Issue of August, 1899: Effigy of Christopher Columbus - 5c. de Peso.
Emisión de 1899: Efigie de Cristóbal Colón - 5c. de Peso.
1899 — 5¢ Columbus blue on white / azul s. blanco
1899 — 5¢ Columbus used 10 October 1900 from Havana to Westport, Washington.
1899 — 5¢ Columbus blue on amber / azul s. crema
1899 — 5¢ Columbus used 23 July 1900 from Havana to Hannover, Germany.
Specimen - Post Office Sample
1899 — Thorp size 8 — 5¢ Columbus blue on white / azul s. blanco
1899 — 5¢ Columbus used September, 1928 from Santiago de Cuba to Centerville, Iowa.
1899 — Thorp size 8 — 5¢ Columbus blue on white / azul s. blanco — Specimen - Post Office Sample
These handstamps were applied by Portuguese postal officials to U.P.U. specimens
to prevent subsequent use in the country of origin
|
 1899 — 5¢ Columbus indicium |
| Technical Details / Detalles Técnicos | |
|---|---|
| Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión | August 1899 / Agosto 1899 |
| Watermark / Filigrana | See above / Ver arriba |
| Printing / Impresión | In relief / En relieve Plimpton & Morgan Co., Hartford, CT, USA |
| Design / Diseño | U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving Washington, D.C. |
| Size / Tamaño | 160 x 89 mm & 241 x 105 mm |
| Denomination / Denominación | 5 centavos |
| UPSS # | Edifil # | H&G # | Effigy / Paper Color Efigie / Papel |
Description / Descripción | Quantity Produced Series Completas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 58 | 10 | blue on white azul s. blanco |
160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 17 November 1899 |
50,000 |
| 30 | 64 | 10 | blue on white azul s. blanco |
241 x 105 mm; knife 59 (see "Measurements") Modelo 59 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 12 June 1905 |
50,000 |
| 31 | 59 | 10 | blue on amber azul s. crema |
160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 15 January 1901 |
75,000 |