Smithsonian Exhibit: Mexico Via Airmail

The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum has a new online exhibit, "Mexico Via Airmail," that highlights how Mexico used airmail stamps to promote a progressive national image worldwide following its revolution in 1910.

The Mexican government exported nationalism through images of nature and technology in harmony, comparisons of ancient and contemporary art and culture, and the mix of Ancient Mayan hieroglyphics and fiesta colors with 1960s op-art typography in the 1968 Olympic Games graphic designs. The exhibit, created by Cheryl R. Ganz, the museum's chief curator of philately, is bilingual and features both stamps and mail of Mexico.

Throughout the 20th century, Mexico issued more than 600 airmail stamps. This exhibit features examples of airmail stamps and mail organized in three categories: Nature and Technology, Ancient to Contemporary Culture and the 1968 Olympic Games.

Click here to view the exhibit: www.postalmuseum.si.edu/AragoMexicoViaAirmail