URU - 2014 - #013 - DESCRIPTION - SECTIONAL 20 OF COMMUNIST PARTY, NATIONAL HISTORY LANDMARK

Uruguay - 2014 - Sectional 20 of Communist Party, National History Landmark ( Previous/ Next)

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SERIE--- 1,00 EUR
SERIE [2X2] --- 4,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 7,00 EUR
COVER Sent on First Day --- 5,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: April 23rd, 2014
Printed: 15.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [39 mm. x 27 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 25 stamps [5 x 5]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [Unknown]

FDC Type: Official Cover from Post Office
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [240 mm. x 160 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: No Data Available
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Issue:

As Main Topic: Politics could be the more comprehensive one, and in the path of going to more specific ones, one could spot first Left Wing Political Parties, and then Communist Party, later reducing geographically, Uruguayan Communist Party, and finally the Sectional 20 of the Uruguayan Comunist Party, that is the one commemorated in this release, after being declared National Historic Landmark, to Preserve the Memory that this Sectional, 42 years ago, on April 17th of 1972, was Taken by Assaultby more than 500 members of Militar, Police, and Paramilitary Forces, and eight Communist workers were cowardly Assassinated.

The eight Martyrsthat were Executedin the Assaultwere: Luis Mendiola, José Abreu, José Sena, Elman Fernández, Héctor Cervelli, Ruben López, Ricardo González and Raúl Gancio.

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: The first is Human Rights, and the Fight for Human Rights. Then, could be Criminality, in particular Government Criminality, and also Fascism and Government Terrorism.

Also, History, and more precisely Uruguayan History, or Recent Uruguayan History is a clearly a Topic of this release too.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamp:A complete different topic is included by it, that is Art, in particular Painting, and more precisely Mural Painting.

The Muralshown is the Stamp is the actual Facadeof the Sectional 20 of Uruguayan Communist Party, and it was painted in 2013 by the Plastic ArtistAlvaro Ortiz, born in the Department of San José of Uruguay.

The Muralof Alvaro Ortizis plenty of Objectsand Symbolism, that makes this release useful in many Topic Collections.

You can easily see a white Pigeonsymbolizing Peace, and useful for Birdsand AnimalsTopics.

Also a background of Ears of Wheatthat infer Abundancyand Worktoo, and also it is useful for the Topics of Vegetables, Flora, Agriculture, and even Food.

Vegetablesand Floraare reinforced by the Flowershown at the left-bottom corner, that could be placed to bring the Epoch of the Sixties, and the HippieIdeology or Way of Life.

Then, Musicand Music InstrumentTopics are included in the Mural with the presence of a Guitar.

At the horizon of the Scene shown in the Mural, there are eight Hands in the Gesture of a Fight Fist, one Fist for each MartyrAssessinatedin the Sectional 20. Also, the location of the Fistsat the horizon resembles Chimneysof Factories, that gives an additional connection with Work and Industry.

Finally, the scene has his focus on two women, one making a Sickle with a Hammer over an Anvil, being these Hammer and Sickle a clear rererence to theCommunist Party, and the other women carrying a Lantern, probably symbolizing the Search for Justice, Human Rights, and Equality, and also making the release useful for a Collection about Fire.

The scene also has Paintbrushsto establish the importance of Artin the Welfareof a Community, Books to add a Link to the need of Educationto build a Society, and Wrenches, Spanners and Nuts surely to Symbolize Work.

Finally, in a more symbolic way:besides all the symbolism already mentioned, I think the big message in this release, is Recognition, is Progress of a Nation in Equality, is Progress in Human Rights, is Honour the Fight for Freedom, Honour the Fight for a better Society, is Preserve the Memory of those who died for our Welfare, to Thank them, to Inspire in us the same Fightthat they do.

Block:

The block: as it only shows an iconic design of Handsin the Gestureof a Fight Fistin the proof of colour on the right-top corner of the Block, reinforces the Hands or FistsTopics, or even a wider Human Body Parts Collection, and also could be useful for a peculiar Collection of Gestures, or one about Fightor Symbols.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation:It is a rather poetic one, as it nicely represent the eight Workers that were Assessinated by Eight Nuts. This Symbolic Creationwas not made by the post office graphic designer, it is part of the Facade of the Sectional 20 of the Comunist Party, and it is placed at the left of the part of the portion of it that is shown in the Stamp. This Nutshonouring the Martyrs were not created by Alvaro Ortiz, the Artist that mades the actual Mural that is shown in the Stamp, as they already exist before 2013, the moment in which this Muralwas painted.

If you consider that there are another topics in this stamp, that were not spot in this review, you are encouraged to telling me about them, so please do not hesitate to post a comment. I would appreciate your help very much.