URU - 2015 - #007 - BRIEF DESCRIPTION - REMARKABLE WOMEN, BELELA HERRERA

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Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: March 6th, 2015
Printed: 15.003 copies

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

Block Configuration: 9 stamps [3 x 3]
Block Shape and Size: Rectangular [150 mm. x 134 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: Clearly Women as the Main Topic, also: Personalities, or Women Personalities. Then going to more specific Topics, Uruguayan Women, or Uruguayan Personalities , and of course in particular the Women being honoured in this Issue, María Bernabela "Belela" Herrera Sanguinetti.

Finally, surrounding the Personality of  "Belela" Herrera some Topics arises. By her profession Teacher, by his studies Sociology, by his work: Politics, Diplomatic Relationships, Refugees, United Nations, Human Rights, and by the places in which she helped, besides her country Uruguay, she is deeply related with Chile, specially in the moment in which Augusto Pinochet assumed power in Chile following a United States-backed coup d'état on 11 September 1973 that overthrew the elected socialist Unidad Popular government of President Salvador Allende. Another countries in which he worked were: Argentina, México, España, Perú, Brasil, El Salvador, Haití, and Sudáfrica.

Then, looking at the desing of the Issue, very few Topics appears, the most visible is Photography, as it is how is shown Belela Herrera in the stamp design, then also Cravat and Earrings, or a wider Women Clothing Accesories, because she is using these Accesories in the Photography selected for the Stamp Design, and another observation that could be done is that in all items, in the Stamp, in the Block, and in the FDC Cancellation , the Woman Sign appears, so a wider Signs could be another Topic of this issue. Finally, in the Special Cover Designed for this Issue appears, as a stripe, the Uruguayan Flag, so Flags could be considered another Topic of this Release too.

Finally, a few words about this Traditional annual issue of uruguayan post office about Remarkable Uruguayan Women that is released since 2007. The women previously honoured in these serie were: Julia Arévalo in 2007, Nelly Goitiño in 2008, Delmira Agustini in 2009, Alba Roballo in 2010, then a Special Edition in 2011 followed because of Uruguayan Bicentennial and highlighting the life of Petrona Rosende and Josefa Oribe. After that another Peculiar Edition in 2012 dedicated to a Theater play called "También hicimos patria", that in english means "We also build country", that travels the 200 years of Uruguayan history, through the life of it Remarkable Women, then in 2013 a Series of three Stamps was issued honouring: "Tota" and Elena Quinteros, Jorgelina Martínez, and María Viñas Sendic, finally returning in 2014 to the release of a Single Stamp Serie about the Personality of Luisa Cuesta.

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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 - #025 - DESCRIPTION - CENTENARY OF "TRANQUERAS" CITY

Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of the City "Tranqueras" ( Previous / Next )

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Issue information:

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

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [39 mm. x 27 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: I think Geography is the most representative, also History could be, and Centenaries too.

Then, more in particular it Geography of Uruguay, Cities of Uruguay, and the City of Tranqueras itself, that in the stamp issue day began to be a Centenary City, and of course History of Uruguay too as a concretization of the wider History Topic..

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: The Rivera Department, a department of the northern region of Uruguay, that has an area of 9,370 km2 (3,620 sq mi) and a population of 103,493, and whose capital city name is also Rivera, because Tranqueras City is located in that department.

Bridges and Rivers, could be another topics for this release, as during the first decades of the 19th century the area was known as Paso de Tranqueras because of the homonymous Bridge over the Tacuarembó Grande river.

Another Topics that emerges from Tranqueras City History are: Trains, Railways, France, and Personalities, because French Marcos Bourré donated to the state some land for the construction of a Railway Station. The arrival of the Railway became the birth point of a village which grew rapidly with hotels, stores and small industry. This cause that, on July 22nd of 1914 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Law Nº 5.107, and on October 15th of 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Law Nº 13.167, and finally, on December 13th of 1994, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Law Nº 16.667.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamp: Besides reinforcing the Topic Geography showing a Landscape of Tranqueras City, it also add two complete new topics.

The first are Geology or Earth Science, by showing a Plateau in the background, surely one from the Sierra "Cuchilla Negra", that is nearby the city.

And the second is quite obvious, as the Head of this Animal takes the focus of the stamp, so Fauna or Animals, more precisely Birds or Flightless Birds, and in particular Greater Rhea or Rhea americana, also named Grey Rhea, Common Rhea, or American rhea, and Ñandú in Guaraní and Ema in Portuguese.

One of two species in the Genus Rhea, in the Family Rheidae, the Greater Rhea is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It inhabits a variety of open areas, such as Grasslands, Savanna or Grassy Wetlands. Weighing 50–55 pounds (23–25 kg), the Greater rhea is the largest bird in South America. In the wild, the Greater Rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years, It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact the that a group has established itself in Germany in recent years.  

The Greater Rhea derives its scientific name from Rhea, a Greek Goddess, and the Latinized form of America. It was originally described by Carolus Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae under the name Struthio camelus americanus. He identified specimens from Sergipe, and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1758. They are from the Family Rheidae, and the Order Struthioniformes, commonly known as Ratites. They are joined in this order by Emus, Ostriches, Cassowaries, and Kiwis, along with the extinct forms Moas, and Elephant birds.

 Rhea, as the Greek Goddess, is the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus and Sister and Wife to Cronos in Greek mythology. In early traditions, she is known as "the mother of gods" and therefore is strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, who have similar functions. The classical Greeks saw her as the mother of the Olympian goddesses and gods, but not as an Olympian goddess in her own right. The Romans identified her with Magna Mater (their form of Cybele), and the Goddess Ops.

The design of the stamp, besides other components of a Countryside Landscape, like Woods, Trees, Bushes, and a Farm House, it also add the Flag of the City of Tranqueras, so Flags Topic is included in the release too.

The design of the Flag resembles the first "Tranquera", Farm Gate in english, that gave name to this city, and it was selected, with over 60% of the votes, in August of 2011, as the winner of the design creation of Tranqueras flag. This design is the work of Miriam Darin, a plastic artist from Tranqueras, and it cames the official Flag of Tranqueras since November 30th of 2011 by an act of Law of the Departament Goverment of Rivera.

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 the Greater Rhea as the main element of the stamp design, put the stamp focus on Fauna or Animals, and also in Ecology, and in particular the Care of Extintion Threatened Animals, as the Greater Rhea is in the Near Threatened category, in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List, the World's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Then, also the almost wild environment shown in the stamp reinforces the focus of the release in Ecology Topic. 

Block:

The block: Only reinforces the Flags Topic, and could be also a very peculiar Doors or Gates, and an even peculiar and precise Farm Gates, as the Flag of the City of Tranqueras is the icon used to show the ink colours used in the printing of the stamps.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Is the Logotype selected to promote the Centenary of the City of Tranqueras.

By the design of this Logotype, it adds to the release the Sun, with it Stars and Astronomy Topics, also introduce Mountains and not just Plateaus as the stamp does, and reinforces the Farm Gates and Trees topics, with the particulary that that for the last one, it is clearly shown one particular type of Tree, that is the Pine-Tree, that are Conifer Trees, in the Genus Pinus, and in the Family Pinaceae, that is the only Genus in the Subfamily Pinoideae.

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 - #025 - COVER Sent on First Day - CENTENARY OF "TRANQUERAS" CITY

Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of the City "Tranqueras"

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URU - 2014 - #025 - SERIE [2x2] - CENTENARY OF "TRANQUERAS" CITY

Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of the City "Tranqueras"

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Uruguay - 2014 - Centenary of the City "Tranqueras" ( Previous / Next )

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Issue information:

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

Stamp Shape and Size: Rectangular [39 mm. x 27 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: I think Geography is the most representative, also History could be, and Centenaries too.

Then, more in particular it Geography of Uruguay, Cities of Uruguay, and the City of Tranqueras itself, that in the stamp issue day began to be a Centenary City, and of course History of Uruguay too as a concretization of the wider History Topic..

Then, surrounding the main topic, could be found the followings: The Rivera Department, a department of the northern region of Uruguay, that has an area of 9,370 km2 (3,620 sq mi) and a population of 103,493, and whose capital city name is also Rivera, because Tranqueras City is located in that department.

Bridges and Rivers, could be another topics for this release, as during the first decades of the 19th century the area was known as Paso de Tranqueras because of the homonymous Bridge over the Tacuarembó Grande river.

Another Topics that emerges from Tranqueras City History are: Trains, Railways, France, and Personalities, because French Marcos Bourré donated to the state some land for the construction of a Railway Station. The arrival of the Railway became the birth point of a village which grew rapidly with hotels, stores and small industry. This cause that, on July 22nd of 1914 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Law Nº 5.107, and on October 15th of 1963, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Law Nº 13.167, and finally, on December 13th of 1994, its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Law Nº 16.667.

Now, regarding the desing of the stamp: Besides reinforcing the Topic Geography showing a Landscape of Tranqueras City, it also add two complete new topics.

The first are Geology or Earth Science, by showing a Plateau in the background, surely one from the Sierra "Cuchilla Negra", that is nearby the city.

And the second is quite obvious, as the Head of this Animal takes the focus of the stamp, so Fauna or Animals, more precisely Birds or Flightless Birds, and in particular Greater Rhea or Rhea americana, also named Grey Rhea, Common Rhea, or American rhea, and Ñandú in Guaraní and Ema in Portuguese.

One of two species in the Genus Rhea, in the Family Rheidae, the Greater Rhea is endemic to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It inhabits a variety of open areas, such as Grasslands, Savanna or Grassy Wetlands. Weighing 50–55 pounds (23–25 kg), the Greater rhea is the largest bird in South America. In the wild, the Greater Rhea has a life expectancy of 10.5 years, It is also notable for its reproductive habits, and for the fact the that a group has established itself in Germany in recent years.  

The Greater Rhea derives its scientific name from Rhea, a Greek Goddess, and the Latinized form of America. It was originally described by Carolus Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae under the name Struthio camelus americanus. He identified specimens from Sergipe, and Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1758. They are from the Family Rheidae, and the Order Struthioniformes, commonly known as Ratites. They are joined in this order by Emus, Ostriches, Cassowaries, and Kiwis, along with the extinct forms Moas, and Elephant birds.

 Rhea, as the Greek Goddess, is the Titaness daughter of the earth goddess Gaia and the sky god Uranus and Sister and Wife to Cronos in Greek mythology. In early traditions, she is known as "the mother of gods" and therefore is strongly associated with Gaia and Cybele, who have similar functions. The classical Greeks saw her as the mother of the Olympian goddesses and gods, but not as an Olympian goddess in her own right. The Romans identified her with Magna Mater (their form of Cybele), and the Goddess Ops.

The design of the stamp, besides other components of a Countryside Landscape, like Woods, Trees, Bushes, and a Farm House, it also add the Flag of the City of Tranqueras, so Flags Topic is included in the release too.

The design of the Flag resembles the first "Tranquera", Farm Gate in english, that gave name to this city, and it was selected, with over 60% of the votes, in August of 2011, as the winner of the design creation of Tranqueras flag. This design is the work of Miriam Darin, a plastic artist from Tranqueras, and it cames the official Flag of Tranqueras since November 30th of 2011 by an act of Law of the Departament Goverment of Rivera.

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 the Greater Rhea as the main element of the stamp design, put the stamp focus on Fauna or Animals, and also in Ecology, and in particular the Care of Extintion Threatened Animals, as the Greater Rhea is in the Near Threatened category, in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List, the World's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Then, also the almost wild environment shown in the stamp reinforces the focus of the release in Ecology Topic. 

Block:

The block: Only reinforces the Flags Topic, and could be also a very peculiar Doors or Gates, and an even peculiar and precise Farm Gates, as the Flag of the City of Tranqueras is the icon used to show the ink colours used in the printing of the stamps.

FDC:

The desing of the First Day Cancelation: Is the Logotype selected to promote the Centenary of the City of Tranqueras.

By the design of this Logotype, it adds to the release the Sun, with it Stars and Astronomy Topics, also introduce Mountains and not just Plateaus as the stamp does, and reinforces the Farm Gates and Trees topics, with the particulary that that for the last one, it is clearly shown one particular type of Tree, that is the Pine-Tree, that are Conifer Trees, in the Genus Pinus, and in the Family Pinaceae, that is the only Genus in the Subfamily Pinoideae.

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.