STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1945-1977)
Uruguay: 30th Anniversary of ICAO
Issue date: 17/10/1977
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Globe, aircraft and UN emblem.
The article de is missing in ICAO’s Spanish name, which should be written Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional.
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Official first day cover showing the Uruguayan flag on the contours of the country. Raised cachet. It shows the punched Coat of Arms of Uruguay (see description here below) at the top-left.
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Official first day cover showing the Uruguayan flag on the contours of the country. Raised cachet. The postmark shows UPU’s emblem and the date: 9 October 1978 (i.e., World Post Day). The cachet depicts the coat of arms on the contours of the country.
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Back of the above two covers. The text Contaduría General de la Nación (General Accounting Office of the Nation) is surrounding the Coat of Arms of the country.
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First Day Cover with a silhouette of possibly a Douglas DC-8 or Boeing 707 aircraft on the cachet. The error in the Organization’s name is repeated on the cachet.
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Other first day covers by EDIC. C.F.U.
This FDC shows the map of the country.
The cachet here below reproduces Uruguay’s first Diligencia stamp and makes reference to the times when communication was carried on by means of mail coaches. More details here below.
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First Day Cover released on the occasion of AERO-EXPO 77, which was held from 4 November to 4 December 1977. Punched Coat of Arms of Uruguay.
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Background: The Coat of Arms of
Uruguay was first adopted by law on 19 March 1829. It consists of an
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