U.S. Stamped Envelopes of 1899 with overprint "CUBA./2c. de Peso."
Sobres Franqueados de los Estados Unidos de 1899 sobrecargados "CUBA./2c. de Peso."
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Thorp knife 75 — carmine on blue / carmín s. azul
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint —
Earliest Reported Postmark: 24 July 1899 to Washington, D.C.
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Thorp knife 76 — carmine on buff / carmín s. anteado
Corner card / Remitente: "Miró y Otero"
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Corner card / Remitente: "Miró y Otero"
Earliest Reported Postmark: 21 October 1899 from Havana to Clay Center, Kansas.
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — 1894 Watermark — green on buff / verde s. anteado
Corner card / Remitente: "F.S. Smith"
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Used 22 July 1899 to Portland, Maine.
Corner card / Remitente: "F.S. Smith"
Octavio Cabrera collection
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — carmine on amber / carmín s. crema
Corner card / Remitente: "F.S. Smith"
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Used 23 November 1900 to Everett, Washington
Corner card / Remitente: "F.S. Smith"
1899 — 2¢ Washington, Type II overprint — Thorp knife 75 — carmine on blue / carmín s. azul
Corner card / Remitente: "F.S. Smith".
No used examples of this envelope have been reported.
1899 - 2¢ Washington, Type II - Thorp Knife 2, UPSS Knife 31 - Unique specimen after destruction of stock by the Post Office Department
Octavio Cabrera collection
 1899 — 2¢ Washington indicium with Type II surcharge |
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| Technical Details / Detalles Técnicos | |
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| Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión | April 1899 / Abril 1899 |
| Watermark / Filigrana | See above / Ver arriba |
| Printing / Impresión | In relief / En relieve |
| Design / Diseño | Plimpton & Morgan Co., Hartford, CT, USA |
| Size / Tamaño | 160 x 89 mm & 171 x 95 mm |
| Denomination / Denominación | Surcharged / Sobrecargados: 2c. de Peso. |
| UPSS # | Edifil # | H&G # | Effigy / Paper Color Efigie / Papel |
Description / Descripción | Quantity Produced Series Completas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 48ip | 3 | green on buff verde s. anteado 1894 Watermark 1894 Filigrana |
Corner card / Remitente: "After 5 days, return to F. S. SMITH Obrapia 127, HAVANA" 160 x 89 mm; knife 50 (see "Measurements") Modelo 50 (ver "Medidas") Overprinting on U.S. envelope Scott U313; UPSS 973 ERP = 20 July 1899 |
1,500 |
| 6 | 49ip | 5 | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
Corner card / Remitente: "After 5 days, return to F. S. SMITH Obrapia 127, HAVANA" 160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") Overprinting on U.S. envelope Scott U363; UPSS 1263 ERP = 15 August 1899 |
1,500 |
| 6a | — | — | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
As above, with overprint shifted. | — |
| 7 | 47ip | 6 | carmine on buff carmín s. anteado |
Corner card / Remitente: "Miro y Otero" & Type B "Habana" 171 x 95 mm; knife 76 (see "Measurements") Modelo 76 (ver "Medidas") Overprinting on U.S. envelope Scott U364; UPSS 1289 ERP = 21 October 1899 |
5,000 |
| — | 49iphze | — | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
"C" of CUBA broken "C" de CUBA rota |
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| 8 | 44 | 7 | carmine on blue carmín s. azul |
160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") Overprinting on U.S. envelope Scott U365; UPSS 1299 ERP = 24 July 1899 |
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| 8a | 50ip | 7a | carmine on blue carmín s. azul |
Corner card / Remitente: "After 5 days, return to F. S. SMITH Obrapia 127, HAVANA" 160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") Overprinting on U.S. envelope Scott U365 |
1,500 |
| 8b | 44hh | --- | carmine on blue carmín s. azul |
Double Overprint: only one copy known Sobrecarga Doble: sólo se conoce un ejemplar |
1 |
| — | 50iphh | — | carmine on blue carmín s. azul |
As above, but with Double Overprint Sobrecarga Doble |
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