English: Revenue stamps of Mexico.

Many postage and revenue stamps of Mexico bear a district overprint. The stamps were issued on consignment and sent to a district. The local tax office would by requirement of the main Mexican tax office, hand stamp the fiscal district name on all revenue stamps sent. The postal and fiscal districts were different.

Numbering according Forbin.

Territory and coat of arms

Territorial evolution of Mexico (1869-1952).

1869 to 1884
1884 to 1902
1902 to 1917
1917 to 1931
1931 to 1952

Coat of arms of Mexico (1823-1968)

1823-1864, 1867-1893
1864-1867
1893-1916
1916-1934
1934-1968

Revenue stamps

The revenue stamps were cancelled by means of merchant handstamps, pen and ink manuscripts, embossing and punched letters and holes. Combinations of the various methods exist.

Customs

These stamps were attached to the customs document and then punched with the city or port where they were used.

1886

Numeral. Normal or laid paper, perforated 12.5.

5p used. (№ 17)

1887

Numeral. Perforated 12.

1c unused. (№ 23)
5c used in Veracruz. (№ 24)
10c used in Veracruz. (№ 25)
1p used in Veracruz. (№ 27)
10p used in Veracruz. (№ 29)
25p used in Veracruz. (№ 30)

1889-1890

Perforated 12.

1c used. (№ 45)
5c used. (№ 46)
25c used. (№ 48)
1p used. (№ 49)
10p used. (№ 51)

Documents and books

1874-1875

First series, portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Overprinted with the fiscal district name. The fiscal and postal districts were different, unfamiliar names can be encountered. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York. Normal paper (A) or laid paper (B), perforated 12.

1c used (№ 1A)
3c used (№ 2A)
3c used (№ 2A)
3c unused (№ 2B)
5c used (№ 3A)
10c used (№ 4A)
25c used (№ 5B)
50c unused (№ 6A)

1876

Portrait of José María Morelos y Pavon. Laid paper (A) or normal paper (B), perforated 12.

1c used in Tlaxcala. (№ 10A)
3c used in Veracruz. (№ 11A)

1877

Portrait of José María Morelos y Pavon.

January

Laid paper, perforated 12.

3c used in Queretaro. (№ 38)
3c used in Mexico Federal District, oil applied 'grease control'. (№ 38)

June

Laid paper (A) or normal paper (B), perforated 12.

1c unused. Laid paper. (№ 45A)
1c used in Tabasco. Laid paper. (№ 45A)
3c used in Mexico Federal District, oil applied 'grease control'. Normal paper. (№ 46B)
3c used in Jalisco. Normal paper. (№ 46B)
5c used in Veracruz. Laid paper. (№ 47A)
5c used in Puebla. Normal paper. (№ 47B)
10c used in Puebla. Laid paper. (№ 48A)
10c used in Veracruz. Laid paper. (№ 48A)
25c used in Veracruz. Laid paper. (№ 49A)

1878

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Overprinted with district name. Perforated 12.5.

1c unused. (№ 54)
1c used in Cordova. (№ 54)
3c unused. (№ 55)
3c used in Veracruz. (№ 55)
3c used in Mexico Federal District. (№ 55)
3c used in Puebla. (№ 55)
5c used in Mexico Federal District. (№ 56)
10c used in San Luis Potosí. (№ 57)
10c used in Puebla. (№ 57)
1p used in Mexico Federal District. (№ 60)

1879

Benito Pablo Juárez García. Overprinted with district name. Striped paper, perforated 12.

1c used in Mexico Federal District. (№ 60)
1c used in Orizava. (№ 63)
1c used in Puebla. (№ 63)
1c used in San Luis de la Paz. (№ 63)
3c used in Mexico Federal District. (№ 64)
3c used in Orizava. (№ 64)
5c unused. (№ 65)
10c used in San Luis Potosí. (№ 66)
25c unused. (№ 67)
50c unused. (№ 68)

1880

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña. Overprinted with district name. Laid paper, perforated 12.5.

1c unused, Veracruz. (№ 72)
1c used in Yucatán. (№ 72)
3c used in Leon. (№ 73)
3c used in Orizava. (№ 73)
5c unused, Guadalajara. (№ 74)
5c used in Veracruz. (№ 74)
10c unused, Guadalajara. (№ 75)
10c used in Mexico D.F. (№ 75)
10c used in Puebla. (№ 75)
10c used in Puebla. (№ 75)
25c used in Villa-Lerdo. (№ 76)
1p used in Villa-Lerdo. (№ 78)
5p used in Zacatecas. (№ 79)

1881

Portrait of Melchor Ocampo. Overprinted with district name. Laid paper (A) or thin paper (B), perforated 12.

1c used in Leon. (№ 81A)
1c used. (№ 81A)
3c used in Orizava. (№ 82A)
5c used in Jalisco Lagos. (№ 83A)
10c used. (№ 84A)
50c used in Veracruz. (№ 86A)
1p used in Colima. (№ 87A)

1882

Valentín Gómez Farías. Overprinted with district name. Thick horizontally laid paper (A) or normal (B) paper.

1c used in Cuautitlan. (№ 90A)
1c used in Veracruz. (№ 90A)
1c used in Mexico D.F. (Distrito Federal). (№ 90A)
1c used in Zacatecas. (№ 90B)
3c used in Mexico D.F. (Distrito Federal). (№ 91A)
3c used in Zacatecas. (№ 91B)
5c used. (№ 92A)
5c used in Mexico D.F. (Distrito Federal). (№ 92A)
5c used in Zacatecas. (№ 92A)
10c unused. (№ 93A)
25c used in Zacatecas. (№ 94)
50c used in Zacatecas. (№ 95A)
50c used. (№ 95A)
50c used in Jalapa. (№ 95B)
10p used. (№ 98A)

1883

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Overprinted with district name. From 1883 all revenue stamps were engraved and produced at the Mexican Government Printing Office. Horizontally laid paper.