Mexico 1881 Melchor Ocampo Revenue Stamp with Colima Overprint

Mexico · 1881 · 1 peso

The stamp features a portrait of Melchor Ocampo, a prominent Mexican statesman. It bears an overprint indicating its district of use, 'COLIMA'.

Melchor Ocampo was a key liberal politician during the Reform War and the Second French Intervention in Mexico. This revenue stamp reflects the administrative and financial systems in place in Mexico during the late 19th century.