Cuban Postal Card Cross Index
Equivalencias de catalogación para los tarjetas postales para uso en Cuba (1878-1898)
by / por Robert Littrell
Spanish Domination 1878 - 1898 |
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| UPSS No. |
Edifil No. |
H&G No. |
Ascher No. |
Description / Descripción | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1878 - 25 céntimos de peseta, blue & orange - type I - Alfonzo XII: Printed 20/sheet | |
| 2 Plate 1 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1879 - 25¢, reddish brown & orange - type I - Plate 1: Printed 20/sheet | |
| 2 Plate 2 Pos. 1 |
2A | — | — | 1879 - 25¢, reddish brown & orange - type II - Plate 2 This type I form of the letter "r" in Sr. appeared only once in 20 cards printed on one sheet. |
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| 2 Plate 2 Pos. 2-20 |
2B | — | — | 1879 - 25¢, reddish brown & orange - type I - Plate 2 This type II form of the letter "r" in Sr. appeared in 19 out of 20 cards printed on one sheet. |
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| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1880 - 10¢ carmine UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15¢ carmine UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10¢ + 10¢ carmine UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15¢ + 15¢ carmine UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1881 - 2 centavos de peso carmine UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3¢ salmon pink UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2¢ + 2¢ carmine UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3¢ + 3¢ salmon rose UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1882 - 2¢ carmine UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3¢ rose UPU: Printed 16/sheet | |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2¢ + 2¢ carmine UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3¢ + 3¢ salmon rose UPU: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 15 | 13E | 15 | 15 | 2¢ + 2¢ carmine UPU - stamp positions reversed: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 16 | 14E | 16 | 16 | 3¢ + 3¢ salmon rose UPU - stamp positions reversed: Printed 8 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
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| 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 I | 1882 - 2¢ green & orange - domestic use - type I | |
| 17a | 16 | 17a | 17 II | 2¢ green & orange - type II | |
| 17b | 16f | — | — | 2¢ green & YELLOW background - type II | |
| 17c | 16A | 17b | 17 III | 2¢ green & orange - type II-A | |
| 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 I | 4¢ carmine & orange - type I | |
| 18a | 18 | 18a | 18 II | 4¢ carmine & orange - type II | |
| 18b | 18f | — | — | 4¢ green & YELLOW background - type II | |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 I | 10¢ blue & orange - type I | |
| 19a | 20 | 19a | 19 II | 10¢ blue & orange - type II | |
| 19b | 20f | — | — | 10¢ green & YELLOW background - type II | |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 I | 1888 - 2¢ green - type I: Printed 20 cards/sheet | |
| 20a | 22 | 20a | 20 II | 2¢ green - type II-A | |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 I | 4¢ green - type II-A | |
| 21a | 24 | 21b | 21 I | 4¢ carmine - type II-A | |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 22a | 1890 2¢ green - type I - Alfonso XIII el pelón (baldie): Printed 20 cards/sheet | |
| 22a | 25A | — | 22b | 2¢ green - type I-A | |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 23a | 4¢ carmine - type I | |
| 23a | 26A | — | 23b | 4¢ carmine - type I-A | |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 24a | 1892 - 2¢ green on buff: Printed 10 cards/sheet | |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 4¢ brown on buff | |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 1894 - 2¢ dark brown on buff: Printed 10 cards/sheet | |
| 27 | 30A | — | — | 4¢ dark blue on buff | |
| 24A | 27A | 24a | 24b | 1896 - reprinted UPSS 24 - 2¢ green on yellow card stock: Printed 10 cards/sheet | |
| 27A | 30 | 27 | 27 | reprinted UPSS 27 - 4¢ dark blue on yellow card stock | |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 I | 1898 - 5m carmine on yellow or buff (Edifil 31A) card stock - Alfonso XIII infante (child): Printed 10 cards/sheet | |
| 28 Type 9 |
31E | — | 28 II | same with 17 mm between the 1st address line and the 2nd | |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 I | 1¢ green on yellow card or buff (Edifil 32A) card stock | |
| 29 Type 9 |
32E | — | 29 II | same with 17 mm between the 1st address line and the 2nd | |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 I | 2¢ violet on yellow card or buff (Edifil 33A) card stock | |
| 30 Type 9 |
33E | — | 30 II | same with 17 mm between the 1st address line and the 2nd | |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 I | 3¢ reddish brown on yellow or buff (Edifil 34A) card stock | |
| 31 Type 9 |
34E | — | 31 II | same with 17 mm between the 1st address line and the 2nd | |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 I | 5m + 5m carmine on yellow card stock: Printed 4 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 32 Pos. 3 |
35E | — | 32 II | same with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 32A | 35A | — | — | 5m + 5m carmine on salmon card stock | |
| 32A Pos. 3 |
35AE | — | — | 5m + 5m salmon colored with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 33 I | 1¢ + 1¢ green on yellow card stock: Printed 4 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 33 Pos. 3 |
36E | — | 33 II | same with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 33A | 36A | — | — | 1¢ + 1¢ green on salmon card stock | |
| 33A Pos. 3 |
36AE | — | — | 1¢ + 1¢ salmon colored with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 34 I | 2¢ + 2¢ violet on yellow card stock: Printed 4 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 34 Pos. 3 |
37E | — | 34 II | same with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 34A | 37A | — | — | 2¢ + 2¢ violet on salmon card stock | |
| 34A Pos. 3 |
37AE | — | — | 2¢ + 2¢ salmon colored with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 35 I | 3¢ + 3¢ reddish brown on yellow card stock: Printed 4 DOUBLE cards/sheet | |
| 35 Pos. 3 |
38E | — | 35 II | same with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
| 35A | 38A | — | — | 3¢ + 3¢ reddish brown on salmon card stock | |
| 35A Pos. 3 |
38AE | — | — | 3¢ + 3¢ salmon colored with 17 mm between 1st address line and the 2nd on return card. | |
Further reference:
Cabrera, Octavio and Littrell, Robert; "New Discoveries on the Plating of the 1880-1881 U.P.U. Cards", Journal of Cuban Philately, Vol. 3, No. 2, Whole No. 8, Apr-Jun 2012.
Littrell, Robert and Cabrera, Octavio; "The 1892-1898 Postal Cards of Cuba - New Discoveries", The Journal of Cuban Philately Special Studies Monograph No. 2, April 2011.
United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS), Postal Cards of Spanish Colonial Cuba, Philippines and Puerto Rico, Robert Littrell, Editor; 2010.
Laiz, Ángel, ed.; Edifil: Catálogo Especializado de Sellos de Cuba, Tomo I, 2002, in Spanish.
Laiz, Ángel; Reconstrucción de las planchas de los enteros postales tipo Infante, Biblioteca de Historia Postal Edifil, 1998, in Spanish.
Jones, William P. and Roy, Rudy J.; Handbook of Cuba Part I: Spanish Domination 1855-1898, 1984
Gage, Alexander, ed. Fladung, Edward; Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery Catalog, 2nd Ed., Section 3 (Cameroun to Czechoslovakia), 1974, Cuba pp. 1 - 8.
Ascher, Siegfried; Grösser Ganzsachen Katalog (Postal Stationery Catalog); Bosnia-Leipzig; 1925-1928, Cuba on pp.194-200, ill., in German.
Cuban Postal Card Cross Index
U.S. Intervention and Republic (1899 - 1958)
Equivalencias de catalogación para los tarjetas postales para uso en Cuba (1899 - 1958)
by / por Robert Littrell
U.S. Intervention 1898 - 1902 |
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| UPSS No. |
Edifil No. |
H&G No. |
Scott No. |
Ascher No. |
Description / Descripción |
| S1 | 39 | 37 | UX1 | 1 (36) | 1899— 1¢ Overprint "1c. de Peso." on United States Jefferson |
| S1a | 39ra | 37b | UX1a | — | Same, with no period after 1c |
| S1b | 39r | 37a | UX1b | — | Same, with no period after Peso |
| S1c | — | — | — | — | Error: "2c" printed on 1c card UPSS S17 |
| S1d | — | — | — | — | 1¢ Overprint, plate flaws, various, on underlying card |
| S1e | — | — | — | — | 1¢ Overprint, with broken top of "C" in CUBA |
| S1S | — | — | — | — | Specimen, handstamped ULTRAMAR |
| S2 | 40 | 38 | UX2 | 2 (37) | 2¢ Overprint "2c. de Peso." on United States Liberty |
| S2a | 40r | 37a | UX2a | — | Same, with no period after Peso |
| S2b | — | — | — | — | Same; completely missing grommet (with bump on frame) |
| S2c | — | — | — | — | Same, other plate flaws, various |
| S2d | — | — | — | — | Same, with large period after Peso |
| S2S | — | — | — | — | Specimen, handstamped ULTRAMAR |
Republic of Cuba 1902 - 1958 |
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| S3 | 69 | 38 | Noted | 3 (38) | 1903 - 1¢ made by perforation of 2¢ U.S. overprint with a 17-hole "1" |
| S4 | 70 | 39 | — | 1 (39) | 1¢ José Martí definitive card |
| S5 | 71 | 41 | — | 3 (41) | 1907 — 1¢ + 1¢ reply card - José de la Luz definitive |
| S6 | 72 | 40 | — | 2 (40) | 2¢ Carlos Manuel Céspedes definitive issue |
| S7 | 73 | 41 | — | — | 1944 — "Habilitado para un centavo" overprinted in red on 2¢ Céspedes |
| S8 | 74 | 42 | — | — | 1955 — 3¢ Martí definitive issue |
Further reference:
Littrell, Robert; The Postal Stationery of the Cuban Republic, published by the United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS) 2013.
Cabrera, Octavio; "The US Postal Cards Overprinted for use in Cuba", Possessions, Vol. 33, No. 2, Whole No. 121, 2nd Q 2012.
United Postal Stationery Society (UPSS), The Postal Stationery of the Possessions and Administrative Areas of the United States of America, 3rd Ed., 2009.
Laiz, Ángel, ed.; Edifil: Catálogo Especializado de Sellos de Cuba, Tomo I, 2002, in Spanish.
Jones, William P. and Roy, Rudy J.; Handbook of Cuba Part II: The U.S. Administration 1898-1902; 1984
Gage, Alexander, ed. Fladung, Edward; Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery Catalog, 2nd Ed., Section 3 (Cameroun to Czechoslovakia), 1974, Cuba pp. 1 - 8.
Ascher, Siegfried; Grösser Ganzsachen Katalog (Postal Stationery Catalog); Bosnia-Leipzig; 1925-1928, Cuba on pp.194-200, ill., in German.
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