General Issues. 1856, "Diligencia" 60c blue, pos. 10, good margins, frame line just touched at left, of outstanding freshness, unused without gum, tiny thin at top, fine. (Image)

1858, 120c blue type 9, 180c green type 23, both o.g., 240c red unused without gum, the complete "Block Type" set showing good margins, very fresh and fine. (Image)

1859, Thin Numerals 60c grey lilac and 120c blue, both with good margins and cancelled by Montevideo oval ds in red, used during the first month of issue, very fine and rare. (Image)

1861, 60c slate brown, complete transfer reconstruction of the 12 types, being well margined and all showing blue oval hs of Paysandú, which may be a unique assembly with this cancellation (ex Hoffmann, some examples ex Castillo); very fine 4 June 1863 entire to Montevideo bearing single 60c tied by Paysandú oval in blue (ex Lee), additionally eight single used examples including one with Fray Bentos hs. (Image)

1859-66, group of six covers including Thin Numerals 60c single, Thick Numerals 60c+120c on mail to Buenos and 120c single, 1866 Numerals 5c single, and 5c (2, one with "cabeza blanca" variety and apparently not belonging)+10c, stampless letter with green framed "Franca" and Montevideo oval ds. (Image)

1860, Thick Figures 120c blue used on entire letter from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, tied by dispatch oval ds, showing "1p" (peso) charge in ms which was very rarely applied on arrival on franked mail from Uruguay in this period. (Image)

1860, 120c. blue, subtype 6A featuring sun without part of lower rays, cut slightly into at right, ample to large margins on other sides, on 26 March 1863 folded cover to Chiavenna, Italy, tied by Paysandú double oval in blue on dispatch, paying the internal postage to Montevideo, where it was embarked on the "Magdalena" to Southampton; stamp additionally tied by "GB/1F60c" Anglo-French accountancy marking, with French entry cds and "10" charge mark, struck on reverse with London, Paris and Italian transit cds's. One of only six transatlantic covers in all the "Sun" Issues, this being unique with the franking additionally tied by the accountancy marking and showing this prominent and charismatic subtype, a fascinating and unique postal-history usage. (Image)

1865, "Cifras" Issue, 20c, 15c, 10c and 5c photographic composite essay, first sample sent to London on August 1st, 1865 by the postmaster Alejandro Gutiérrez in Montevideo, with indicated below the colours required for each denomination "CARMIN. AMARILLO. VERDE. AZUL.", one of only two examples recorded; ex Lee. (Image)

1865, 10c orange, rejected Die Essay on wove paper, background shading removed, small thin spot, one of just two examples recorded, being unique with this trial cancellation. (Image)

1866, 1c black, block of 32 (8x4) from lower left corner of the sheet, "RKEY MILL/1865" wmk, unused without gum, scarce. (Image)

1866, 5c blue, large margins and tied by numeral barred oval with "MENSAGERIAS ORIENTALES/AGENCIA CENTRAL/MONTEVIDEO" stagecoach handstamp from a private company contracted to operate a postal service along stage coach lines; probably the finest example of less than five items recorded in the whole classic period of Uruguayan philately, a fascinating usage which was very rarely into force in Uruguay (contrary to the number and range of usages one finds in Argentina), an essential item in the advanced collection of Uruguayan postal history. (Image)