CUBA COVERS AND POSTAL STAT

CUBA COVERS AND POSTAL STATIONARY

STAMPLESS

1824 entire with contents from Puerto Principe to Havana. Has PUERTO PRINCIPE straight two line cancel in red. Some damage @ bottom, but a scare usage from a small town. $50 PHOTO

1837 entire letter from Villaclara to Havana with VILLACLARA straight line marking in black. Appears to also have a large D marking. Scarce usage from a small town (Nov 13, 1837) $50 PHOTO

1838 (Oct 2) entire with contents from Trinidad to Havana with TRINIDAD straight line cancel in red. $50 PHOTO

1840 (Apr 14) entire with contents from Esperanza to Havana, with a sharp strike of the ESPERANZA straight line cancel in black. Tough, small town $60 PHOTO

1848 (June 21) front from San Antonio to Havana, with a beautiful red San Antonio CDS and a 3 rate marking $30 PHOTO

1849 (Jan 18) outer rom Havana to Matanzas with Havana CDS in blue and rate marking 1. Rev. has Matanzas Jan 19 receiving also in blue. A few insect holes, but a nice item, $30 PHOTO

1851 Cardenas to Havana, nice CARDENAS CDS May 9, 1851 plus 5 rate marking in blue, scarce, In has caused a fe holes in the cover, but still very attactive $40 SCAN

1852 outer Cardenas to Havana with nice strike in blue of the Cardenas CDS and 1 rate marking, lighter Havana receiving on rev, also in blue, nice item $50 PHOTO

1853 (Nov 9) outer from Havana to Jaruco, back shows clear second strike of Havana CDS and 1 rate marking, all in black. Some insect damage. $25 PHOTO

1854 Sept 21 overinked Matanzas CDS and 2 rate marking in blue to Cardenas, $35 PHOTO

1855 attractive outer Feb 15 sharp strike Cardenas CDS and triple rate 3 in blue to Matanzas, unusual an very clean $50 PHOTO

1856 outer from Havana to Matanzas, official usage to Mayor, attracitve July 4, 1856 CDS in blue plus 2 rate marking, some insect damage $35 PHOTO

1858 outer from Matanzas to Colon, black obliterator and Blue Mantanzas CDS on front, Aug 13 Nueva Bermeja ccl on back $35 PHOTO

1858 outer from Havana with attractive March 8 CDS and 1 rate marking in blue PHOTO $30

1858 Matanzas August CDS in blue to Colon, Nueva Bermeja August 13 receiving CDS and blue 1 rate marking on reverse, $25 PHOTO

1858 January 24 outer from Havana to Nuevo Colon, overlapping Nuevo Bermeja Jan 27 CDS and 1 rate cancels on reverse, $30 PHOTO

1859 outer from Guines to Jaruco, front shows Alcaldia (official mayor's office usage), a blue Guines 4/13/59 CDS and a pattern cancel in black, attractive and scarce small town use $40 PHOTO

1859 Arredondo to Colon, July 9 Blue July 9 CDS and black mute with Nueva Bermeja and Havana transits on Rev. $40 PHOTO

1859 (Sep 26) entire letter from Matanzas to New York. Has undated STEAMSHIP 10 circular marking on front. $35 PHOTO

1860 April 13 outer to Colon, front has unusual CUBA cds (no city) in blue, black has Nueva Bermeja April 23 strike, a blurry Havana cds and rate marking of 1. An interesting piece of postal history with a story to be uncovered, $40 PHOTO1 PHOTO2

1860 outer Dec. 15 Jaruco to Colon, has obliterator oval ccl and Jaruco CDS on front, Nueva Bermeja and Rate 1 ccl on back. Attractive, $35 PHOTO

1861 Matanzas (Nov. 19?) light strike in blue of Matanzas CDS and 1 rate marking along with Havana receiving (Nov 20) on reverse $35 PHOTO

1861 March 25 outer from Baracoa to Guantaidino, Santa Catalina 3/28/61 backstamp and 1 rate marking in blue on rev., nice item, $40 PHOTO

1861 Nueva Bermeja to Cardenas Nov 14 CDS on front, 1 rate marking on back $25 PHOTO

1861 Nueva Bermeja Oct 7, 1861 CDS to Matanzas Oct 8 receiving CDS, attractive $25 PHOTO

1861 Havana outer Aug 6 CDS to Matanzas (Aug 8 receiving CDS) and 1 rate marking on reverse $25 PHOTO

1862 Guines March 9 CDS and black mute to Matanzas with Matanzas receiving CDS on rev $25 PHOTO

1862 Matanzas May 17 CDS and mute ccl on front to Colon May 18 receiving CDS and 1 rate marking on rev $25 PHOTO

1863 (Jun 23) entire with contents from San Jago de Cuba to New York with undated Steamship 10 circular stamp. D. Havana forwarding agent Brooks, Douglass & Co mark on back. $35 PHOTO

1863 Matanzas April 30 CDS to Colon May 1 receiving CDS, nice and clean $30 PHOTO

1863 (Dec 25) entire with contents from Trinidad to Havana with STEAMSHIP 10 circular marking. Havana forwarding agent marking on rev. $35 PHOTO

1864 entire with contents from Cienfuegos to New York with undated NY Steamship 10 circular stamp. Dated Apr 30, arrived May 9 $35 PHOTO

1864 Matanzas to Ceiba Mocha Apri 18 Matanzas CDS, Ceiba Mocha receiving CDS on reverse, nice $35 PHOTO

1864 Jaruco August 10 CDS to Guanabacoa (same date receiving CDS and rate 1 marking on Reverse), nice cover with two clean CDSs (one not scanned) and nice mute in black $35 PHOTO

1865 Guanabacoa Feb 17 CDS, nice clear strike in black, to Havana, scarce small town usage $50 PHOTO

1865 Guines to Colon nice cover with Guines Jun 8 CDS, Nueva Bemeja Jun 8 CDS, coat of arms marking and fancy mute cancel, rate marking of 1 in black on reverse some insect damage more visible on reverse $25 PHOTO

1866 outer from Cienfuegos to Parne las Casas, front has blue Alcadia marking indicating official usage from the mayor's office and Cienfuegos CDS 6/13/66, rev shows rate marking of 1 and wax seal. $35 PHOTO

1870 entire with contents from San Jago de Cuba to New York with dated NY Steamship 10 circular stamp. Dated Sept 22, 1870, received Oct 6. Havana forwarding agent mark on back. $35 PHOTO

Undated outer (previous owner indicates 1847 but no evidence) official letter from Jarnel to Havana. Clear Jarnel CDS in black (Dec 8) small town use $35 PHOTO

CLASSIC & 19th CENTURY

Spanish Official stamp of 1858 (1/2 ounce) used in Cuba (Edifil #6) to the fiscal officer of Trinidad, scarce item, $250. PHOTO

24 entire with contents from Santiago de Cuba to Manzanillo, nice clean cover with 4 margin copy nicely tied by oval bar cancel $25 PHOTO

51 on entire from Manzanillo to New York. Stamp is tied by oval bar cork ccl, with NY Steamship 10 dated ccl (April 11) nice item $40 PHOTO

20th CENTURY

229 smudged cancel to Philadelphia, PA, but missent to Limon, Costa Rica with appropriate backstamp, $20 SCAN1 SCAN2

264, 265--three fronts (1925-1928) two with slogan cancels "Smoke Cuban Cigars The Best in the World" and "Schools and Rods are the base of Progress Contributing and Conserving these Consolidates the Nation". The third has a pair of perfins NCB. All three $10 SCAN

306 on 1932 front to England. Very attractive Lejaraza y Cia. Textile advertising cover, Cuban sugar slogan cancel and stamp is folded so that part of the cancel was printed on the gum side. Great item $15 SCAN

514 x7, 521 and RA16 on cover from Havana to NYC, nice franking $10 SCAN

Postcard like item showing bathers on beach drawing map of FL and Cuba in sand, unusual $10 PHOTO

Spanish official stamp used in Cuba on outer, Seiba Mocha to Matanzas,very attractive with a few insect holes, one affecting the stamp, still very scarce SCAN

COMMEMORATIVE CANCELS (unaddressed unless otherwise stated)

743-4 on July 10, 1966 for the 2nd circulating philately expo $3

781-2--July 17, 1965 Philatelic Exposition Matanzas $3

855 November 7, 1967, 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution, $3

977 May 15, 1966, Jose Marti National Library ccl, neat owl design, stamp has toning on edges $3

1183, March 6, 1967 for 1st Anniversary of Radio Broadcast of stamp program $3

1138 March 1967, Sesquecentennial of Fouring of Camarioca, $3

1293 May 11, 1969 Philatelic Exhibition 99th Anniv of the birth of Lenin, $3

1343, VIBOREX 68, July 26 or 28 (two available) 15th Anniversary of the attach on the Moncada Barracks, $3 ea

1407 June 24, 1969 Czech stamp Philatelic Expo, $3

1618, Oct 12, 1976, Colombus Day, $3

2015, Interex 76 Expo, $3

3110, Sept 10, 1989, 30th Annv of the death of Ramon Fonst, $3

C 225, May 14, 1968 75th Anniv of the first airmail flight of Domingo Rosillo, $3

C289 Feb 25, 1990, 5th Cycling competition in Cuba, $3

AIRMAIL

ROCKET MAIL: C31 October 15, first experimental rocket mail, cachet handstamped in black, plus a Havana CDS (first day of issue for C31), very attractive and scarce $125 SCAN

C19 on March 7, 1937 cover from Havana to NYC with "Finlay--freed the world from Yellow Fever" slogan cancel, attractive $10 SCAN

C126a on unaddressed envelope Nov. 15, 1055, 3 days after issue, neatly tied, $26.

E-2 used on 1946 letter to USA, no indication of Special Delivery, probably paid 10c airmail rate to the USA $2