URUGUAY 1864-1876

Return To Catalogue - Uruguay - 1858 'Sun' issue - 1860 'Sun' issue

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Uruguay 1858 'Sun' issue and Uruguay 1859 'Sun' issue

1864 Arms

  06 c red
  08 c green
  10 c yellow
  12 c blue

Surcharged (1866)

  5 c on 12 c blue
  10 c on 08 c green
  15 c on 10 c yellow
  20 c on 06 c red

For the specialist: these stamps were issued after a currency reform. Tete-beche stamps (stamps attached upside down) exist of the 8 c value. The 12 c exists bisected. The surcharges became necessary after a change in postal rates. Errors of this surcharge exist (as well as forged and bogus surcharges).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Forgeries of these stamps exist (inclusive the overprints). The genuine stamps should have an accent over the second 'E' of 'CENTESIMOS' (there are at least five forgeries without this accent according to Album Weeds). The letters 'RI' of 'ORIENTAL' are joined at the bottom in the genuine stamps.

Forgeries, no accent on 'E' of 'CENTESIMOS', 'R' and 'I' not joined at the bottom. I've seen it with a numeral '..02' (1602?) cancel, a 'CORREOS' cancel and others.

(Note the strange cancel on these forgeries! It resembles the 'Spider' cancel of Spain)

('R' and 'I' of 'ORIENTAL' are not joined in these forgeries)

(Another forgery with the 'R' and 'I' of 'ORIENTAL' not joined)

Forgery of the 10 c with the lettering different from a genuine stamp. These forgeries often carry a typical 'VF' cancel that can be found on forgeries of many other countries. It also exist with other bogus cancels.

Pair of forgeries pasted on piece of an envelope.

The forger Sperati made forgeries of the 6 c and 8 c stamps.

Sperati forgeries with 'SPERATI REPRODUCTION' printed at the back.

For the 6 c, Sperati copied type 6 from the plate; for the 8 c, he copied type 3.

1866 Numeral, perforated or imperforated

  1 c black (to be used on newspapers)
  5 c blue
  10 c green
  15 c yellow
  20 c red

Note that the inscription of these stamps (except the 1 c) is 'CENTECIMOS' instead of 'CENTESIMOS'.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Different type? with the upper part of the '5' missing. Is this type 7 with 'cabeza blanca' perhaps?

Essay:

Essay in a similar design as the 5 c, but with two '5's in the bottom corners.

Cancels:

(Special cancel 'A' in an ellipse consisting of crossing lines)

Forgeries:

I have seen forgeries of these stamps:

Forgery of the 1 c with lettering and horse different.

Another forgery of the 1 c value with horizontal lines extending over the top of the mountain in the upper right part of the design.

(Forgeries, 'M' of 'MONTEVIDEO' too far to the right)

I've been told that this forgery is a 'Barcelona forgery'. The vertical box with 'CENTESIMOS' is a real rectangle in the genuine stamps, here it has a pointed bottom part. Also, the 'Y' of 'URUGUAY' is placed too far to the right and the background text is too coarse. I've also seen it in yellow with a 'Spiro' cancel (resembling a New South Wales cancel).

Forgeries of the 20 c value, note the Spanish 'Spider' cancel on the 2nd forgery. The 'M' of 'MONTEVIDEO' is placed too far to the left and the '2' is placed too low. I've also seen this forgery with a cancel consisting of parallel lines. Note, that one of the forgeries has the VF Cancel, found on many forgeries of other countries. This remark is also true for the 'ARREGONDO' cancel.

Another forgery of the 20 c

(What is this? 10 c yellow?)

A very deceptive forgery type of the 5 c is given in Hoffmann's book. It exists with and without the white upper part of the '5' (even printed in pairs).

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