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Páginas de Colecciones de Cuba


Pages from the Colonial Cuba Collection of 
Páginas de la Colección de Cuba Colonial de
Francisco Otegui Carballo

 1855 - 1898


Francisco Otegui Carballo from Spain has sent us some selected pages from the Colonial Cuba collection he exhibited in Malaga on the occasion of the ESPAÑA 06 International Exhibition in October, 2006. We are fortunate to present this fine exhibit, the text of which is in Spanish.


THE COLLECTION -- LA COLECCIÓN

1855 - Y¼ Surcharge issues for postage within the city of Havana. Scott 5 – 8; Edifil 4 – 5A
1855 – Variety of Y¼ Surcharge and Cover. Scott 7; Edifil 4
1858 – Official government correspondence - 3 stamps on one cover. Edifil 6, 7 & 8
1858 – Official government correspondence on cover - one ounce. Edifil 7
1858 – Official government correspondence on cover - one pound. Edifil 9
1860 and 1864 – Covers using Scott 9 and 12. Edifil Ant. 4 & 7
1860 and 1864 – Covers using Scott 9 and 14. Edifil Ant. 4 & 9
1860 and 1862 – Covers using Scott 11. Edifil Ant. 6
1860 – Fifth Y¼ Surcharge issue. Scott 15; Edifil 10
1862 – First non- surcharged ¼ real plata issue - Isabel II. Scott 16; Edifil 11
1864 – Isabel II issues of 1864 including cover. Scott 17 – 21; Edifil 12 – Ant. 12
1864 – Isabel II bisected stamp on cover. Scott 20a plus 21; Edifil Ant. 11 & 12
1866 – Isabel II issues of 1866 - last of the regularly issued imperforates. Scott 23 – 26; Edifil 13 – 16
1866 – Isabel II issues on covers. Scott 24 - 25; Edifil 14 & 15
1868 – Isabel II issues. Scott 31 – 34; Edifil 22 – Ant. 15
1868 - 69 – Isabel II overprinted "Habilitado por la Nacion"
after the revolution of 18 Sep 1868.
Scott 35 - 37 & 42 - 45; Edifil 22A – Ant. 15 & 23 – Ant. 18
1871 – Allegory of the Republic. Scott 50 – 53; Edifil 25 – Ant. 24
1873 – Amadeo issues. Scott 54– 57; Edifil 26 – Ant. 27
1875 – "Escudo" or Coat of Arms of Spain. Scott63 – 66; Edifil 31 – 34
1876 – Alfonzo XII issues with color varieties. Scott 67 – 70; Edifil 35 – 38
1877 – Alfonzo XII on covers. Scott 71; Edifil 39
1883 – "Arañita" or Arabesque overprints - 5 on 5¢ on cover. Scott 118; Edifil 86
1883 – "Arañita" or Arabesque overprints - 5 on 5¢ on cover. Scott 112 – 115; Edifil 74 – 80
1883 – "Arañita" or Arabesque overprints - 10 on 10¢ on cover. Scott 116; Edifil 81
1886-87 – Alfonzo XII issue on covers - First retouch. Scott 127; Edifil 102
1890 – Alfonzo XIII "pelón" or bald infant issues. Scott 132, 136, 140, 144, 147 and 150; Edifil 112 – 117
1891 – Alfonzo XIII "pelón" issues plus cover. Scott 133, 137, 141, 145, 148, and 151; Edifil 124 – 129
1892-93 – Alfonzo XIII "pelón" issues- 1¢, 2¢ and 5¢ on covers.
Scott 133, 137 and 145; Edifil 124, 125 & 127
1892-95 – Covers with 20¢ and 10¢ "pelón" issues. Scott151 and 148; Edifil 129 & 128
1894 – "Pelón" issues. Scott 134, 138, 142 and 152; Edifil 136 – 139
1896 – Last of the "pelón" issues on newspaper stamps. Scott P25 – P30; Edifil 140 – 145
1898 – Juvenile Alfonzo XIII - last issues for the colony of Cuba. Scott 161 – 168; Edifil 159 – 166
1874 and 1896 – Ten Years War and the War of Independence. Edifil 1 – 5

Table prepared by Robert Littrell


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