Twenty-two different official seals have been recorded from Argentina. They are typeset designs. Covers are relatively easy to locate.
Catalog: Drummond OS5
Date issued: Unknown, EKU February 7, 1919
Printing: Red on white paper
Perforation: rouletted 13 horizontally in color
Inscription: "Recibida en mal estado" ("Received in bad condition")
Control Number: "N.º 1" at top right inside frame lines
Description: Mangled 1920 cover from Uruguay to Mar del Plata, Argentina repaired in transit at Buenos Aires with 5 Argentinean seals.
Courtesy of Jim Kotanchik by permission.
Catalog: Drummond OS10
Date issued: 1932, EKU February 24, 1936
Printing: Black
Perforation: Rouletted 10 1/2 horizontally in color
Inscription: "RECIBIDO EN MAL ESTADO / Oficina / Firma empleado" ("RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION / Office / Employee signature")
Control Number: none
Description: Damaged 1936 cover from Rosario, Argentina to New York, NY repaired on back with single Argentine post office seal.
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Updated October 13, 2007