190-91, 1898-99 5c on -+m Blue green, 2nd printing, strip of three, pos 1 (190), pos 2 (191), pos 3 (blank), "Min De Principe/ Ysla De Cuba/ 159" cds, fresh and F-VF; signed Robertson, Scheller (Scott $165+) (Image)

CV. 75

190-191, 1898-99 5c on -+m Blue green, 2nd printing, Inverted surcharge, strip of three, surcharge pos 1-3 with pos 1 being inverted on the blank label, "Min De Principe/ Ysla De Cuba/ 159" cds, Very Fine and rare; signed Bloch; ex-Tows (Scott $350+) (Image)

CV. 150

201b, 1898-99 3c on 1m Blue green, 5th printing, "eents" variety, pos. 3, tied on piece by Min De Principe/ Isla De Cuba/ 159" cds, Fine; ex-Tows (Scott $450) (Image)

CV. 200

222, 1899 "2c de Peso" on 2c Reddish carmine, eight singles (3 front side, 5 on back) on registered cover to Austria, mostly all tied by target cancels, purple 3-line Havana, Cuba 1/26/99 registry handstamp, "Vom Auslande uber Bp 10Verviers-Colr." registry label, Vienna backstamp, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 90

225, 1899 5c Blue, "Cupa" Overprint variety, 2 singles + one in pair with normal variety, error only exists with straight edge, o.g., Very Fine, fresh and well centered. (Scott $240). (Image)

CV. 90

225, 1899 5c Blue, pair tied on registered cover to New York by oval grid cancels, additionally franked with 1c (221) and two single 2c (222, both creased), Santa Clara, Cuba 9/9/99 cds, purple 3-line "Reg. No. 340 Santa Clara, Santa Clara", backstamped with 9/10/99 Havana registry forwarder, magenta (New York) "S 9/15/99" in circle, sealed tears at top of backflap, still Very Fine cover with 3 color franking. (Image)

CV. 90

227P1, 1899 1c Green, large die proof on india paper, die sunk on full sized card, Extremely Fine. (Scott $160). (Image)

CV. 75

228S, 1899 2c Carmine, "Specimen" overprint in black, NH, Fine. (Scott $225). (Image)

CV. 75

229P1, 1899 3c Purple, large die proof on india, die sunk on full sized card, Extremely Fine. (Scott $160). (Image)

CV. 75

229, 1899 3c Purple, bottom imprint and plate #893 block of ten, strong color, NH, a few perfs seperated, VG-Fine (Image)

CV. 60

236S, 1905 5c Blue re-engraved, "Specimen" overprint, full pane of 100 with top and bottom imprints, all stamps with red "Specimen" overprints and control punch, NH, some selvedge seperation with piece of three out and piece of one not present, both imprints intact, Very Fine, scarce, stamp catalogs $42.50 each, these being much scarcer. (Image)

CV. 150

UX1, 1899 1c Black, uprated to Germany with 1c (222), purple "Mil.P. Sta. No. 27. 5/13/99 Matanzas, Cuba" duplex, Extremely Fine. (Image)

CV. 75

1876 Incoming Cover from Germany via New York, extremely attractive cover franked with Germany 10pf (31) and 20pf (32), both tied by Hamburg 4/18/76 cds, bold red New York 5/3 transit, blue boxed "5 cents", appropriate backstamp, bit reduced at left, still Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

"United States Post Office, Military Station No. 1, Cuba", Disinfected Cover, bold and complete two line straightline ties 2c (267) on fumigated cover to Boston, Mass., trivial light soiling, Very Fine and most unusual cover. Although somewhat late for fumigation it was applied because of the number of troops in a tropical setting, it was advised to be prudent in the early stages of the encampments. (Image)

CV. 100

"Military Sta. 1, Santiago Cuba", 1/9/99 duplex ties U.S. 5c (281) on cover to New York, backstamped New York receiver, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 75

"Military Sta. 3, Santiago de Cuba", military duplex ties U.S. 6c (282) to neat cover to Boston, Mass, New York 1/10/99 transit backstamp, Boston receiver, most probably philatelic but still quite scarce and Very Fine. (Image)

CV. 90

Dead Letter Office, F.D.U.S., purple 5/8/01 double circle date stamp backstamp on interesting cover origination with 2c (279B, small flaws) on cover from Iowa to Havana, Cuba, tied by Iowa City Iowa 3/12/01 machine cancel, numeral "6" in circle, pair of 3c (J39, 3c due + penalty), magenta 3-line "Advertised 4/7/01 Gen. Deliv. P.O. Havana, Cuba", purple pointing hand "Return to Writer, Collect 6 cts", Cuba postage dues applied (J1, J3), transit Washington DC, 5/8/01 cds, various additional backstamps include Iowa City 5/10 cds, cover with edge light edge wear, Fine and unusual. (Image)

CV. 100

Cuba Cover Assortment, 30 unusual covers with mostly 1899 overprints frankings and various military station cancels, franked Soldiers Mail, a few unusual usages, etc., stations include: 1, 10, 11, 15, 26, 27, etc, expect small amount of flaws/faults, generally F-VF, useful to postal history collector or dealer. (Image)

CV. 200

1831/57 Disinfected Covers Selection, three covers; 1831 stampless to Habana to Boston with straight-line "QUARANTINE"; 1841 stampless Habana to Netherlands with disinfection "punches"; 1857 Habana to Spain franked with 1857 -+r Blue and with disinfection slits, Very Fine for these (Image)

CV. 100

1846/71 Covers to Europe via British Post Office, four stampless covers; 1846-47 stampless Havana to London (2; rated 2/3 or 4/6) with PANAMA transit backstamps (British PO), 1849 stampless folded letter to Paris with French transits plus Havana (British PO) backstamp, 1867 stampless envelope to Paris with French transits plus Havana (British PO) backstamp, F-VF (Image)

CV. 100

1847 Stampless Cover Cuba to France, folded letter datelined "Santiago de Cuba 18 Fevrier 1847" and addressed to Bordeaux, range of British and French transit cancels incl British "St IAGO DE CUBA" open circle cancel, ms "pr Paket Anglaies", Fine use (Image)

CV. 100

1867 Stampless Cover Cuba to France, folded letter datelined "Havana 6 Mai 1867" and addressed to Barbezieux, ms "pr Solent" and "Via Southampton", appropriate cancels and markings incl nice strike of "Ed. Doise HABANA" forwarder's handstamp (Rowe rarity 2), boxed "1F 60c" British accountancy handstamp (Van der Linden 1595), Havana MY 7 67 cds (British PO), Fine and attractive (Image)

CV. 100

1867 Stampless Cover to France, envelope with ms. "Par le Paquebot Poste Francais/ allart a St Nazaire" and French octagonal "CUBA" 17 Oct 67 and "SANTIAGO DE CUBA/ PAQ. FR. D No. 1" 17 Oct 67 cancels, rated "10" (decimes) due on arrival, backstamped "LIGNE B/ PAQ. FR. No. 3" 24 Oct and Bordeaux 11 Nov, bit of postal wear with some light wrinkling and a corner crease top right, o/w VF (Image)

CV. 80

1872 Stampless Cover to France, folded letter datelined "Havana 23 Avril 72", ms "via St Nazaire", nicely struck octagonal HAVANE/ PAQ. FR. B No. 4" 24 Avril 72 transit cancel, light strike of sender's handstamp at lower left (also struck on back), marked "12" (decimes due on receipt, backstamped Saumur, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 60

43, 1869 10c Red brown, "HABILTADO POR LA NACION" overprint, single tied on a folded letter sheet addressed to Matanzas by oval grid, partial strike of a dispatch cds at right, indistinct backstamp, sound stamp on cover with faults, still a Fine and rare use (Scott $2,500) (Image)

CV. 300