Mexico 1950 Airmail - Coat of Arms

Mexico · 1950 · 20c

This definitive airmail stamp features the Mexican coat of arms, a powerful national symbol. The design depicts a golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a rattlesnake. This imagery is central to the founding myth of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital that later became Mexico City.

Issued in 1950, this stamp was part of a long-running definitive series used for everyday airmail postage during a period of post-war economic growth and stability in Mexico, often referred to as the 'Mexican Miracle'.