Talleres de Impresion de Estampillas y Valores - TIEV - 1936

Before 1936 the Mexican stamps were printed by the Oficina Impresora de Hacienda [State PrintingWorks] in recess/intaglio or in a very similar process that resembled more the later photogravure. From 1936 the TIEV took over using the same process but adding a new process: photogravure on a newly inmported printing press made by GOEBEL, Darmstadt.

Watermarks

I - 1923-1943 = Michel 7

MEXICO CORREOS

II - 1935-1936 = Michel 8

SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA MEXICO

III - 1937 =Michel 9

SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA MEXICO (lines between)

IV - 1944-1946 = Michel 10

S.H.C.P. MEXICO (eagle in circle)

V - 1946-1950 = Michel 11

GOBIERNO MEXICANO (eagle in oval)

VI - 1953-1972 = Michel 12

MEX-MEX (eagle)

VII - 1963-1972 = Michel 13

MEX (eagle)

S.H.C.P = Secretaria de Hacienda y Crédito Publico

denomination	description	colour	I	II	no wmk	III	IV	V
Surface mail - Opening Motorway Mexico - Laredo (USA)
Surface mail
5c - 20c		1936
Definitives - Surface mail - unscreened photogravure
1ct	Yalalteca Indian	orange		1937
2ct	Zapoteca woman	green		1937
4 ct	Revolution monument	carmine		1937
5ct	Los Remedios tower	olive brown		1937	-	-	?
10ct	Palenque cross	light violet		1937
Airmail - unscreened photogravure
20ct	Popocatepetl	red		1938
Definitives - Surface mail - screened photogravure
1ct	Yalalteca Indian	orange		?	-	-	-	1944	1947
2ct	Zapoteca woman	green		?	-	-	-	1944	1947
4 ct	Revolution monument	carmine		?	-	-	-	1944	1947
5ct	Los Remedios tower	olive brown		?	-	-	?	1944	1947
10ct	Palenque cross	light violet		?	-	-	-	1944	1947
Airmail - screened photogravure
20ct	Popocatepetl	red		?	-	-	-	1944	1947
Definitives Express - Entrega immediata
10c	Archman	dull violet black		1937
20c	Archman	red orange		1941	-	-	-	1944	1947
Definitives -Parcel post - screened photogravure
10c	Mail train	carmine		1941	-	-	-	1944	1947
20	Mail train !1 violetblue		1941	-	-	-	1946	1949
Definitives - Obligatory surcharge - screened photogravure
1ct	Anti malaria	light blue		1939	-	-	-	1944	1947
1ct	Dolores Hidalgo foundation	carmine		1940
Definitives - additional denominations - screened photogravure
1ct	Education plan	brown black	-	-	-	-	1947	1946
3ct	Fountain of Diana	light violet	-	-	-	-	1945	1948
6c	Road monument	green	1940	-	-	-	1944	1948
8ct	Founder of Mexican Post	black	-	-	-	-	1945	1948
12ct	Freedom	purple brown	-	-	-	-	1944	1948
15ct	Postman	greenblue	-	-	-	-	-	1947

All other stamps sissued between 1938-1950 were printed by the Talleres de Impresion de Estampillas y Valores.

The perforation gauges are as followed:

Since the introduction of the Architecture series in 1950 for the special issues only occasionally recess/ intaglio or unscreened photogravure has been used apart from for the definitives: