Carolyn Brent (@EnglishandScottishHistory)

This Mexican air stamp, released in 1975, celebrates archaeological endeavors in the southern state of Chiapas. The profile likely originates from the Mayan site of Bonampak and depicts a local ruler. Comparing the stamp with a photograph on Wikipedia, the stamp appears to be a depiction Chan Muwan II found on Stele 1. The below stamp is from my mother’s collection. Sources: https://www.stampworld.com/stamps/Mexico/Postage-stamps/g1508// https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/715308-Chiapas_-_Archeology-Local_Images-Mexico https://colnect.com/en/stamps/list/country/139-Mexico/year/1950/description/Chiapas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonampak