Stamps from Mexico

We do not have a lot of stamps from Mexico.  But our oldest one is from 1935, the Cross of Palenque (Scott 712).

Then we skip forward to 1944 for Scott 790, "Liberty".

Both of these stamps seem really "muddy", lacking in clarity.

Notice the blue stamp with the 790.  This is Scott RA14 (1939) or RA16 (1944) or RA19 (1947).  It was a special stamp, costing 1 cent, that had to be added to all postage to raise money to fight malaria, showing a man being attacked by a mosquito.

Contrast the style of the art for that with the art for Scott 862 (1950)

Or the art on Scott 879 (1954) This could also be Scott 861 (1950), but with a postmark of 1958, it seems likely it would be the later stamp.

But most of our stamps from Mexico are air-mail stamps (Correo Aereo Mexico).

Scott C186, C236, C189, C191, C193, C194, C195, C196 from 1950 to 1956


And then also two later ones, from 1956, Scott C233 and C234.