10c blue 'Figueroa' Pro Patria NATIONALIST stamp issue produced during the revolution of 1897 inscribed 'Comision de Socorros Oriental Nacionalista' and dated 1897. Perforated & mint with gum with part strike of oval 'COMISION DE SOCORROS ORIENTAL NATIONALISTA URUGUAY STA FE' control cachet in blue on gum. A couple of light gum tones but very rare. (See note and illustrations in 'The Postage Stamps of Uruguay' by E.J. Lee, page 176)