Mexico 1882 5 Centavos Revenue Stamp, Valentín Gómez Farías
Mexico · 1882 · 5 Centavos
This 1882 Mexican revenue stamp, denominated 5 Centavos, features a portrait of Valentín Gómez Farías. It is a used stamp with a specific district overprint, printed on vertically laid paper.
Valentín Gómez Farías was a significant liberal Mexican politician and several times president. Revenue stamps like this were crucial for taxing documents and transactions, providing essential funding for government operations in 19th-century Mexico.
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