Lot 50644 – Uruguay – 1859 Large Sun 60c, thin numerals issue,

Uruguay – 1859 Thin Figures 60c, type B of the two types produced, cliché on celluloid in a vermilion shade which was preferred by Sperati to achieve the correct contrast, with notations including “Agfa” for the celluloid used, d”Hoff” for the collector Hoffmann who ordered reproductions to Sperati, dated in 1949; a very rare production of this iconic issue from Uruguay, believed to be under ten examples of this precise type.