Collecting The Stamps Of Mexico

I have an interest in collecting the stamps of Mexico. Are there any links to online resources that someone may recommend? Thanks in advance.

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Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society (US-Based society for study of Mexican stamps)
http://mepsi.org/

You can also search other posts here for alot of interesting information about Mexican stamps.

Agree with smauggie. MEPSI is worth checking out. I've been a member 3 1/2 years and really enjoy their well-done quarterly journal. Have also picked up several reference books.

At the start of the Mexico section of the Scott Classic Specialized catalogue is this statement: "District Overprints: ........some of the District overprints are rare and command high prices...." You'll need the Follansbee catalog to figure this out. May be a link on the MEPSI web site or you can ask.

Mexico offers a seemingly endless array of varieties. As an example, the 1879 to 1883 issues for foreign mail (Scott #123-145; and maybe 146-149) are about 25-27 in number. The Stamp Finder catalog for these issues lists over 1,900 District/year combinations; over 400 errors & varieties; 200 re-issued varieties. Then there are the modern Exporta issues......... Hope you realize what you're getting into; a really seductive country to collect. Enjoy.

If you like overprints, Mexico's got them. Overprints on overprints. Overprints on overprints on overprints.

I agree Mexico's philatelic history is interesting. The only thing Mexican philately lacks is a standard specialized catalog a la the RMH catalog for Brazil or the Jalil for Argentina. MEPSI has a wealth of information on different aspects and eras of Mexican philately available for members and even the general public, but it would be a great boost to Mexican philately if all that accumulated knowledge could be redacted into a single catalog the way Unitrade has done for Canada.

Hi BradS

I have a Mexico Scott based table that will help in identifying the Mexican stamps. Email me with a subject of SCF-MEXICO and I will send it to you. E-mail address: jerrybemail-stamps 'at' yahoo 'dot' com.

I found this site helpful:

http://galeon.com/timbresdemexico/english.htm

Jerry B

DJCMHOH wrote: "the only thing Mexican philately lacks is a standard specialized catalog........." That's probably true; but I wonder how big such a catalog might be. Given what I referenced earlier about just the Foreign Mail issues, a standard catalog would probably be the same size as a couple of the current Scott catalogs. And, somebody needs to do it, which means dealing with all sorts of copyright issues. May be a task with hard to surmount barriers.

The Follansbee catalog I mentioned is an excellent resource, but covers only 1856 to 1910. Another good reference, by long time MEPSI member Peter Taylor, is "Postmarks of Mexico 1821 to 1883." That is a two volume, spiral bound, set; each an inch thick (2 1/2 cm).

Jerry: I sent you an e-mail to get a copy of your Mexico table. Thanks for making that available. Steve

MEPSI puts out a smashing quarterly in full color. They offer internet sales to members with some real bargains available.Mexico is only a secondary interest for me but I can recommend membership to anyone even casually interested.

Mexico sounds like an interesting area to pursue. Just curious, what album/storage system do you all used for your Mexico collections?

Chris

Mexico pages to 1940 here

http://www.albumdeestampillas.com.a...xico1940.pdf

Geoff

I greatly appreciate all the responses, I sent my MEPSI application off this morning.

Chris: you asked about how us Mexico collectors store our collections. For now, I'm using a Scott International (Big Blue) jumbo binder that holds/will hold trimmed Mexico Scott Specialty pages through 1940, some quadrilled pages, and regular International pages 1940 through about 1965.

I say "for now" because I may outgrow this binder. It holds a modified North America collection; containing my US & territories, Canada & Provinces, Mexico; also independent Cuba through 1960, Greenland, St. Pierre & Miquelon, UN-New York. Cut-off ranges from 1967 for US to 1973 for Canada; then Greenland, St. Pierre, UN through 1965 (corresponding to Parts I to V of the Big Blue International).

Geoff: Those Steiner pages in Spanish? Didn't know they exist. Thanks.

Climber Steve: Thanks, I would suspect that Scott Speciality pages would be a good choice.

I too collect Mexico stamps. I really enjoy the early district overprints. I have started collecting as many districts for each stamp as well. I picked up the introduction to the stamps of Mexico by dale pulver fron Amazon. Currently listing used at about $7.00.

could you, jbcev80, send me a copy of that Scott based tabled?
Thanks in advance
Chris

Chris: should have clarified that couple years ago, I bought a Mexico collection in a battered Scott Specialty album. Most of the pages are in good shape and thus useable for my International binder, but not all. Hence, the page "trimming."

On a different topic, I'm curious why the staff saw fit to move this thread to a discussion forum for modern, post-1940, issues, when most of the discussion items to date are not focused on post-1940 issues of Mexico. Rather, much of the discussion is on classic Mexico and reference materials for same. ???

Hi, I have been researching a Mexico Album so that I can start to mount my stamps. I am trying to find a Mexico Scott Speciality Album 1840-1940. Do they exist? If so, how do I search and where is the best place to buy?

Thank you Nora.

Note: I have tried Google Searches, online Dealers etc. I can't seem to find a reasonable Mexico Stamp Album for early collection. I am not interested in Palo as those are very expensive.