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Cuban Philately — Filatelia Cubana

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The following pages are from high caliber collections
Las páginas siguientes son de colecciones de alto calibre

(Some of the files are large and may take some time to load)
(Algunos de los archivos son grandes y pueden demorarse en cargar)

Spanish Administration: 1855 to 1898


Administración Española: 1855 a 1898

Cuba: Study of the First Issues — Estudio de las Primeras Emisiones

by/por Ignacio Prats
First Part (1st and 2nd Issues) — Primera Parte (1era y 2da Emisiones)
Second Part (3rd Issue) — Segunda Parte (Tercera Emisión)
Third Part (Special Uses & 1860 Y¼) — Tercera Parte (Usos especiales e Y¼ de 1860)

Pages from the Colonial Cuba Collection of Francisco Otegui Carballo


PÁginas de la Colección de Cuba Colonial de Francisco Otegui Carballo

Cuba: A Collection of Stamps Issued Under Spanish Dominion


Cuba: Colección de Sellos de la Administración Española

by Samuel T. Bothwell, Sr.
Part 1 — 1855 to 1876
Part 2 — 1876 to 1888
Part 3 — 1890 to 1897
Part 4 — 1898 and miscellaneous
Part 5 — U.S. Administration

Cuba — Colonial Period Stamps Used as Revenue


Cuba — Uso fiscal de los sellos de correos de la época colonial

Updated or additional pages — Páginas adicionales o añadidas

Y¼ Surcharges of 1855 — Sobrecargas Y¼ de 1855

(Scott Nos. 5 - 8 -- Edifil Nos. 4, 4A, 5, 5A)

Archive of Genuine Y¼ Surcharges of 1855


Archivo de Sobrecargas Genuinas Y¼ de 1855

Scott Nos. 5 - 8 — Edifil No. 4A, 5A, 4, 5

Plating of  /  Planchaje del Scott No. 14 -- Edifil No. Ant. 9

Y¼ Surcharges of 1860 -- Sobrecargas Y¼ de 1860

(Scott No. 15 -- Edifil No. 10)

Habilitados por la Nación 1868-1869

King Alfonso XII Issues 1876-1888


Emisiones del Rey Alfonso XII de 1876-1888

Cuba: The Surcharged Stamps of 1883


Cuba: La Contramarca de 1883

The 1883 Surcharges of the Collection
"Cuba: The Overprinted Stamps, 1855-1960"


Sección de las sobrecargas de 1883 de la colección
"Cuba: Los Sellos Sobrecargados, 1855-1960"

by/por Frank Jiménez

The King Alfonso XIII Issues of Cuba-1890-98

ex-Peter A. Robertson
1890 Issue
1891-92 Issues
1894 Issue
1896-97 Issues
1898 Issue

King Alfonso XIII Issues 1890-1898


Emisiones del Rey Alfonso XIII de 1890-1898

Archive of Numbered Circular Datestamps YSLA DE CUBA (1888-1899)

Inventario de los fechadores circulares numerados YSLA DE CUBA (1888-1899)

Cuba: Revolutions and Their Impact on Its Philately


Cuba: El Impacto de sus Revoluciones en su Filatelia

The purpose of the exhibit is to show the impact of revolutions on Cuban philately over the years.
The exhibit uses covers, stamps, blocks, proofs, errors, forgeries, etc. to present the story.
A chronological sequence grouped by specific revolutionary events is used
(the following links take you to color copies of each part).
Part 1:
1860's - Revolutions Ouside Cuba
1868-1878 Ten Years War
Insurrection of 1895
Part 2:
United States Occupation and Administration
Puerto Príncipe Provisional Issue
United States Issues Overprinted
Part3:
1917 - "La Chambelona" Issue
1933 - Machado Overthrow
1959 - Castro Revolution

Cuba: Postal Stationery, 1878-1962


Cuba: Enteros Postales, 1878-1962

Part 1 -- Spanish Administration Postal Cards

Parte 1 -- Tarjetas Postales de la Administración Española


Part 2 -- U.S. Administration and Republic Postal Stationery

Part 2 -- Enteros Postales de la Administración Americana y la República

Catalog of Cuban Postal Stationery


Catálogo de Enteros Postales Cubanos

by/por Robert Littrell
Postcards (Spanish, U.S. Administration, and Republic)
Tarjetas Postales (Colonia, Administración Americana y República)


Postal Envelopes (U.S. Administration and Republic)
Sobres Franqueados (Administración Americana y República)

Portions of the Cuban Telegraph Stamps Collection


Partes de la Colección de Sellos de Telégrafos

del Dr. Miguel L. Ibáñez
(Offered as lot #422 in the 14 December 1995 auction of his philatelic estate
by the Barcelona auction house of Soler y Llach, subastas internacionales, s.a.)
(Ofrecida como lote #422 en la subasta de su coleccián de Cuba celebrada el
14 de diciembre de 1995 por Soler y Llach, subastas internacionales, s.a. de Barcelona)

"Estudio de los Sellos de Telégrafos de Cuba en el Siglo XIX"


"Study of 19th Century Cuban Telegraph Stamps"

por/by Eugenio de Quesada
From the Afinet Internet Forum: "Agora de Filatelia"
This study is a comprehensive catalog of Cuban telegraph stamps with outstanding color illustrations of all denominations
of each issue of these stamps with varieties, cancellations, specimens, etc. taken from Mr. de Quesada's personal collection
annotated with commentary from Mr. de Quesada and some of his correspondents.