Earliest Reported Postmarks

Here are scans of some of the Earliest Reported Postmarks (ERP's) of the Republic. Obviously several, such as the 1936 Matanzas issue, were issued on the same day so it does not make much sense to have an ERP for those issues.

ESCUELAS Y CAMINOS SON BASE / DE PROGRESO. ASISTIENDO A AQUELLAS Y CONSERVANDO ÉSTOS / SE CONSOLIDA LA PATRIA Slogan 2 — 16 March 1926 — Rudy Roy collection

COMPRE PRODUCTOS / DE CUBA / PROTEJA LA INDUSTRIA / NACIONAL Slogan 3 — 17 July 1926 — Robert Littrell collection

COMPRE AZUCAR CUBANO / Buy CUBAN SUGAR Slogan 4 — 2 March 1926 — Robert Littrell collection

COMPRE AZUCAR CUBANO / BUY CUBAN SUGAR Slogan 5 — 30 October 1930 — Mark Tyx collection

FUME TOBACCO CUBANO QUE / ES EL MEJOR DEL MUNDO SMOKE CUBAN CIGARS / THE BEST IN THE WORLD Slogan 6 — 31 August 1926 — Robert Littrell collection

VISITE CÁRDENAS Y SU PLAYA DE VARADERO Slogan 9 — 16 March 1928 — Mark Tyx collection

QUIEN MAS NOS COMPRE / NOS VENDERA MAS / COMPRE AZUCAR CUBANO OUR LARGEST BUYERS / WILL BE OUR LARGEST SUPPLIERS / BUY CUBAN SUGAR Slogan 11 — 14 January 1929 — Robert Littrell collection

CUBA ES EL PARAISO / DE LOS TURISTAS CUBA IS THE / PARADISE OF TOURISTS Slogan 12 — 10 December 1928 — Robert Littrell collection

1833 - 1933 FINLAY // LIBERÓ AL MUNDO / DE LA / FIEBRE AMARILLA Slogan 13 — 3 December 1933 — Freddy Muguercia collection

1833 - 1933 FINLAY // GLORIA DE LA CIENCIA / SANEÓ EL TRÓPICO Slogan 14 — 4 December 1933 — Robert Littrell collection

SÓLO SON HABANOS LEGITIMOS / LOS TABACOS FABRICADOS EN CUBA THE ONLY GENUINE HAVANA / CIGARS ARE THOSE MADE IN CUBA Slogan 15 — 13 September 1934 — Robert Littrell collection

SÓLO SON HABANOS LEGITIMOS / LOS TABACOS FABRICADOS EN CUBA THE ONLY GENUINE HAVANA / CIGARS ARE THOSE MADE IN CUBA Slogan 15A — 30 December 1935 — Robert Littrell collection

PROTEJA LA INDUSTRIA CUBANOS / Y LOS PRODUCTOS CUBANOS / FUME CIGARROS CUBANOS Slogan 18 — 16 October 1935 — Ernesto Cuesta collection

MARTÍ LIBERTO A CUBA / Y GLORIFICO A AMERICA Slogan 19 — 26 May 1939 — Ernesto Cuesta collection

Asista Serie Mundial / Base Ball Amateur Slogan 20 — 22 July 1939 — Robert Littrell collection

COOPERE CONSTRUCCIÓN / OBELISCO EN GUÁIMARO Slogan 21 — 25 September 1939 — Robert Littrell collection

COOPERE / CON EL / CENSO 1953 Slogan 23 — 15 January 1953 — Robert Littrell collection

COMPRE BONOS DE / INDEPENDENCIA ECONOMICA Slogan 24 — 13 August 1958 — Ernesto Cuesta collection