URU - 2015 - #005 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - CARNIVAL

Uruguay - 2015 - Carnival( Previous/ Next)

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SERIES --- 1,00 EUR
 SERIES [2x2] --- 4,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 9,00 EUR
 FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: February 11th, 2015
Printed: 15.003 copies

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

Block Configuration: 9 stamps [3 x 3]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [141 mm. x 119 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: Clearly Carnival as the Main Topic, and then going to wider Topics, many could be named, like: Celebrations, Popular Celebrationsor even Religion related Celebrations, in this case, Christian Celebrationsof a wider Christianity. Then going to more specific Topics, clearly Uruguayan Carnival, is the particular Carnivalbeing honoured in this Issue.

Finally, surrounding Uruguayan Carnival many Topics arises. The following are some of them: Music, Theatre, Humor, Parody, Burlesque, Candombe, Murga, Singing, Acting, Costumes, and Make up.

Then, looking at the desing of the Issue, the stamp scene shows a fragment of the Sketchof a Carnival Float, made by the Italian Artist Alejandro Pietromarchi, ceded by the "Museo del Carnaval", in english Museum of Carnival, institution that on this year is hounouring this great Artist of the Uruguayan Carnival. With the nationality of the Artist, Italy Topic, could be included too, and also Italian Personalities, or the wider PersonalitiesTopics. Also MuseumsTopic is one of the Topics of this Release

From the Carnival Floatshown in the stamp many Topics emerges: Dogs, Ducks, Pigeons, and Birds, with the wider Animalsor Fauna. Then also Shipsor Boats, with Transportsor Water Transports, and even Fencingwith it wider Sports, as both Characters of the Scene are kind of practicing this
activity, with rather funny Swords, so in some way WeaponsTopic is represented too. A last Topic that it is included in the Stamp Design it is the MasksTopic, as one  appears almost invisible as background of the stamp Scene.

Another Topics included in the Release are Drums, as this item appears as ink colour icons in the Block, and Cymbals, as the person shown in the First day Cancelation is playing. So Musical Instrumentsand MusiciansTopic are included in this Release too.

Finally, a last sentence to put the attention on that, this Release is the Third since 2013 about Uruguayan Carnival. The Firstwas Issued on February 28th of 2013, and the Secondwas on February 25th of 2014. In the three releases the Block Format of the Issue was the same, 9 stamps [3x3], however in the previous ones the focus was put on Costumes, and on this last one on the Carnival Float.

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.