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URUGUAY Miscellaneous

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Official stamps

1881 Postage stamps, overprinted 'OFICIAL'

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Many stamps were overprinted 'OFICIAL' manually to be used as official stamps, examples:

(Stamps of 1889 and 1897 with 'OFICIAL' overprint)

The overprint can be found inverted quite easily.

1884 Postage stamp overprinted with 'FRANCO'

  1 c green

From 1901 onwards security holes were applied, examples:

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These overprints have been forged by Fournier, examples of these forged overprints from a Fournier Album (probably used on genuine basic stamps):

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1911 Stamp with inscription 'OFICIAL'

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  2 c brown
  5 c blue
  8 c black
  20 c brown
  23 c lilac
  50 c orange
  1 P red

From 1915 onwards postage stamps were used again, with overprint 'Oficial' (in fancy letters).

Postage due stamps

1902 Inscription 'TASA'

  1 c green
  2 c red
  3 c brown (1922)
  4 c violet
  6 c brown (1913)
  10 c blue 
  20 c yellow

Overprinted 'PROVISORIO UN cent'mo' (1904)
  1 c on 10 c blue

These stamps were not sold to the public unused.

1922 Inscription 'TASA', smaller design

Smaller sized stamp, issued in 1922.

  1 c bluish-green (dark or light shades)
  1 c greyish-green (1936)
  2 c red
  3 c red-brown (two color shades were issued)
  4 c violet
  5 c blue
  6 c brown (two types '6' different)
  10 c green (two shades of green were issued)

Parcel stamps

Issued from 1922 onwards, picture of Mercury.

The values 5 c black on yellow, 10 c black on blue, 20 c black on red, 30 c black on green, 50 c black on blue and 1 P black on orange exist both with inscription 'INTERIOR' and 'EXTERIOR'.

Later parcel post stamps, example of 1927:

Special delivery stamps

Special delivery stamps have the inscription 'MENSAJERIAS', the first stamp was issued in 1921, examples:

Postal Stationery

Examples:

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Fiscal Stamps

Many fiscal stamps exist for Uruguay.

1875, inscription "REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY TIMBRE NACIONAL" 32 values were issued ranging from 10 c brown (see image above) to $45 green.

Example of a 'REGISTRO DEL ESTADO CIVIL' 25 c green stamp issued in 1892:

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