1888-1892. Originally, the stamps were merely perforated in half to serve as a talon.
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Mexican Revenue Stamps Introduction to Mexican Revenue Stamps Terms and Overprints on the Revenue Stamps of Mexico I bought a giant horde of Mexican Revenue Stamps. Here is some of what I learned from them... The Revenues of Mexico closely parallel the postage stamps of Mexico, they also parallel the Revenues of the United States. The early stamps (1860's) are nicely engraved, issued for specific purposes; many picture Hidalgo, the original Mexican hero. Then later they became more generalized, many picture variations of the Mexican Eagle. (Did the term Talon come from the Eagles?) By the late 1800s, they continued to issue new stamps, still nicely engraved, but the perforations tended to be done somewhat poorly; many stamps you will find are cut-to-shape. They may have been cut to shape before they were used because separating them became so difficult. |
1888-1892. Originally, the stamps were merely
perforated in half to serve as a talon.
Mexico issued revenues with a new issue every year (marked with two years), apparently until 1910, and continued until single years were imprinted starting about 1921. The subject of these issues closely parallels the postage issues of Mexico. In 1937 the Postage Stamps and Revenue Stamps became works of art reflecting the Art Deco of the era, the burley workers and people of a near-socialist era. By the 1940s, defense became a theme, and by about 1945 the dates disappeared.
Tobacco stamps have been issued from the early times, and continue today. Beautiful, colorful charity stamps have been issued at least since the 1960s. Those are not considered revenue stamps.
1892-1898, precious
metals, documentary and 3 with attached talons.
A brief timeline for Mexico...
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1753-1811 |
Miguel Hidalgo, Priest, Father of Mexico |
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1846-1848 |
Mexican-American War, Loss of Texas and upper California |
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1858-1861 |
Liberal reform |
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1864-1867 |
Maximilian's Empire |
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1877//1911 |
dates in office: Porfirio Diaz , Dictator and leader... Pancho Villa 1878-1923 |
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1910-1917 |
Beginning of the Mexican Revolution, new constitution |
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1929-1990 |
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) |
1897-1905, Revenues of Mexico
Terms and Overprints on the Revenue Stamps of Mexico
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The overprints on these stamps are mostly States or Cities. See the list below. |
"CIUDAD" is city. "MEXICO" is a state, as is (sometimes) "FEDERAL." |
"METALES PRECIOSUS" are precious metals. "ORO" is gold. |
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"ADDCIONAL" indicates a tax paid in addition to the other tax. |
"DEUDA PUBLICAR" is, literally, "published debt." |
"RENTA INTERIOR" means Internal Revenue. RENTA is literally profit or income. INTERIOR means domestic. |
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"ADUANAS" is customs. |
"DOCUMENTOS" is the same as the US Documentary Stamp: proof, evidence. |
"TALON" means stub or receipt. These were on most stamps. As receipts, generally only one part of the stamp was available; talon attached is a bonus. |
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"CONTRIBUCION" is also "tax"; contribución urbana is property (or real estate) tax. |
"HABILITADA" means "enable", it usually makes an old stamp valid. |
"TIMBRE" is, of course, "tax." "Sello Timbre" is a tax stamp. |
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"CORREOS" is postage, if a stamp is not marked postage or airmail, it is probably a revenue stamp. |
"IMPUESTO" is also tax. |
"VENTA" is sale. |
1910-1938 Moving into the modern era of the Revenue
Stamps of Mexico.
The States and major cities of Mexico:
State -
Abbreviation - Population (1990) - Capital & Major Cities:
(There are thousands of towns in Mexico, many are duplicated in
other states. Use the find feature on your web browser to
search for partial names you can read. Tiltes and Accent Marks have
been removed from this list...)
Aguascalientes (Ags.) 719,700 Aguascalientes, Jesus Maria
Baja California (B.C.) 1,660,900 Mexicali, Tijuana, Ensenada, Rosarito
Baja California Sur (B.C.S.) 317,800 La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo
Campeche (Camp.) 528,800 Campeche, Escarcega, Ciudada del Carmen
Chiapas (Chis.) 3,203,900 Tuxtla Gutierrez, San Cristobal de las Casas, Tapachula, Comitan, Potosil, Guanajuato
Chihuahua (Chih.) 2,440,000 Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Hidalgo del Parral
Coahuila (Coah.) 1,971,300 Saltillo, Torreon, Piedras Negras, Monclova
Colima (Col.) 424,700 Colima, Manzanillo
Distrito Federal (D.F.) 8,237,000 Mexico City, Venta
Durango (Dgo.) 1,352,200 Durango, Gomez Palacio, Lerdo
Guanajuato (Gto.) 3,980,200 Guanajuato, Leon, San Miguel de Allende, Irapuato
Guerrero (Gro.) 2,622,100 Chilpancingo, Acapulco, Taxco, Ixtapa, Zihuatanejo
Hidalgo (Hgo.) 1,888,400 Pachuca, Tula, Saltillo
Jalisco (Jal.) 5,279,000 Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Lake Chapala
Mexico (Mex.) 9,815,900 Toluca, Texcoco, Tepotzotlan, Valle de Bravo, Porfirio Diaz
Michoacan (Mich.) 3,548,200 Morelia, Uruapan, Patzcuaro, Lazaro Cardenas
Morelos (Mor.) 1,195,400 Cuernavaca, Cuautla, Tepoztlan
Nayarit (Nay.) 816,100 Tepic, San Blas
Nuevo Leon (N.L.) 3,098,700 Monterrey, Cerralvo
Oaxaca (Oax.) 3,021,500 Oaxaca, Huatulco, Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec
Puebla (Pue.) 4,126,100 Puebla, Tehuacan, Cholula, Saltillo
Queretaro (Qro.) 1,051,200 Queretaro, San Juan del Río, Tequisquiapan
Quintana Roo (Q.R.) 493,600 Chetumal, Cancun, Cozumel, Playa del Carmen
San Luis Potosí (S.L.P.) 2,002,000 San Luis Potosi, Valles, Matehuala,
Sinaloa (Sin.) 2,210,800 Culiacan, Mazatlan, Los Mochis
Sonora (Son.) 1,822,200 Hermosillo, Nogales, Ciudad Obregon, Guaymas, Alamos
Tabasco (Tab.) 1,501,200 Villahermosa, Teapa
Tamaulipas (Tamps.) 2,244,200 Ciudad Victoria, Tampico, Nuevo Laredo, Matamoros, Reynosa
Tlaxcala (Tlax.) 763,700 Tlaxcala, Cacaxtla
Veracruz (Ver.) 6,228,200 Jalapa, Veracruz, Cordoba, Tuxpan, San Andres Tuxtla, Papantla
Yucatán (Yuc.) 1,363,500 Merida, Celestun, Progreso, Valladolid
Zacatecas (Zac.) 1,278,300 Zacatecas, Fresnillo, Vetagrande
1939 and later Mexico Revenue Stamps.
ON THIS PAGE:
Introduction
to Mexican Revenue Stamps
A
brief timeline of Mexico
Terms
and Overprints on the Revenue Stamps of Mexico
States
and Cities of Mexico
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