U5 var., 1899 2c on 2c Green on buff, Double overprint, unused entire, clear doubling esp. in the "CUBA." portion, seen best in lower left of "A", very clearly doubled in printed return address, fresh and Very Fine, the only reported example; 1977 PF certificate (unlisted in Scott or UPSS) (Image)

CV. 4,000-5,000

Cuban Accumuklation, about 30 items, mostly mint postal card or postal stationery with two specimens, nice 1899 cover with 5c #225 & 10c #226 registered from Santiago to Spain, several ppcs and a couple additional 1899 usages, most F-VF. (Image)

CV. 150-200

1899/1901 Period Covers from Adj Gen Hugh Scott, five covers from famous Military Officer Adj General Hugh Scott in Havana, sent to his wife in the US, all but one endorsed "Soldiers Letter" or "Soldiers Mail", two with corner cards of Governor of Havana, one endorsed "Chas R. Morales / in charge of Mail", three of them bit roughly opened causing short corners at upper left of envelope, VG-VFrnIn May 1898, after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Scott was appointed major of Volunteers and Assistant Adjutant General of the 2nd and 3rd Divisions, I Corps. He saw no action in that war, but in March 1899 went to Cuba as Adjutant General of the Department of Havana, with the rank of lieutenant colonel of Volunteers. In May 1900 he became adjutant general of the Department of Cuba and remained in that post until May 1902. During that time he served for a time as acting governor and took an active part in the transfer of government into Cuban hands. (Image)

CV. 100-150

1899 Soldiers Letter to USA, unfranked cover from an officer in the field, endorsed "Soldiers Letter / from / Lieut. Edward Davis / 1st Inf. Ill. Vols. / Commndg. Co A", blurry Key West Fla Jul 4 1899 duplex, backstamped Litchfield Ill 9 Jul 1898; opened at the left causing a small tear in the backflap, surprisingly good condition as most covers from this period damaged or faulty, VF; participated in the 26-day campaign against Santiago de Cuba, which ended on July 17; early mail from US soldiers in Cuba was sent to Key West, Florida and received in early July 1898; only a handful of covers are recorded from this early period (Image)

CV. 500-750

Two Sagua La Grande, Cuba Covers, Aug 1899 duplex cancel ties 1899 2c on 2c (Scott 222; faults) to patriotic envelope with stains, addressed to Cleveland OH, marked Unclaimed and Advertised, forwarded to Ft Thomas KY, Dead Letter Office triangle on reverse (scarce markings), other cover 1899 3c (Scott 229) tied by Apr 9 1900 postmark to very fine soldier's letter addressed to Cincinnati OH. Fine selection (Image)

CV. 100-150

U13 Domestic and Foreign Use, one uprated and used 1900 from Cardenas to New York with scarce LARRAURI & GONZALES corner card; the 1905 envelope without watermark used Matanzas to Habana with 23mm tear at the bottom, EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ corner card, VG-VF (Image)

CV. 200-250

Four Official Envelopes with Cuban Adhesives, each with different official cc including Treasury, Post Office, Civil Department and War Departments, each used privately and franked with 2c adhesives (Scott 223 or 228), postmarked Matanzas, Santiago, Puerto Principe and Guantanamo, all are fresh and Very Fine. (Image)

CV. 100-150

253P, 254P, 258P, 259P, 1914 1c/10c Map, Plate proofs on card, pairs, 10c even toning, o/w Very Fine (Image)

CV. 200-250

CUBA COLLECTION to 1934. on Schaubek pages, quite strong in 19th century with some high values, some US administration (mostly w/o gum), 20th centurey mixed mint and used, usual mixed condition, VG-VF

CV. 250-300

CUBA AMASSMENT. three-ring binder loaded with 60 stock pages of missionary mixture of reference and genuine material starts with the first issues and runs to issues of the late 1980s, note air mails, some semi-postal, and other "BOB" issues, usual mixed condition, duplication, VG-VF

CV. 120-160