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
1833 entire with contents from Matanzas to Havana, dated March 21 and has MATANZAS straight line marking in black. $60 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
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
Lot of 5 covers--1854 to Matanzas, 1855 Pachuco to Guines, 1857 to Havana, 1859 Cardenas to Matanzas and 1860 to Colon, nice variety of CDS, mute cancels and rates in different colors (some not scanned on reverse), entire group for $95 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 July 2 Manzanillo CDS in blue as well as black mute cancel and strike of the Manzanillo Mayor Office Coat of Arms to Matanzas, very attractive, partial blue Matanzas receiving CDS on reverse $35 PHOTO
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
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
AIRMAIL
C19 on March 7, 1937 cover from Havana to NYC with "Finlay--freed the world from Yellow Fever" slogan cancel, attractive $10 SCAN
E-2 used on 1946 letter to USA, no indication of Special Delivery, probably paid 10c airmail rate to the USA $2
POSTAL STATIONARY
H & G PC-5, pristine and very scarce $20
U-1 unused $12
U-2 unused $4
U-3 unused $3
U5 unused $45
U-5 unused $47.50 PHOTO
UX-1 unused, VF $15.00 PHOTO
UX-1a unused, $40 PHOTO
UX-2 unused $15 PHOTO
H & G B-9 used on unwatermarked paper, Hato Nuevo to Buffalo NY, Oct 3, 1904, unusual destinations, nice $35. PHOTO
H & G B-14 Havana to NYC, April 4, 1950 with "Buy Cuban Sugar" slogan ccl, April 8 receiving mark by recipient, flap missing on back, very attractive, $10 PHOTO
MODERN POSTAL STATIONARY
Unlisted 5c Marti aerogramme envelope with two additional stamps Ciego de Avila to Oregon, postmark is on back, so is not tied to stamps, attractive, $10 PHOTO
1980 Posta card (2c) showing J A Mella $6
3311,3315,3317,3318,3283,3188 set of 6 maximum cards with stamps, sports topical $16.50
