CUBA Republic 1899 onwards

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1899 Various designs

  1 c green (Statue of Columbus)
  2 c red (Palm trees)
  3 c lilac (Allegorical figure)
  5 c blue (Sailship)
  10 c brown (Ploughing farmer)

Overprinted 'HABILITADO 1 UN CENTAVO OCTOBRE 1902' (red)

  1 c on 3 c lilac

(Double and inverted overprint)

(Mystery: this overprint in black on a piece of paper?)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	c	Both types
2 c	*	c	Both types
3 c	c	c
5 c	*	c	Cheapest type
10 c	c	c	Cheapest type
1 c on 3 c	*	*	Issued 1st October 1902, sold out in one day 200000 stamps surcharged, more information see: http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/pichs/postal/republic01.html

For the specialist: In 1905 the unsurcharged stamps of value 1 c, 2 c, 5 c and 10 c were re-issued in slightly different designs. The 1 c has the label with 'CENTAVO' with rounded edges, instead of with straight edges.

The different types of the values 1 c, 2 c, 5 c and 10 c (there is only 1 type of the 3 c):

1 c: In type I the shading behind 'CENTAVO' ends straight to the left of the 'C' and the right of the 'O'. In type II it is shaped with arcs.

2 c: In type I there are leafs coming out of the bottom of the ellipse containing the '2', these are missing in type II

5 c: In type II, in the label with 'CUBA' there are two small dots in the upper left of the label (near 'C') and in the upper right (near 'A') which are absent in Type I.

Type I
10 c: The line around 'CUBA' is different for the two types; left and right there is a small extension in Type II (near the outer border).

I have seen the 10 c value cancelled with a small circle with a 'T' in the center (telegraphic use).

Typical cancels:

(Oval consisting of bars and 4 concentric circles)

1899 Special delivery stamp, man on bicycle

  10 c orange (inscription 'Immediata')
  10 c orange (inscription 'Inmediata', 1902)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
10 c	***	**	Immediata
10 c	*	*	Inmediata

1907 General J.A. Maceo, large sized stamp

  50 c blue and black
  50 c violet and black (1910)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
50 c blue and black	c	*
50 c violet and black	c	**

1910 Famous Cuban statesmen, different designs

  1 c green and violet (B.Maso)
  1 c green (B.Maso, 1911)
  2 c red and green (M.Gomez)
  2 c red (M.Gomez, 1911)
  3 c violet and blue (J.Sangully)
  5 c blue and green (Y Loynaz Agramonte)
  5 c blue (Y Loynaz Agramonte, 1911)
  8 c green and violet (C.Garcia)
  8 c green and black (C.Garcia, 1911)
  10 c brown and blue (Mayia)
  1 P green and black (C.Roloff)
  1 P black (C.Roloff, 1911)

The stamps printed in 1 colour exist imperforate at one or two sides, since the outer boundaries of the stamp sheets were imperforate.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c green and violet	*	c
1 c green	c	c
2 c red and green	*	c
2 c red	c	c
3 c	c	*
5 c blue and green	***	*
5 c blue	c	c
8 c green and violet	*	*
8 c green and black	c	*
10 c	*	*
1 P green and black	R	***
1 P black	R	R

1910 Special delivery stamp, man on bicycle and portrait of J.B.Zayas

  10 c orange and blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
10 c	**	**	Seems to exist with inverted center: RRR

1914 Map of Cuba

  1 c green
  2 c red (2 shades)
  3 c violet
  5 c blue
  8 c olive
  10 c brown (2 shades)
  50 c orange
  1 P grey

The second shade of colour of the 2 c and 10 c were printed during the first world war, they are called war colours.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	*	c
3 c	*	*
5 c	*	c
8 c	**	*
10 c	***	*
50 c	R	***
1 P	R	***

Stamps with overprint 'TIMBRE NACIONAL' are fiscal stamps, example:

(Reduced size)

1914 Special delivery stamp, aeroplane flying near castle

  10 c blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
10 c	**	*

1914 Picture of the poet Gertrudis Gomez de Avelaneda

(Reduced size)

  5 c blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	***	*

1916 Cuban statesmen

  1 c green (J.Marti)
  2 c red (M.Gomez)
  3 c violet (J.de la Luz)
  5 c blue (G.Garcia)
  8 c brown (Agramonte)
  10 c brown (E.Palma)
  20 c olive (J.A.Saco)
  50 c red (A.Maceo)
  1 P black (C.M Cespedes)

These stamps were issued with perforation 12 and no watermark. The values 1 c, 2 c, 5 c, 8 c, 10 c and 20 c also exist with watermark 'Star'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	vc
2 c	c	vc
3 c	*	vc
5 c	*	c
8 c	**	*
10 c	*	c
20 c	**	*
50 c	***	***
1 P	***	***

1927 25 years existence of the republic

  25 c violet

1928 International Conference in Havana

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  8 c brown
  10 c brown
  13 c orange
  20 c olive
  30 c violet
  50 c red
  1 P black

1929 Inauguration of the Capitol in Havana

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c brown
  20 c violet

1930 Sports event in Havana

  1 c green
  2 c red
  5 c blue
  10 c brown
  20 c violet

Postage due stamps of the Republic

1915 Inscription 'TASA PAR CORRAR, REPUBLICA DE CUBA'

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  1 c red
  2 c red
  5 c red

A different shade of red of these stamps was issued in 1930.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	**	**
2 c	**	**
5 c	***	***

Airmail

1927 Aeroplane above harbor of Havana, inscription 'SERVICIO AEREO'

  5 c blue

This stamp was to be used on the Havana Key-West route. The stamp was issued on 1st November 1927, while the airmail service started at 28th October 1927.

1928 Lindbergh commemoration, airmail stamp of 1927 in changed color and overprinted 'LINDBERGH FEBRERO 1928'

  5 c red

Issued during the visit of Lindbergh.

1930 Postage stamp of 1927, overprinted 'CORREO AERO NACIONAL' and surcharged (overprint and surcharge in red)

  10 c on 25 c violet

This stamp was to be used on the aerial route between Havana and Santiago. It was apparently only used two days: 30 and 31st October 1930.

1931 Aeroplane going from left to right, inscription 'CORREO AEREO INTERNACIONAL', for use on letter to foreign countries

  5 c green
  8 c brown (1946?)
  10 c blue
  15 c red
  20 c brown
  30 c lilac
  40 c orange
  50 c green
  1 P black

Overprinted 'PRIMER TREN AEREO INTERNACIONAL 1935 O'Maaray du Pont' (1935)
  10 c + 10 c red (perforated, color of basic stamp changed)
  10 c + 10 c red (imperforate, color of basic stamp changed)

1931 Aeroplane going from right to left, inscription 'CORREO AEREO NACIONAL', for use on internal letters

  5 c lilac
  10 c black
  20 c red
  20 c lilac (1946?)
  50 c blue

Overprinted 'EXPERIMENTO DEL COHETE POSTAL ANO DE 1939'
  10 c green (colour of basic stamp changed)

1936 Inscription 'ZONA FRANCA DEL PUERTO DE MATANZAS CORREO AEREO'

  5 c violet
  10 c orange
  20 c green
  50 c black

Airmail express stamp 'CORREOS ENTRADA AEREA ESPECIAL'
  15 c blue

1936 Commemoration of 100 years birth of Maximo Gomez, inscription '18 NOV 1935'

  5 c violet
  10 c brown

1938 Airmail stamp of 1927 in changed color and overprinted '1913 1938 ROSILLO Key-West Havana'

  5 c orange