Mexico 1910 Independence Centennial Issue, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Mexico · 1910 · 5c

This stamp features a portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a key figure in Mexico's War of Independence. The design is framed by ornate scrollwork and includes the denomination and country name. It was part of a definitive series issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war.

Issued in 1910, this stamp marked the centennial of the Grito de Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo's call to arms that initiated the Mexican War of Independence against Spain in 1810.