Uruguay, 1856, 80c green. Rejoined vertical pair (positions 14 & 19), without gum, margins large to touching frameline at lower left; some slight thinning and hardly apparent soiling, Very Fine appearance, an exceedingly rare rejoined multiple, small quantities of the 80c value were found among the remainders in the late 19th century, these have been subsequently severed into singles, extremely few pairs have been rejoined, ex-Bustamante, with 1993 Holcombe and 2008 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 2; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

Uruguay, 1856, 1r vermilion to dark red, plate reconstruction of 35. The marvelous complete plate reconstruction of 35 positions, including the different shades known, showing the most prominent plate flaws at positions 1 & 25, as well as ''the big crack'' at positions 20, 27, 28 (the clearest) & 29, being the most prominent common primary characteristic of the three values, also including the secondary characteristics which suggested the theory that the higher value stamps were printed from fresh stones from transfers of the 60c stone, coming from the Bustamante collection, the Sperati forgery has been replaced at position 23, as an optimistic estimation, about three such reconstructions may have been accomplished, this being in outstanding condition, in spite of some stamps with usual thinnings, or repaired in positions 3, 4, 19, 22, mostly three to four margin singles, some small flaws to be excepted, Very Fine, a choice plate reconstruction of these rare and difficult stamp, Scott catalog value for the normal vermilion shade, ex-Bustamante, with 1993 Holcombe and 2008 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 3, 3a, 3b; $14,000+; Estimate $15,000 - 20,000. Scott $14,000+
Est. $15,000-20,000 (Image)

Scott $14,000+
Est. $15,000-20,000

Uruguay, 1858, 180c green, plate reconstruction of 30. Reconstructed transfer block, composed of 30 types, including all different existing shades, all with complete to mostly good margins, the stone was composed of repeats of a transfer block of 30, with the bottom rows being a mix of transfers and including one transfer inverted, some stamps show the slight faults usually associated with this issue, most of the copies come from the original reconstruction composed by Hoffmann, margins large to just a few just shaving frameline, few flaws to be expected, Very Fine, a rare plate reconstruction, believed that no more the three reconstructions of this value are known, with 1981 F. Paulos and 2008 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 5, 5a, 5b; Estimate $10,000 - 15,000. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

Uruguay, 1858, 240c pale red, bottom margin block of 6 with blank cliché at bottom center. From position 23 in the transfer block of 30 subjects, transfer types 16-17-18 / 22-24, sheet positions 196-197-198 / 202-203-204, wide to large margins on three sides with huge sheet margin at bottom, part of right-hand tablets of two adhesives at right missing and repaired and small thin in bottom margin, in no way detracting from this, without gum, still Very Fine, the only multiple recorded from the bottom right corner of the sheet which includes part of the third and four horizontal rows from the transfer block of 30 that were used at base out of the normal sequence instead of the first and second rows, with 1981 F. Paulos and 2008 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 6e; $5,000+.

THE UNQIUE MARGINAL BLOCK OF THE 1858 240C SUN ISSUE WITH BLANK CLICHÉ SETENANT - ONE OF THE CLASSIC RARITIES OF URUGUAY.

Sheets of 24 subjects (including seven black spaces) in 17 horizontal rows of 12 were printed, composed of a transfer block of 30 subjects; the bottom two rows used the top four rows of a transfer block. Scott $5,000+
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Scott $5,000+

Uruguay, 1859, 120c blue, thin numerals. Type 7, ample to mostly large margins, tied by blue "Sala De Comercio De Montevideo" ornate oval handstamp on 1858 dateline folded letter to Rosario (Argentina)7, Very Fine and attractive, this being one of three franked covers known carried through the Chamber of Commerce of Montevideo, with 2003 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 10; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500.

The "Chamber of Commerce" of Montevideo, part from the commercial and maritime services, offered a special postal facility at late hour consisting of handling of restricted merchant correspondence when the state postal offices had already closed; the mail being charged the corresponding postal rate plus a further fee which paid in cash for this service, and was carried between Montevideo and Buenos Aires by the ferry trips under merchant control, with only nominal post office involvement or sanction. In this example, the cover was very probably transferred to the post at Buenos Aires for onward transmission to Rosario. (The contents written by the sender -a merchant- mention him to be very busy in that period, which may have influenced in the fact that the cover could not be consigned to the post before closing). Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Uruguay, 1923, 25k green & gray violet, vertical pair. Complete construction of the 20 plate types, showing different shades, 16 stamps unused and four used, ample to large margins, few flaws to expected, otherwise Very Fine, a difficult and very rare reconstruction, with 2008 C. Rocha certificate.
Scott No. 12; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Uruguay, 1859, 240c vermilion, thin numerals. Large to huge margins, in combination with 1860, 180c yellow green, thick numerals, two singles (types 3 & 7), full margins, on folded letter to Buenos Aires paying the nine times external rate, all tied by "Montevideo, Dicbre, 9, 1862" oval date stamps, manuscript "pr Menai" ship endorsement at lower left, Very Fine, An extraordinarily high combination franking with no other examples recorded, regarded as one of the most important covers bearing the highest denominations of both the Thin & Thick Figures issues, ex-Caspary, Hoffman and Bustamante, with 1981 F. Paulos and 2009 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 12+17; Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.

A UNIQUE SUN 240C THIN AND 180C THICK NUMERAL ISSUE COMBINATION USAGE. Est. $20,000-30,000 (Image)

Est. $20,000-30,000

Uruguay, 1859, 240c vermilion, thin numerals. Large margins, in combination with 1860, 120c blue, thick numerals, right margins single, ample to huge margins and being a subtype 12 showing uneven outer frame line at bottom of left margin, tied by neat "Montevideo, Octbre, 14, 1862" oval date stamp on folded letter sheet to Buenos Aires at five times rate not exceeding 1¼oz, manuscript "pr Menai" ship endorsement at lower left, Extremely Fine, a rarity of great freshness in superb quality, signed Bloch, with 2008 P. Scheller and 2009 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 12+16; Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.

AN EXTREMELY RARE SUN THIN AND THICK NUMERAL ISSUE COMBINATION USAGE - WITH ONLY THREE ON COVER USAGES RECORDED. Est. $10,000-15,000 (Image)

Est. $10,000-15,000

Uruguay, 1859, 240c vermilion, thin numerals. In combination with 1860, 60c brown lilac, thick numerals, both with large margins, on fresh folded letter sheet to Buenos Aires paying the external quadruple letter rate, tied by oval "Montevideo, Abril 21, 62" date stamp, manuscript "pr Mississippi" ship endorsement at bottom left, Extremely Fine, with 2008 P. Scheller and 2009 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 12+13b; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

ONE OF SEVEN RECORDED SUN THIN AND THICK NUMERAL COMBINATION USAGES ON COVER. Est. $5,000-7,500 (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

Uruguay, 1860, 60c dull lilac, thick numerals. Set of the 12 plate types, mostly Montevideo date stamp cancels, large margins, few flaws to excepted, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 13; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Uruguay, 1860, 60c dull lilac, thick numerals. Set of the 12 plate types, mostly Montevideo date stamp cancels, large margins, few flaws to excepted, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. 13; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Uruguay, 1860, 60c chocolate brown, thick numerals. In combination with 1860 120c blue, thick numerals on double weight folded letter to Buenos Aires, tied by oval "Montevideo, Novembre 3, 1863" date stamp, manuscript "pr Libertad" ship endorsement at upper right, Very Fine, with 1983 E. Diena and 2008 C. Rocha certificates.
Scott No. 13e+16; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Uruguay, 1860, 80c yellow, thick numerals. Lower left corner margin block of 4 with "Contaduria" pen control mark (types 1-2, 7-8), o.g., large margins and brilliant color; couple light gum creases affecting bottom stamps and vertical crease in left selvage, Very Fine, a handsome and scarce mint position multiple, with 2008 C. Rocha certificate.
Scott No. 14; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Uruguay, 1860, 80c orange, thick numerals. Type 10, deep shade, ample to large margins, tied by Salto "scarab" cancel on 1861 folded letter sheet to Montevideo, matching "Administracion De Correos, Salto" oval handstamp alongside, Very Fine, ex-Lee, signed Díaz Paulos, with 2008 C. Rocha certificate.
Scott No. 14a; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Uruguay, 1860, 100c rose, thick numerals. Boxed Certificado and 1863 Montevideo oval date stamp cancels, large margins; couple small shallow thins, otherwise Very Fine, a rare multiple, with no more than five examples recorded, ex-Sciarra, with 2008 C. Rocha certificate.
Scott No. 15; Estimate $2,500 - 3,500. Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)

Est. $2,500-3,500

Uruguay, 1860, 120c deep blue, thick numerals. Vertical strip of 4 (types 3-9-3-9), boxed Certificado and Montevideo oval date stamp cancels, large margins, rich deep blue shade; tiny margin tear and couple light creases affecting bottom stamp, Very Fine appearance, a rare multiple, with no more than five examples recorded, ex-Lee, signed Díaz Paulos, with 2008 C. Rocha certificate.
Scott No. 16; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Uruguay, 1866, 10c green. Tied by barred oval on 1876 "The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited" telegram cover from Montevideo to Lisbon, carried by the "Aconcagua", "150" rate mark applied on arrival with receiving backstamp, Very Fine and rare, only about five telegram covers bearing the numeral issue recorded.
Scott No. 36; Estimate $400 - 600. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Uruguay, 1884, 20c red violet. In combination with 1884, 5c blue + 10c olive brown on registered 1886 cover to Ellsworth, Maine, tied by grid handstamp with Montevideo registry etiquette applied over date stamp, reverse with New York transit date stamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 67+61A+66; Estimate $250 - 350. Est. $250-350 (Image)

Est. $250-350

Vatican, 1934, 40c-3.70L Provisional Surcharges complete. Full o.g., rich colors, a Very Fine set. Sassone No. 35-40.
Scott No. 35-40; $1,565. Scott $1,565
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Scott $1,565

Venezuela, 1893, 25c magenta. Horizontal pair, tied by two strikes of Caracas cds on Sept. 1898 registered cover to Rosaria, Argentina, "R, Venezuela, Caracas" registry label affixed, reverse with New York (10.4.1898) transit cds and Rosaria arrival cds, New York registry label FX-NY1a(ii) affixed, Very Fine and scarce routing.
Scott No. 125; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200