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Other municipal issues

Some of these (Alpuyeca, Huamuxtitlán and Tlapa) are from areas dominated by Zapatista forces.

Alpuyeca

Alpuyeca 25cM1902 25c Presidencia Municipal

Alpuyeca 50cM1903 505c Presidencia Municipal

The catalogues record a 25c and 50c noteThis was described in Long's 1974 auction as "2mm thick cream cardboard, 42x50mm with clipped corners; stamped seals in black both sides, mainly illegible" (Richard A. Long, Mail Auction Sale November 30, 1974)

Arcelia 

Arcelia 50cM1913 50c Ayuntamiento

  from to total
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total
value
 
50c         includes number 241

 

This has a handstamped seal on the reverse.

Huamuxtitlán

The legend on the reverse reads 'AYUNTAMIENTO CONSTITUCIONAL DE HUAMUXTITLAN, DTO. DE ZARAGOZA'.

Huamuxtitlan 2cM1936 2c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Huamuxtitlan 5cM1937a 5c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Huamuxtitlan 10cM1938a 10c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Huamuxtitlan 25cM1939 20c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Huamuxtitlan 50cHuamuxtitlan 50c reverseM1940 50c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Tlapa

These have the same design, and signature, but apparently have the stamp of Tlapa on the reverse.

Tlapa 5cM1989 5c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Tlapa 10cM1990 10c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Tlapa 50c 1M1991a 50c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Tlapa 50c 2

Tlapa 50cM1991b 50c Ayuntamiento Constitucional

Round pasteboard cartones are recorded for the 2c, 4c, 5c and 10c values[images needed]. The 50c cartón is known with denomination in two different size fonts. In Long's 1974 auction was "A large piece of thick cardboard 41x53mm; obv. bears black stamped illegible seal; rev. bears red stamped numeral 50 and border. Collector has identified it as originating from Tlapa"Richard A. Long, Mail Auction Sale November 30, 1974.

Taxco

Ayuntamiento de Taxco

Series 1

One series had large type.

Taxco 10cM1956 10c Ayuntamiento 

Taxco Ay 20cM1957 20c Ayuntamiento Taxco Ay 50c

Taxco Ay 50c reverseM1958 50c Ayuntamiento 

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number

total

value

 
10c          
20c
50c         includes number 414CNBanxico #4309

 

Series 2

Another had smaller type.

Taxco Ay 10c 2M1960 10c Ayuntamiento provisional

Taxco Ay 20c 2M1961 20c Ayuntamiento provisional

Taxco Ay 50c 2M1962 50c Ayuntamiento provisional

  from to total
number

total

value

 
10c         includes number 753
20c         includes number 404
50c         includes number 2284

 

On 3 December 1915 the president municipal of Taxco, Fausto Venegas, wrote to Emiliano Zapata of the great difficulties suffered in his town. The local Oficina de Cambio had only $50 and $100 Revalidados, and so retail business had been paralysed. He asked Zapata to order the office to issue change in $1, $5 and $10 notesAGN, Fondo Emiliano Zapata, caja 16 exp 5.