U.S. Stamped Envelopes of 1899 with overprint "CUBA./4c. de Peso."
Sobres Franqueados de los Estados Unidos de 1899 sobrecargados "CUBA./4c. de Peso."
1899 — Unissued 4¢ Lincoln, Die 104, Type II overprint — brown on white / marrón s. blanca
Thorp Knife 51a envelope, Size 7, with flap = 50 mm and sides over back bottom.
Handwritten, erased: "No. 7, first quality"
This is a unique Lincoln envelope from the collection donated by A. Eugene Michel to the U.S. National Postal Museum.
Of the 5000 printed, supposedly 4999 were destroyed on orders of the Post Office Department.
Reverse side of above envelope
| Technical Details / Detalles Técnicos | |
|---|---|
| Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión | Never Issued / Nunca Publicado |
| Watermark / Filigrana | See above / Ver arriba |
| Printing / Impresión | In relief / En relieve |
| Design / Diseño | Plimpton & Morgan Co., Hartford, CT, USA |
| Size / Tamaño | 225 x 98 mm |
| Denomination / Denominación | Surcharged / Sobrecargados: 4c. de Peso. |
| UPSS # | Edifil # | H&G # | Effigy / Paper Color Efigie / Papel |
Description / Descripción | Quantity Produced Series Completas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | brown on white marrón s. blanca |
225 x 98 mm knife Thorp 51a / Thorp Modelo 51a Overprinting on U.S. envelope |
5000 originally; 4999 destroyed |