International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Uruguay

=Uruguay=
 * The first meters were installed in 1924.
 * Most franks contain “URUGUAY”. One contains the abbreviation “R. O. del U.”, and one post office meter does not show the country name or an abbreviation.
 * The stamps are grouped by design usage:
 * A – Private use stamps with simulated perforation border"
 * B – Private use stamps with open design, incomplete outer border"
 * C - Private use stamps with straight line border
 * PO – Stamps generated by meters in post offices

NOTE: The typing scheme for Uruguay has been completely revised from the printed catalog. Apologies to those inconvenienced by this.

Sub-group AA: Frank contains small central circle holding the meter number
NOTE: See Type PO1 for a design nearly identical to Sub-group AA.

'''AA1. Universal “NZ” ''' (FV-6), 1924.
 * Upright frank with simulated perforation outer border and sunburst design at center.
 * “URUGUAY” curved.
 * M# in small circle at center of sunburst.
 * “CENTESIMOS” in ribbon at bottom.
 * M# without prefix.
 * A. Straight-line TM in black including company name with or without advertising [$35]
 * B. As A, but in red [$35]
 * C. Single circle TM in black including arc at bottom [$10]
 * D. As C, but in red [$10]
 * Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 15

NOTE: Brown town marks for Type AA1 are known. They are probably a blend of red and black inks rather than a deliberate brown.



'''AA2. Universal “Midget” ''' (FV-3/5), 1929. [$10]
 * Similar to Type AA1, but the central circle is larger and the meter number has an “M” prefix.
 * M#s M1-M19.
 * TM: DC, nil
 * Values: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 25

Sub-group AB: Frank without a small central circle


'''AB1. Francotyp “C” ('''Universal “MultiValue”) (MV), 1932. [$10]
 * Upright frank with value figures in center.
 * “URUGUAY” straight. M# below frank.
 * Wide spacing between TM and frank with S# high.
 * M#s 20-22 and 314 without prefix, and M21.
 * Date figures without stops.
 * TM: SC
 * V/F:  000 (A)


 * a. Official use, M# 20 and 314

'''AB2. Universal “MultiValue” ''' (MV). [$25]
 * Frank nearly identical to Type AB1, but spacing is narrower and TM is lowered.
 * Small date figures with stop after the month.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F:  000 (A)

'''AB3. Universal “Automax” ''' (MV). [$25]
 * Frank inscribed with the abbreviation "R O del U" instead of the full country name.
 * Frank with single outer frame line and with ornament at top.
 * With TM lowered as with Type AB2.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F:  =00.ooo (A)

'''AB4. Francotyp “C” ''' (MV), 1931.
 * Similar to Type AB1 but frank is larger and with large meter number with “F” prefix outside the frame line at left.
 * A. Large frank, 28 mm wide [$10]
 * B. Frank 24 mm wide [$15]
 * TM: SC
 * V/F:   MeterCat 5-point asterisk.jpg (A)   MeterCat 5-point asterisk.jpg.00 (O)



'''AB5. Universal “MultiValue” ''' (MV), 1940.
 * Square frank with single, simulated perforation frame line.
 * Value figures variable in thickness.
 * M# with “MV –“ prefix below frank.
 * A. With “CENTESIMOS” at bottom of frank, TM on same level as frank
 * B. As A, but TM lowered, date figures small
 * C. With “N$ | CTS” at bottom of frank, TM on same level as frank
 * TM: DC
 * V/F:  0000 (O)  00oo (O)   MeterCat 5-point asterisk.jpg (A,O)  00000 (O)   MeterCat 5-point asterisk.jpg (A,O)  000000   MeterCat 5-point asterisk.jpg (A,O)



'''AB6. Pitney Bowes-GB “Automax” ''' (MV).
 * Very similar to Type AB5 but value figures are of uniform thickness.
 * M# with “MV –“ prefix below frank.
 * A. With “PESOS” at bottom of frank, TM on same level as frank
 * B. As A, but “N$ | CTS” at bottom of frank
 * C. As B, TM lowered, date figures small
 * TM: DC [$10]
 * V/F:  =0.oo  =00oo  =00.oo  =0000oo



'''AB7. Hasler “F88” ''' (MV).
 * Upright frank with single, wavy line frame line.
 * Frank 24-26 mm wide.
 * Without M# but with license number (PERMISO) at bottom of frank.
 * A. With “PERMISO No” and number
 * B. With “PERMISO No” and number above “N$ Cts.”
 * C. With “PERMISO No” and number above “N$”
 * D. With “N$ | CTS” alone at bottom
 * TM: DC
 * V/F:  0000  00,oo  000oo  000.oo  0000oo


 * a. With unengraved block after “PERMISO No”
 * b. Post Office stamp: TM with “DIR. NAL. DE CORREOS”
 * c. Post Office stamp: TM with “DIRECCION GENERAL DE CORREOS”
 * d. Post Office stamp: TM with “CORREO” at top or bottom
 * e. Air mail only, TM with “SERVICO AEREO” at top
 * f. TM with ornament at bottom

'''AB8. Satas''' (MV). [$20]
 * Frank as Type AB5 but meter number with “S” prefix.
 * TM: SL
 * V/F:  ★0.oo

'''AB9. Hasler “F88” ''' (MV).
 * As Type AB8 but much larger, frank 29 mm wide.
 * All examples seen have “PERMISO No” and number above “N$ Cts.” at bottom.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F:  000,oo


 * a. Post Office stamp: TM contains “DIR. NAL. DE CORREOS”

'''AB10. Pitney Bowes-GB “Simplex” ''' (LV-21). [$25]
 * Smaller frank with panel at bottom.
 * M# with “S” prefix in small boxes in lower corners with line between.
 * TM: DC
 * Values seen:  5, 7, 25



'''AB11. Francotyp “Cc” ''' (MV).
 * Frank very similar to Types AB1 and AB2.
 * Scroll at bottom containing currency indicator.
 * Permit number with or without “PERMISO No” prefix at bottom of the town mark.
 * Distance between center of date and value figures is 40 mm.
 * A. With “CENTESIMOS” in scroll at bottom
 * B. With “$ | Cts.” in scroll at bottom
 * TM: SC
 * V/F:  ◆000  ◆000 o (small fixed zero cuts frame line)  ◆000 o (larger fixed zero doesn't cut frame line)


 * a. With unengraved block below frank



'''AB12. Francotyp “Cm 7000/10000” ''' (MV).
 * As Type AB11 but distance between TM and frank is 36-37 mm, and the value figures are narrower.
 * M#, with or without “MAQ.” prefix, at bottom of TM.
 * A. With “CENTESIMOS” in scroll at bottom
 * B. With “$ | Cts.” in scroll at bottom
 * C. With “N$ | Cts.” in scroll at bottom
 * D. With “N$ ” in scroll at bottom
 * TM: SC, DC
 * V/F:  ◆000  ◆0000


 * a. Post Office stamp: Town mark with “DIR. NAL. CORREOS” at top, machine ID number at bottom

GROUP B: Private use franks with open design without complete outer frame line


'''B1. Pitney Bowes “R” ''' (MV), 1950.
 * Horizontal design with TM incorporated into the frank.
 * Balance, coat of arms and horse and bull design between value box and TM.
 * P# with “P.B.PERM.No” prefix below horse and bull.
 * M# in 5000 series.
 * TM: SC
 * V/F:  ≋ 00 :  ★ 00 :  ★00oo ( breaks right frame lines )



'''B2. Pitney Bowes “DM” ''' (LV-?), 1954.
 * Similar to Type B1 but much smaller.
 * “P.B.” low outside TM at left.
 * P# with “PERM.No” or “PERMISO No” prefix below horse and bull.
 * M# in 5000 series.
 * TM: SC
 * Values: 01 through at least 20



'''B3. Neopost "105" ''' (LV). [Appears to be scarce]
 * Winged helmet design with "REPUBLICA O. DEL" in ribbon above "URUGUAY" at top.
 * Fancy ornaments at center above the value figures at bottom center.
 * M# with "RN" prefix inside arcs at the lower corners.
 * TM: DC
 * Values:  0.01 to ?

GROUP C: Private use franks with straight outer frame lines


'''C1. Postalia''' (MV).
 * Upright frank with single, straight-line frame and image of a walking or standing bird at top center.
 * “CORREOS” stacked in panel at left, and URUGUAY” stacked in panel at right.
 * Panel at bottom contains “PERM.PLIA.” over the permit number.
 * A. Wide spacing between TM and frank. “Centesimos” above bottom panel
 * B. Narrow spacing between TM and frank. “Centesimos” above bottom panel
 * C. Wide spacing. “PESOS” above bottom panel
 * D. Narrow spacing. “PESOS” above bottom panel
 * E. Wide spacing. "N$ | CTS" above bottom panel
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: 000  0000  00000 ( breaks inner frame line at right )



'''C2. Hasler "Mailmaster" ''' (MV).
 * Horizontal frank with single straight-line frame and no inner frame lines.
 * "REPUBLICA O. DEL" above "URUGUAY" at top, "PERMISO N o " and permit number at bottom.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: 00.00  000,00


 * a. Permit number negative against a solid field
 * b. Date present without TM

NOTE: In addition to variety b, other permit number variations exist including the use of different size digits in the number.

GROUP PO: Stamps from machines used only in Post Offices

 * See also types AB7a/b/c/d, AB9a, and AB12a for stamps generated in post offices.

'''PO1. Universal “NZ” ''' (FV-6), 1924. [$10]
 * Nearly identical to Sub-group AA design but the circle at the center of the frank is blank, and the town mark is quite different.
 * The meter number flanks the town mark, with a large letter “A” at left and a Roman numeral (I through IV) at right.
 * TM: SC
 * Values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12



'''PO2. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000” ''' (digital).
 * Similar to Type AB12 but the frank is square rather than upright.
 * Spacing between TM and frank is very narrow.
 * The value figures are also very narrow.
 * TM: DC
 * One seen with TM as DIR. NAC. DE CORREOS / E005 – FP
 * V/F:  000.00



'''PO3. Frama “Sensonic” ''' (digital).
 * Wide frank with thick frame line consisting of three rows of closely spaced dots.
 * Country name at top, blank at bottom.
 * Value figures large and tall.
 * TM: DC
 * One seen with TM as ADM. NAC. CORREOS / PERM.00
 * V/F: $ 000.00



'''PO4. Francotyp "Cc/Ccm" ''' (MV).
 * The frank consists of the value figures only, without outer frame.
 * The town mark contains "DIR. NAL. DE CORREOS".
 * No country name in the stamp.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: ◇0000



'''PO5. Francotyp "Taxograph" ''' (MV), 1991 or earlier. [Appears to be rare]
 * Both the frank and town mark are rectangles.
 * The frank is a simple square with "URUGUAY" at top and "N$ | cts" at lower right. The left frame line has an opening in the center containing the machine number reading up.


 * The town/date mark is a smaller rectangle with rounded corners. It contains "MAQ No" and the machine number at bottom. The frame is open at right and can contain a large narrow "R" when used to frank registered mail.
 * Between the TM and frank is a postal slogan, "UTILICE EN SU CENEFICIO EL CODIGO POSTAL" (use the postal code in your office). Other slogans also may have been used.
 * V/F: 00000

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