Mexico 1877 Cover with Cadereita Jimenez Oval Cancellation

Mexico · 1877 ·

This is a complete folded letter from 1877, mailed from Cadereita Jiménez, Nuevo León, to Mata. The cover features a distinct oval 'Correos Cadereita Jimenez' handstamp cancellation. Such postal history items, known as entires, are valued for their cancellations and markings which provide insight into the postal routes and systems of the period.

During this period in Mexico, under the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the postal system was expanding and becoming more organized, with distinctive town cancellations becoming more common.