1860, “Thick Numerals” 120c blue, and 1864 12c blue, each used as single frankings on covers from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, both extremely fine.

1864, “Escuditos” three blocks of four, 6c unused without gum, including 6c brick red, a magnificent block of four from the lower left of the sheet; and…

1864, 6c rose, two large margined examples on 29 May 1865 single weight cover to Buenos Aires, both tied by framed “Franca” hs in blue, with matching Paysandú…

1864, 8c green, tête-bêche pair, unused without gum, excellent margins and difficult to find without faults, very desirable; the top right quadrant of…

1864, 8c yellow-green, tête-bêche pair, type 7, good margins, unused without gum as usually found, tiny thin in margin between stamps and faint tone spot…

1864, 8c deep green, a phenomenal horizontal block of six from the base of the sheet, types 5-6-7 repeated vertically, very attractive and unusual deep…

1864, 10c ochre, cut close and used on single rate cover to Buenos Aires, tied by “sunburst over ribbon” mute type with matching 3.11.1865 oval ds of Montevideo…

1864, 12c slate blue and 12c pale blue, two unused blocks of four, both showing types 1 & 2, the former without gum and few tone spots, the latter with…

1866, 5c on 12c blue, well-margined block of four with original gum, with uncommonly abundant and cracked gum (signed Soto Hermanos), fine and scarce

1866, 20c on 6c, well-margined block of four with original gum, featuring subtype 7a with colourless flaw above “O” of “Oriental” at top right (the stamp…

1866, 10c on 8c bright green, a large margined horizontal block of eight containing two tête-bêche pairs in centre, representing part of the intersection…

1866, Surcharged “Escuditos” trio including 10c on 8c bright green tête-bêche pair, unused without gum (slight faults), 15c on 10c ochre pair used with…

1866, 15c on 10c ocher, an impressive bottom right corner horizontal block of 12, originating from the lower right pane of the sheet, positions 44 to 49…

1866, 15c orange-yellow, London Printing, an irregular mint block of 25 with original gum, types 16 to 20-16-17 / 21 to 25-21-22 / 26 to 30-26-27 / 31…

1866-68, “Cifras” Issues two covers imperforate 5c & 10c; the second one, sent to France, was franked with perf. 10c.

1859, 1r blue, fine printing, a well margined example with strong colour and detailed impression, used with six-point star cancel of Calabozo on 6 August…

1859, 2r red, horizontal block of six with sheet margin at right, being clear to large on other sides, just touching the frame line in small part at lower…

1859-62, Coarse Printing group of four items including 1/2r First Coarse single on cover (signed Alfredo Vigil) and 1/2r Second Coarse with marginal block…

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