All World Collections, Indian States, Sperati - Day 5

Uruguay – 1856-59 “Diligencia” 60c and 80c, two very tidy and attractive exposures on photographic paper, the 60c in the vermilion colour so often preferred by Sperati for the very good contrast, 80c in light brown, both with very sharp impression with reversed image, also two cliches on celluloid in grey and black, additionally four small papers with cancellation trials, Montevideo oval datestamps and Paysandú oval pm with production notes around design and dating Nov 1943; a very attractive set of stamp impressions and accompanying pms. The fine design of the “Diligencia” stamp was of course of very special significance to Sperati, who produced the stamp on order from an important client (Robert Hoffmann) and incorporated the design in his famous “Philatelie d’Art” emblem.