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MEXICO 1864-1865

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Upto about 1882 a security overprint with the name of the city or a number was applied to most Mexican stamps (stamps without this overprint were not supposed to be valid for use).

For stamps of Mexico issued from 1856 to 1863, click here.

1864 Head of Hidalgo, perforated, coloured inscription

  1 r red
  2 r blue
  4 r brown
  1 P black

These stamps only seem to have served in Saltillo, Monterey and Paso del Norte. They are very rare in used condition. The perforation is 12. Many remainders exist.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 r * RRR
2 r * RRR
4 r * RRR
1 P ** RRR

Surcharged '1/2', this is a bogus issue made by Fournier, it bears the overprint 'SALTILLO'. Fournier used genuine stamps to create these surcharges:

A Senf forgery with overprint 'FALSCH' (=forged in German):

This forgery is also mentioned in Album Weeds as the fourth forgery. This forgery was issued around 1905.

There are other forgeries (even engraved ones of these stamps). I think the next two stamps are such engraved forgeries:

Genuine remainders with forged cancels exist.

1864 Eagle with snake

Image obtained from a Schuyler Rumsey auction

(Reduced size)

  3 c brown
  1/2 r lilac
  1 r blue
  2 r red
  4 r green
  8 r red

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
3 c	RRR	RRR	2600 stamps issued
1/2 r	RR	RR	Exists in brown, lilac and grey About 160000 stamps issued
1 r	RR	***	About 700000 stamps issued
2 r	R	***	About 1.7 million stamps issued
4 r	RR	RR	227400 stamps issued
8 r	RRR	RR	94700 stamps issued

The number of stamps printed obtained from http://www.regencystamps.com/Mexico.shtml.

An illegal reprint exists of the 3 c stamp; the letters 'TRES CENTAVOS' are different according to 'The forged stamps of all counties' by J. Dorn.

These stamps exist with:
district names only (first period, 1864)
district name, invoice number and year in large figures (1864)
no overprint,
district name, invoice number and year in small figures (1864 to 1866)

(District name 'LAGOS', invoice number '21.', year '1865', cancel 'LAGOS')

(Typical cancel, 'VERACRUZ')

Forgeries:

In the genuine stamps, the downwards pointing limb of the 'X' in 'MEXICO' is much thicker than the upwards pointing limb. The head of the snake should point towards the 'E' of 'MEXICO'.

In the next forgeries, the 'X' has the two strokes of equal thickness, the head of the snake is pointing towards the 'M' of 'MEXICO'. Also note the strange cancels and the lack of any security overprint. These forgeries were offered by Fournier and picutures of it can also be found in Fournier's album of philatelic forgeries. The six values of this series were offered by Fournier for 2 Swiss Francs in his 1914 pricelist (as second choice forgeries). The forgeries below are the first forgeries described in Album Weeds.

I have seen the 1/2 r of the above forgeries with overprint 'SALTILLO 48 64'.

Other forgeries exist. Examples:

And another serie of forgeries:

Mystery stamp

(Proof or essay of a 1 r blue stamp? With circles in the corners and slightly different design)

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