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Coat of Arms and Mexican Landmarks issue, Mexico, 1899

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1899

Issuing entity

Mexico

The Coat of Arms and Mexican Landmarks issue comprises 11 postage stamps released by Mexico in 1899. The StampWorld catalogue lists 11 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 286–295), printed in 11 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C green; 2C vermilion; 3C yellowish brown; 5C blue; 10C purple/orange; 15C violet/purple red; 20C red/blue; 50C brownish purple/black; 50C red/black; 1P blue/black; 5P carmine/black. Catalogue notes on individual values: 10C: Bluish paper; 50C: Juanacatlán Falls, Bluish paper; 50C: Bluish paper; 1P: Popocatepetl; 5P: Cathedral Mexico. Perforation: 14, 15. Watermark: 6. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
3
Catalogue references
1

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Perforation
14, 15
Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
6

Design

Values and colours
1C green · 2C vermilion · 3C yellowish brown · 5C blue · 10C purple/orange · 15C violet/purple red · 20C red/blue · 50C brownish purple/black · 50C red/black · 1P blue/black · 5P carmine/black

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
AM, AN, AO, AP, AQ, AR, AS, AT, AT1, AU, AV
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 286–295

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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