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Uruguay

Catalogue 222: EUROPE & OVERSEAS
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  • Lot# : 1831 Uruguay

    1860: 60 c. dull lilac (shades), large figures, reconstruction of the Transfer block of Stone 1, with 24 clichés (6 x 4), mostly very fine examples with fine range of cancellations (some scarcer) struck in blue, red and green. Scarce aand most appealing plating study Scott = $ 1'000+.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1832 Uruguay

    1860/62: 'Sun' Issue covers (4) with 60 c. lilac (shades) on November 1860 single franking entire tied by 'Montevideo / Sucursal' oval in black, November 1862 cover with single example used from Salto cancelled by circular handstamp in black, single 120 c. blue on cover from Montevideo to Buenos Aires and a rare 1862 entire letter endorsed 'Villa del Salto' to Buenos Aires franked by 60 c. lilac and 120 c. deep blue tied by oval Montevideo datestamps (Jan 31). A fresh and fine group, three are signed A. Diena, all are signed by Giulio Bolaffi.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 750 CHF

    Lot# : 1833 Uruguay

    1864/78: Covers (2) with 1864 entire letter endorsed 'p. Cerise' to Buenos Aires franked by 1864 6 c. rose-carmine (2) tied by oval Montevideo datestamp in black and 1878 cover to Genova, Italy franked by 1877/79 10 c. vermilion pair tied by numeral '23' handstamp in black, carried by S.G.T.M. steamer 'France' with 'Plata / Marseille' entry mark in red and struck with '80' handstamp in blue and '14' handstamp in black. Taxed on arrival with latter figure and bearing Italy Postage Due 1870 40 c. and 1 l. tied by Genova cds (Nov 17). A few imperfections but a scarce pair, the later cover signed E. J. Lee.
    Starting bid : 180 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1834 Uruguay

    1865/66: Entire letters (2), both from Montevideo to Bordeaux and both carried by the 'Carmel', each with different Montevideo despatch in black, struck with octagonal URUGUAY / CARMEL datestamp in black (Salles fig. 1035), the earlier dated Aug 15, 1865, the second entire Jan. 15, 1866; each struck with 'Brésil / Bordeaux' entry marks in black; one charged 8 décimes and the other 10 décimes. A fine pair: the 'Carmel' datestamp was in use for a year only.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF
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