Imperforate Color trial for the 1922 Mexico Air Post Stamp
in olive yellow and black.
It features the two volcanoes Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl which are, respectively
1401-09= and 1401-086 in the Smithsonian volcano catalog.
Both located approximately 60 km southeast of Mexico City.
Popocatepetl (Smoking Mountain) is the fifth highest peak
in North America (the second highest in Mexico) at 5452 m above sea-level.
The older Nahuatl name for the volcano was Xalliquehuac (one who throws
out ash). It erupts fairly frequently but not any resulting in fatalities.
The most violent being a magnitude 3 in 1720.
Iztaccihuatl (meaning white woman in Nahuatl) is dated as
Holocene, but there are no recorded historic eruptions.
The stamp below left was issued in 1899 with its official
counterpart issued in 1900
Courtesy Lisa Heiman
The stamps below were issued June 19th, 1929
The stamp below depicts the same two volcanoes.
It also shows Captain Emilio Carranza and his aeroplane Mexico
Excelsior.
Overprinted December 18th 1930 with Hablitado Aéro
1930-1931
The next stamp is a fiscal issued in 1931
(Courtesy Bob Hohertz)
The next are special delivery stamps issued between 1934 and
1947
Courtesy of Lisa Heiman
Next stamp is "Eagle Man" featuring Popocatepetl
The following pair were issued on Cinco de Mayo, 1962
Courtesy of Lisa Heiman
The next stamp was issued by Albania to celebrate the Jules
Rimet 9th World Cup Soccer Championship held in Mexico City in 1970.
The next was issued October 23rd 1985.
The location of the bank suggests Popo, if I'm wrong, please
correct me.
Courtesy Lisa Heiman
Likewise the location of the National Geological Institute
suggests Popo as the mountain.
Again correct me if I'm wrong.
Courtesy of Lisa Heiman
The next stamp was definitely for Popo, issued by Sierra Leone
as part of a souvenir sheet in 2002.
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