#221, 224, 226, 1899 1c on 1c Yellow green pair, 3c on 3c Purple, 10c on 10c Brown, type I, used on registered cover from Havana to Frankfurt, tied by cancels of concentric rings, with registration marking on dispatch and German registration label alongside, backstamped on receipt, showing paper seal of the German Consulate in Havana, a very scarce and attractive usage. (Image)

Est. $300-400

"Islas De/Barlovento" two-line handstamp struck in red and black on two 1814-21 entire letters to Madrid and Orotava (Canary Islands), both rated in manuscript at 5 reales, the former carried by the "Esmeralda" frigate, one entire with vertical crease, otherwise very fine. (Image)

Est. $200-300

"Yndias" (P.E. 5) straight-line handstamp in red struck on October 10, 1829 entire letter from Havana to Tarragona, toasted for disinfection in Spin and with corresponding slits, rated "13rs" (reales) in manuscript, very fine, an attractive usage of this unusual marking on mail from Cuba. (Image)

Est. $200-300

Edifil #Ant 8, 8F, 1857 1r Green pair, Postal Forgery 1r Green strip of three, both being just clipped in part of the right margin, ample to large margins in other respects, tied by barred oval handstamps to large part of cover from Havana to Valladolid, Spain, with April 12, 1860 dispatch c.d.s. alongside, some faults to be expected in such a large item, an extraordinary franking made up of regularly issued stamps and postal forgeries representing the same denomination; 1995 Graus certificate; ex-Borromeo d'Adda. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Edifil #Ant 14F, 1868 postal forgery 20c Green, a very fresh example featuring refulgent color, tied by blue barred oval handstamp to November 15, 1868 cover from Havana to Rivadeo, Spain, backstamped on receipt on December 7, minor splitting along part of lower cover edge, of no importance, an exceedingly scarce usage of a postal forgery in this issue, this denomination being unpriced on cover in the Edifil catalogue; 1993 Graus certificate; ex-Borromeo d'Adda. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Edifil #Ant 17F, 1869 postal forgery 20c orange, two examples featuring contrasting centering, each tied by greenish blue Havana c.d.s. to envelope to Bilbao, Spain, with arrival on reverse, an extremely rare usage of two postal forgeries to pay a double rate; 1993 Graus certificate; ex-Borromeo d'Adda. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

#35A, 1868 10c Blue, quite well centered displaying the design complete, tied by oval grid of stars to April 12, 1868 cover to Puerto Príncipe, with Guáimaro dispatch c.d.s. in center, vertical crease not detracting, an exceedingly scarce issue on cover -unpriced in catalogues-. (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

#92, 1880 50c Brown, single franking on December 13, 1880 cover from Havana to Veracruz, Mexico, tied by French "Havane/Paq. Fr. B No 2" octagonal "cachet d'escale" datestamp (Salles 1.439), neatly struck and repeated alongside, some minor rust spots not detracting, a very rare usage of a French maritime postmark on Cuban stamp; ex-Borromeo d'Adda. The French Consul post office have been definitely closed on 1st May 1877, when the Spanish Settlements in the Caribbean area joined the UPU. French steamers continued to call at Havana, but the letters had to be franked with Cuban stamps already cancelled, but the "cachet d'escale" was always struck alongside. This practice ended in 1881. In a very few extraordinary instances, this handstamp, showing evident signs of wear, was used as a canceller on Cuban stamps. (Image)

Est. $500-750

#146, 1896 5c Blue, strip of three used on March 1st, 1897 registered cover from Santiago to Bursa, Turkey, tied by dispatch c.d.s.'s, Paris entry c.d.s. and registered marking alongside, with transit of Galata on back, a very rare destination; ex-Schäfer. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#146, 1896 5c Blue, three single examples used on July 31, 1897 registered cover from Santiago to Bursa, Turkey, tied by dispatch c.d.s.'s, showing New York registration label at lower right, New York, Galata and Bursa backstamps, some cover edge imperfections not detracting from this very rare destination; ex-Schäfer. (Image)

Est. $300-400

#149, 1896 10c Emerald, on cover with interesting contents in Italian concerning the situation of rebellion with the destruction of crop fields, food scarcity, yellow fever, cholera, etc.: "Spain has sent 150,000 soldiers who have not been able to do anything yet, as the rebels are camped in vast extensions of virgin forests..."; the correspondence, originating at Havana, was sent to Rieti, Italy, and redirected to Oreste, very interesting and scarce. (Image)

Est. $150-200

Cuba, internal stampless letters, 1829-42 group of 19 items showing handstamps of Matanzas, Havana, San Juan de los Remedios, Esperanza, Villaclara, Trinidad, Puerto Príncipe and Fernandina de Jagua, mostly very fine.

Est. $200-300

Cuba, external stampless letters, 1846-74 group of 17 items sent to Spain, New York and Paris, including mail of the "Empresa", forwarding agents, rates, and one incoming entire from London, fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

Cuba, First Issue assembly, comprising over 100 stamps, including shades, cancellations, multiples of which mainly used, ½r strips of four and block of four unused, as well as four covers/cover fronts with ½r, 1r and 2r single frankings sent to Spain, mainly very fine.

Est. $300-400

Cuba 1856 group of stamps, #9-11, 38 adhesives, all except two being presented in used multiples, including 1r block of twelve and 2r block of eight, fine-very fine.

Est. $150-200

Cuba, 1857 Issue collection, containing over 150 stamps and 27 covers, featuring numerous plate varieties, cancellations, shades, multiples up to unused ½r block of 29 and 2r marginal block of 15, 12 essays, the postal history including ½r or 1r single or two-adhesive frankings, with one forwarding agent usage and one item sent to New York bearing steamship due marking, fine-very fine, viewing required.

Est. $500-750

Cuba #12, 13, cancellations collection, comprising 14 stamps and three covers, including some pre-adhesive handstamps, mute "Baeza" from San Felipe struck on cover, "Baeza" types from small localities, oval "Vapor/De La/Habana", etc, mainly very fine.

Est. $300-400

Cuba postal forgeries collection, 1860-63 including six covers comprising various types with ½r single frankings (5) and one pair, four being accompanied by four Graus certificates, 1r franking three covers, of which two displaying a pair, unused multiples and singles used, fine-very fine, a desirable and rare assembly. (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Cuba, 1864 Issue collection, over 100 stamps comprising one essay on cardboard, multiples, shades and cancellations, the cover section with 10 items including a scarce quadruple rate to Spain with ½r strip of four.

Est. $300-400

Cuba, "Pelón" Issue covers, including 1891-97 six items, of which five sent to Italy, including four different frankings, with two scarce newspaper wrappers bearing the 1c in pair and strip of four, one sent to Budapest, one cover contents mentioning the 1896 conflict, fine-very fine.

Est. $150-200

Cuba, postal history assembly, 1891-97 28 items, predominantly internal mail, including early usages with 1857½r pair on cover to New York with due steamship marking, 1879 50c (2) on entire to Paris, 1882 5c (2)+10c on a further entire to Paris, etc, fine-very fine.

Est. $300-400

Cuba, 1866 Issue assembly of 88 stamps with mint multiples including 5c and 40c in blocks of four, larger units in the other denomination including one with interesting marginal imprint, cancellations with rare "Vapor/Pelayo" oval, used multiples with small undated double circles, four covers -the most significant franking being 10c (2)+20c-, very fine.

Est. $250-350

Spanish Cuba mint and used assembly, containing few hundreds in some stock pages, to be noted are the telegraphs including, in mint condition, sets from 1870 to 1874 with valuable examples, generally fine-very fine, inspection required.

Est. $250-350