Stamp Desk / Centesimi and reales
Mexico, 1856 (1 real)
A bald priest with white side hair, in an oval.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
CORREOS MEJICO across the top, the old spelling of Mexico.
- 1CORREOS MEJICO (faint)
- 2UN REAL
- Inscription
- CORREOS MEJICO · UN REAL
- Meaning
- CORREOS is Spanish for posts and MEJICO the old spelling of Mexico; the value is in reales.
- Issued by
- Mexico
- Today
- Mexico Flag of Mexico
- Year
- 1856. Issued 1856, Mexico’s first stamps.
- Made by
- José Villegas (designer and engraver); Taller Litográfico del Gobierno (government printing organisation)
One fact
Mexican stamps of 1856 were sent to district post offices, which stamped their own name on them before sale.
Source and public-domain rule
Mexico, official government work published more than 100 years ago. Made and printed in Mexico’s official government service and published 1856: the 100-year term from publication ended in 1956. Works made in the official service of the Mexican government are protected for 100 years from publication (Federal Copyright Law, LFDA, Art. 29 II; the original 1996 text, Art. 29 II b, names works made in official service). Stamps designed and printed by the government before 1926 are out of copyright. Legal sources: Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor, Arts. 9 and 29 II (current text, Cámara de Diputados), Diario Oficial de la Federación, 24 December 1996.
Scan: Mexico 1856 Sc2 used COLIMA.jpg on Wikimedia Commons (revision 1164842053), licence templates {{PD-Mexico}}. Downloaded 2026-10-22, sha256 545d07482e07…; cropped and cleaned for this site. Facts checked 2026-10-22 against source 1 and source 2. Open review note: Pale print and heavy postmark: the name is faint.. Research record, not legal advice; a second check of these rights by a person is planned, and a stamp that turns out not to be free to use will be removed. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
