REGION: Latin America
COUNTRY: Mexico
YEAR PRINTED: 1950
VALUE: 25 centavos
This airmail stamp was issued in 1950 by the Mexican government to celebrate the folk art of the state of Michoacán. It depicts an Asmodeo (Asmodeus) mask from the Pastorela Christmas play and a negrito (little black man) mask from the Danza de los Negritos, also typically danced around Christmas time.
