Mexico 1881 1c Melchor Ocampo Revenue Stamp

Mexico · 1881 · 1c

The stamp features a central portrait of Melchor Ocampo within an oval frame, with 'MEXICO' at the top and '1 CENTAVO' at the bottom. It bears a 'DISTRITO' overprint.

This revenue stamp honors Melchor Ocampo, a key figure in Mexico's 19th-century liberal reform movement. As a revenue stamp, it was used for taxation on documents, reflecting the administrative practices of the Mexican government during that period.