Part of the Michoacan-Guanajuato complex, Paricutin was "born"
in 1943 in Mexico.
It's life history, until it ceased eruption in 1952 was intensely
scrutinised.
The eruption was of magnitude 4 on the VEI scale.
The stamp below was issued September 5th, 1956
Courtesy of Lisa Heiman
The stamp illustrated below is a painting of the volcano by
Gerado Murillo (Dr.Atl, 1875-1964) issued April 24th 1971
More information on the volcano can be found at Volcano
World
The postcard illustrated below is a photo of the volcano in
eruption
(courtesy Monte Hensley)
On February 20th, 1943 Dionisio Pulido left his village in
Michoacán state, Mexico to work on his fields.
At 4pm he noticed a fissure and almost immediately ash-gray
dust began to rise from the fissure.
Eruptions finally ceased on March 4th 1952.
The next is a postcard of the volcano early in its life.
How early is seen from the back of the postcard, dated March
19th, 1943.
It is also interesting in having a civilian censor handstamp.
Many thanks to Lavar Taylor.
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