URU - 2015 - #027 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - SPECIAL POSTMARK: 15 YEARS OF ACORDELUR, CHORAL ASSOCIATION OF URUGUAY

Uruguay - 2015 - Special Postmark: 15 Years of ACORDELUR, the Choral Associaton of Uruguay ( Previous / Next )

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POSTMARK on Cover 1 --- 4,00 EUR
POSTMARK on Cover 2 --- 5,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: August 27th, 2015

Cover Type: Official Cover from Post Office
Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

Topics:

Brief Description:

A brief description of the Most Popular Topics of this Release are: Music, from a Wider Arts, and in particular Choruses, or Uruguayan Choruses, as the release celebrates the 15th Anniversary of ACORDELUR, "Asociación de CORos DEL URuguay", the Choral Association of Uruguay.

ACORDELUR consists of over 500 members, including a wide range of Choristers, Conductors and Musicians, as well as supporters of Choral Music that share the objectives of the Association.

Then, looking more at the desing of this Special Postmark, not much Topic could be added, as besides the Logo of the Association, only a group of People Singing is shown. Perhaps the only the Glasses that two of the people from the Chorus wear, could be useful for an additional Topic.

Finally, the choice of Stamps for this Special Postmark was with the intention to reinforce Music Topic, so a release of 2013 about the National Youth Orchestra was selected, which add the Topics: Orchestras, Music Instruments, specially Violin and French Horn, and also a beautiful Miniature Sheet of Frederick Chopin from 2010 that adds, besides the personality of this great Composer, Dance Topic, and also Music Instruments, Piano in particular.

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URU - 2015 - #024 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - 25 YEARS OF MASONIC LODGE "GRAN ORIENTE DE URUGUAY"

Uruguay - 2015 - 25 Years of the Masonic Lodge "Gran Oriente de Uruguay" ( Previous / Next )

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SERIES --- 1,00 EUR
 SERIES [2x2] --- 4,00 EUR
 SERIES [3x3] --- 8,00 EUR
 BLOCK --- 20,00 EUR
 FDC --- 2,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: August 17th, 2015
Printed: 15.000 copies

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [389 mm. x 27 mm.]
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

Block Configuration: 25 stamps [5 x 5]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [231 mm. x 176 mm.]

FDC Type: Official Cover Issued by Post Office
FDC Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 105 mm.]

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 Masonry or Freemasonry, and in particular Freemasonry in Uruguay, and even more precisely the Masonic Lodge "Gran Oriente de Uruguay", whose 25th Anniversary is honoured with this issue.

Freemasonry is a Fraternal Organisation that traces its origins to the local fraternities of Stonemasons, which from the end of the XIV Century regulated the qualifications of Stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Masons are members of the organization. The degrees of Freemasonry, its gradal system, retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. These are the degrees offered by craft, or blue lodge Freemasonry. There are additional degrees, which vary with locality and jurisdiction, and are now administered by different bodies than the craft degrees.

The basic, local organisational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. The Lodges are usually supervised and governed at the regional level (usually coterminous with either a state, province, or national border) by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. There is no international, world-wide Grand Lodge that supervises all of Freemasonry. Each Grand Lodge is independent, and they do not necessarily recognise each other.

Then, the desing of the Issue is divided in three clearly defined components, two of them sharing the foreground, that are the kind of Coin that is shown at right, and the Sculpture at Left, over a background of a Chess board like Floor Tiles with three different Columns over it, and a full of Stars Sky behind them.

The Coin brings obviously Numismatic Topic to the Release, also Metals and Minerals, in particular Gold, as the most probable Material in which the Coin is made. Then, from the elements in the Coin, clearly the Square and Compass, main Symbols of the Freemasonry, and also Tools of Measurement and Construction. Also the inscription of "Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad" included in the Coin, refers to the French Phrase "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" from the French Revolution, so there is here a link to the France as a Country, and to Democracy, Republicanism, and Liberalism Ideologies.

Then, the Sculpture, besides bringing Art to the Topics of the Issue, it also brings Work, as it is the Topic of the Scuplture, and also Marble, because of the Material in which it was made, and even the Sculptor Angel Ferrari Rocca as the Artist who made the Sculpture that is shown in the Stamp.

Finally, the background of the Stamp links the Release to Architecture by the Columns, to Astronomy or Space, through the Stars and Sky, and Chess because of the Chessboard like Tiles.

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.

URU - 2015 - #010 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - CENTENARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Uruguay - 2015 - Centenary of the Armenian Genocide ( Previous / Next )

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SERIES --- 3,50 EUR
BLOCK --- 4,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 5,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR  (Already Sold)

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: April 7th, 2015
Printed: 10.000 copies

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

Block Configuration: 1 stamp
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [61 mm. x 82 mm.]

FDC Type: Decorated Cover from Post Office
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [182 mm. x 140 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [182 mm. x 140 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: Armenian People, the Country Armenia, focused on Armenian History, in particular the Armenian Genocide, as this series commemorate the Centenary of this tragic event in the History of mankind.

Also, this release could fit in Century XX History and World War I Topics, as a rough time location, and the Ottoman Empire, also historically referred to as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, a Sunni Islamic state founded in 1299 by Oghuz Turks under Osman I in northwestern Anatolia, as the perpetuator of this Genocide.

Then, looking more at the desing of the Issue, the focus of it is in The Armenian Genocide memorial complex, also named Tsitsernakaberd, the Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the Hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan, the Capital and Largest city of Armenia, and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.

This Memorial was designed by Architects Arthur Tarkhanyan, Sashur Kalashyan and Artist Hovhannes Khachatryan. The 44-meter Stele symbolizes the national rebirth of Armenians. Twelve slabs are positioned in a circle, representing the 12 lost provinces in present day Turkey. In the center of the circle, at a depth of 1.5 meters, there is an eternal flame dedicated to the 1.5 million people killed during the Armenian Genocide. Along the park at the memorial there is a 100 meter wall with the names of towns and villages where massacres and deportations are known to have taken place. On the rear side of the commemoration wall, plates have been attached to honor persons who committed themselves to relieving the distress of the survivors during and after the genocide (among others: Johannes Lepsius, Franz Werfel, Armin T. Wegner, Henry Morgenthau Sr., Fridtjof Nansen, Pope Benedict XV, Jakob Künzler, Bodil Biørn). An alley of trees has been planted to commemorate the genocide victims.

Finally, besides the Architecture, Sculpture, Monument, Art, and even Fire Topics that The Armenian Genocide memorial complex, includes, the design of both the Block and the First Day Cancelation, also add a Flower, that it shape and colours, this last one seen only in the block, clearly refers to the Flowers known as Forget-me-nots, that are any one of a number of species of Flowering plants in the Genus Myosotis, being the name of these Flowers and explicit symbolism of objective of this release.

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.

URU - 2015 - #006 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - CHINESE HOROSCOPE, YEAR OF THE GOAT

Uruguay - 2015 - Chinese Horoscope, Year of the Goat ( Previous / Next )

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: February 19th, 2015
Printed: 15.003 copies

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

Block Configuration: 9 stamps [3 x 3]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [166 mm. x 188 mm.]

FDC Type: Decorated Cover Issued by 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: The Chinese Horoscope, or Chinese Zodiac, that is based on the Chinese Calendar, and in particular his Year of the Goat or Year of the Sheep, depending on the region in which the Calendar is used, then, even more particularly, and although not specified in the issue, The Year of the Wood Goat, is the one celebrated in this Release.

Also, surrounding Chinese Horoscope and Chinese Calendar many Topics arises. Clearly Astrology. Then, from general to particular, Measuring Systems, Time Measuring Systems, Calendars. Also, the more abstract Time itself. And, of course China as the country, or more in general the Eastern Culture.

Now, looking at the desing of the Issue, it is clear that The Goat, in particular from a wider Farm Animals, Animals or Fauna, is the most relevant topic of the issue. Then Chinese Characterers could be another, as it is not usual to see them in western stamps. Finally, The Sketching, as a way of Painting, inside an Art Topic, could be spotted.

Then, the block adds many more topics by his design: The most visible ones could be the inclusion of Mountains or Rocks from wider ones Geography and Geology, and Cane or Reed, from the world of Plants, Vegetables, or Flora. The Block design also adds, at the bottom of the block, the other eleven animals from the Chinese Calendar, that are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Horse, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. And regarding to Painting Methods or Styles, now it appears the Aquarelle or Watercolour in the main painting of the block, and the Caricature for the animals at the bottom of the block.

Although that from the First day Cancelation and the Specially Designed Cover no more Topics are added, it is worth to say that both reinforce beautifully the Topics: Goats, Reed or Cane, and Chinese Characters. In particular, the Printing Embossed of the Circle with the Goat over the Rocks gives the cover an Outstanding Quality.

Finally, a last sentence to put the attention on that, this Release is the Second since 2014 about Chinese Horoscope. The First was Issued on January 31st of 2014. In both releases the Block Format of the Issue was the same, 9 stamps [3x3], and the Style, Technique, and Colours used in both Blocks was also the same. So, lets hope that next February 8th of 2016 another beautifully designed release will be issued celebrating the First day of the Fire Monkey Chinese Year.

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.

URU - 2014 - #026 - DESCRIPTION - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil ( Previous / Next )

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SERIE --- 1,00 EUR
VERTICAL STRIP x3 with VARIATION --- 25,00 EUR
SERIE [2X2] --- 4,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 9,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC not Sent AUTOGRAPHED by FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL --- 90,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR
COVER Sent on First Day --- 7,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: August 13th, 2014
Printed: 15.003 copies

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

Block Configuration: 9 stamps [3 x 3]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [109 mm. x 153 mm.]

FDC Type: Cover special for this issue
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 90 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 90 mm.]

Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [240 mm. x 160 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: No Data Available
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Issue:

As Main Topic: The most direct and popular one will be Music or Musicians, and of course that one included in a wider Arts Topic.

Then, inside Music Topic, the release is obviously focus on the Personality of Master Federico García Vigil, an Uruguayan Orchestra Conductor and Composer that conduct, from 1993 to 2008 the "Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo", the Montevideo City Orchestra, so Uruguayan Musicians and Classical Music are more accuracy Topics for this release.

Also, a wider Uruguayan Personalities could be selected as Main Topic of this issue, not only as an immediate generalization of Uruguayan Musicians, also because this release is explicitly issued with this objective, as it is a Traditional Annual Series, that commemorate Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay.

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: As Federico García Vigil was also an Opera Conductor, the Topics: Opera and a wider Theatre are also included in this release.

The Music Instrument Double Bass, Upright Bass, String Bass, Contrabass, Bass Viol, Stand-up Bass, Bull Fiddle, could be related to this issue too, as it was the instrument that Federico García Vigil played before being Orchestra Conductor.

And taking another approach, also other Musical Styles besides Classical Music could be related to the Personality of Federico García Vigil, specially Candombe, Tango, and also other Folkloric Musics from Uruguay, as in his career he mixed both traditionally not nearby music domains.

A last relation of this issue through the Personality of Federico García Vigil could be that on the early 60s, in the Cuban Revolutionary Process, was hired to work in the Orchestra of Ballet Alicia Alonso in Havana. The profound change in Society that the Revolution was occurring amazed Federico, who initially Sympathized with the Revolutionary Movement.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamps: As it includes a Picture of Federico García Vigil at the moment in which he is Conducting an Orchestra, surely the Montevideo City Orchestra, besides the Photography Topic, also some other minor Topics could be identified, that are: First, Conducting Baton, rarely seen on stamps, then Watch, and also Moustache, Hands, and Grey Hair.

Finally, in a more symbolic way: This release, puts Arts, and in particular Music, in a relevant place, as in this year is a Personality of this scope, one of the selected for the Annual Series of Remarkable People from Uruguay. Also, the selection of Federico García Vigil in particular, broaden the spectrum of Music that the release refers, because although by selecting him it clearly focus in Classical Music, as he was a Musician that seeks to unite this, in a way Aristocratic Music, to the popular and traditional styles from Uruguay, the issue touches many Musicals Styles and not only Classical Music. This, and his sympathy with the Cuban Revolutionary Process, also relate this issue with Socialism.

Also, the Orchestra Conducting, could be seen as a symbol of Leadership, so this could be another view for this Issue too.

Block:

The block: Reinforce the relation with the Orchestra Conducting Topic, because the icon selected to show the inks used in the Release is an Orchestra Conductor in action, with the addition that the Lectern for the Musical Score is shown too.

Also Flags could be a topic added by the Block as, on the top of it, where it is placed the legend "Personalidades Destacadas del Uruguay", that means "Remarkable Personalities from Uruguay", a Ribbon with the pattern of the Flag of Uruguay slides behind the legend.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Only reinforces already existing topics, that are: Conducting Baton, and Hands, as both appears in the Cancelation, and as in the Block, a Ribbon with the pattern of the Flag of Uruguay slides behind the legend "Personalidades Destacadas del Uruguay", that means "Remarkable Personalities from Uruguay", so Flags topic is added too, by the Cover.

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.

URU - 2014 - #026 - COVER Sent on First Day - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil

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URU - 2014 - #026 - FDC Sent on First Day - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

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URU - 2014 - #026 - FDC not Sent AUTOGRAPHED - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil

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URU - 2014 - #026 - FDC not Sent - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

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URU - 2014 - #026 - BLOCK - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil

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URU - 2014 - #026 - SERIE [2x2] - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil

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URU - 2014 - #026 - VARIATION IN PERFORATION - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil

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URU - 2014 - #026 - SERIE - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

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URU - 2014 - #026 - DESCRIPTION - MASTER FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL

Uruguay - 2014 - Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay, Master Federico García Vigil ( Previous / Next )

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SERIE --- 1,00 EUR
VERTICAL STRIP x3 with VARIATION --- 25,00 EUR
SERIE [2X2] --- 4,00 EUR
BLOCK --- 9,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC not Sent AUTOGRAPHED by FEDERICO GARCÍA VIGIL --- 90,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 9,00 EUR
COVER Sent on First Day --- 7,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: August 13th, 2014
Printed: 15.003 copies

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

Block Configuration: 9 stamps [3 x 3]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [109 mm. x 153 mm.]

FDC Type: Cover special for this issue
FDC not sent Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 90 mm.]
FDC sent on issue day Shape and Size: Rectangular [165 mm. x 90 mm.]

Cover Shape and Size: Rectangular [240 mm. x 160 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: No Data Available
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Issue:

As Main Topic: The most direct and popular one will be Music or Musicians, and of course that one included in a wider Arts Topic.

Then, inside Music Topic, the release is obviously focus on the Personality of Master Federico García Vigil, an Uruguayan Orchestra Conductor and Composer that conduct, from 1993 to 2008 the "Orquesta Filarmónica de Montevideo", the Montevideo City Orchestra, so Uruguayan Musicians and Classical Music are more accuracy Topics for this release.

Also, a wider Uruguayan Personalities could be selected as Main Topic of this issue, not only as an immediate generalization of Uruguayan Musicians, also because this release is explicitly issued with this objective, as it is a Traditional Annual Series, that commemorate Remarkable Personalities of Uruguay.

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: As Federico García Vigil was also an Opera Conductor, the Topics: Opera and a wider Theatre are also included in this release.

The Music Instrument Double Bass, Upright Bass, String Bass, Contrabass, Bass Viol, Stand-up Bass, Bull Fiddle, could be related to this issue too, as it was the instrument that Federico García Vigil played before being Orchestra Conductor.

And taking another approach, also other Musical Styles besides Classical Music could be related to the Personality of Federico García Vigil, specially Candombe, Tango, and also other Folkloric Musics from Uruguay, as in his career he mixed both traditionally not nearby music domains.

A last relation of this issue through the Personality of Federico García Vigil could be that on the early 60s, in the Cuban Revolutionary Process, was hired to work in the Orchestra of Ballet Alicia Alonso in Havana. The profound change in Society that the Revolution was occurring amazed Federico, who initially Sympathized with the Revolutionary Movement.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamps: As it includes a Picture of Federico García Vigil at the moment in which he is Conducting an Orchestra, surely the Montevideo City Orchestra, besides the Photography Topic, also some other minor Topics could be identified, that are: First, Conducting Baton, rarely seen on stamps, then Watch, and also Moustache, Hands, and Grey Hair.

Finally, in a more symbolic way: This release, puts Arts, and in particular Music, in a relevant place, as in this year is a Personality of this scope, one of the selected for the Annual Series of Remarkable People from Uruguay. Also, the selection of Federico García Vigil in particular, broaden the spectrum of Music that the release refers, because although by selecting him it clearly focus in Classical Music, as he was a Musician that seeks to unite this, in a way Aristocratic Music, to the popular and traditional styles from Uruguay, the issue touches many Musicals Styles and not only Classical Music. This, and his sympathy with the Cuban Revolutionary Process, also relate this issue with Socialism.

Also, the Orchestra Conducting, could be seen as a symbol of Leadership, so this could be another view for this Issue too.

Block:

The block: Reinforce the relation with the Orchestra Conducting Topic, because the icon selected to show the inks used in the Release is an Orchestra Conductor in action, with the addition that the Lectern for the Musical Score is shown too.

Also Flags could be a topic added by the Block as, on the top of it, where it is placed the legend "Personalidades Destacadas del Uruguay", that means "Remarkable Personalities from Uruguay", a Ribbon with the pattern of the Flag of Uruguay slides behind the legend.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Only reinforces already existing topics, that are: Conducting Baton, and Hands, as both appears in the Cancelation, and as in the Block, a Ribbon with the pattern of the Flag of Uruguay slides behind the legend "Personalidades Destacadas del Uruguay", that means "Remarkable Personalities from Uruguay", so Flags topic is added too, by the Cover.

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.

URU - 2014 - #016 - DESCRIPTION - CENTENARY OF ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS OF URUGUAY

Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of the Association of Architects of Uruguay ( Previous / Next )

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SERIE --- 1,00 EUR
SERIE [2X2] --- 4,00 EUR
FDC not Sent --- 2,00 EUR
FDC Sent on First Day --- 7,00 EUR
COVER Sent on First Day --- 5,00 EUR

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: May 22nd, 2014
Printed: 15.000 copies

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

Block Configuration: 25 stamps [5 x 5]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [Unknown]

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: Rectangular [240 mm. x 160 mm.]

Catalogue information:

Michel: No Data Available
Ivert: No Data Available
Scott: No Data Available
Stanley & Gibbons: No Data Available

Topics:

Issue:

As Main Topic: Architecture is clearly the most representative Topic of the Stamp, that could be also included in a wider Arts.

Then, more in particular it Professionals, the Architects are perhaps more clearly the Main Topic of this Release instead of Architecture itself, and in particular the Uruguayan Architects who could be viewed as inside the Association of Architects of Uruguay, Instittution whose Centenary is celebrated by this Release.

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: The first is Centenary, then, as Association of Architects of Uruguay works as the Union of Architects, Labour rights and Unions could be also Topics of this Release, and finally, as focus is put in the Professionals, this issue could be related to a Jobs Topic too.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamp: Besides reinforcing the Topic Architecture by showing a well designed Building, it also reinforce it as it is the Headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture, the Building which was selected for the Picture shown in the Stamp.

 The Headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture was designed by the Architects: Román Fresnedo Siri and Mario Muccinelli, inaugurated in 1948, and declared National Historical Monument on year 2000.

The Faculty of Architecture is one of the Faculties of the University of the Republic, in Spanish "Universidad de la República" or "UdelaR", State and Free University of Uruguay, the most important, oldest, and largest university of the country, with a student body of more than 80,000 students, founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Then, Topics as State Education, Free Education, inside a wider Education, are tangentially included in this Release.

The design of the Stamp is completed with the Logotype of Association, that is mainly a Ionic Capital of a Column with a Face Sculpted in it Center, that it could made the Release useful for Columns and Sculpture Topics and even the Ionic Order, and also Greek Culture ones.

The last topics identified are Vegetables or Flora because of the Lawn surrounding the building and one Bush that is also shown in the Picture.

Finally, in a more symbolic way: besides that all Centenaries, specially in a Country relatively young as it is Uruguay, reinforces the History, and in this case the Uruguayan History, Topic. I think that the selection of a Picture of the Headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture, and not one of the Headquarters of the Association being honoured, symbolize the Recognition , Gratitude and Attachment of the Association to his House of Study. 

Block:

The block: Although including only the legend and the proof of colour on the right-top corner of the Block, with this last item introduce an item that is not commonly seen in stamps, that is the Compass, or Pair of Compasses, a Technical Drawing Instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs, and as dividers, they can also be used as Tools to Measure Distances, in particular on Maps. Compasses can be used also for Mathematics, Drafting, and Navigation.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Did not add new topics and only reinforces the Columns, Sculpture, Ionic Order, and Greece Culture Topics, as it only shows, the Logotype of the Association, that as was stated before, could be useful for Collections in the mentioned Topics.

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.