Uruguay year 1979 Art painting Durer Madonna with child stamps

Uruguay year 1979 Art painting Durer Madonna with child stamps

🎨 Uruguay 1979 – Dürer, Madonna and Child Souvenir/Minisheet

• Issuer: República Oriental del Uruguay (Uruguay)
• Year of Issue: 1979
• Theme: Art — featuring a reproduction of Madonna and Child by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer.

🖼️ What the Issue Is

• This is typically issued as a souvenir sheet (mini sheet / S/S) — a small group of stamps or a single larger label‑format commemorative stamp printed on a decorative backing sheet.
• The design depicts Dürer’s Madonna and Child (one of the artist’s well‑known religious compositions) on Uruguayan postage.
• It is cataloged in major stamp listings — in some references as Scott C436 and in Michel as Block 43 (or Mi. Bl. 43), associated with the International Year of the Child (IYC) 1979 theme.

📦 Formats & Catalog Info

• The item is most commonly encountered as a mint never hinged (MNH) souvenir sheet rather than standard postage stamps.
• Some listings describe multiple units (e.g., a sheet of 4) depending on how postal authorities issued or dealers package them — for example Michel 1536 klb for a sheet of four minisheets.
• In Scott catalog terms, the souvenir sheet with Dürer’s image tied to the Year of the Child appears under Scott C436 (or similar numbering) for Uruguay 1979.

💡 What “Madonna and Child” Refers To

• The artwork itself is a classic Renaissance depiction of Mary and Jesus by Albrecht Dürer, a major German artist of the early 1500s. The painting has been reproduced in various media over the centuries, including on postage stamps.