Uruguay 1956-67 Definitive Series Collection

Uruguay · 1956 · Various

This collection features a series of definitive stamps issued by Uruguay between 1956 and 1967. The designs primarily showcase portraits of General José Artigas, a national hero and the father of Uruguayan independence, in various depictions and at different stages of his life. The stamps are finely engraved, highlighting the detailed portraiture.

Issued over a decade, this definitive series reflects a period of relative political stability in Uruguay before the economic and social turmoil that would lead to a civic-military dictatorship in the 1970s.