Postmark specialists will delight in the 85 lots of Uruguay postmarks offered in our May 25, 2005 auction. This auction is the largest and most specialized of its kind and includes such rarities as Santa Rosa oval on a pair of #13d (60c Suns), 5c Cifras with one of three known Soriano cancels, and the 5c cifras with San Eugenio brown cancel.
Lot # |
Description |
U$ |
1 |
7 Cerro Largo cancel in blue. Yvert 7c |
35 |
2 |
7 Florida cancel in blue. Stamp in greenish gray shade Yvert 7c. Slight thin |
40 |
3 |
7 Mercedes cancel in orange-red. Jumbo copy |
38 |
4 |
7 Paysandu cancel in lilac. Slight thin |
22 |
5 |
7 Salto mute cancel in black. Sheet corner copy. A gem |
75 |
6 |
7 Tacuarembo cancel in blue. Slight thin |
30 |
7 |
8 Mercedes cancel in black. Very fine copy |
45 |
8 |
8 Mercedes cancel in red. Very fine copy |
55 |
9 |
8 Montevideo cancel in red. Very fine copy |
75 |
10 |
8 On small piece, Arredondo cancel in green. Short margin at left |
55 |
11 |
8 Paysandu cancel in lilac. Slight fold |
35 |
12 |
8 Tacuarembo cancel in blue. Very fine |
45 |
13 |
9 Mercedes cancel in black. Slight thin |
45 |
14 |
9a Paysandu cancel in blue. Thinned |
35 |
15 |
9a Treinta y Tres cancel in black. Very fine copy |
65 |
16 |
10 Correos de Buenos Aires cancel in black. Slight thin.Very scarce item |
40 |
17 |
10 Mercedes cancel in red. Fine copy |
38 |
18 |
10 Montevideo cancel in red, dated 22 July, 1859. Slight thin. |
35 |
19 |
10 Sala de Comercio cancel in blue. Very scarce item |
60 |
20 |
10a Arredondo cancel in green. Short margins |
25 |
21 |
11 Montevideo large oval cancel, complete, dated 22 July, 1863. Very late |
25 |
22 |
11 on bluish paper, Franca oval cancel in black, possibly from Argentina. Very scarce item |
75 |
23 |
12 Large Certificado cancel in black. Slight thin |
35 |
24 |
12 Large Certificado cancel in blue. Creased |
35 |
25 |
12 Paysandu cancel in blue |
45 |
26 |
13 Colonia cancel in black. Short margin at bottom |
25 |
27 |
13 Sucursal (First type) cancel in black. Jumbo copy |
22 |
28 |
13a Horizontal pair with complete Santa Rosa cancel in blue. Slight thin |
180 |
29 |
13b Arredondo cancel in blue. Fine copy |
18 |
30 |
13b Colonia cancel in black. Very fine copy |
20 |
31 |
13b Durazno cancel in blue |
20 |
32 |
13b Paysandu cancel in blue green Subtype 6H Fine copy |
18 |
33 |
13b Tacuarembo cancel in blue. Very fine copy |
25 |
34 |
13c Cerro Largo cancel in red. Thinned. Very scarce |
25 |
35 |
13c Nueva Palmira cancel in yellow -green |
18 |
36 |
13d Arredondo cancel in greenish yellow. Very fine copy |
32 |
37 |
13d Mercedes cancel in black. Creased |
15 |
38 |
13d Nueva Palmira cancel in greenish yellow Fine copy |
35 |
39 |
13d Paysandu cancel in lilac. Very fine copy |
32 |
40 |
13d Sucursal (First Type) cancel in black. Very fine copy |
30 |
41 |
13d Treinta y Tres cancel in black. Very fine copy |
38 |
42 |
14 Fray Bentos in black and Contaduria pen cancel. Jumbo copy |
35 |
43 |
14 Negative monogram SSS in blue. Slight thin. Extremely scarce cancel |
90 |
44 |
14 Nueva Palmira cancel in green. Slight thin |
22 |
45 |
14 On piece, Paysandu cancel in blue |
40 |
46 |
14 Paysandu cancel in blue, on small piece. Short margin at left |
28 |
47 |
14 Salto Renta de Correos cancel in black. Very fine copy |
18 |
48 |
14a Dolores cancel in black. Short margins |
15 |
49 |
14a San Carlos cancel in blue. Thinned |
20 |
50 |
14a Treinta y Tres cancel in blue. Very fine copy |
28 |
51 |
15 Large Certificado cancel in black. Fine copy |
25 |
52 |
15 Mercedes cancel in black. Short margin at left |
25 |
53 |
15a Dolores cancel in black. Fine copy |
35 |
54 |
15a Salto mute cancel in black. Thinned |
22 |
55 |
16 Fray Bentos cancel in black. Vertical crease |
22 |
56 |
16 Large Certificado cancel in black. Subtype 6A, sun without lower rays |
40 |
57 |
16 On piece, Renta de Correos Salto in black, dated 25 April, 1862. Very fine |
25 |
58 |
16 Salto mute cancel in black. Subtype 9A |
20 |
59 |
17 Montevideo cancel in black. Extremely fine copy |
220 |
60 |
17 Paysandu cancel in blue. Fine copy |
160 |
61 |
18 Fray Bentos boxed Franca cancel in blue. Fine copy |
18 |
62 |
18 On piece, Paysandu cancel in blue |
15 |
63 |
18 Private commercial cancel in black. Very scarce item |
35 |
64 |
18 Rising sun cancel in black. Very fine copy |
18 |
65 |
18 Vertical pair, Tacuarembo cancel in black, |
80 |
66 |
21 Rising sun cancel in black. Slight thin |
25 |
67 |
22a Salto boxed Franca in blue. Fine copy |
25 |
68 |
22a Yndependencia cancel in blue. Fine and scarce stamp |
35 |
69 |
23 Franca cancel in blue, possibly argentinian cancel. Short margin at right |
35 |
70 |
23 On large piece, with scarce mute cancel in black. Stamp short at right |
35 |
71 |
23 On piece, rising sun and Montevideo large oval cancel, dated 19 November, 1865, both in black. Extremely fine item |
25 |
72 |
23 On small piece. Rio de la Plata cancel in black, Very scarce shio cancel |
60 |
73 |
23 Rising sun cancel in black. Very fine copy |
12 |
74 |
25 Rising sun cancel in black. Very scarce item |
35 |
75 |
29 Rising sun cancel in black. Short margin at bottom |
20 |
76 |
30 On defective folded letter to Montevideo, with Soriano cancel in black. Only three covers known |
350 |
77 |
30 On folded letter to Buenos Aires, with Fray Bentos boxed Franca in blue |
140 |
78 |
30 On folded letter to Salto, with San Eugenio brown cancel. Very scarce |
300 |
79 |
30 Two copies with the scarce Franco cancel from Artigas. Very fine copies (1) (2) |
25 |
80 |
31 On outer lettersheet, with Salto boxed Franca in blue. Endorsed by Rio de la Plata steamer |
250 |
81 |
32 Yndependencia cancel in blue |
15 |
82 |
33 Nueva Palmira cancel in black. Very fine copy |
15 |
83 |
33 Two stamps with complete 29 black bars cancel |
15 |
84 |
37 Yndependencia cancel in blue, and pen cancellation. |
12 |
85 |
38 Durazno (Second Type) cancel in black. Scarce |
25 |
