet.

(1880.)

1617 5 c brown1618 looc dull carmine

1619 lOOC dull pale red

9“ On very thin wove paper. (1881-83.)


1621 5c brown1622 5c dull brown1623 5c dark brown1624 5 c brownish red

1625 IOC yellow1626 IOC orange yellow

1627 IOC reddish orange1628 25c blue

1629 25c pale blue

1630 , 25c dark blue

1631 25c Prussian blue

1632 50c green


1634 lOOC carmine

1635 looc dark carmine

II. Surcharged with number and abbreviat-

ed date, and also with name of postal district.

I® On rather thin soft wove paper. (1878and 1881-82.)


1637 5c chestnut brown i (

1638 5c dull brown1639 IOC black 18781640 IOC mustard yellow “

1641 IOC reddish orange 1881-82

1642 25c dark steel blue 1878

1643 25c bright blue (shades) 1881-82

1644 50c green ?

1645 lOOc carmine ?

2.^ On rather thin soft paper, laid ver-

tically with narrow lines. (1881 -82.)


1647 5c chestnut brown1648 IOC reddish orange

1649 25c bright blue (shades)

1650 50c dark bluish green1651 lOOc carmine

3® On rather thin paper, laid horizontally

with broad heavy lines. (1878-79.)

1652 5c chestnut brown1653 IOC blackThis last, on this paper, with number and

date close together is an excessively rare

stamp; we have seen but one which is

in Mr. Lawrence’s collection, and which is

surcharged Morelia 15x2, 2478.

4® Ordinary wove paper, varying frommedium to thick. (1878-83,)


1655 5c chestnut brown 1878-82

1656 5 c brown 1880-82

1657 5c light brown “

1658 IOC black 1878


1660 IOC orange “ 1878-821661 IOC reddish orange 1881-82

1662 25c dark steel blue 1878-83

1663 25c dark greenish blue 1878-791664 25c bright Prussian blue 18791665 25c blue 1878-81

1666 25c dark blue

1667 25c light blue

MEXICO. 4^9

1668 50c yellowish green 18781669 50c pale green

1670 50c dark green 1878-81

1671 50c green ( t

1672 lOOc dull dark carmine 1878-791673 looc dull pale carmine 1879-801674 looc carmine 1878-82

5“ On ordinary paper, varying frommedium to thick, laid vertically with narrowlines. (1878-83.)


1676 5 c brown1880-831880-82

1677 5c light brown1678 5c chestnut brown 1872-82

1679 IOC orange yellow **

1680 IOC pale orange yellow1681 IOC dark orange yellow1682 25c dark greenish blue 1878-791683 25c dark blue 1879-811684 25c blue

1685 25c bright blue “

1686 50c green “

1687 50c dark green1688 looc carmine

1689 lOOC dark carmine

6“ On ordinary paper, laid horizontally

with narrow lines, (1878 and 1880-81.)

i6go IOC orange yellow (shades)

7" On wove paper, varying slightly in

thickness, having quadrille appearance, andwatermarked PAPEL SELLADO in sheet.

(1878 and 1880-81.)

1691 25c dull pale blue 18781692 looc pale carmine 1880-81

8" On rather thick, vertically laid paper,

watermarked PAPEL SELLADO in sheet,

(1880,)

1693 looc pale carmine

1694 looc dull pale red

9" On very thick, wove paper. (1881-83.)


1696 5 c brown1697 5 c pale brown1698 5c dark brown1699 5c reddish brown1700 IOC yellow1701 IOC orange yellow1702 IOC reddish orange

1703 25c blue

1704 25c pale blue

1705 25c dark blue1706 25c Prussian blue

1707 50c green


1709 lOoc carmine1710 looc dull carmine

III. Surcharged with number and date onlyin a larger type than that formerly used; thefigure “2” has a curved tail instead of straight;

the figures “5” and “7” have curved tops in-

stead of straight. The other figures showslight differences, but all are larger than the

type last used.

1“ On ordinary paper, laid vertically withnarrow lines. (1883.)


2° Very thin, wove paper. (1883.)


1713 5c brown1714 IOC orange yellow

1715 25c blue1716 25c pale blue

1717 25c dark blue


1719 lOOC bright pinkish carmine

3“ Very thin paper vertically laid with

broad lines.


1721 IOC orange

IV. Same as last, with number and date

and also name of postal district.

On ordinary wove paper, laid vertically with

narrow lines. (1883.)

1722 4C dull brownish red


1725 25c blue

1726 25c pale blue

1727 25c dark blue


1729 looc bright pinkish carmine

V. Surcharged with name of postal district

only.

1“ On ordinary paper, laid vertically withnarrow lines.


2“ Ordinary wove paper,

1731 25c blue

3“ Thin, soft paper, laid vertically withnarrow lines.

1732 25c blue

4° Very thin, wove paper.



1736 IOC reddish orange

1737 25c pale blue

1738 25c blue

1739 25c dark blue

1740 50c green

1741 lOOc carmine (Heitman s Hand Buck)

5“ Very thin paper, vertically laid withbroad lines.


1743 IOC orange

VI. Without any surcharge, (1884,)

I® On ordinary paper, laid vertically

with narrow lines.


1745 IOC orange yellow



3“ On very thin wove paper.


1748 5c pale brown1749 IOC reddish orange

1750 25c dark blue

1751 50c green

1752 looc carmine {Heitman's Hand Buck)

4“ Very thin paper, vertically laid withbroad lines.


1754 IOC orangeVariety: Unperforated.

1755 IOC orange

We have seen used specimens of all the

above with the exception of the looc carmine.Stamps of Mexico and Vera Cruz are found

with number and date printed in different

types from anything heretofore described andhaving the appearance of being hand stampedinstead of printed; we have seen:

Mexico iixi^ 25c 5483“ “ 50c 5483

490

Vera Cruz 17^x1^ 25c 380“ “ 25c 378

MEXICO.

Vera Cruz I7xii|4f 25c 381“ “ 50c 381

Names of Postal Districts found surcharged on stamps of this Issue.

Numbers running from i to 55.

All the numbers can be found surcharged

with number and date only, except perhaps

Mexico.

1878 1 BAMORA 13x134; blue

1879 “ 13x134; bluish violet

1879-81 “ 13x134;dark violet

1881-83 “ 13x134; black

1878-81 2 ZACATECAS 1634x2; black

1878-81 “ 16x134;black

1879-81 “ 16x134;blue

1882 “ 1634x2; vermilion

1882-83 “ 1634x2; carmine

1882-83 “ 16x134; carmine

1882-83 “ 1634x2; violet

1878 3 VERACRUZ 1 734x3^ ;black

1878-79 Veracruz 18x3-134; black

1878-81 VERACRUZ 13x2; black

1878-83 VERACRUZ 1734x134 ;black

1880-81 VERACHUZ 15x1 34 ;black

1883 VERACRUZ 1734x234; black

1878-79 4 ORES 7x2; black

1880 HERMOSILLO 2ox3;violet

1879-83 “ 20x3; black

1879-83 HEBMOSILLO 20x3; black

1878-82 5 TULANCINGO 18x2; black

1878-82 “ 18x2; blue

1880 TULANCINGO 18x2-3; black

1882-83 TULANCINGO 23x3; black

1878-83 6 TULADE r. 1534x134. with

1878-83

period; black

'7 TULA 8x134; black

1880-81 “ 8x1 34; blue

1881-82 “ 8x134; carmine

1878-82 8 TUX pan I ixi 34 ;black

1881-82 “ 11X134; blue

1882-831

“ 11x134; carmine

1882 “ 11x134; brown

1883 “ 1 1x134; violet

1881-82 TU S PAN 1 1x234;black

1881-82 “ 11x234; blue

1882 “ 11x234;carmine

1878 9 TOLUCA I3xi34;blue

1879-80 TOLUCA. 1334x234, with

1880-82

period; blue

TOLUCA 1434x3; blue

1882 “ 1434x3; violet

1882-83 TOLUCA. 15x234, with period;

1878

violet

10 TEHUACAN 1 5 34x1^4 ;black

1878-80 “ 1534x134; blue

1880-83 “ 1534x134; bright

1883

rose

“ 1534x134;carmine

1883 TEHUACAN 1534x3-1^4 ;car-

mine

1878-83 11 TEXCOCO 13x1%; black

?

1878-83 12 TEPIC1880 “

1882 “

1883 TEPIC

1883

1883

? blue,

(Caillebotte)

gxi}4', black

gx.i}4 ;blue

9x1^; reddish violet

7x2; black

7x2; blue

7x2; reddish violet

?

1878

1879-

83

1878-79

1879 ?

1878-80

1880-

8r

i88r

1881

1881-

82

1882-

83

1882

?

1882-83

1878-83

1878-83

1880

?

1878-80

1880-83

13 TLAXCALA I 5xi^; black

TLAXCALA 14^x1 black

1434x1^; blue

14 ‘TAMPICO* 163^x2, betweenperiods; black

“ 163^x2, betweenperiods; blue

TAMPICO 153^x2; black

“ 153^x2; blue

“ 153^x2; vermilion

“ 1534x2; violet

TAMPICO I4xi|4; violet

“ 14x134; black

TAMPICO 18x3; violet

‘‘ 18x3; blue

“ 18x3; black

14/4x134; blue

1434x134>black

15 TACUBAYA16 .TABASCO

TABASCO 1434x234-134;black

TABASCO 13x134; black

17 SJ..POTOSI 15x134; black’

SLPOTOSI 1514x234 ; black

? 18 SALTILLO.

? SULTillo1878-83 SALTILLO1878-83 19 OUERETARO1883

1883

1634x234, withperiod; black

15x4-2; black

15x234; black

1434x134; black

1434x134; blue

1434x134 ;violet

blue

? queRETARO 1434x134-234;black

QUEretaro 1434x2-1; black

1883 OUEREIARO 20x3-2; black

1878 20 PUEBLA. 14x134, withperiod

;black

1878-83 PUEBLA 13x2; black

1882-83 13x2; reddishviolet

1882 13x2; blue

1878 PUEBLA. 13x234; black

? 21 PACHUCA. 16x234. withperiod; black

?< ( 16x234. with

period;blue

7 PACHUCA 14x2; black

1878-83 PACHUCA i 5 xi|4; black

MEXICO. 491

1878 22 QRIZAVA- i 7x2 |4 .with

period; violet

1878 17x2^, withperiod; carmine

I878-80 17x2^, withperiod; blue

? 17x1^; withperiod

;black

1878 ORIZAVA. i7}4x2^, with

period; blue

1878 ORIZAVA 13x1 14; violet

? 13x1 blue

1879-82 ORIZAVA 14x2; blue

1882-83 0 R 1 Z A B A 20x3^;blue

1878 9,3 |0'AXAC~a1name 11x2;

frame 12)4x4-3;all in blue

1879 1OAXACA 1

name 11x2;

frame I2j4x3^:all in blue

1879-81 OAXACA 16x2, withperiod

;blue

1880 “ 16x2, withperiod; green

1880-83 0AXA CA 20x3}4;black

1882-83 “ 20x3 carmine

1879-82 24 MORELIA 15x2; black

1879-82 MORELIA iSxi^-2}4 ;

black

1882 MORELIA 14x2^;violet

1882 MORELIA 14x2^4;black

1882-83 MORELIA 17x3*4; black

1882-83 morELIA i 7x33<-4>4 ;

black

1879-81 26 MONTERREY 19x2; black

? MONTERREY I9>^x2; black

1881-82 MONTEREY 23x3 14; black

1882-83“ 23x3^

;car-

mine

1883“ 23x3^4 ;violet

M 00 00 26 MERIDA 13x2; black

1880-83“ 13x2; violet

1882 13x2; carmine

? MERIda i2>4x2>4-i|4;black

violet

1882 MERIDA 16x3 >4 ;carmine

1882 “ 16x3^; violet

1882-83 “ 1 6x3 J4; black

? 27 MAZATLAN 17x1^; black

1878-82 MAZATLAN iT%x2; black

? “ 17^x2; violet

1882-83 MAZATLAN. i7>4x2jt4, withperiod

;pale blue

1880-83 28MATAM0R0S 22}4x3;black

? 22^x3; blue

;

1878-83 “ 22)4x3; black

? MATAMOR0S22)4x2)4-4;black

? matawiOROS 22>4xi)4--3:

black

1878 ? MATAMOROS i 8)4x2 ;blue

1878-83 29 MARAVATIO 17x2X1 black

?“

1 7x2X ;blue

F? MARAvatio 1 7x2-1X; black

1880 MARAVATIO 18x2; blue

1880-83• MIRAVATIO 16)4x2; black

1882-83 ** i6Xx2; green

1882-83 i6Xx2; violet

1883 i6)4x2; carmine

1878-79 30 lA PAZ iiXx2; violet

1878-79 liXx2; black

1879 LAPAZ ii)^x2)4;black

1880 i i iiXx2X ;blue

1879.82t f

iiXx2X; violet

1882-83 LA PAZ. i6x3X ;crimson

1882-83 € ti6x3X ;

blue

? 31 ZAGOS iiXx2X ;black

1878-83 £ACOS I2X2X;black

? LAGOS ilXx2; black

1878 32 JILOTEPEC i 5 )4xiX ;black

1879-83 ?“ i5)4xiX;black-

ish blue

1879-83 ?( { I5)4xiX; blue

1883 SOYANIQUILPAM 21x 1 )4 ;black

1879 33 JALAPA iixiX: black

1879-83 JALAPA 15x3; black

1879-83 JALAPAI 16x3; the I

comes from the

border of the

chase

M 00 00 00 PARRAL i2XxiX; black

1878-83 36 HUEJUTLA 16x1X; black

1878-83“

i6xiX; blue

1879 HUEJUTLA 14XX2X; blue

1879 86 GUANAJUATO. 21^x2, withperiod; black

1881-82 “ 215^x2, withperiod; violet

1879-83 “ 2i}^x2, withperiod; blue

? guanAJUATO. 2ixi^-3.

with period;

blue

? GUANAJUato 2ix2X-i|^,

1878-79 GUANAJUATO 20^x2; black

1879 2oXx2; ver-

milion

1881-82 2oXx2;violet

1879-83 2oXx2; blue

1878-79 GUANAJUATO iSXxiX;black

1879‘ * i8XxiX:

vermilion

1879-83* ‘ isXxiX:

blue

1881-82 ‘ ‘ i8)4xiX;violet

1882-83* ‘ isXxiX;

mauve

? GUANAJUATO 17MX 1X':

carmine violet

?“

i 7 ?4xi|4 ;

blue

? GUANAJUATO 16x2; red

MEXICO.

1882 MASCOTA 20x3 car-

mine

1882-83 “ 20x3}^; blue'

1882-83 “ 20x3^; black

1882-83 GUANAJUATO. i8xi|4:, withperiod

;car-

mine

1882-83 “ i8xi^, withperiod; violet

?“ 18x1%, with

period; blue ?

? GUANAJUATO.with period;

violet

1878-79 37 GUADALAJARA 231^x3; uack

1880 GUADALAJARA 20x2; black

1882 GUABAIAJABA 1 8 XI

;

black

1880-83 GUADALAJARA 2i34x3;black

1883 “ 2ij4x3;blue

1883 GUADALAJARA i9>^x3;rose

lilac

1883 “ I9j^x3;b]ack

1883 “ I9>^x3;paleblue

1883 “ I9j^x3;bright

ultramarine

1879-80 38 DURANGO, 18x2^, withperiod; black

1879-83 “ i8x2j4!, withperiod; vermilion

1879-83 “ 18x2 >4!, withperiod; blue

? DURANGO i7j^x2-3; black

1878 CHIHUAHUA 18x2: black

' 1878 CHIHUAHUA. 16x2; black

? CHIHUAHUA 12x2: black

(Caillebotte) ?

1878 CHIHUAHUA 15x3: black

1878 CHIHUAHUA 15x314-2; black

1879-82 39 CHIHUAHUA 18x3; black

1882 “ 18x3; blue

1882-83 “ 18x3; carmine

1882-83 “ 18x3; violet

1879-82 CHIHUAHUA 18x2 black

1882 18x2;blue

1882-83 18x2 J4; carmine

1878-83 40 CHIAPAS 14x1^; blue

1882-83 14x1 J4!; black

1878-83 41 CHACGO iixi^; black

1879-83“

11XIJ4!'; blue

1879-83 CHALCO 13x114:'; black

1879-83“ 13x1^; blue

? chaLCO I 2>4xi>4-2X;

bluish black

1879-83 42 CORDOVA 14x1^; black

? 14x1^; blue

? cordoVA 14x1^-2 black

1882 CORDOVA 14x2^4!black

1879-81 43 C. GUZMAN i5xi|4!; black

1881-83 C GUZMANi 7x3>4; black

1878 44 COCULA. I2J4x 2, withperiod; black

1878-81 COCCLA ioj4xi black

1878 “ ioj4xij4 ;blue

1882 ( ( ioj4xi>4 ;violet

? coCULA ioJ4xi-2; black

1879-83 45 CUERNAVACA 19x2; black

?“

igx2; blue

? CUEEMvaca^8

>

4x2 >4 - 1 14:;

?li cuernAVACA i 8xi>4-2 >4:;black

1879-83 46 CUAUTITLAN. 19x2, withperiod

;black

1879-83 47 C.VlCTO_RJAi 17x114!': violet

1878-89 (S1 7x1 >4 ;

black1880-81 1

1

I 7xi|4f;bluishblack

1882-83 C.VICTORIA i6x2>4 ;black

? 4^ C.BHiAVOS 16x3; black1879-83 C.BRAVOS l6>4xi>4 ;

black

1879-81 49 COLIMA 13x2; black1879-81 < t

13x2; blue

1879-81 COLIMA 13x214:; black1879-81 € C

13x214'; blue

1882 COLIMA i8x2|4'; black

? 50 CAMPECHE 14/4x3; black? CAMPECHE I4>4x2>^-I>4 ;

black

1879-83 CAMPECHE 17x2; black

? CAMpeche I 7x 2 >4-i|4:;black

1883 CAMPECHE 17x2; blue

? CAMpeChe I 7x2-1 >4:black

1879-83 51 APAM 9x2; black

1879-83 (

i

9x2; blue

1882 APAM 13x3; blue

1882-83 “ 13x2; black

1878-79 5^ ACUAS0AUINTES 26x2^;black

1878 ASUASCALiENTES 26x3X;black

1879-83 ACUASCALIENTES 28x2K;black

? AGUASCALIENTES 28x2J!^-iX'.klack

1881.83 AGUASCALIENTES 28x2;

black

black

15^X1^; carmine

black

i5Kxi^-5;blue

1 1x2, black

black

IIX2 J4 ;black

1882-83 56COLIMA 18x214!'; black

1883 “ 1 8x2 carmine

? COLIMA 12 car-

mine

1879.83 53 ACAPULCO1883

1883 acapulCO1883

1887 54

1879-83

1883

MEXICO. 493

Errors.

Issues of 1878-82. First type, (head to left).

Names of postal districts found surcharged two or more times on the stamps of these isssue.

No. District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur Color.

2 Zacatecas 4c red orange4C

ord. vert, laid i6>^xi^ carmine Double Surcharge“ “ l6xi^ ( (

t ( 25c blue ord. wove 16x1 blue ( i

3 Vera Cruz IOC orangeIOC “

i (

very thin wove17^x1)^ black ( (

i (

“ 25c blue “ * * t (

“ 25c “ ord. wove “ (

(

t (

5 Tulancingo 25c “ very thin wove 18x2 (

(

( t

7 Tula IOC orangeIOC “

ord. wove 8x1)4: (

i

( (

8 Tuxpan very thin wove Ilxifi carmine ( (

“ 25c blue “ blue ( (

“ 25c “ < i violet( i

9 Toluca ? 7 13x1)4^ blue {Htiiman’s ' ‘

Handbuch.')

10 Tehuacan 25c blue ord. vert, laid I5>^xi^ crimson “

12 Tepic IOC orangeIOC “

ord. wove 9x1^ black Quadruple Surcharge.

14 Tampico very thin wove 18x3 violet Double Surcharge

16 Tabasco IOC “ ord. wove 14KXII4: black ( (

17 S.L.Potosi looc carmine “ 15x1)4: t ( ( (

“ 25c blue i i

very thin wovei 5 ^x2)4:

( ( ( (

“ 25c “ ‘ ‘ ( i i i

50c green i ( * ‘ ( (

20 Puebla IOC orange thin soft vert, laid 13X2 ( ( ( i

25c blue “ t i ( (

22 Orizava 5c brown ord. vert, laid 17x2)4: carmine t (

“ IOC orange very thin wove blue ( t

26 Merida 5c brown ord. wove 16x3 black ( (

29 Maravatio IOC orange very thin wove i 6)4x2 green ( t

36 Guanajuato 5 c brown ord. wove 21X2 blue t i

“ 5c “ ( (i 8>^xi)4:

( 4

‘ ‘

IOC orange very thin wove ( (

50c green Surcharged i8xi^ with period, in caimine,

and also 183^x1^ in blue,

37 Guadalajaraii

IOC orange ord. vert, laid 21^x3 black Double Surcharge25c blue ord. wove “ “ < (

38 Durango 5 c brown very thin wove 18x2 vermilion ( <

“5c “ “ 18x2 blue “

loc' orange “ 18x2 vermilion i (

25c blue “ 18x2 blue ( (

25c “ ord. wove 18x2 vermiliont (

40 Chiapas 5c brown “ 14x1)4: blue ( (

( 5c “ ord. vert laidt (

i< IOC orange very thin wove “ t (

44 Cocula 4c red orange ord. vert, laid loKxiK black ( i

IOC orange (( ‘ * «

(

“ 25c blue ord. wove. ((

“ looc carmine ord. vert, laid “ (

i

“ looc ‘ ‘ Triple Surcharge

44 Cocula ( 25c blue

(50c greenord. vert, laid

ord. woveI0^xij4

1

Each with double surcharge, oneblue and the other black.

44 Mascota IOC orange very thin wove 20x3% blue Double surcharge

47 C. Victoria 25c blue ord. wove 17x1)4:

49 Colima IOC orange ord. vert, laid 13x2)^51 Apam IOC orange very thin wove 13x3 *• ‘ ‘

Numbers and dates found surcharged two or more times on the stamps of this issue.

No. District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur. Color.

3 Vera Cruz IOC orange25c blue

very thin wove i 7Kxi)4:

noneblack 382 Sur. twice

38217 Tula IOC orange horizon, laid none 781

4 Tampico 25c blue ord. wove 163^x2be', periods

black 1478

‘ ‘ 50c green ord. vert, laid 15^x2 black 148019 Queretaro 25c blue very thin wove none 198325 Monterrey 4c brownish red none 2581

25c blue very thin wove 23x3)4 black 258226 Merida 5c brown

IOC orangeord. vert, laid

very thin wovenonenone

26802682 Surch, 3 times

30 La Paz lOOC carmine “ none 3081 “ twice

35 Huejutla 50c green ord. wove 16x13^ black 3578{^Heilman's Handbuch.

51 Apam 25c blue “ 9x2 “ 5178 Surch twice.

54 Mexico 4c brownish red very thin wove IIX2 >^ 54820183 “ “

{Heilman's Handbuch.‘ * IOC orange ‘ ‘ IIXI^ ‘ ‘

5483 Surch. twice

494 MEXICO.

Snrcharged with date only.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Siir. Color. Date.

Chiapas 50c green very thin wove 14x1 blue 82Cordova IOC orange

IOC "“ 14x1^ black 82

?“ none 83

Tuxpan 5c brown ord. vert. laid. IIXI^ black 82? IOC orange ord. wove none 80

Apam 25 c blue ord. vert, laid. 9x2 black 80

Surcharged with number only.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Surch. Color.

Orizava 5c brown ord. vert laid l 7Kx2 |4f blue No. 22.

The following are known to us surcharged with name of postal district only :

Value. Color. District. Color. Meas. Surch. Paper.

4C reddish orange Mexico, black IIXI^ ordinary vert, laid<4 44

4C Chiapas, < i 14x1^4c Maravatio, (

(

i6J^x2 very thin wove5 c brown Jalapa,

(

t

15x3IOC orange Apam t ( 13x3IOC Colima (

i

18x2^ “

IOC Aguascalientes < ( 28x2 “

IOC ‘ ‘ Guadalajara pale blue 19^x3 **

IOC Jalapa 1 black 16x3 “

IOC Maravatio violet i6J^x2IOC “ black i6J^x2IOC orange Monterrey violet 23x3 very thin woveIOC Pachuca black 15x114:

IOC Tlaxcala blue 14^x1^IOC * ‘ Zacatecas carmine 16x1^25c blue Chiapas blue 14XIJ4:

25c Cocula “ loj^xij^ ordinary wove25c “ C. Guzman black 17x3^25c Mazatlan ( < 17^x225c Mexico ( ( llxi%25c “ 1

1

thin soft vert, laid

25c Queretaro ( ( ord, vert laid

25c S. L, Potosi t (

15^X23/ thin soft vert, laid

25c Vera Cruz ( ( 17^x1^ ordinary wove25c ‘ * “ 1 ( very thin wove

4 <50c green Chiapas black 14x1^? p Merida p p p

{Heitman's Handbuch.')

Varieties known to us surcharged on paper watermarked “Papel Sellado” in sheet, all lOO centavos

carmine.

District. No. and Date. . Meas. of Sur. Color. Paper.

(Vera Cruz) 380 none wove“

) 380 none vert, laid

(Tepic) 1280 none wove(Tacubaya) 1580 none * ‘

(Puebla) 2080 none(Pachuca) 2180 none ‘ ‘

(Orizava) 2281 noneOaxaca 2380 16x2 dark blue

(Oaxaca) 2380 none vert, laid

(Morelia) 2480 * ‘ wovefMerida) 2680 ^ ‘

(Maravatio) 2980Jalapa 3380 15x3 black ‘ ‘

liuejutla 3580 i6xi^ blue t (

Chihuahua 3980 18x3 black 4 4

Errors in surcharge of Numbers on issues 1878-82, first type.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur. Color.

Zacatecas IOC orange 883 instead of 283 very ihin wove 16x1^ carmine4 4 4 425c blue 883

“ 283.4 44

25c “883 283

44 (4 none (strip of 3)

Vera Cruz 4c red orange 1381 381 ord. vert, laid

IOC orange 883 38344 ** I7j^xi^ black

“ 25c blue 883 3834 4 4 4

25c “ 281 381 thin soft vert, laid 15x1^Tulancingo 5c brown 581 681 ord. vert, laid 18x2 “

25c blue 581 “ 681 .4 4, “ "

Tula 25c “ 27? “ “7 ? p {Heitman's Handbuch)

MEXICO. 495

District.

Tula

Value. Color.

IOC orangeIOC “

3780 instead of 780

Paper.

ord, vert, laid

3781“

781 ord. wove25c blue 3781

“781 thin soft vert, laid

IOC orangeIOC “

7781 781 horizontal laid

4781“

781 ord. wove(

<

IOC “ 1781 “781 hor. laid

25c blue 1781 “ 781 thin soft vert, laid

Toluca IOC orangeIOC “

280 “ 980 ?i (

9982“ 982 very thin wove

5c brown 9982 “ 98244

“ 25c blue 2980 “ ‘ ‘

980 ord. woveTlaxcala 5c brown II? “

13? 1

IOC black 1178 “1378 ord. wove

‘ ‘ 25c blue II? “ 13? ?

Cocula IOC orange 4380 “ 4480 ord. vert, laidi ( 25c blue 4380 “

4480 ord. woveTepic 25c blue 2280 “ 4 4 1280 ord. vert, laid

Tlaxcala looc carmine 1178 instead of 1378 ord. woveIOC orangeIOC “

1278 “1378

t 4

1278 “1378 ? ?

“ 25c “12 ?

“ “13?

corrected by hand?

Tabasco 50c green 26? “ “ 16? ?

“ 50c “2679

“ “1679 ord. wove

S. L. Potosi 25c blue 1183“ 4 4

1783

corrected by 1679being printed overthe original sur-

charge.

very thin wove44< ( 25c “

1183“ 4 4

1783Saltillo 25c “ 2581 “ 4 4 1881 ord. vert laid

Queretaro4 4

5 c brown 3580“ 4 ( 1980 ord. wove

IOC orangeIOC “

3580“ 4 4 1980 ord. vert, laid

44 3580 “ 4 4

1980 ord. wove25c blue 3580 “ 4 4 1980 4 4

4 4 50c green 3580 “ t 4

19804 4 IOC orange 1679

“ 4 4

1979 ord. vert, laid

Puebla 5c brown 2980 “ 4 2080 ?44 IOC orange

IOC2980 “ 4 2080 ord. wove

4 4 2980 “ 4 2080 ord. vert, laid4 4 25c blue 2980 “ 4 2080 ord. wove

25c “ 2980 “ 4 2080 thin soft vert, laid4 4 lOOc carmine 2980 “ 4 2080 wove, showing hor-

.4 looc “3 ?

4 20?izontal ribbed lines

?

IOC orangeIOC “

2581 “ 4 4 2081 ord. vert, laid4 4 2382 “ 4 4 2082 very thin wove,

corrected by hand2082

very thin wove4 4 25c blue 2383“ 4 2083

Pachuca IOC “1283 4 4 2183 very thin wove

50C green50c “

1283 4 4 2183 “

2782 “ 4 4 2183 “

Orizava 50c “ 2682 “ 4 4 2282 very thin woveMorelia 25c blue 2? “ 4 4 24? ?

IOC orangeIOC “

2081 “ i 4 2481 ordinary wove4 44 4 2081 “ 4 4 2481

Oaxaca lOOC carmine 2980 “ 4 4 2380 ord, vert, laid

Monterrey 5c brown 55 ?•* 4 4

25? ?

Merida 25c blue 2 ?“ 4 4 26? ?

“ 5c brown 2980 “ 4 4 2680 ord, vert, laid“

5 c“ 2980 “ 4 4 2680 “

“ lOOC carmine 2980 “ 4 4 2680 ordinary wovewove, w’m’k papel“ lOOC “ 2980 “ 4 4 2680

« looc ‘ ‘ c68o “ 4 4 2680sellado.

4 4

“ 25c blue 8683 4 4 2683 very thin woveMazatlan 50c green 72? “ 4 4

27 ? ?

Jilotepec 5c brown 380 4 4 3280 ord. vert, laid

Jalapa 25c blue 3883“ « 4

3383 very thin wove25c “

3883“ 4 4

33834 4

Parral IOC orange 3580 “ 4 4

3480 ord. vert, laid

Guanajuato 5c brown 3280 4 4 3680 ord. vert, laid<1 35c blue 3280 “ ‘ * 3680 M

Meas. Sur. Color.

8x1^ black

none (strip of 3)

{Heiiman’s HandbucK)1414^x3 violet

‘‘ blue

? [Heitman’s HandbucK)(probably 1178)

? {Heitnian’s HandbucK)

(probably 1 178)lo^xij^ black

< < H

9x1I4>^xi|^ blue

( ( it

Heilman's HandbucK)

1378_

[Heilman's HandbucK)(probably 1278)

[Heilman's HandbucK)(probably 2679)

I4^xr^ black

15^x2^ black

none (strip of 3)

15x2^ black\Heilman's HandbucK)I4^xij4( black

^[Heilman's HandbucK)( ( ( (

13x2 black

none (strip of 3)

1[Heilman!sHandbucK)13x2 black

13x2 black15x1^ black

(strip of 3)

^[Heilman's HandbucK)15x2 black

none (strip of 3)

l[Heilman's HandbucK)( ( ( (

13x2 blacknone (strip of 3)

l[Heilman's HandbucK)none (strip of 3)

16x3 blacknone (strip of 3)

I2j^xi^ blacknone (strip of 3)

496 MEXICO.

District. Value, Color. Paper. Meas. Sur. Color.

Durango IOC blue 35 ? instead of 38 ? ? l{Heitman's HandbueJi)IOC “

35 ?“ “ 38? ? Pcorrected byhand to 38

{Heitman's Handbuch)

Chiapas

looc carmine 35?“ “ 38? ? Pcorrected byhand to 38

{Heitman's HandbucK)lOOC ‘ ‘

5079 “ 4079 ord. vert. laid . 14x1 corrected byfigure 4 printed overthe 5.

“ IOC orangeIOC “

0081 “ “ 4081 ord. wove 14x114;' blue“ 0081 “ “ 4081 “ none (strip of 3I

Chaleo 5c brown 21 ? instead of 41 ? ? l{IIeitman's HandbucK)“ IOC orange 4683 “ 4183 very thin wove none (strip of 3)

if t <G. Guzman 25c blue 1381 “ 4381 ord. vert, laid

C. Guzman 10 orange 2380 “ 4380 ord. wove blackCuernavaca 25c blue 54?

“ “ 45? ? l(Heitman’s HandbucK)C. Bravos 25c “

53?“ “ 48? ?

“ 50c green 4979“ “ 4879 ? ? corrected by figure 8

printed over first 9.

5c brown 2880 “ “ 4880 ord. vert, laid 16^x1^ blackH ( (IOC orange 2880 “ “ 4880 ord. wove

25c blue 2880 “ “ 4880 “ n a

Aguascalientes IOC orange 5681 “ “ 5281 ord. vert, laid 28x2^ “( ( it25c blue 5681 “ 5281 thin soft wove

25c “ 5681 “ 5281 i ( none (strip of 3)Mexico 25c “

4578“ “ 5478 ord wove lixi^ black

( < ( <(

(

25c “4578

“ “ 5478 ord. vert, laid(

i

IOC orange 4580 “ “ 5480“ < < < i

i i 25c blue 4580 “ “ 5480 ord. wove ( ( ( »

i i 4c red orange 4581 “ 5481 ord. vert, laid ( ( ii

i ( 5c brown 4581 “ 5481.< ( < ( H

(

1

IOC orange 4581 “ 5481 thin soft. vert, laid • ( ( i

(

(

25c blue 4581 “ 5481• t H ( (

< ( 25c “4581 “ 5481 ord. wove ( ( < (

(

(

25c “ 4582‘ “ 5482 very thin wove < ( li

»

(

looc carmine 45? ‘ “ 54? ? \Heitman's HandbucK)(

(

5c brown 481 ‘ “ 5481 ord. vert, laid llxi^ black< ( (((

(

IOC orange 481 ‘ “ 5481 thin soft. vert, laid(

(

25 c blue 481 ‘ “ 5481i < <, H

(

(

25c “ 481 ‘ “ 5481 very thin wove (t ti >

“ looc carmine 481 ‘ “ 5481 ? l{Heitman’s HandbucK)t ( 25c blue 5181 “ 5481 very thin wove ilxij^ black

Errors in surcharge of dates.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur. Color.

Zamora 50c green 128 instead of 182 ? ? (Heitman's HandbucK)( < ( iVera Cruz 25c blue 328 382 ? ?

Hermosillo 25c “ 480 481 ord. vert laid none (in strip of 3)Tacubaya 50c green 8015 1580 “ noneLa Paz IOC orange 301 3081 thin soft ver. laid

(

<

Jalapa IOC “3333 ‘ 3381 ord. wove 15x3 black in pair

4c br’wn red 3391 3381 ord. vert, laid 15x3 “

25c blue 3391 3381 thin soft ver. laid “ “

Durango 5c brown 3868 3881 ord. vert, laid 18x2^ vermilionIOC orange 3868 3881 horizontal laid

“ 25c blue 3868 3881 ord. vert, laid ( ( ( (

“5c brown 3880 3881 ord. vert, laid “ “ (strip of 3)

‘ ‘ IOC orange 3880 3881 ord. wove* ‘ 25c blue 3880 3881 ord, ver. laid

“ “ “

Cordova 5 c brown 4291 4281 thin soft vert, laid 14x114' blackC. Bravos 50c green 488 4883 very thin wove none (in pair)

Mexico IOC orange 5489 5480 ? iixxji black(Heitmans Handbouch.)

‘ ‘ 25c blue 5489 5480 ord. wove Ilxi^ black* ‘

25c “548 5481 or 82 thin soft vert laid

“ 25c “54 2 5482 ? ? (HeitmansHandbucK)

Surcharge of No. and Date inverted.

No. District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur. Color,

3 Vera Cruz 4c dull brownish red ord. wove no surcharge ogE16 Tabasco 5c brown ord. vert laid

‘ ‘ I89J

54 Mexico 50c green iixi^ black ogkS12 Tepic IOC green M gxiyi “

MEXICO. 497

Surcharge with one or two of the figures inverted.

No. District

1 Zamora2 Zacatecas

26 Merida

54 Mexico

Value. Color.

25c blue

25c “

5 c brown5c “

5c “_

looc carmine

50c green

Paper.

ord. wove

ord. vert laid

ord. wove

ord. vert laid

Meas. Sur. Color.

13X 1)4 violet 17916x1^ black Z’jg

13x2 black s68onone z6Sonone z68o iwice

none 3680

p instead of 5482

{Heilman's Handbuch.')

Two stamps connected, one surcharged with No. and abbreviated date and name of postal district

the other with No. and abbreviated date only.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. Sur Color.

Saltillo 5 c brown ord. wove 15x2^ black 1881Orizava 25c blue ord. vert laid 1 7^4x2 3/ blue 2281Guadalajara 5c brown verythin wove 23^x3 black 3782Campeche 5c “ ord. wove 17x2 < ( 5081

With error in position of number and date and Mexico.

54814c dull brownish red ord. vert laid iixi^ black Surcharged thus:

25 c blue very thin wove IIXI^ black Surcharged thus:

|81 54 :

: i

i i

With incorrect or divided grouping of the figures composing the district number and date.

District.

Vera Cruz

Value.

5C 3 81 instead of 381

Paper,

ord. woveMeas. Sur.

P

Color.

{Heitman's Handbuch)IOC 381 381 ord. vert, laid black

25c 3 81 381 ord. wove* ‘ 25c 3 82 382 very thin wove

Zacatecas 25c 2 82 ‘ 282 l(iXl 7/s carmineTula 25c 7 82 ‘

‘ 782 8x1^ “

Tuxpan 4c 8 83 883 ? {Heilman's HandbucK)Toluca IOC 9 80 ‘

980 ord. wove ? {Heilman’s Handbuch)‘ ‘ 25c 9 80 ‘

980 I3x2>4 blueTehuacan 5c ^082

“ 1082 ord. vert, laid ? {Heilman's Handbuch)

Tlaxcala IOCJ.382

1382 ord. wove P {Heilman s Handbuch)

Tula de T. IOC 6 80 ‘‘ 680 ord. vert, laid with period; black

(

i

lOOC 6 80 ‘‘ 680 none

S. L. Potosi 25c I 7 82 ‘ 1782 very thin wove( (

15^x2^^: blackPuebla IOC 20 82 ‘ 2082 13x2

25c 2 083 2083 13x2Oaxaca 4C 2 380 2380 ord. vert, laid 16x2 with period; blue

H «<lOOC 2 380 2380 ord. wove 13x2‘ ‘ IOC 23 83 2383 very thin wove 20x3 >4 black

lOOC 2 383 ‘ 2383 noneMonterey lOOc 2 583 ‘ 2583 noneMerida 25c 2 682 ‘ 2682 thin soft vert, laid 13x2 blackMonterrey

^oc 2851 ‘ 2581 ? ? {Heilman's Handbuch){Heilman's HandbuchLagos

^oc 31^° ‘ 3180 ? ?

Jalapa IOC 3 383 ‘ 3383 very thin wove< i

15x3 blackParral lOC 3 482 ‘ 3482 none

Guanajuato25c 34 82 ‘ 3482 ? {Heilman's Handbuch)25c 3 6 68 ‘ 3668 ? date is also wrong

Chiapas IOC 4 081 “ 4081 ord. wove none{Heilman's Handbuch

Chaleo IOC 41 83 “ 4183 very thin wove none

MexicoIOC 5

482 5482 ord. wove llXl)i black

With the exception of the last one, all the following have been copied from Heilman's Handbuch.

Value. District. Paper. Meas. Sur.

5c Pachuca ord. vert, laid ? figure 3 is too small thus: 2173IOC Lagos very thin wove ? figure 3 put in afterwards “ 3183IOC Colima “

? second 5 is too small “ 558225c Tlaxcala “

? figure I put in afterwards “J.382

25c Lagos “? “ 3

M 00

25c ord. vert, laid p “ 3" ''^80

498 MEXICO.

Value. District. Paper. Meas. Sur.

25c Guanajuato thin soft wove ?

25c Colima very thin wove ?

50c Cordova ord. wove ?

25c Mexico “ iixijl

figure 3 put in afterwards thus68^

first 5 is too small “ 5582first 4 wrong type “ 4278first 5 is too small “ 5479

March, 1879.

Three quarter face portrait of PresidentJuarez to the left, engraved on white paper ofvarious kinds. This series was used for foreign

postage only, the type previously described be-ing, since March, 1879, used for inlandpostage only.

IL Without any surcharge.Perforated 12.

1“ On rather thick paper, laid vertically

with narrow lines. (1879-82)

1756 ic brown1757 2c dull violet

1758 5c orange

1759 IOC blue

1760 IOC pale blue

1761 25c carmine rose

1762 50c olive green

1763 85c light purple

1764 looc black

2° On very thin wove paper. (1881-82)

1765 IC brown1766 2C dull violet

1767 2C slate

1768 5c orange

1769 5c yellow orange

1770 IOC blue

1771 IOC pale blue



1774 85c light purple

1775 100c blackVarieties: Errors of color.

1776 IOC pale brown1777 25c reddish brown

It is very doubtful if any of the above onthin wove paper were ever used for postage

in this condition, although some of the laid

paper ones are occasionally met with.

II. Surcharged with number and abbrevi-

ated date only.

1“ On rather thick paper, laid vertically


1778 IC brown1779 2c dull violet

1780 5c orange

1781 IOC blue

1782 IOC pale blue



1785 85c bright purple

1786 lOOc black

2“ On thin hard paper, laid vertically


1787 I c brown

1788 2c dull violet

1789 5c orange

1790 IOC blue

3“ On thin soft wove paper. (1881-82)


1793 5c orange

1794 IOC blue

1795 25c carmine rose ?

1796 50c olive green ?

1797 , 85c bright purple ?

1798 looc black ?

4“ On very thin soft wove paper. (1881-

82)

1 799 IC brown1800 2c dull violet

1801 2c slate

1802 5c orange


1804 IOC blue

1805 IOC pale blue


1807 50c olive green1808 85c bright purple

1809 looc black

III. Surcharged with number and name of

postal district and abbreviated date,

I® On rather thick paper, laid vertically



1812 5c orange

1813 IOC blue

1814 IOC pale blue




1818 lOOC black

2® On thin hard paper, laid vertically



1821 5c orange1822 IOC blue

3® On thin soft wove paper. (1881-82)


1825 5c orange1826 IOC blue

1827 25c carmine rose ?

1828 50c olive green ?

1829 85c light purple ?

1830 lOOc black ?

4® On very thin wove paper. (1881-82)


1833 2c slate

1834 5c orange


1836 IOC blue

1837 IOC pale blue


1839 50c green


1841 lOOc black

MEXICO. 499

Names and numbers of Postal Districts of this issue.

1879 1 ZAMORA 13x1^4;bluish violet

1879-81 “ 13x1^;dark violet

1881-83 “ 13x1^; black

1876-81 3 ZACATECAS i6>4x2; black

1879-81 “ 16x1^;black

1879-81 “ i6xi^;blue

1882 “ 16^x2; vennilion

1882-83 “ i6J4x2; carmine

1882-83 “ i6xij|;carmine

1882-83 “ 16^x2; violet

1879 3 VERACHUZ i8x3-i>4; black

1879-81 VERACRUZ 13x2; black

1879-83 VERACRUZ 17x1^; black

1880-81 VERACHUZ I 5xi>4 ;black

1883 VEIRACRUZ 1 7>4x2J4: black

1879 4 URES 7x2;black

1880 HERMOSILLO 20x3;violet

1879-83 “ 20x3; black

1879-83 HERMOSILLO 20x3; black

1879-82 5 TULANCINGO 18x2; black

1879-82 “ 18x2; blue

1882-83 TU LANCINGO 23x3; black

1879-83 6 TULADE r. 15X^1 >4 . withperiod; black

1879-83 '7 TULA 8x1 black

1880-81 “ 8x1^; blue

1881-82 “ 8x1 carmine

1879-82 8 TUX PAN iixifg; black

1881-82 “ lixi^;blue

1882-83 “ I ixi|4; carmine

1882 “ lixi|4;brown

1883 “ I ixi^; violet

1881-82 TUSPAN iix2>4 ;black

1881-82 “ 11X2^; blue

1882 “ 11x2^;carmine

1879 9 TOLUCA I3xi|4 ;blue

1879-80 TOLUCA. i 3 >4 x2 >4 >with

period; blue

1880-82 TOLUCA, 14^4x3; blue

1882 “ 14^x3; violet

1882-83 TOLUCA. 15x2^, with period;violet

1879-

80 10 TEHUACAN 15^x1^; blue

1880-

83 “ bright

_rose

1883 “ 1534x1^;carmine

1883 TEHUACAN ^5k^3-^k; car-

mine

1879-83 11 TEXCOCO I3xi>^; black

1879-83 12 TEPIC 9xi>4 ;black

1880 “ 9x1 >4; blue

1882 9x1 >4; reddish violet

1883 TEPIC 7x2;black

1883 “ 7x2; blue

1883 < i 7x2: reddish violet

1879-83 13 TLAXCALA 1414x1 blue

1879 14 ‘TAMPICO* 16^X2, betweenperiods; black

1879-80 TAMPICO 15/4x2; black

1880-81 t t

15 >4x2; blue

1881 “I 5 >4x2 ;

vermilion

1881 “I 5 >4x2 ;

violet

1881-82 TAMPICO i4x2>4-i^;violet

1882-83 “ 14x1 black

1882 TAMPICO 18x3; violet

1882-83 “ 18x3; black

1879-83 15 TACUBAYA I4>4xi>4 ;blue

1879-83 16 TABASCO I4>4xi |4 ;black

1880 TABASCO I4>4x2>4-i>4 ;

black

1879-80 17SJ..POTOSI 15x1^; black

1880-83 SLPOTDSI 15 14x2^; black

1879-83 18 SALTILLO i5x2>4 ;black

1879-83 19 OUERETARO I4 >4 xiJ4 ;black

1883 < 1

I4>4xi|4 ;blue

1883 “I4j4xi|4 >

violet

blue

1879-83 20 PUEBLA 13x2; black

1882-83 “ 13x2; reddishviolet

1882 “ 13x2; blue

1879-83 21 PACHUCA i 5xi|4 ;black

1879-80 22 ORIZAVA*' i 7x2 |4 >with

period; blue

1879-82 ORIZAVA. i 7 >4x2 J4 .with

period; blue

1879-82 ORIZAVA I 3xi|4 ;blue

1879-82 ORIZAVA 14x2; blue

1882-83 0 R 1 Z A B A 20x3>4 ;blue

1879 23 1OAXACA 1

name 11x2;

frame I2>4x3^;all in blue

1879-81 OAXACA 16x2, withperiod

;blue

1880 16x2, withperiod

;green

1880-83 0AXA CA 20x3>4 ;black

1882-83 “ 20x3 >4; carmine

1879-82 24 MORELIA 15x2; black

1879-82 MORELIA i 5xi|4-2>4 ;

black

1882 MORELIA i4x2>4 ;violet

1882 MORELIA 14x2^; black

1882-83 MORELIA1

17x314; black

1882-83 MORELIA i 7x3>4-4>4;black

1879-81 25 MONTERREY 19x2; black

1881-82 MONTEREY 23x3^4 ;black

1882-83“ 23x3 >4; car-

mine

1883“ 23x3>4; violet

MEXICO.500

1879-83 26 JHERlDAl 13x2; black

1880-83 “ 13x2; violet

1882 “ 13x2; carmine

1880-83 MERIdA I2x2;black

1882 M E R 1 DA i6x3X ;carmine

1882 “ 16x3X1 violet

1882-83 “ 1 6x3X; black

? 27 MAZATLAN l7xiX: black

1879-82 MAZATLAN 17X^2; black

? “ 17X^2; violet

1882-83 MAZATLAN. itK^zX, withperiod

;pale blue

1880-83 28 MATAMOROS 22XX3: black

1879-83 29 MAHA VATIO 1 7x2% ;black

1880 MARAVATIO 18x2; blue

1880-83 M\BAVATI0 16Xx2 ;black

1882-83 “ i6Xx2; green

1882-83 “ i6Xx2; violet

1883 “ i6Xx2; carmine

1879 30 LA PAZ iiXx2; violet

1879 “ iiXx2; black

1879 LAPAZ iiXx2X: black

1880 “ iiXx2X;blue

1879-82 “ iiXx2Xl violet

1882-83 LA PAZ. i6x3X ;crimson

1882-83 “ i6x3X;blue

1879-83 31 lACOS 12x2X1 black

1879 32 JILOTEPEC IsXxiX: black

1879-83 ? “ isXxiXjblack-ish blue

1879-83 ? “ isXxiXiblue1883 SOYANIQUILPAM 21xiX: black

1879 33 JALAPA 1 1x 1X; black

1879-83 JALAPA 15x3; black

1879-83 JALAPA 1 i6x3;theicomes from the

border of the

chase

1879-83 34 PARRAL 12XX1X: black

1879-83 35 hueJU TLA i6xiX: black

1879-83 “ 16x1X> blue

1879 HUEJUTLA i4Xx2X:biue

1879 36 GUANAJUATO. 2iXx2. withperiod; black

1881-82 “ 2iXx2, with

period; violet

1879-83 “ 2iXx2, withperiod; blue

1879 GUANAJUATO 2oXx2; black

1879 “ 2oXx2; ver-

milion

1881-82 “ 2oXx2;violet

1879-83 “ 2oXx2; blue

1879 GUANAJUATO i8XxiX;black

1879 i8XxiX:vermilion

1879-83 i 8Xxi|4^:

blue

1881-82 “ i8XxiX:violet

1882-83 “ i8XxiX:mauve

1882-83 GUANAJUATO. i8xij^, withperiod

;car-

mine

1882-83 ‘ * 18x1 X, withperiod; violet

1879 79 37 GUADALAJARA 23X^3 (black

1880 GUADALAJARA 20x2; black

1882 GUADALAJARA i 8XxiX:black

1880-83 GUADALAJARA 2iXx3;black

1883 2iXx3; blue

1883 GUADALAJARA 19XX3; rose

lilac

1883 “ I9/^x3; black

1883 19^x3; pale

blue

1883< ( i9Xx3;bright

ultramarine

1879-80 38 DURANGO. i8x2X’. withperiod; black

1879-83 “ 18x2^, withperiod; vermilion

1879-83 “ 18x2^, withperiod; blue

1879-82 39 CHIHUAHUA 18x3; black

1882 18x3; blue

1882-83 “ 18x3; carmine

1882-83 “ 18x3; violet

1879-82 CHIHUAHUA 18x2X1 black

1882 “ i8x2X: blue

1882-83 “ i8x2X: carmine

1879-83 40 CHIAPAS 14x1X; blue

1882-83 “ 14x1X: black

1879-83 41 CHACCO iixiX; black

1879-83 iixiX; blue

1879-83 CHALCO 13x1X; black

1879-83 “ 13x1 X; blue

1879-83-42 CORDOVA 14x1X; black

1882 CORDOVA 14X2X ;black

1879-81 43^C. GUZMAN black

1881-83 C GUZMAN.,;black

1879-81 44 COCULA lo^xi^; black

1882 “ lO^xi^; violet

1882 MASCOTA

1882-83

1882-83“

1879-83 45 CUERNAVACA

1879-83 46 CUAUTITLAN.

1879-

83 47 C.V 1CT0 RIA^

1880-

81

20x3^; car-

mine

20x3^;blue

20x3^;black

19x2; black

19x2, withperiod; black

black

1 7x1^ ;bluish

black

1882-83 C.VICTORIA 16x2^;black

1879-83 48 C.BRAVOSblack

MEXICO. 501

1879-81 49 COLIMA 13x2; black

1879-81< < 13x2; blue

1879-81 COLIMA 13x2)4', black

1879-81t i 13x2^; blue

1882 COLIMA 18x2^; black

1879-83 50 CAMPECHE 17x2; black

1883 “17x2; blue

1879-83 51 APAM 9x2; black

1879-83 (

(

9x2; blue

1882 APAM 13x3; blue

1882-83 “ 13x3; black

1879 s^ACUASCALIENTES 26x 2 )4 ;

black

1879-83 AGUASCALiENTES 28x2;^;black

1881-

83 ACUASCALIENTES 28x2;

black

1879-83 53 ACAPULCO black

1883 “ is^^xij^; carmine

1879-83 54 iixij^;black

1883 11X2)4; black

1882-

83 55COLIMA 18x2^;black

1883 “ i8x2j4^; carmine

HABILITADOS.

No. and Surcharge On No. andDistrict. Date. in Value Color. District. Date. Paper,

( Vera Cruz) 383 carmine lOOC black (Chihuahua) 3679 ord. vert, laid

Toluca 982( 2C violet Mexico 5482

“

982 2C “ “5483 very thin wove

982ti IOC blue

(Zacatecas) 282 “

(

(

982 black IOC(

“)

282 “(

(

982 carmine IOC ( ( i

Saltillo) 1880 ord. vert, laid

(“

) 982 IOC (

i

1 “)

1880 “< (

982< IOC “

1 Queretaro) 1981“

982 i IOC (

4

Chihuahua 3980“

(“

) 982i IOC “

) 3980“

982i IOC 4 4 Mexico 5482 very thin wove

(Tepic)“

1283 i 2C violet 1 Vera Cruz) 379 ord. vert, laid

1283 2C “ 382 very thin wove

(“ 1283 IOC blue (Monterey) 2581 ord. vert, laid

( “j

1283 (t IOC Mexico 5481“

Tampico 1482 black IC brown (La Paz) 3080 very thin wove

( ;;) 1482 carmine IC 44 Mexico 5482

4 4

1482 5 C orange 1 Vera Cruz) 381 ord. vert, laid**

1482 <

5 c “)

381 thin soft vert, laidi i 1482 <

5c“ “

' )381 very thin wove

** 1482it

5c4 4

1 Queretaro) 1981“

1

1

1482 (

5 c “1 Pachuca) 2181 ord. vert, laid

(

t

1482 t

5 c*

‘1 .“ ) 2180 “

i ( 1482 (

5 c“

1 Chihuahua 3981 thin hard vert, laid{

t

1482 (

5 c44 Durango 3880 ord. vert, laid

Queretaro 1982 black IOC blue (Pachuca) 2181 “

fPueblaJ 2082 carmine IC brown (Tampico) 1481 4 4

( )2082 ** IC ** Queretaro 1980

(*'

) 2082 ** IC “) 1980

4 4

2082 IC Mexico 5481< ( 2082 black IC 4 4

5481

( ;;) 2082 carmine 2C violet 5482 very thin wove

2082 5C orange Pachuca) 2181 ord. vert, laid

( ;;) 2082 5 C 'Durango) 3881 very thin wove

2082 IOC blue La Pa^ 3080 ord, vert, laid“ 2082 IOC 4 4 Durango) 3880 “

2082 IOC Mexico 5482 very thin wove(

“) 2082 IOC 4 4 “ 5482 “

(Monterey) 2583 2C violet Chihuahua 3981 ord, vert, laid**

2583 2C “ (Campeche) 5081 “

2583 ‘ ‘ 2C Mexico 5481“

**2583 “ 2C 4 4 “

5481 very thin wove“

2583 2C 41 Zacatecas) 279 ord. vert, laid

2583 t (

2C4 4 “

>280 “

“2583 2C

4 4 Durango) 3880 4 4

(Mazatlan| 2782 IC brown La Paz) 30792782 IC

““. ) 3080

i

" 2782 IC44 Mexico 5482 very thin wove

f“ 2782 2C violet Queretaro 1980 ord. vert. laid

(“ 2782 2C 44

(“

) 1980 44

( 2782 2C44 La Paz) 3080

|MazalIan 2782 carmine 2C violet Mexico 5482 very thin wove2782 5 c orange (Tula de T.) 680 ord. vert, laid

1

“ 2782 **5C 'Vera Cruz) 381 very thin wove

1 2782 5 C (“

) 381 thin hard vert, laid

(“

1 2782 5 C Durango 3881 ord. vert, laid

(

“1 9782 M 5C “ (Chihuahua) 3981 (1

502 MEXICO.

No. and surcharge On No. andDistrict. Date. in Value. Color. District. Date. Paper.

Mazatlan) 2782 carmine 5 c orange (Chihuahua) 3981 very thin wove2782 < ( IOC blue (Zacatecas) 281 ord. vert, laid

> a < 2782 (

(

IOC (Saltillo) 1880 ( <

1

“ ) 2782 (

(

IOC (

(

(Huejutla) 3581**

/.2782

(

(

IOC Chihuahua 3980“

) 2782 (

(

IOCi

3980i i

[Chihuahua) 3983(

(

2C violet (Vera Cruz) 381

(“

) 3983(

I

2C (Monterrey) 2581Campeche

( ;;)

5083(

(

IC brown Merida 2682

50835083

(

I

t i

IC

IC t*

|Guadalajara) 37823782

very thin wove( i

5083(

i

IC Chihuahua 3982 ord. vert, laid“ carmine 5083

(

(

IC“

3982“ black 5083

(

(

IC Mexico 54795083

(

<

2C violet“

5482 very thin wove

( ;;) 5083

(

(

2C(

(

5482( (

5083(

{

2C 5482 ord, vert, laid

5083i (

5 c orange (Queretaro) 1981“ carmine 5083

(

t

IOC (Heufulta) 3581

5083i (

5 c (Cuautitlan) 4680

5083(

i

IOC blue (Saltillo) 1880

(“

)

5083( 1 IOC ** 1881

5083 (

t

IOC ‘ *

(“

) 1880 n

( ) 5083t i IOC (

“)

1881 **

Mexico 54825482

blacki (

IC

IC

brown (Zactecas)

(Saltillo)

2801881 -

5483( (

IC Tampico 1481

5483 IC Merida 2682 very thin wove5483

< (

IC (Guadalajara) 3782 ord. vert, laid‘ *

5483( (

IC (Durango) 3881“

5482( (

IC (chihuahua) 39825482

( ( IC Mexico 5481

(“

) 5482( ( IC “ “

5481‘ ‘

5483( (

IC“ 5481

“5482

((IC

“4581error in No.

“5482 IC

“ 8481error in No.

“5483

( {

* IC Toluca 982 very thin wove“

5483i i IOC blue (Tula de T.) 680 ord. vert, laid

“5483

i ( IOC “(Saltillo) 1880 “

5485“ 100 brown Orzava 2282

ERRORS.

With name of postal district surcharged two or more times.

Meas. of No. andVal. Color. District. Sur. Color. Date. Paper. Surcharged

2c violet Tepic 9X1K black 1282 very thin wove twice

5c orange Merida 13x2 “ 26 ?“ (Heitman's HandbucK)

IOC blue “ 13x2 “ 26 ? ord. vert, laid 3 times “

ic brown Puebla 12x13/ “ 20 ?“ twice ( (

IOC blue Guadalajara 21^x3 “3780

“ “

[Heitman's HandbucK)IC brown Chiapas 14x1^ blue 40 ?“ “

Errors in surcharge of number.

District. Value. Color. Paper. Meas. of Sur.

Pachuca IOC blue 4282 instead of 2182 very thin wove 15x1^Mazatlan IC brown 4781

( i 2781 ord. vert, laid 17^x2“

5 c orange 4781( ( 2781 i (

“ IOC blue 47801 ( 2780 ( ( * ‘

“ IOC **4781

( ( 2781( (

“ 25c carmine 4781i ( 2781 ( ( **

“ 25c 8879t (

3879i ( 18x2 >4;'

Chihuahua 50c green 1479 instead of 3979 ord. vert, laid 18x3

Cordova IC brown 379( (

4279( ( 14x1^

Mexico IC 4579( (

5479f IIXI^

( (

IC 4580< (

54801 < (

i i 2C violet 4580( (

5480( i i

( ( 2C 4582( (

5482t i (

( i 2C “ 4582( (

5482 very thin wove 4 4

( ( 2C 8482 ( (

5482 ord. vert, laid4 4

( l

5 c orange 4579( (

54794 4

( (

5 c 4580( ( 5480

4 4

( l

5 c 4581(

5481“ 4 4

( (

5cM

458? 5483 very thin wove H

MEXICO. 503

Mexico 5 c violet 8481 instead of 5481 ord. vert, laid iixi^t ( IOC blue 4580 5480

IOC “4581 5481

« ( ( (

( 1 IOC “ 8482 “5482

C ( ( <

25c carmine 4580 5480( ( ( (

t ( 50c green 4580 5480i ( i <

( ( 50c “5548 5480

n n

In this stamp the date is also wrong.

Errors in surcharge of date.


Merida IOC blue 2628 instead of 2682 very thin wove ?

Colima IOC “ 4928 “ 4982 “ ?

Acapulco 50c green 5328 5382 ord. vert, laid I5j^xi^Mexico ic brown 548 5480-81 or 82 IIXI^

( ( IC“

5489“

5480<< (t

2c violet 548 5480-81 or 82 very thin wove “

5c orange 548 5480-81 or 82 ( ( (

(

IOC blue 548 5480 81 or 82 4 ( it

IOC “5487 5481 ord. vert, laid “

“ 25c carmine 5489 5480i ( it

Errors in position of figures composing number and date.


Mazatlan IC brown 0278 instead of 2780 ord. vert, laid 17)4x2Mexico 5 c orange 7954 5479

it it

Number and date printed two or more times.

District. Value. Color. Surcharged Paper. Meas. of Sur.

S. L. PotoSi 2C violet 1782 twice very thin wove noneVera Cruz 50c green 382 ord. vert, laid 17)4x 1 )4

'

Merida 5c orangei t

2682 t ( “ none“

5 c 2682 i t very thin wove ?i t IOC blue 2680 3 times ord. very laid none

Mazatlan 5c orange 4781the error

twice 17)4x2

C. Victoria 25c carmine 4782“ “ none

Colima IOC blue 5582i i t t

?

Mexico IOC 1

1

5481 Name andNo. sur. 4times

11x1%

Orizava 2c

Other errors.

2282 twice very thin wove 17)4x2)4^; blue

District. Value. Color.

Mexico 2c violet“ IOC blue“ 2c violet

547954825480

F‘

printed over ^ instead of under

Name and date surcharged on back of

stamp, instead of face

Paper.

ord. vert, laid

very thin woveord. vert, laid

July, 1882.

Type same as last issue, printed on verythin wove paper.

Perforated 12.

I. Without any surcharge. (1882-83.)

1842 I2C chestnut brown1843 1 8c reddish brown1844 24c violet

1845 50c pale yellow1846 looc orange

It is doubtful if any were used in this con-dition,

II. Surcharged with number and abbrevi-ated date only. (1882-83.)

1847 I 2C chestnut brown1848 i8c reddish brown1849 24c violet

1850 50c pale yellow

1851 lOOc orange

III. Surcharged with name and numberof postal district and abbreviated date,

(1882-83.)

1852 I2C chestnut brown1853 i8c reddish brown1854 24c violet


1856 lOOc orange

IV. Surcharged with number and abbrevi-

ated date only, in a larger type than that for

merly used (as described in issue of 1878-82,

head to left). (1883.)

1857 I 2C chestnut brown1858 i8c reddish brown1859 24c violet

1860 50c pale yellow1861 looc orange

V. Same as last, with number and dateand also name of postal district, (1883.)

1862 I2c chestnut brown1863 i8c reddish brown1864 24c violet


1866 looc orange

504 MEXICO.

Names and numbers of Postal Districts of this issue.

1 SAMORA 13x1^; black

2 ZACATECAS 1654x2; vermilion“ 1654x2; carmine“ 16x1^

;carmine

“ 1654x2; violet

3 'VERACRUZ i 744xi|4; black.

VERACRU2 175^x254; black

4 HERMOSILLO 20x3; black

HERMOSILLO 20x3; black

5 TULAMCINCO 18x2; black“

18x2; blue

TULANCINGO 23x3;black

6 TULADE r. with period;IdIs-cIc

7 TULA 8x1 black

8x154; carmine8 TUX PAN iixi|4; black

11X154;blue

iixi 54; carmine* *

iixi 54; brown

iixi|4; violet

TUSPAN 11x254; black**

11x254;blue

11x254;carmine

9 TOLUCA 1454x3; blue

1414x3; violet

TOLUCA. 15x254-, with period;violet

10 TEHUACAN ^5 54xiJ4 ;bright rose

1554x154; carmine

IEHUacan 15 54x3-154 ;carmine11 texcoco 13x154; black

12 TEPIC 9x154;black

**

9x154; reddish violet

TEPIC 7x2; black( (

7x2; blue

13 TLAXCALA7x2; reddish violet

1454x154; blue14 TAMPICO 14x154; violet

14x15^; black

TAMPICO 18x3; violet

15 TACUBAYA18x3; black

1454x154; blue

16 TABASCO 1454x154; black

17 SLPOTOSI i5|4x254; black

18 SALTILLO 15x254; black

19 OUERETARO 1454x154; black

1454x154; blue

1454x154; violet blue20 PUEBLA 13x2; black

“13x2; reddish violet

13x2; blue

21 PACHUCA 15x154; black

22 ORIZAVA. 1754x254, with period;blue

ORFZAVA 13x154^; blue

ORIZAVA 14x2; blue

ORIZABA 20x3^; blue

23 OAXACA 20x354;black

20x354 ;carmine

24 MORELIA 15x2; black

horELIA 15x1 14-254; black

MORELIA 14x254;violet

MORELIA 14x254; black

MORELIA 17x3X1 black

morELIA 17X3X-4X; black

25 MONTEREY 23x354; black

«23X3X; carmine

23x3X ;violet

26 MERIDA 13x2; black

13x2; violet

13x2; carmine

MERIDA 12x2; black

MERIDA i6x3X ;carmine

i6x3X ;violet

i6x3X ;black

27 MAZATLAJil i7Xx2; black

MAZATLAN i7Xx2, with period;

pale blue

38 MATAMOROS 2254x3; black

29 MABAVATIO 17X2X ;black

M^BAVATIO i6Xx2; black

i6Xx2; green

1654x2; violet

i6Xx2; carmine

30 lapaz iiXx2X; violet

LA PAZ. i6x3X ;crimson

i6x3X ;blue

31 £ACOS 12x254;black

32 JILOTEPEC 1 5XX iX ;blackish blue

SOYANIQUILPAM 21X1X; black

33 JALAPA 15x3; black

JALAPAl 16x3; the I comes fromthe border of the chase

34 PARRAL i2XxiX; black

35 HUE Jl) TLA 16x15^; black

16x1X; blue

Se’GUANAJUATOt 2154x2, with period;

violet

it 2iXx2, with period;

blue

CUANAJUATO 2oXx2; violet

2oXx2; blue

GUANAJUATO(

<

iSXxiX; violet

iSXxiX; mauve

iSXxiX: blue

GUANAJUATO. 18x1 X> with period;

carmine

ii i8xlX> with period;

violet

37 GUADALAJARA iSXxiX; black

GUADALAJARA 2154x3; black

“ 2i54x3;blue

GUADAUJARA 1954x3; rose lilac

“ 1954x3; black

“ 1954x3; pale blue

“ 1954x3; bright ultra-

marine

MEXICO. 505

38 DURANGO.

39 CHIHUAHUA<(

i «

CHIHUAHUA

40 CHIAPAS

41 GHACGO< (

CHALCO1

1

42 CORDOVACORDOVA

48 C GUZMAN44 COCBLA

MASCOTA

18x2^, with period;

vermilion

18x2^, with period;

blue

18x3; black

18x3; blue

18x3; carmine

18x3; violet

i8x2J!4

18x2^

18x2^

14x11^

14x1^ilxi^

iixi^

13x1^13x1^

14x1^

14x2^^

17x3^

lo^xi^; violet

20x3}^; carmine

20x3^;blue

20x2 )4 ;black

black

blue

carmine

blue

black

black

blue

black

black

black

black

black

45 CUERNAVACA 19x2; black

46 CUAUTITLAN. 19x2, with periodblack

47 ayiCTORIA 17x1^; black

C.VICTORIA 16x2^;black

48 C.BRAVOS 16^x1^; black

49 COLIMA 18x2^4;'; black

50 CAMPECHE 17x2; black<< 17x2; blue

51 APAM 9x2; black

1

1

9x2; blue

APAM 13x3; blue

(< 13x2; black

52 AGUASCALIENTESACUASCALIENTES

28x2^; black

28x2; black

53 ACAPULCO'

54

55 COLIMA

15^x1^: black

15^x1 carmine

iixi^;black

1 1x2^; black

18x2^;black

18x2^; carmine

HABILITADOS.

District, Value. Color. Meas. of Sur.

Jalapa 3383 i8c red brown 15x3 on (Jalapa) 3382

Errors.

Errors in numbers.

District. Value. Color. Meas. of Sur.

Campeche I 2C brown 5580 instead of 5080 17x2Mexico I 2C “

483 “ 5483“

1 8c red brown 483 “ 5483“

“ 24c violet 483 “ 5483“

< ( I2C brown 1851 “ 5481 “ No. and date both wrong

Errors in position of figures composing number and date.


Mexico I 2C brown 3548 instead of 5483 IIXI^I 2C

“8354 “ 5483

1 8c red brown 2548 “ 5482(

t

1*

24c violet 8354 “ 5483* *

Errors in date.


Mexico I2C brown 5438 instead of 5483 IIXI^( ( 1 8c red brown 5438 “ 5483

Number and date printed twice.


Tepic 24c violet 1282 ?

Jalapa i8c red brown 3382 15x3

Mexico 24c violet 5482 Il-xiji

With number only.

District, Value. Color. Meas. of Sur.

Guanajuato 24c violet 36 lS)4xl )4 violet

Other errors.


Guadalajara I2C brown 3783 the figures repeated backward none

Hermosillo I 2C“ 483

•• none

Merida I 2C“ 282 instead of 2682 ?

MEXICO506

July 1882.

Engraved on very thin white wove paper.Perforated 12.

I. Without any surcharge. (1882-83.)

1867 2c dark green1868 2c yellowish green

1869 3c carmine

1870 3c very dark carmine1871 6c dull blue (shades)

Variety : Unperforated vertically.

1872 3c carmine

II. Surcharged with number and date only.

(1882-83)

1873 2c dark green

1874 2c yellowish green

1875 3c carmine

1876 3c very dark carmine

1877 6c dull blue (shades)

III. Surcharged with name and number of

postal district and abbreviated date. (1882-83)

1878 2c dark green

1879 2c yellowish green1880 3c carmine1881 3c very dark carmine1882 6c dull blue (shades)

IV. Surcharged with number and date onlyin a larger type as described before. (1883)

1883 2c dark green

1884 2C yellow green

1885 3c carmine1886 3c very dark carmine


1888 6c bright blue

V. Same as last, with number and date andalso name of postal district.

1889 2c dark greeni8go 2c yellow green

1891 3c carmine

1892 3c very dark carmine


1894 6c bright blue

VI. Surcharged with name of postal dis-

trict only.

1895 2c dark green1896 2c yellow green

1897 3c carmine1898 3c very dark carmine

1899 6c dull blue

1900 6c bright blueThe surcharges on these stamps are the

same as those of the preceding issue.

HABILITADOS.

Value. Color.

3c carmine surcharged (Hermosillo)

3c “ “ (Huejutia)

6c dull blackish blue “(

' “)

483 and also (Orizava)

3583 “ (Cuautitlan)

3583 ”(

“)

Errors in numbers.

Errors.

2283

46834683 this last No.and date inverted

District.

DurangoMatamoros

Value. Color.

2c green3c carmine6c dull blackish blue

8883 instead of

78837883

Meas. of Sur.

3883 18x2 in vermilion

2883 22j^x3 in black

2883


District.

Mexico

Value. Color.

3c carmine 5483 (name also inverted)

Meas. of Sur.

IIXIJ4t ( 6c dull blackish blue 5483

< <

TampicoSaltillo

6c blue 1483 ?

6c dull blackish blue 1882 15x2)4

Tabasco 6c “ 1683 none

Guanajuato 6c blue 3682 ?

Colima 6c dull blackish blue 5582 19x2)4:

Number and date surcharged two or more times.

District. Value. Color. Surcharged Meas. of Sur.

Vera Cruz 3C carmine 383 twice none

Tampico 3c 1863 3 times none

Name surcharged twice.

District. Value. Color. Meas. of Sur. Color

Merida 6c blue 16x3)4 black 26 ?

Mascota 6c “ 20x3)4 “ 44 ?

Other Errors.

District. Value. Color.

Mexico 2c green 5483 Number and Date surcharged above Mexico instead of below

Of stamps surcharged with name of postal district only the following are known, of which we have seen

the first four

MEXICO. 507

Val. Color.

2c green3c carmine6c blue

6c “

? ?

? ?

? ?

? ?

District.

MexicoOaxacaTolucaChiapasGuadalajara

JalapaMazatlanMerida

Meas. ofSur. Color,

iixi^ black20x3>^15x2^ violet

14x1^ blue7 ? {Heilman's IlandbucK)

January, 1884.

Engraved on various papers, size varyingin height from to 22 mm., and in widthfrom 26j4 to 27J^ mm. Beginning with this

issue, and in accordance with the decree of

Oct. 1st, 1883, revoking that of August, 1871,by virtue of which stamps had circulation onlyin their respective districts, the surcharge of

the name of the postal district was dispensedwith. However, stamps of this and subse-quent issues are found with surcharge, someof these undoubtedly caused by the postmas-ter’s habit of surcharging stamps (habit be-

coming second nature), but we cannot under-stand why surcharges of names should befound which are unknown on the precedingissues. It is said that as the various post-

masters were to surcharge the official stampswith the name of the office, they may some-times by error have surcharged some of theregular stamps. We have, however, neverseen an official stamp with surcharge, al-

though thousands of cancelled ones havepassed through our hands. Still, the regular

stamps with these new surcharges exist, andthose we have seen were undoubtedly genu-ine.

wmmm1° Thin transparent paper, laid horizon-

tally. Size 21)4x27 to 22x27)4 mm.Perforated 12.

1931 I2C yellow green

1932 I2C bronze green

1933 12c blue green

1934 20c green


1936 20c bronze green

1937 20c blue green

1938 25c green


1940 25c blue green

1941 50c green


1943 ip blue

1944 2p blue

1945 5p blue

1946 lop blueVarieties:

a. Unperforated.

7194 ic green

1948 3c green

1949 4c green

1950 IOC greenThe IC, 4c, and loc which we have seen

were in entire sheets, ungummed, and prob-ably proofs. Of the 3c we have seen an un-severed pair, fully gummed and having all

the appearances of a regular issue.

b. Unperforated vertically.

1950a 25c yellow green2“ Thin transparent wove paper, vary-

ing in thickness. Size 21)4x27 to 22x

27)4 mm.Perforated 12.

19511952

1953195419551956

19571901 IC green 19581902 IC yellow green 19591903 IC bronze green i960

1904 IC blue green 1961

1905 2c green 19621906 2c yellow green 19631907 2c bronze green 19641908 2c blue green 19651909 3c green 19661910 3c yellow green 19671911 3c bronze green 19681912 3c blue green 19691913 4c green 19701915 4q yellow green 19711916 4c bronze green 19721917 4c sage green 19731918 5c green 19741919 5 c yellow green 19751920 5c bronze green

, 19761921 5 c blue green 19771922 6c green 19781923 6c yellow green 19791924 6c bronze green 19801925 6c blue green 19811926 IOC green 19821927 IOC yellow green 19831928 IOC bronze green 19841929 IOC blue green 19851930 I2C green 1986

IC green

ic yellow greenIC bronze greenIC blue green2c green2c yellow green2c bronze green2c blue green3c green3c yellow green

3c bronze green3c blue green4c green4c yellow green

4c bronze green

4c sage green5c green5c yellow green5c bronze green

5 c blue green6c green6c yellow green6c bronze green6c blue green

IOC greenIOC yellow greenIOC bronze greenIOC blue greenI 2C greenI2C yellow greenI 2C bronze greenI2C blue green20c green20c yellow green20c bronze green20c blue green

5o8 MEXICO.

1987 25c green1988 25c yellow green1989 25c blue green1990 50c green

1991 50c yellow green1992 ip blue

1993 2p blue

1994 5p blue I

1995 lop blueVariety; Error of color.

1996 ic blueThis stamp was only discovered about a

year ago, a nnmber of sheets having beensold by Mexican dealers; it is more thanprobable that they are only essays.

3® Thick opaque wove paper. Size 21^x26^ to 21^x26^ mm.

Perforated 12.

200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021

3c bronze green3c blue green4c green4c yellow green

4c bronze green4c blue green '

,

5c green5c yellow green5c bronze green5c blue green6c green

'

'

^

'

6c yellow green6c bronze green

“ ’

6c blue green,

IOC green2022 IOC yellow green

2023 IOC bronze green

2024 IOC blue green;

2025 I2C green2026 I2C yellow green

' ’

2027 1 2C bronze green '

^

2028 I2C blue green ^ ^

2029 20c green2030 20c yellow green

2031 20c bronze green|

2032 20c blue greenThe perforating of the stamps of this

issue was done very irregularly, some stampshaving absolutely no margins and others

having very wide margins; we have seen

some with margins measuring 3 mm. on eachside. This accounts for the great number of

so-called unperforated stamps of this issue,

as it would be very easy to manufacture themfrom the perforated specimens with widemargins. Of course some sheets have es-

caped the perforating machine, and werethus sold, but we advise collectors to be sus-

picious of unperforated stamps of this andfollowing issues, unless in unsevered pairs

or strips. The same can be said about part

perforated stamps of this issue, as the mar-gins of the sheets were generally not perfor-

ated, thus causing all the outside stamps to

be unperforated.


Cuernavaca 20x2;

black surcharge

Chiapas 14x2 “

Etzatlan 16^x1^ “

Guanajuato (Hcitman's HandbucJi)

22x434;capital letters, 534

mm., violet surcharge1834x3; violet surcharge1934x234

;black surcharge

1634x234 “

15x13419x13423x134(Heitman's Handbucit)

La Paz

MaravatioMazatlanSaltillo

TacubayaSoyaniquilpamTehuantepecTexcocoZumpango

July 1st, 1885.

Same type as preceding issue, but stampsprinted in various colors on various papers.

Size 2134x27 to 22x2734.

1“ Horizontally laid paper, varying in

thickness.

Perforated 12.

1997 IC green 2033 IC pale green

1998 IC yellow green 2034 2C carmine

1999 IC bronze green 2035 3c red brown2000 IC blue green 2036 4c red2001 2c green 2037 5c blue2002 2c yellow green 2038 6c brown2003 2c bronze green 2039 IOC yellow2004 2c blue green

; 2040 IOC orange2005 3c green 2041 I2C black brown2006 3c yellow green 2042 25c greenish blue

2® Ordinary white wove paper varyingin thickness.

Perforated 12.

2043 IC pale green

2044 2c carmine

2045 3c red brown2046 4c red

2047 5c blue

2048 6c brown2049 IOC yellow

2050 IOC orange2051 I2C black brown2052 25c greenish blueWhat we have said in regard to the un-

perforated and part perforated stamps of the

preceding issue applies also to the stamps of

this issue.


AcayucamCuernavacaEtzatlanSanmarcialTabascoTehuantepec

July 1st, 1886.

183^x334;black surcharge

20X2 “

1634x13425x234in MS.23x134; black surcharge

I® Plain white wove paper varying in

texture. Size 23x2834 mm.Perforated 12.

2053 ic blue green

2054 IC yellow green

2055 2C carmine2056 3c lilac

2057 4c lilac

2058 5 c blue

2059 6c lilac

2060 IOC lilac

MEXICO. 509

2061 I2C lilac

2062 20c lilac

2063 25c lilac

The only surch arges known on the stamps of

this issue are:

Acayucam 18^x3^; black surcharge

Maravatio 16^x2 “

Tehuantepec 20x2 “

August, 1887.

Same type as preceding issue, engraved on

plain or ruled white wove paper, varying in

texture.

I. Plain white wove paper.

Pin perforated 6.

2064 ic blue green

2065 2C carmine2066 5 c blue

2067 IOC brown lilac

II. White wove paper, ruled with bluelines either on face or reverse or on bothsides; such as is cu.stomarily used for ledgers

and other commercial books.

I® Perforated 12.

2068 IC blue green

2069 2c carmine2070 5 c blue

2® Pin Perforated C

2071 IC blue green2072 2c carmine

2073 5c blue

2074 IOC brown lilac

1887-88.

Same type as preceding issues, but colors

of stamps different.


I® Perforated 12.

2075 2c carmine (August, 1887)

2076 3c scarlet (October, 1887)

2077 4c" (May, 1888)

2078 6c “ (End 1888)

2079 IOC “ (August, 1887)2080 20c ‘‘ (August, 1888)2081 25c “

2® Pin Perforated 6.

2082 2c carmine (August, 1887)2083 IOC scarlet

II. White wove paper, ruled with bluelines, on face or reverse, or on both sides.

I® Perforated 12.

2084 2c carmine (August, 1887)2085 3c scarlet

2086 IOC “

2087 20c “


2088 2c carmine (August, 1887)2089 3c scarlet

2090 toe “

2091 20c “ < (

We have never seen the 3c or 20c in eitherperforation.

April, 1888.

Provisional issue, issued in the town ofColima; stamp of regular issue of 1886-88surcharged in black or blue “ i centavo” as

per illustration.


I® Perforated 12.

2092 IC on 2c carmine, black surcharge

2093 IC on 2c carmine, blue surcharge


2094 IC on 2C carmine, blue surcharge

II. White wove paper, ruled with blue

lines.

I® Perforated 12.

2095 IC on 2c carmine, blue surcharge

2096 IC on 2c “ black “

Varieties: Surcharge inverted.

2097 IC on 2C carmine, blue surcharge

2098 IC on 2c “ black “


2098a IC on 2c carmine, blue surcharge

The stamps with black surcharge are given

on the authority of J. B. Moens.The authenticity of this provisional stamp

is denied by the authors of Heitman s Hand-buch, who say that this stamp is an Americanswindle; that the stamp was originated bySr. Escalante is probable, but that these

stamps were sold at the Colima postoffice andprepaid mail matter not only in the interior

but also to this country is undoubted;on

the day that this stamp was said to havebeen issued we, ourselves received a letter

from Dr. J. W. Bastow, the well knownMexican coin collector, prepaid with these

stamps, and in his letter he calls attention to

the fact of his using the stamps in question.

July, 1891.

Same type as regular issue of 1886-88 en-

graved on various papers.

I. Paper watermarked CORREOS E. U.M.in every horizontal row of 10 stamps, so that

each stamp shows part of the watermark.

I® White wove paper.

Perforated 12.

2099 IC yellow green

2100 2C carmine2101 3c vermilion

2102 4c “

2103 5c blue

2104 6c vermilion

2105 IOC “

2106 20C “

2107 25c “

2® Vertically laid white paper.

2108 IC green

2109 2C carmine

2110 3c vermilion

2111 4c “

2112 5c blue

2113 IOC vermilion

II. Vertically laid white paper, unwater-marked.

Perforated 12.

2114 5c blue

MEXICO.510

1892.

I. Same type as preceding issue^ engravedon whitewove paper,watermarked CORREOSE U M on every horizontal row of 10 stamps.

Perforated 12.

2115 I c blue green

2116 2c Vermillion

2117 5p scarlet

2118 lop “

II. Same type as issue of January, 1887(Head of Hidalgo), engraved on white wovepaper, watermarked CORREOS E U M onevery horizontal row of 10 stamps.

Perforated 12.

2119 5p blue green2120 lop “

End of 1892.

Same type, as preceding issue, (figure of

value), engraved on white wove paper, un-watermarked.

Perforated 12.

2121 2c vermilion2122 3C

2123 4c “

2124 6c “

2125 IOC “

2126 20c “

2127 25c

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS.Issued by the postmasters of various cities.*

Celaya.

1891.

Typographed on white wove paper. Size

i8)4x26mm.

Perforated ii.

2501 20c red

These stamps were also used by the post'

office of the City of Mexico.

Irapuato.

1891.

Typographed on bluish wove paper. Size

2i)^x25mm.

Perforated ii.

2502 20c red

These stamps were also used by the VeraCruz postoffice.

]V[«xico.

1891.

Typographed on bluish wove paper. Size

21)4x26 mm. --

Perforated ii.

2503 20c red

1892.

Typographed on white wove paper with

various groundworks. Size 21x30 mm.

i"'T:r:i”i i::ti im

„„

' >

1 N

, > 1

IiNN

' N

't

1

#11#,

'«

•'i

11 "i"'

.'4

RtTADEPORTE

^20 CTS.f

Ti 20 CTS.'

Rouletted.

2504 IOC black, green groundwork2505 20c deep green, brown groundwork

] Typographed on white wove paper. Size

18x29 mm.

Perforated li.

2506 20c mauve2507 14c mauve, black surcharge in MS

We are not positive that these stamps were

issued by the postoffice of the City of

Mexico.

*Note.—It has been a question whether these stamps were issued officially or whether they were created by speculatively

inclined postmasters ; however, this has been settled by the letter of the Administrator of the Postoffice of Mexico, dated July26th, 1892, stating that their issue had been sanctioned by the Mexican Government.

MEXICO. 51'

Typographed on white wove paper. Size

20x28 mm.

Perforated ii.

2508 no value, mauve2509 8c green

2510 20c red

Vera Cruz.

1891,

Typographed on white wove paper, groundwork of diagonally crossed lines. Size 21x25 mm.

Perforated 11.

2511 20c red green groundwork

PORTE DE MAR.

Letters sent abroad via English or Frenchpacket steamers were charged double post-

age, i.e. three times more than inland post-

age. This additional postage was paid bymeans of special stamps created for this pur-pose.

July, 1875.

Lithographed on yellow wove paper, oneplate for all the values, composed of 49stamps in seven rows of 7 stamps each; the

several values arranged on the plate as perfollowing diagram. Size of stamp 28x34mm.

10 10 25 35 50 60 8510 10 25 35 50 75 10010 10 25 35 50 60 8510 10 25 35 50 75 10010 10 25 35 50 60 8510 10 25 35 50 75 10010 10 25 35 50 60 85

2601 IOC black2602 25c “

2603 35 cblack2604 50c “

2605 60c “

2606 75c “

2607 85c “

2008 looc “

These stamps were never put into use, hav-ing been replaced by the following issue:

August, 1875.

Lithographed on various papers; figure of

value mea-uring 7 mm. in height, and cen-tavos measuring 7^ mm. in width. This

issue consists of five plates of 56 stamps in

eight horizontal rows of seven stamps each.

One plate for each of the 2, 10, 12 and 20centavos values, and one plate for the other

values, this last plate being composed as perfollowing diagram:

25 35 50 60 60 85 85

25 35 50 75 75 100 100

25 35 50 50 60 85 85

25 35 50 75 75 85 100

25 35 50 60 60 85 85

25 35 50 75 75 85 100

25 35 50 60 6q 85 85

25 35 50 75 75 85 100

The original plate used to make all the

others was of the lo centavos value; the

other plates were made by removing the fig-

ures ‘i’ and ‘o’ and replacing them by others,

except for the ‘12’ where the ‘o’ only wasremoved and replaced by ‘2’ and the ‘20’

where the ‘i’ was removed and also replaced

by ‘2’. These changes can easily be detected

by a thin frame surrounding the inserted

figures. In many ins'ances this frame is very

faint and sometimes only a small part of it

can be seen. Size of stamp 25J^x3i*4 mm.

I, Without surcharge of name of postal

district.

MEXICO.512

I" Yellowish, white wove paper.

2609 2c black2610 IOC “

2611 I 2C“

2612 20c ‘ ‘

2613 25c “

2614 35c “

2615 50c “

2616 60c “

2617 75c “

2618 85c “

2619 looc “

2“ Bluish white wove paper.

2620 2c black

2621 IOC “

2622 I 2 C“

2623 20c “

2624 25c “

2625 35c •'

2626 50c ‘

2627 60c “

2628 75c “

2629 85c “

2630 looc “

Variety: Surcharged on reverse

2631 60C black

II. With surcharge of name of postal

trict.

I ® Yellowish white wove paper.

2632 2c black

2633 IOC “

2634 I2C “

2635 20c “

2636 25c “

2637 35c “

2638 50c “

2639 60c “

2640 75c “

2641 85c “

2642 lOOC ‘ ‘

21“ Bluish white wove paper.

2643 2c black

2644 IOC “

2645 I2C “

2646 20c “

2647 25c “

2648 35c “

2649 50c“

2650 6oc “

2651 75c “

2652 85c “

2653 lOOC “

Names of Surcharges found on Stamps

Apam

OF THIS Issue.

9)^x2; blue surcharge

9^x2 to 2j^ ;blue surcharge

Chiapas 14x1^; blue surchargeGuadalajara

Iblack surcharge

14^x1^QueretaroSaltillo 15x2 black surcharge

“ 15x1)4:

Tacubaya I 3>^xi)4:

Tampico I4)^x2>iTula 8x1^Tula de T i 5 Xxi)4:

Vera CruzZacatecas i 6xiA

Mr. J. H. Anheisser in his article onPorte de Mar stamps, in the Stamp NewsAnnual for 1892, describes another series of

this type on yellowish or bluish white wovepaper, in which the figures of value of all the

stamps are an integral portion of the designand have not been inserted. To the values

already known he adds the 5c stamp; these

stamps, however, are counterfeits. Compari-son of the stamps of the first series with those

given by Mr. Anheisser will easily prove ourassertion

;in the counterfeits the letters of

the word “CENTAVOS” are higher than in

the genuine; the same with the letters of the

PORTE DE MAR, in which the R of MARmeasures 2mm. in the counterfeits andi|^mm. in the genuine; the ornament in the

upper left corner is also different in the

counterfeits; in the genuine the S of CEN-TAVOS, although smaller than the otherletters of this word, is on a line with the

other letters, while in the counterfeits it ex-

tends beyond the line at the top. We haveseen a whole set of these counterfeits sur-

charged OFFICIAL and CORREOS in var-

ious types and colors.

B. Same type, lithographed on various

papers, the figures of value are larger (8 mm.in height) than in the preceding issue, andthe word CENTAVOS measures mm. in

width. There is one distinct plate for eachvalue, each plate composed of 56 stamps in

8 horizontal rows of 7 stamps each. Size of

stamp 25^4x32 mm.

I. Without surcharge of name of postal

district.

1“ Yellowish white wove paper.

2654 5 c black

2655 25c “

2656 35c “

2657 50c “

2658 60c “

2659 lOOC “

2» Bluish white wove paper.

2660 5 c black2661 25c “

2662 35c “

2663 50c “

2664 60c “

2665 lOOC ‘ ‘

II. With surcharge of name 0district.

i» Yellowish white wove paper.

2666 5 c black

2667 25c “

2668 35c “

2669 50c “

2670 60c “

2671 lOOC ‘ ‘

2° Bluish white wove paper.

2672 5 c black

2673 25c “

2674 35c “

2675 50c “

2676 60c “

2677 looc ‘ ‘

Surcharges of names of Postal Districts

FOUND ON THE STAMPS OF THIS ISSUE.

Queretaro I4)^xi^; black surcharge

Vera Cruz i7/^xi^ “

“ 17x2 .““ 18x2 “

Zacatecas 16x1^ “

January 1st, 1879.

Lithographed on white wove paper, with-

out name of postal district. Each sheet is

w'atermaiked “ Administracion General deCorreos Mexico ” in large double lined let-

ters. Size of stamps 19x25.

MEXICO. 513

SI2678 2c brown2679 5c yellow2680 IOC red

2681 25c blue2682 50c green

2683 looc violet

Pin perforated (unoffically).

2684 2c brown2685 5c yellow2686 IOC red

2687 25c blue

2688 50c green

2689 looc violet

In some catalogues a series of stamps is

given of similar type with small star abovefigure of value printed in the same colors as

the stamps. These, however, are counterfeits

or humbugs, a fact which is now beyond dis-

pute.

OFFICIAL STAMPS.

1884-85.

Engraved on various papers. Size 21

27mm.

1° White wove paper.

Perforated 12.

2800 bright red (May, 1884)

2® Wide horizontally laid paper.

Perforated 12.

2801 bright red (October, 1884)

3® Narrow horizontally laid paper.

Perforated 12.

2802 bright red (January, 1885)

July, 1887.

Same type as preceding issue, engraved onvarious papers.

I. White wove paper.

I® Perforated 12.

2803 brown2® Pin perforated 6.

2804 brownII. Wide horizontally laid paper.

Perforated 12.

2805 brown

1889.

Same type as preceding issue, engraved onvarious papers.

I® While wove paper.

Perforated 12.

2806 vermilion2“ Narrow horizontally laid paper.

Perforated 12.

2807 vermilion

1893.

Same type as preceding issues, engravedon white wove paper.

Perforated 12.

2808 green

We have seen some adhesives of the 1884issue surcharged in violet “ Conductor deCorrespondencia,” but so far we have notbeen able to get any evidence to show that

these stamps were used as officials, for it is

possible that this surcharge is merely a can-cellation.

OFFICIALLY SEALED STAMPS.

1S85.

Lithographed on white wove paper. Size

43j^x26 mm.

I® With Mexico, D, F.

2900 brown

2® With Mexico, D. F. erased,

2901 brown

1888.

2902 brown2® With Mexico, D. F. erased.

2903 brown

1889.


42j^x28 mm.


43 J^x26 mm.

I® With Mexico, D. F.

2904 brown2® With Mexico, D. F. erased.

2905 brown

5^4 MEXICO.

1891.

Same type as preceding issue.

1“ With Mexico, D. F.

2906 mauve2° With Mexico, D. F. erased.

2907 mauve

1892.


49x33 mm.

I" With Mexico, D. F.

2908 mauve2® Without Mexico, D. F.

2909 red brown

1892-93.


47/4x30 mm.

I® Without inscription.

2910 rose (1892)2911 brown (1893)

2® With inscription.

2912 rose Chihuahua, in violet 35x5

2913“ “ “ 25X2>^

2914“ “ in blue “

1894.Same type as preceding issue, but reengrav-

ed; typographed on white wove paper.

Perforated 13^.2915 brown

ENVELOPES.May 5th, 1874.

Stamp embossed in upper right corner;

white paper, laid diagonally.

I® Without surcharge.

Size 140x83 mm.3001 IOC yellow green

3002 IOC green

3003 IOC dark green

3004 25c dark blue

2® Surcharged with number of postal

district and abbreviated date in black in

upper left corner of envelope.


3006 IOC green

3007 IOC dark green3008 25c dark blue

Variety: Stamp inside of envelope, withnumber and date on back of stamp.

3009 25c dark blue


district and abbreviated date in upper left

corner in black, and with name of postal

district in black or in color across, above or

below the stamp.


3011 IOC green3012 IOC dark green

3013 25c dark blue

Stamp of same type as preceding issue,

embossed on white paper, laid diagonally.

Watermarked eagle and Admon, Gral de

Correas above and Mexico^ below. Name of

maker, “Gonthier, Dreyfus & Cie., Paris” onleft flap.

MEXICO, S15

I" Without sure! arge.

Size 140x83 mm.3014 10c green

3015 IOC pale green

3016 IOC deep green

3017 25c blue

3018 25c pale blue

3019 25c dark blue

3020 25c ultramarine

2“ Surcharged with number of postal

district and abbreviated date in black.

Size 140x83 mm.3021 IOC green

3022 IOC pale green

3023 IOC deep green

3023a 25c blue

3024 25c pale blue

3025 25c dark blue



viated date in black, and name of postal dis-

trict in black or color.

Size 140x83 mm.3027 IOC green3028 IOC pale green

3029 IOC deep green

3030 25c blue

3031 25c pale blue

3032 25c deep blue

3033 25c ultramarineJ- arieties:

a. Double impression of stamp, one with-

out color.

3034 25c pale blue

b. Paper laid vertically.

3035 IOC green

3036 25c blue

3037 25c pale blueStamp of same type as preceding issues,

embossed on white paper laid diagonally,

without watermark and without name of

maker.


Size 140x83 mm.3038 4c pale red


district and abbreviated date, in black.


3® Surcharged with number and abbrev-

iated date, in black, and name of postal dis-

trict, in black or color.


i' arieties:

a. Stamp embossed in centre of envelope.

3041 4c pale red

b. Double impression of stamp.

3042 4x4c pale red

March, 1880.

Same as preceding issue, but paper water-

marked as issue of January, 1879, and nameof maker “Gonthier, Dreyfus & Cie., Paris,’

on left flap.



3044 4c orange red


district and abbreviated date in black.


3046 4c orange red


viated date in black, and name of postal dis-

trict in black or color.


3048 4c orange redVarieties:

a. Double impression of stamp.

3049 4x4c pale red

b. Part of second stamp impressed with-out color below first stamp.

3050 4c pale red

c. Vertically laid paper.

3051 4c pale red

3052 4c orange redd. Stamp impressed without color.

3053 4c

April, 1882.

Envelopes of the issue of 1874 surchargedHABILITADO (31x3^ mm.), below stamp.

I® Surcharged with number of postal

district and abbreviated date. White laid

pajjer.

Size 140x83 mm.3054 IOC green, green surcharge

3055 IOC yellow green “

3056 25c dark blue, blue surcharge

2® Surcharged with number and nameof postal district and abbreviated date.White laid paper.

Size 140x83 mm.3057 IOC green, green surcharge3058 IOC yellow green “

3059 25c dark blue, blue surchargeVariety: Habilitado surcharged four times.

3060 25c dark blue, blue surcharge

End 1882.

I. Stamp of same type as preceding issueembossed in upper right corner on diagonallylaid white paper.

Size 140x83 mm.3061 5c brown3062 5 c red brownThese envelopes are without surcharge as

they never went into actual use.

II. Same as “I.” with addition of stampjn upper left corner.

i 's 5:


Size 140x83 mm.3063 5c brown x 5c brown3064 5c brown x 5c red brown3065 5c red brown x 5c red brown3066 5c red brown x 5c brown3067 5c red brown x 5c rose

3068 5c brown x 5c rose

3069 5c red brown x loc green


district and abbreviated date.

Size 140x83 mm.3070 5c brown x 5c brown3071 5c brown x 5c red brown3072 5c red brown x 5c brown3073 5c red brown x 5c red brown3074 5c red brown x 5c rose


3076 5 c red brown x loc green3® Surcharged with number and name

of postal district and abbreviated date.

Size 140x83 mm.3077 5c brown x 5c brown3078 5c brown x 5c red brown3079 5c red brown x 5c brown

MEXICO.516

3080 5c red brown x 5c redbrown3081 5c red brown x 5c rose


3083 5c red brown x loc green

Varieties:

a. The second stamp in lower right corner

is inverted.

3084 5c red brown x 5c brown

b. The second stamp is printed in green,

and is in the lower left corner.

3085 5c brown x 5c yellow green

3086 5c brown x 5c dark green

c. The second stamp is printed without

color in lower left corner.

3087 5c brown x locVarieties b and c exist only without sur-

charge.

III. Same as “II.” with the addition of a

third stamp in lower left corner.

: 10 5 ;

1 10 i


Size 140x83 mm.3088 5c brown x loxioc yellow green

3089 5c red brown x loxioc dark green

3090 5c brown x loxioc blue green

3091 5c purple brown x loxioc darkgreen





3094 5c brown X loxioc blue green

3095 5c purple brown x loxioc dark green

3“ Surcharged with number and nameof postal district and abbreviated date.



3098 5c brown x loxioc blue green

3099 5c purple brown x loxioc darkgreen

Varieties:

a. The second and third stamps are printed

in green.

3100 5c brown x 5x5c green

3101 5c red brown x 5x5c yellow green

These exist only without surcharge.

b. With additional stamp embossed with-

out color.

3102 5c red brown x 5x5c green x 5c

c. The second loc stamp is inverted in right

lower corner.

3103 5c brown x loxioc greend. Both the loc stamps are inverted in

lower corners.

3104 5c brown x loxioc green

e. The second loc stamp is leaning to-

wards the left lower corner.


f. The second loc stamp slants towards

the center of envelope.


g. Both IOC stamps are placed sideways in

lower left corners.


IV. Same as III. with addition of a fourth

stamp in lower right hand corner.

;"5 5 ';

is 10 i


Size 140x83 mm.3108 5c brown x 5x5c green x loc yellow

green

3109 5c brown x 5x5c dark green x locgreen



Size 140x83 mm.3110 5c brown x 5x5c green x loc yellow

green

3141 5c brown x 5x5c dark green x loc

greenVarieties :

a. The loc stamp is in centre of lower part

of envelope.

! 5 5!

is 10 i

3112 5c brown x 5x5c green x loc yellowgreen

b. Part of the loc stamp embossed over the

5c brown.

3113 5c brown x 5x5c green x loc yellowgreen

1883.


embossed on various papers.

I. Stamp in upper right corner.

A. Yellow wove paper.


Size 138x78 mm.3114 25c blue

3115 25c dark blueSize 148x84 mm.

3116 25c blue

3117 25c dark blue

2“ Surcharged with number of postal dis

trict and abbreviated date.

Size 138x78 mm,3118 25c blue

3119 25c dark blue


3121 25c dark blue

3° Surcharged with number and nameof Postal district and abbreviated date.


3123 25c dark blue


3125 25c dark blue

B. White laid paper.


Size 150x82 mm.3126 4c orange red


3128 IOC green

3129 25c blue

Size 149x81 mm.3130 25 c blue






3134 IOC green

3135 25c blueVarieties:

a. Vertically laid paper.

MEXICO. 517

3136 4c orange red

3137 IOC green


b. Horizontally laid paper.

3139 IOC yellow green

C. White wove paper.

1° Without surcharge.





3° Surcharged with number and nameof postal district and abbreviated date.


D. Straw laid paper.


Size 153x84 mm.3143 25c blue pointed flap

3144 25c blue rounded flap





3® Surcharged with number and nameof postal district and abbreviated date.



E. Manila paper.



2® Surcharged with number of postal dis-



3° Surcharged with number and name of

postal district and abbreviated date.


II. Stamp in upper left corner.

A. White wove paper.



2® Surcharged with number of postal dis-



3® Surcharged with number and name of

postal district and abbreviated date.


B. White laid paper.


Siz 150x85 mm.3155 25c blue

2° Surcharged with number of postal dis-



3° Surcharged with number and name of

postal district and date.


Through the kindness of Messrs. E. D.Bacon and Albert E. Lawrence, we are able

to give the following list of surcharges, on the

envelopes of the preceding issue, which havebeen seen by these gentlemen.

Issue May 5th, 1874.

Color MeasurementValue, Number and Date. District Name. of Surcharge, • of Surcharge.

IOC 174 Mexico (in half circle) blackIOC 5074 Vera Cruz ( i 15x1)4IOC 5074 Vera Cruz i i

25c 174 Mexico (in half circle) t i

25c 5074 Vera Cruz i i 17)4xi|425c 5874 Tuxpan t i

Issue of 1878.

IOC 181 Zamora violet 13X1KIOC 481 Hermosillo black 20x3IOC 781 Tula de T. carmine 8x114:

IOC 1182 (Texcoco) none noneIOC 1282 ITepic) none noneIOC 1580 (Tacubaya) none noneIOC 1879 Saltillo black 15x2)4IOC 2181 Pachuca ( ( 15x1)4:

IOC 2779 Mazatlan t t 17x2

IOC 3479 Parral t ( 12)4x1)4:

IOC 3981 Chihuahua ( ( 18x3IOC 4681 Cuantitlan ( i 19x2IOC 4981 Colima ( ( 12X2IOC 5479 Mexico (in half circle)

it ii

i i

IOC 5480i 1

25c 180 Zamora violet 12)4x1)425c 181 “ black 13x1)425c 280 Zacatecas blue i6xi)425c 379 Vera Cruz black 17)4x1)4:

25c 481 Hermosillo “ 20x325c 681 Tula de T. “ 15)4x1)4:

25c 878 Tuxpan€ i

“ iixi)425c 882 violet l03Xxi 3X25c 980 Toluca blue 13x2)4:

MEXICO.518

Color MeasurementValue. Number and Date. District Name. of Surcharge. of Surcharge.

25c 1282 Tepic violet 6>^x225c 1282 i (

25c 1781 S. L. Potosi black i5^x2)4:25c 1881 Saltillo 14)4x225c 2079 Puebla 12)4x225c 2179 Pachuca 15X1)425c 2180 (

“) none none

25c 2181 (“

) black 15x1)425c 2380 Oaxaca blue 15x225c 2480 Morelia black 14X (varies)

25c 2686 Merida 13x2

25c 2781 Mazatlan 17)4x2

25c 3080 La Paz violet 11 )4x2)425c 3280 (Jilotepic) none none25c 3379 j alapa black - 15x3

25c 3681 Guanajuato blue i8xi)4

25c 3881 Durango Vermillion i8x2)4

25c 3980 Chihuahua black 18x3

25c 3982“ M 18x3

25c 4078 Chiapas blue 14x1)4

25c 4080‘ ‘ 14X1M

25c 4278 Cordova black I 3Kxi )4

25c 4380 C. Guzman 15x1)4

25c 4481 Cocula 15x1)4

25c 4681 Cuantitlan 19x2

25c 5081 (Campeche) none none25c 5479 Mexico (in half circle) black

Issue of 1879.

4c 279 Zacatecas black i6xi)4

4c 379 (Vera Cruz) none none

4C 479 Ures black 7x2

4c 1979 Queretaro 14x1)4

4c 2279 Orizava blue 17x2

4C 2479 (Morelia) none none

4c 3879 Durango black i8)4x2

4c 5279 Aguascalientes * ‘ 27x2

4c 5479 Mexico (in half circle)« 6

4C 5480H < t “

Issue, March, 1880.

4c 280 Zacatecas blue 16x1%4C 282 “ carmine-lake 16x1

4c 380 Vera Cruz black i8xi)4

4C 1580 Tacubaya blue 14)4x1)4

4C 1780 S. L. Potosi black 14X1)4

4c 1982 Queretaro 14X1)4

4C 2780 Mazatlan 17)4x2

4C 4280 Cordova 14x1)4

4c 4981 Colima 12x2

4C 5480 Mexico (in half circle)(«

Issue April, 1882 (surcharged “ Habilitado ”).

IOC 2076 & 5483 Mexico (in half circle) black15x1)4IOC 2178 Pachuca

IOC 2275 & 2182 “ “ 14x1)4

IOC 2976 & 882 (Morelia) none none

IOC 3477 & 2283 Orizaba blue 19/4x3)4

IOC 3674 & 4282 Saltillo black i6)4xi)4

IOC 3677 & 4282 (Saltillo)“ i6)4xi)4

IOC 3677 & 4282 (Saltillo) none none

IOC 5074 Vera Cruz black i8xi)4

IOC 5076 (Vera Cruz) none none

IOC 5478 Mexico (in half circle) black

25c 177 & 5483 “ (in half circle), (without “Habilitado”) “

14x1)425c 877 & 1982 Queretaro“

25c 3075 Oaxaca (in frame) blue 12)4x3)4

3477 & 2182( Puebla black 12)4x1)4

25c/Pachuca ( ( 14X1)4

25c 3777 & 1982( Queretaro

( S. L. Potosi

( i

( (

14x1)414x1)4

25c 4675 j Toluca( i 13x1)4

) Pachucat i 15X1)4

25c 5077 & 2182 Pachuca( ( 14x1)4

25c 5477 or 5177& 882 j- Tuxpan violet iixi)4

MEXICO. 519

Value. ' Number and Date. District Name.

Issue, end 1882.

^

’55

Colorof Surcharge.

Measurementof Surcharge.

5x5c 9835x5c 28825x5c 28825x5c 5483

TolucaMatamoros ( probably }

*•Ithe same

)

Mexico (in half circle)

violet 15x2)^black 22x2^“ 22>^X3

10 5

10

5x10x10c 283 Zacatecas carmine-lake i 6xi )45x10x10c 283

“ carmine 16x1%5XIOXIOC 383 Vera Cruz (too faint to measure) black5x10x10c 683 Tula de T. ** i6xi^5x10x10c 683 (Tula de T.) none none5x10x10c 983 Toluca violet i6j4x2j45x10x10c 1682 (Tabasco) none none5x10x10c 1782 S. L. Potosi black 15^x2^5x10x10c 1883 (Saltillo) none none5x10x10c 2083 Puebla black 13x25x10x10c 2183 Pachuca < i 15x1)^5x10x10c 2283 Orizaba blue5x10x10c 2383 Oaxaca black 20x3^5x10x10c 2582 Monterrey 22X(3 ?)

5x10x10c 2783 Mazatlan black 17)4x25x10x10c 2783

“ pale blue 17 )4x2^Sxioxroc 2882 Matamoros black 22X2^5xioxroc 3083 La Paz crimson 16x3 >4

5x10x10c 3182 Lagos black 11)4x25xioxroc 3382 Jalapa 15x35x10x10c 3783 Guadalajara ‘ ‘ 21)4X2)45x10x10c 4282 Cordova 14x1)45x10x10c 4582 Cuernavaca 19x25XIOXIOC 4883 C. Bravos ‘ ‘ ib)4xi)45xroxioc 5483 Mexico (in half circle)

“

5x10x10c none none none none

5 5

; 5 10I

5x5x5x10c Huejutla (left upper corner cut off) blue i 6xi }4

Issue of 1883.

Yellow wove paper—Size 138x7825c 2483 Morelia black25c 5483 Mexico (in half circle)

Size 148x8425c 5483 Mexico (in half circle)

White laid paper— Size 149x8125c pointed flap 5483 Mexico (in half circle)

“

25c rounded flap"3483 “ “ (stamp in upper left corner)

Size 150x834c rounded flap 5483 Mexico (in half circle)

Size 153x84IOC pointed flap 418325c “ “ 1983

White wove paper-

(Chaleo) none none(Queretaro)

—Size 154x86none none

25c pointed flap 5483Straw laid paper

—

Mexico (in half circle)

Size 153x84black

25c rounded flap 408325c “ “ 4083

Chiapas blue 14X 1)4(Chiapas) none none

25c pointed flap 5283 Aguascaliente§ blagk 27x2

520 MEXICO.

June, 1884.

Stamp of same type as preceding issue onwhite laid paper, watermarked eagle sur-

rounded by “Admon, General de Correos

Mexico" \n circle. Name of maker, “Water-low & Sons, Limited, London Wall, Lon-don,” to left of flap.

Size 145x89 mm.3158 IOC green

Variety: With 3 additional stamps, of

which two are inverted in lower corners, andthe other one embossed on the back of the

envelope.

3159 loxio X loxioc greenFrom this date the envelopes are no longer

surcharged with district name, number anddate.

July, 1884.

Stamp of same type as the adhesives of

corresponding date, embossed in upper right

corner on white laid paper; same watermarkas in preceding issue, and name of maker(Waterlow & Sons, etc.), on left flap.


3161 IOC blue greenVariety: Name of maker on right flap.

3162 IOC yellow green

January, 1885.

Same type, paper and watermark as pre-ceding issue. Name of makers, Waterlow& Sons, Ltd., London Wall, London, on left

flap.

Size 145x89 mm.3163 4c vermilion

3164 5c ultram.irine

3165 6c brown3166 IOC orange

3167 I2C black brown3168 20c green

Varieties:

a. Without makers’ name.

3169 4c vermilion

3170 5 c ultramarine



b. Last word (London) of maker’s name andaddress omitted.

3175 4c vermilion

3176 5 c ultramarine



c. Stamp inverted in lower left corner.

3181 4c vermiliond. Without stamp.

3182 no value, no color

1886.

Stamp of same type as adhesives of corres-ponding date, embossed on white laid paper.Watermarked same as preceding issue andname of maker on left flap.

Size 145x89 mm.3183 IOC brown violet

Varieties :

a. Additional stamp in upper right corner

on back of envelope.

3184 IOC brown violet

b. Without maker’s name imprinted.

3185 IOC brown violet

1888.

Same type, paper, etc., as preceding issue.

Size 145x89 mm.3186 5c ultramarine

3187 IOC scarlet

Varieties : Without maker’s imprint.

3188 5c ultramarine

3189 IOC scarlet

September, 1889.


bag-shaped envelope, with flap at left;Mexi-

can Coat of Arms, with bandrol below in-

scribed SERVICIO POSTAL MEXICANAin upper left corner. There are two types of

this Coat of Arms, in the first one the ex-

tremities of the bandrol are shaded and the

central cactus is lined diagonally; in the

second type the extremities of the bandrolare white and the central cactus has diagon-ally-crossed lines.

Size 158x91 mm.3190 4c scarlet Coat of Arms type I

“ II3191 4C“

3192 5c light ultramarine “ I

3193 5 c“ “II

3194 5c deep ultramarine

5 c“

“ I

3195 “ II

3196 6c scarlet “ I

3197 6c “ ‘II3198 IOC “ “ I

3199 IOC “ “ II

3200 I 2C“ “ I

MEXICO. 521

3201 I2C scarlet Coat of Arms type II 3203 20c scarlet Coat of Arms type II

3202 20c scarlet “ I

OFFICIAL ENVELOPES.1884.

Stamp of same type as official adhesive

stamps of same date, embossed in upperright corner on various papers.

1° White laid paper.

a. Size 182x119 mm,3300 bright red

b. Size 196x133 mm.3301 bright red

c. Size 240x115 mm.3302 bright red

*

I. For Inland Postage

.

d. Size 250x116 mm.3303 bright red

e. Size 260x176 mm.3304 bright red

2“ Yellow laid paper.

Size 226x99 mm.3305 bright red

3® White wove paper.

a. Size 254x113 mm,3306 bright red

b. Size 170XI17 mm.3307 bright red.

4® Buff wove paper.

Size 256x113 mm.3308 bright red

5® Straw paper.

Size ? mm.3309 bright red

6® Orange laid paper.Size 222x99 mm.

3310 bright red.

WRAPPERS.

July, 1st, 1886.

Label and inscriptions typographed in black and stamp embossed in color on orange wove paper, flap

right with truncated ends gummed.at

A. The first line for address is opposite Nof Interior, the 2nd between R and V of Ser-

vicio, the 3rd opposite S of Servicio.

I® Groundwork under eagle is lined all

through.

3401 ic (6ogr) green and black

Varieties:

a. Flap to left.

3402 IC (6ogr) green and black

b. Flap gummed on face.


2® Groundwork under eagle is plain.


3405 2c (i20gr) red and blackVarieties:

a. Flap to left.


3407 2C (i20gr) red and black

b. Label and inscription printed on bothsides.

3408 2C (i20gr) red and black

c. Left side of top and bottom of first I of

Interior broken and break in label between I

and C of Mexicanos, extending vertically up-wards and diagonally downwards to left.


3410 2c (i2ogr) red and black

d. Same as “c” with error in inscription

“120 gramos” instead of “60 gramos”.

3411 IC (i20gr) green and black

e. Same as “c” but flap to left.

3412 2c (i20gr) red and black

522 MEXICO.

f. Break in upper label below A of Mexi-canos.



g. Same as “f" but flap to left.

3415 2c (r20gr) red and black

h. Break in label between I and C of Mexi-canos extending upwards to laurel branch.


3417 2c (i20gr)red and black

i. Same as “h” but flap to left.


3419 2C (i2ogr) red and black

j. Flap gummed on face.


k. Without stamp and flap ungummed andnot truncated.

3421 (6ogr) black •

B. The first line for address is opposite N,the 2nd opposite V, and the 3rd opposite E;break under A of Mexicanos in label.


Varieties;

a Error: 2c stamp impressed instead of ic.

3423 2c (6ogr) red and blackb. Flap to left.

3424 IC ffiogrl green and black

3425 2c (6ogr) red and blackc. The first line for address is between I

and N, the 2nd opposite V and the 3rd be-tween S and E.

3426 ic (6ogr) green and blackVarieties;

a. Label and inscription printed on bothsides.


b. Inscription at left is colorless.

3428 IC (6ogr) green and blackc. Error: 2c stamp impressed instead of ic.

3429 2C (6ogr) green and blackd. First line for address is between I and

N, the 2nd between R and V;break between

I and C of Mexicanos.



on orange wove paper; flap with

November, 1886.

Inscriptions typographed in black and stamp embossed in color

truncated ends and gummed to right. Size 245x80 mm.

A. Stamp embossed in dotted rectangle;the first line for address is opposite I of Ser-vicio and the 2nd opposite E.

3432

1C ffiogr) green and black

3433 .2c (i2ogr) and black

Varieties;

d. “Esta fajilla” in one word.


e. Same as “ d ”, flap to left.


f. Same as “e”, but flap gummed on face.


a. Error in inscription.

3434 ic fi20gr) green and black

3435 2c (6ogr) red and blackb. Double impression of stamp, the second

one colorless.

3436 2CX2C (i20gr) red and black

B. Stamp embossed in ruled rectangle; thefirst line for address is between I and O of

Servicio, the second opposite R.

3437 IC (6ogr) green and blackVarieties;

a. Error: 2c stamp impressed instead of

ic stamp.

3438 2c (6ogr) red and blackb. Flap to left.


3440 2C (6ogr) red and blackc. No punctuation after ‘ Gramos


C. Stamp embossed in ruled rectangle, first

line of address is before I of Servicio and the

second before E.

3446 2c (i20gr) red and blackVarieties ;

a. Stamp inverted.


b. POSTAL MEXICANO in One word.


D. Stamp embossed in ruled rectangle, the

first line for address is between V and I of

Servicio and the second below S.


January, 1890.

Same as preceding issue but flap is not

truncated; stamp embossed in dotted rec-

tangle.

MEXICO. 523

A. First line for address is just above O of

Servicio and the second opposite R.



f arieties ;

a. Double impression of stamp, one next

to the other.

3452 icxic (6ogr) green and black

3453 ICXIC (i20gr) green and black

b. Stamp inverted to the left of rect-

angle.


c. Double impression of inscription, eagle

excepted.


d. G of “Gramos” is under M of ‘Im-

presos’.


e. Without instruction at sides and Coat of

Arms inverted under “fajilla.”


f. R and A of Gramos missing.

3458 2c (i20gr) red and black.

B. First line for address is opposite O of

Servicio, the 2nd between E and R.


3460 2C (l20gr) red and black

Varieties:

a. Flap to left.


b. Double impression of stamp, one next

the other.

3462 ICXIC green (6ogr) green and black

c. Without instructions at sides and Coat of

Arms inverted.


November, 1892.Similar to preceding issue, without dotted space for stamp, instructions at sides in capitals; inscriptions

and instructions lithographed in color and stamp embossed in color on buff paper glazed on the surface; flap

to left, gummed, truncated ends. Size 248x78 mm.

3464

ic green, blue inscription 3465 2c carmine, rose inscription

II. For Universal Postal Union.

July 1st, 1886.

Label and inscription typographed in black, and stamp embossed in color on orange wove paper; flap

with truncated ends and gummed at left. Size 245x80 mm.

UNION POSTAL UNIVERSAL.-UNION POSTALE UNLVERSELLE.

MEXICO.—me:xique.

524 MEXICO.

A. Break in label under A of Mexicanos.

3564 2C red and black

B. Break in label between I and C of

Mexicanos.a First line for address ends before O

of Postal.

3565 ic green and black3566 2c red and black

P arieties;

I® Flap at left.

3567 IC green and black

3568 2c red and black

2“ Second line for address ends before

S of Postal.



3“ First line for address ends before T.3572 IC green and black


4® First line for address ends under S.

U. and N. of Union Postal are broken.



5° The first line ends under P.

3576 I c green and black


6® The first line of address ends underS, and the 2nd N of Union is over M ofMexique.

3578 I c green and black

3579 red and black

Variety: Flap to left.


Variety; Flap is not truncated.


November, 1886.

Inscriptions typographed in black, and stamp embossed in color on orange wove paper; flap to right,

truncated and gummed. Size 245x80 mm.

UNION POSTAL UNIVERSAL,—UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE.

MEXICO.—MEXIQUE

A. Stamp embossed in dotted rectangle.

Mexique puntuated; the first line for addressends in T of Postal.



Varieties ;

a. Without stamp.

3583 blackb. Stamp inverted.

3584 2c red and blackc. Double impression of stamp, the first

one colorless.

3585 2CX2C red and blackd. Double impression of stamp, both in

color.

3586 2CX2C red and blacke. Flap to left.



B. Stamp in dotted rectangle, Mexique is

not punctuated.



Varieties;

Flap to left.

3591 ic green and black


C. Stamp in ruled rectangle.

I® First line for address ends under Tof Postal.



Varieties:

a. Without stamp.

3595 blackb. Stamp inverted in left corner.


c. Double impression, the first one in redon reverse.

3597 icxic red, green and blackd. Double impression of stamp, the first

one colorless.

3598 icxic green and black

e. Flap to left.



f. Flap to left, ungummed.3601 IC green and black

- g. Flap to right, ungummed.3602 ic green and black

2" First line for address ends before Sof Postal.



Varieties ;

Flap ungummed.3605 IC green and black

MEXICO. 525

b. Flap to left.


c. Flap to left, ungummed.3607 ic green and black

3" Same as “2"”; I of Mexique is undersecond N of Union Postal.


PROVISIONAL ISSUES.

Issued during the Revolution of 1867-68 by the postmasters of various cities immediately after the ivithdrawal

of the Imperial troops.

Garfipe«]:i«.

1867.

Hand stamped in black and blue on whitewove paper; the seal at top in blue, the seal

below in black and the figure of value in

blue. The spaces for the stamps on thesheets were ruled out with pencil!

1 5c black and blue

2 25c “

3 50c

Number i is given on the authority of

Heitman’s Handbuch, where it is stated that

there is one in the collection of Mr. Philip

de Ferrary.

Chiapao

1867,

Typographed in black on colored wovepaper. Size 25x17 mm.

I Yz (Medio) r black, blue paper

2 I (un) r black, light green paper

3 2 (dos) r black, light pink paper

4 4 (cuatro) r black, light pink paper

5 8 (ocho) r black, light pink paper

Varieties :

a. 4 reales stamps cut in two, each half

being used as 2 reales.

6 2r black, light pink paper (half of

4 reales)

b. 8 reales stamps cut in quarters, eachquarter being used as 2 reales.

7 2r black, pink paper ^ reales)

Cuerpavaoa.

1868.

Hand stamped in black on various papers.

Size 25mm., in diameter.

I. Without district name.White wove paper.

1 (2 reales) black

H. With district name. -

1° White wove paper.

2 (2 reales) black2® Bluish wove paper.

3 (2 reales) blackHI. With two district names.White wove paper.

4 (2 reales) blackMr. Moens catalogues as doubtful another

Cuernavaca of similar design but oval instead

of circular. We must confess that in our

mind there is also much doubt about the

authenticity of the circular one and we should

not be surprised if some day it turns out to bea humbug.

1867.

Hand stamped in black on various papers.Size 21 mm. in diameter; the spaces for thestamps on the sheets were ruled off withpencil. The die used to print these stampswas the ordinary cancelling stamp of the of-fice, with the date in the centre replaced bythe value and date. Whenever a new supplyof certain values was needed the value hadto be reset, thus causing slight variations inthe relative positions of punctuation and the

Guadalajara.

letters;these latter being sometimes below

and at other times above the line.

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I. Wove paper.

1 (Medio) black, white paper2 ir (Un real) black, blue paper

3 Ir (un real) black, dark blue paper

4 ir (un real) black, white paper

5 ir (un real.) black, gray blue paper6 ir (un real.) black, rose paper

7 2r (2 reales.) black, white paper8 2r (2 reales.) black, yellow green

paper

9 2r (2 reales.) black, green paper10 2r (2 reales.) black, rose paper11 2r (2 reales.) black, dark blue paper

12 4r (4 reales.) black, white paper

13 4r (4 reales.) black, rose paper

14 4r (4. reales) black, lilac blue paper

15 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac paper16 ip (un peso.) black, lilac paper

17 ip (un peso.) black, rose paperVarieties:

a. Perforated in scallops.

18 ^r (Medio) black, white paper

19 2r (2 reales.) black, green paperWe catalogue these two on the authority of

Mr. J. B. Moens.b. Perforated in points.

20 YzX (Medio) black, white paper

21 ir (Un real) black, blue paper

22 ir (un real) black, dark blue paper

23 ir (un real) black, white paper

24 ir (un real) black, gray blue paper

25 2r (2 reales,) black, green paper26 2r (2 reales.) black, rose paper



29 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac paper

30 ip (un peso.) black, lilac paper

31 ip (un peso.) black, rose paper

c. ‘i’ of ‘1867’ missing.

32 2r (2 reales,) black, rose paperd. ‘s’ inverted.


e. Space between 6 and 7.

34 2r (2 reales.) black, white paper

35 2r (2 reales.) black, green paper

f. Half of 2 reales stamp used as i real.

36 ir black, green paper (half of 2 reales.)

g. Half of 4 reales stamp used as 2 reales.

37 2r black, rose paper (half of 4 reales.)

H. Square quadrille paper.

38 ir (Un real.) black, blue paper


40 2r (2. reales) black, rose paper

41 2r (2. reales.) black, rose paper


43 4r (4. reales) black, whi te paper

44 ip (Un peso.) black, rose paper

45 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac paper

46 ip (Un peso.) black, claret paper

47 ip (Un peso) black, lilac paper

48 ip (Un peso.) black, deep blue paper

Varieties :

a. Perforated in points.

49 ir (Un real.) black, blue paper



52 2r (2. reales.) black, rose paper


54 4r (4. reales) black, white paper

55 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac paperb. i of 1867 missing.

56 2r (2 reales.) black, green paperc. Half of 2 reales used as i real.

57 ir black, green paper (half of 2 reales)

HI. Oblong quadrille paper.

58 ir (Un real.) black, lilac blue paper

59 ir (Un real.) black, white paper


Variety : Perforated in points.


IV. Finely laid paper.


63 2r (2 reales.) black, g^reen paper


65 41 (4. reales) black, rose paperVarieties:



67 2r (2 reales.) black, green paperb. I of 1867 missing.


V. Wide laid paper, blue ruled.

69 4r (4. reales) black, white paperOf this we have seen only one specimen

which is in the collection of Dr. W. C. Bow-ers, and is an unquestionably genuine stamp.

VI. Laid batonne paper.

70 ir (Un real.) black, green paper

71 ir (Un real) black, lilac blue paper72 2r (2. reales) black, green paper



75 4r (4. reales) black, white paper76 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac paper

77 ip (Un peso.) black, rose paperVarieties:



79 ir (Un real.) black, green paper80 2r (2. reales) black, green paper81 2r (2. reales) black, rose paper


83 ip (Un peso.) black, lilac blue paperb. “s” of “reales” omitted.

84 2r (2. reale) black, rose paper

c. I of 1867 omitted.

85 4r (4. reales) black, white paper

VH. Wove batonne paper86 2r (2. reales) black, rose paper

1868.

Same type, impression and paper as pre-

ceding issue, the date only being changed.

I. Wove paper.

87 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paper88 2r (2 reales.) black, rose paperVarieties :


89 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paper

90 2r (2 reales.) black, rose paperb. “2” inverted.

91 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paperc. Figure of value omitted.

92 (reales.) black, lilac paper

H. Laid batonne paper.

93 ir (un real.) black, green paper

94 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paperVarieties :


95 ir (un real.) black, green paperb. 1863 instead of 1868.


97 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paperc. Without date.


d. Figure of value omitted.

99 (reales.) black, lilac paper

HI. Square quadrille paper.

100 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paperVariety : Perforated in points.


IV. Laid paper,



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Varieties :



106 2r (2 reales.) black, rose paperb. Double impression, one over the other.

107 ir (un real.) black, green paper108 2r (2 reales.) black, lilac paper

c. Triple impression.

109 ir (un real.) black, green paperd. Double impression of the figure of

value, one next the other.

no (22 reales) black, lilac papere. Nu instead of un.

111 ir (nu real.) black, green paperf. 1869 instead of 1868.


g. No ‘s’ in ‘reales’.

1 13 2r (2 reale) black, rose paperh. Spacing between value and date wider

than usual— instead of i^mm.114 ir (un real) black, green paper

This is the only stamp in which the spac-

ing differs materially.

No Medio real was issued in 1868. Wehave, however, seen one in a collection made

up by the Mexican Government for exhibi-

tional purpose, bu t this was only a counterfeit.

Some of the stamps are found on water-marked paper, this, however, is of no special

interest, it being only a part of the trade

mark of the manufacturer. The Guadalajarastamps were not only used in the Guada-lajara office, but some are known with the

cancellations: Ciudad Guzman, Tepic, Hos-to Tipaquillo, all in the State of Jalisco, andsub-districts of the Guadalajara office. Wehave also seen the following surcharged

“C. Guzman” as illustrated on accompanyingplate.

1867 ir (un real) black, white wove paper2r (2 reales.) black, white wove paper2r (2 reales.) black, green wove paper

Reprhits.

Guadalajara stamps have never been re-

printed. The so-called reprints are, it is true,

7nade from the original die, but the value anddate were inserted afterwards and are of dif-

ferent type from the genuine. We illustrate

these so-called reprints on the acco7npanyingplate.

jVIonterey.

1867.

Hand stamped in black on blue paper.

Size 31x21 mm.

I 5c black, blue paper.

1868.

Hand stamped in black on various papers,without value expressed. Size 22 mm., in

diameter.

1867.

Typographed in black on blue wove paper.Size 2ix22mm.

fatzouaro.

I. Wove paper.

1 (2 reales) black, blue paper

H. Oblong quadrille paper.

2 (2 reales) black, blue paper

We have serious doubts about the authen-ticity of this stamp; this opinion is shared byother authorities, the stamp being accordingto some of these only a cancellation cut froman old letter and pasted on some other givingit the appearance of of a genuine adhesive.

Zacateca$.

1 I real bl ack, blue paper

2 2 reales black, blue paper

These stamps also belong to the doubtfulclass, such as the Cuernavaca and Patzcuaro,and probably are of no more value than theso-called Chaleo, Chihuahua, Morelia, Oajaca,Queretaro and Vera Cruz, all late discover-ie.s, and now recognized by most authorities

as frauds.

COUNTERFEITS1856, 1861 and 1867 Issues.We do not know of any good counterfeits of these issues, but reprints exist with forged surcharges. We

have already given the facsimile of the counterfeit surcharge of the 1867 issue in Vol. VI, page 399 of theAmerican Journal of Philately. In regard to those of the 1856 and 1861 issues we refer to the list ofsurcharges and measurements given in the same volume on page 353.

1863 Issue.

There is a very fine counterfeit of the stamps of this issue but it is easily told by the following points :

—

_

1° In the genuine there are four white lines in the stock around the neck of Juarez, while in the counter-feit there are five.

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2® In the genuine there is, at each side of the label containing the denomination of value, a small doublelined circle on the outside of which is a small dot; this dot is missing in the counterfeits.

3® The counterfeits are perforated instead of I2.

i868 Issue.

There are some pretty good counterfeits of this issue but they can be distinguished from the genuine by thefollowing point :

—

In the genuine at the top of the nine frame of the circle containing the head of Juarez, right underthe “x” of “Mexico” is a thin horizontal dash, and the first horizontal line of the shading of the circle crosses

the inner frame at the top.

1872 Issue.

The counterfeits of this issue can be told by the following points :

—

The lines of the moire on the back of the genuine are close together, about 47 lines in two centimeters.

If held to the light the moire shows fain'ly through the back in the genuine, very plainly in the ordinarycounterfeits and not at all in to the so-called re-prints. These last are also told by the size, which is

a trifle larger(ig^x24mm. instead of I9j^xj^23mm). In the genuine the horizontal lines forming the

shading between the inner and outer frame of the oval containing the head of Hidalgo project in several

places in the white spaces between the colored dots forming the inner frame.

We know of no good forgeries of any of the other issues with the exception of the Porte de Marstamps, two counterfeits of which are already described in the American Journal of Philately, Vol.

VI. pages 605 and 606. Besides these two there is another counterfeit of the issue of August, 1875, withfigures of value measuring 7mm. in height; these, however, can be easily identified, as the thin framewhich ought to surround the figure of value is missing.

Of the provis onal issues of Guadalajara we illustrate on the plate accompanying this number the so-called

reprints or counterfeits partly made from the original die, the inscription “Franco en Guadalajara” beingfrom the original die, while the value and date were of a type different from the genuine. Besides com-parison the following rules can be depended upon :

—

Counterfeit. Genuine.

Counterfeit.

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If on a genuine stamp a horizontal line be drawn below the date, 1867, touching both the i and 7 at bottomand if this line be continued to the right and left it will, as shown per illustration, touch the left side of the

“O” of “Franco" at iheright and will pass through the centre of the third “A” of “Guadalajara” at the left.

If the line be drawn under 1868, it will pass through the centre of both the “A” and “O”. Of all the genuineGuadalajaras we have seen only one specimen (No. II4) which deviated from this rule and we have neverseen a counterfeit lo which this test was applied without immediately showing its nature.

Counterfeit. Genuine,

Genuine Guadalajara with forged perforations are plentiful. These are generally easily told by thenumber of perforations which is 42 on the genuine.We illustrate also two types of counterfeit Chiapas which for years had been accepted as genuine; their

size 30x20j4inm is sufficient to distingush them from the genuine which measures only 25xi7tnm.

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