URU - 2015 - #002 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - 150 YEARS OF THE SIEGE OF PAYSANDÚ

Uruguay - 2015 - 150 Years of the Siege of Paysandú during Uruguayan War( Previous/ Next)

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SERIE --- 4,50 EUR
STAMP 1 --- 4,00 EUR
STAMP 2 --- 2,50 EUR
SE-TENANT NORMAL --- 5,00 EUR
SE-TENANT INVERTED --- 7,50 EUR
SE-TENANT [2x2] --- 17,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 32,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 6,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: February 6th, 2015
Printed: 15.000 copies

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

Block Configuration: 8 series [4 x 2] , 16 stamps [4 x 4]
[ [ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ]
[ Stamp 1, Stamp 2, Stamp 1, Stamp 2 ] ]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [140 mm. x 193 mm.]

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: Not available

Catalogue information:

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

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Wars, in particular the Uruguayan War, and inside this the event that is commemorated in the stamp that is the Siege of Paysandú.  Also undoubtely HistoryTopic is included too, in particularSouth Américan History and Uruguayan History, even Brazilian History, and Argentinian Historycould be related to this issue too. And, by the beligerents involved, the Empire of Brazilcould be included in the topics,  and also the Colorado Party, and Blanco Party from Uruguay too. Even the Personalitiesof Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré commanding the Empire of Braziltroops, Venancio Flores Barrios leading the Colorado Party ones, and José María Leandro Gómez Calvo as the leader of the Defense of Paysandú. 

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, Ships and in particular War ShipsTopics or Militariaappears in the Steamboat Corvette Parnahyba shown in Stamp 1. Then, also Churchs and Temples and perhaps widers Architecture and Christianism or Religionbecause of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Benedict of Palermo , Basilica of Paysandú, shown in Stamp 2 in the state in which was left after the Siege of Paysandú. Finally, a few more Topics could be add, as Cannons, Weapons, because of the icons that shows the ink colours used in the printing of the Block, and besides reinforcing the Personalityof Leandro Gomez, Beard could be another Topic to add because a Portraitof Leandro Gomezwith his long Beardis mainly all that it appears in the FDC Cancelation.

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.