Mexico Archeology and Architecture Stamps

From 1950 to 1975, Mexico issued a series of small format definitive stamps with similar basic design for surface mail. Although this series is known by philatelists as the "Architecture and Archaeology" series, it included other subjects such as the centennial of the Mexican constitution. Many of stamps in this series were reprinted over the years, with differences in color, perforation and paper types. A listing of the stamps in this series inb table form follows:

Denom- ination	Subject	Water- mark	Perfor- ation	Scott^[1] #	Variety 1	Variety 2	Variety 3	Variety 4	Variety 5	Variety 6	Variety 7
3c	Nuevo Leon Church	A	14	856
5c	Modern Building	A	14	857	Wk B ~ 875	Wk C ~ 943
10c	Convent	A	14	858	Wk B ~ 876	Wk 350 ~ 944
15c	Benito Juarez	A	14	859	Wk B ~ 877	Wk C ~ 945
20c	Puebla Cathedral	A	14	860	Bluish Black Wk B ~ 878	Dark Blue Wk B ~ 878a	Wk C ~ 946	Coil P 11 V Wm B ~ 1003	Unwk ~ 1054
30c	Indian Dancer	A	14	861	Brown Red Wk B ~ 879	Reddish Brown Wk B ~ 878a
40c	Stone Head	A	14	862	Wk B ~ 880	Wk C ~ 948	Coil P 11 Wm B ~ 1004	Red Orange Unwk ~ 1055	Orange ~ 1090
50c	Carved Head	A	14	863	lt Blue Wk B - 881	Blue Wk C ~ 949	Unwk ~ 1091
60c	Ponciano Arriaga	Unwk	14	1092
70c	Francisco Zarco	Unwk	14	1093
80c	De Los Moros Dance	B	14	1072	Unwk ~ 1094
1p	Convent & Carved Head	A	14	864	Olive Green perf 11 Wk B ~882	Olive Green perf 14 Wk B ~ 882a	Olive Brown Wk B ~ 882b	Ol Gray Wk B ~ 928	Green Wk B ~ 928a	Olive Green Wk C ~ 960	Unwk ~ 1095
2p	Convent	Unwk	14	1096
3p	Modernistic Church	B	14	1076	Unwk ~ 1097
5p	Galleon, Arms	A	14	865	Imprint 1/2mm high blurred Wk B ~ 883	Imprint 3/4mm high Wk B ~ 883a	Dull Blue & Dk Green Wk B ~ 929	Bluish Grey & Dk Green White Paper ~ 929a	Dull Blue & Dk Green ~ 951	Gray Bl & Green Unwk ~ 1099
10p	Francisco Madero	A	14	866	Wk B ~ 884	Slate Green & ultra Wk B ~884a	Inscribed [1] Brown & Green Wk B ~ 909	Grey & Blue Wk B ~ 930	Green & Deep Blue Wk B ~ 930a	Gray & Pruss Blue Wk C ~ 952	Green & Dp Ultra Unwk ~ 1101
20p	Modern Building	A	14	867	Wk B ~ 885	Brn violet & yel Green Wk B ~ 885a	Lilac & Black Wk B ~ 931	Redrawn [1] Wk B ~ 931a	Lilac & Black Unwk ~ 1102
50p	Benito Juarez	B	14	1081

Inscriptions: [1] HOMENAJE AL COLECCIONISTA DEL TIMBRE DE MEXICO- JUNIO 1960
Redrawn: [1] Shading in sky and spots in first floor windows
Watermarks: A - GOBIERNO MEXICANO and Eagle in Circle; B - MEX - MEX and Eagle in Circle; C - MEX and Eagle in Circle

AIRMAIL ISSUES

Denom- ination	Subject	Water- mark	Perfo- ration	Scott #	Variety 1	Variety 2	Variety 3	Variety 4	Variety 5	Variety 6	Variety 7	Variety 8	Variety 9	Variety 10	Variety 11
5c	Acalpulco Waterfront	A	10 1/2x10	C186	Wm B	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C218
10c	Oaxaca Dance	A	10 1/2x10	C187	Wm B ~ C209	Orange WM B ~ C209a	Perf 11 ~ C219	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C219a
15c	Gomez Farias and Ocampo	B	14	C236
20c	Chiapas Musicians	A	10 1/2x10	C188	Perf 11 ~ C220	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220k	Wm C Perf 11 ~ C285	Imprint [1]
25c	Michoacan, Masks	A	10 1/2x10	C189	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220A
30c	Cuauhtemoc	A	10 1/2x10	C190	Gray Olive Wm B ~ C210	Perf 11 ~ C220B	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220Bl
35c	Guerrero, Taxco	A	10 1/2x10	C191	Redrawn [1] ~ C191a	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220C
40c	San Luis Potosi, Head	A	10 1/2x10	C192	Gray Blue Wm B ~ C211	Perf 11 ~ C220D	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220Dm	Wm C Perf 11 ~ C286	Perf 11 Wk B ~ C444	Engraved Unwk ~ C471
50c	Chiapas Bas-Relief	A	10 1/2x10	C193	Wm B ~ C212	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220E	Perf 11 ~ C220En	Yellow Green ~ C220Eq	Wm C Perf 11 ~ C287
60c	Guzman and Ramirez	B	14	C445	Unwk ~ C471A
80c	University Stadium	A	10 1/2x10	C194	Wm B ~ C213	Perf 11 ~ C220F	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220Fo	Perf 14 ~ C265	Perf 11 1/2x11 37x20 1/2mm ~ C265a	Perf 11 37x20 1/2mm ~ C265b	Perf 11 35 1/2x20mm ~ C265c	Wm C Perf 11 ~ C288	Imprint [2] ~ C348	Unwk Imprint [2] ~ C422	37x20 1/2 Perf 11 Unwk ~ C472
1p	Puebla Dance	A	10 1/2x10	C195	Wm B ~ C214	Perf 11 ~ C220G	Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220Gp	Imprint [1]	Unwk Engraved ~ C473
1.20p	Guzman and Ramirez	B	14	C237	Wmk C ~ C289
1.60p	Chiapas Mayan Bas-relief	B	11	C446	Unwk ~ C474
1.90p	Guerrero, Acapulco Waterfront	B	14	C447
2p	Guerro, View Taxco	B	11 \| C220H	Lt Orange Brown Perf 11 1/2x11 ~ C220Hi	Perf 11 2 Dots after "Colonial" ~ C220Hj	Perf 11 Wm C ~ C290
2.25p	Michoacan, Masks	B	11	C221
2.75p	Gomez & Ocampo	B	14	C237A
4.30p	Oaxaca, Dance	B	14	C448
5p	Queretaro Architecture	A	10 1/2x10	C196	Wm B ~ C215	Perf 14 ~ C266	Perf 14 Wm C ~ C296	Unwmk C476	Unwm Dark Brown & Red Orange ~ C476a
5.20p	Guerreo, Taxco	B	14	C449
5.60p	Michoacan, Masks	B	14	C450	Unwm ~ C477
10p	Miguel Hidalgo	A	10 1/2x10	C197	Wm B ~ C216	Perf 14 ~ C267	Perf 14 Wm C ~ C297	Unwm ~ C479
20p	Modern Building	A	10 1/2x10	C198	Blue Gray 21 3/4 mm wide "LQ" at LL Corner, Child 1mm from left edge ~ C198a	Wm B ~ C217	Inscription [1] ~ C249	Perf 14 ~C268	Carmine & Aqua Perf 14 ~ C268a	Wm C Perf 14 ~ C298	Unwm ~ C480
50p	Gomez Frias & Ocampo	B	14	C451

Imprint: [1] T.I.E.V. [2] Telleres de Imp de Est y Valores-Mexico
Watermarks: A - GOBIERNO MEXICANO and Eagle in Circle; B - MEX - MEX and Eagle in Circle; C - MEX and Eagle in Circle Inscription: [1} HOMENAJE AL COLECCIONISTA DEL TIMBRE DE MEXICO - JUNIO 1960
Redrawn: [1] Patch Heavy Shading added to the right of "Mexico"
References: [1] Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue

Mexico Archeology and Architecture Stamps

See Also

List of postal codes in Mexico