The first-day-of-issue ceremony was held in New Mexico’s largest city as musicians and fans from around the world convened for a weekend of concerts hosted by the 30th annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque.
The five graphic stamps were the creation of artist Rafael López, who lives and works in both Mexico and San Diego. Each features an individual performer dressed in traditional clothing with their instrument. While the outfits are ornate, the backgrounds are simple and bright, inspired by the palette of another Mexican craft — papel picado, the banners of elaborate paper cutouts that are often put up for parties and other events.
Palacios, 32, plays the guitarrón and credits the music for keeping him out of trouble when he was in middle school. “It’s a universal thing that mariachi has and it’s hard to explain," he said, during an interview from his studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He knows where each band member needs to place their hands to create that special tone. And that's reflected in the images on the postage stamps.
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