COLONIAL PERIOD UP TO 1821

1782 AUGUST 1: VERA CRUZ to MEXICO
"INES" (Intendencia de la Nueva España) marking applied in Puebla.

1804 FEBRUARY 10: CHIGUAGUA to MONCLOVA
Bearing the Royal Coat of Arms

1797 MAY: MEXICO to ZACATECAS
FRANQUEADO / EN MEXICO and TRIBUNAL / 
DE / CUENTAS markings.
FREE FRANKED MAIL

Some officers of the Nueva España government had coat of arms seals
that were used in their mail to indicate that their letters be sent postage free.


1801: MEXICO to ZIMAPAN
Franchise mark of the Virrey of Nueva España
Red and black FRANQUEADO / EN MEXICO markings.