Uruguay 1932 Crandon Methodist School bulletin rare printed matter rate 1 1/2 c

Item Specifics

Country

Uruguay

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

Highly unusual 1932 folded school bulletin from the Instituto Crandon in Montevideo, Uruguay — a prestigious Methodist educational institution with strong North American ties. This multipage printed bulletin was mailed to a recipient in Montevideo, folded and franked with the rare 1½ centésimo “IMPRESOS” rate, tied by MONTEVIDEO INTERIOR 1 JUL 1932 postmark.

? Postal and Philatelic Interest:

Properly circulated as printed matter, using the correct low-value “IMPRESOS” rate, seldom seen on surviving examples.

Postage stamp (1½c) tied to the folded outer back page, clearly postmarked.

Mailed to Sr. M. Bendahan, Camino Maldonado, Columna 64, Montevideo.

? Historical and Thematic Interest:

The bulletin is a publication of the Instituto Crandon, a Methodist institution founded in 1879.

Issue No. 34, dated June 1932, includes class reports, alumni news, American teachers’ updates, student elections, and a section in English titled "SEASONS".

Advertising section includes elegant 1930s furniture ad by Mueblería Civeira, reflecting upper-class style and lifestyle in Montevideo at the time.

References to Methodist Church connections and schools in Buenos Aires, Chile, USA, and missionary work.

? Cultural Crossover:
This bulletin highlights the role of North American Methodist missions in South American education, especially for young women. It reveals the cross-cultural influence through bilingual content and faculty exchanges.

This is a superb item for collectors of:

Religious and missionary postal history

Uruguayan education history

Social philately (Open Class exhibits)

Women’s education in Latin America

Methodist Church historical materials

? A rare survivor in good condition, complete and unfolded except for original mailing folds.
An exceptional piece combining postal history, education, and Protestant missionary work in 1930s Urugu

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Montevideo, Uruguay

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