Uruguay Postage Due Stamp, 1902

Uruguay · 1902 · 1c

This is a postage due stamp from Uruguay, part of a series issued in 1902. The design is purely functional, featuring a large numeral '1' indicating the one centésimo value to be collected upon delivery. The stamp is inscribed 'REPUBLICA O. DEL URUGUAY' and 'FALTA DE FRANQUEO' (Postage Due).

Postage due stamps were used by postal services to indicate the amount of postage that was underpaid by the sender, which then had to be paid by the recipient.