Presented here are most of the slogan cancellations of the Socialist Period (1959 - to date) other than used on First Day of Issue or special event covers. If you have others, contribute to the cause by sending them to me for posting.

A special thanks is in order to Jesús Del Valle of Havana, Cuba, who has furnished me with many of the scans used in this presentation. Thanks also to Octavio Cabrera, my friend and frequent collaborator on journal articles for his contributions.

1959 — ASOCIACION AMERICANA DE AGENTES. CUBA CONVENCION. OCTUBRE 17-25 - 1959 American Association of Travel Agents. Cuba Convention October 17-25, 1959

1962— ERRADICACION DEL PALUDISMO Malaria eradication. (This cancellation was placed on covers for only two days).

1962 — CON LA UES A RECOGER CAFÉ. VENCEREMOS With the UES (Union of Secondary Students) to harvest coffee - We will win

1962 — AÑO DE LA PLANIFICACION. 1962 Planning year. 1962

1962 — VIVA LA JORNADA INTERNACIONAL DE LA INFANCIA Hurray for the International Children's Day

1963 — PARTICIPA EN LA EMULACIÓN SOCIALISTA Participate in socialist emulation

1963 — AÑO DE LA ORGANIZACION 1963 - Organization year

1963 — VIVA EL 2do CONGRESO LATINAMERICANO Hurray for the 2nd Latin-American Congress

1964 — ZONA POSTAL HABANA – Havana zip code –

1963 — ZONA POSTAL HABANA -1 Havana zip code -1

1964 — ZONA POSTAL HABANA -2 Havana zip code -2

1963 — ZONA POSTAL No. 3 HABANA (Written on 3 lines) Havana zip code No. 3

1965 — ZONA POSTAL No. 3 HABANA (Written on 2 lines) Havana zip code No. 3

1964 — ZONA POSTAL No. 5 HABANA Havana zip code No. 5

1964 — ANTE LA SEÑAL DE PARE, PARE FIRME SIEMPRE Always make a full stop at the stop sign

1965 — VIVA EL IX FESTIVAL MUNDIAL DE LA JUVENTUD Hurray for the 9th World Youth Festival

1965 — SALUDAMOS EL 1o DE MAYO CON 5,000,000 DE TONELADAS We salute May 1st with 5,000,000 tons (of sugar)

1965 — SEMANA DEL TRANSITO. NOV. 7 AL 13 1965 Traffic week. November 7 to 13 - 1965

1965 — LOS NIÑOS NACEN PARA SER FELICES Children are born to be happy

1966 — SALUDAMOS XI CONGRESO MEDICO Y VII ESTOMATOLOGICO NACIONAL We salute the 11th National Medical Congress and the 7th (National) Stomatological (Congress)

1966 — SALUDAMOS TORNEO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ. HABANA. APRIL, 1966 We salute the Pan American chess tournament salute. Havana. April, 1966

1966 — 10 DE JUNIO INAUGURACION NUEVO CENTRO DISTRIBUTIVO HABANA June 10th, Inaugural of the New Distribution Center in Havana

1966 — CUBA SEDE DE LA XVII OLIMPIADA MUNDIAL DE AJEDREZ. HABANA OCT. NOV. 1966 Cuba, site of the 17th World Chess Olympics October - November 1966

1966 — JOVEN, A ESTUDIAR Y TRABAJAR EN EL CAMPO! =U.J.C.= Youth, go study and work on the farm! U.J.C. (Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas = Communist Youth's Union)

1966 — OPERACIO RESCATE Operation Rescue

1967 — SALUDAMOS CARAVANA EJEMPLAR 26 DE JULIO. U.J.C. MINCOM We salute the model trailer "26th of July". U.J.C. MINCOM (Ministry of Communications)

1967 — SEMANA PREVENCION DE INCENDIOS. 20 AL 27 AGOSTO 1967 Fire Prevention Week. August 20-27, 1967

1967 — SALUDAMOS I PLENARIA NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD E HIGIENE DEL TRABAJO. OCTUBRE 21-22 DE 1967. MINCOM Y SUS EMPRESAS We salute the 1st National Occupational Health and Safety Conference. October 21-22, 1967. MINCOM and its subsidiaries

1966— BAYAMO OTE CUBA Bayamo, Oriental Province, Cuba

1967 — SALUDAMOS SEMANA DEL TRANSITO We salute Traffic Week. Nov. 20-26. MINCOM (Ministry of Communications)

1967 — DICIEMBRE. MES DE LA CALIDAD EN CORREOS Y TELEG. December - Quality Month at Posts and Telegraph

1968 — SEMANA PREVENCION DE INCENDIOS - AGOSTO 12 AL 18 (1968) Fire Prevention Week. August 12-18, 1968

1968 — SALUDAMOS SEMANA DEL TRANSITO - NOV 10 - 17 MINCOM (1968) We salute Traffic Week. Nov. 10-17 (1968). MINCOM (Ministry of Communications)

1969 — UN 28 A LA ALTURA DE LOS DIEZ MILLONES A 28 (of September, anniversary of the creation of the Comites Defensa Revolucion) celebration to the level of the 10 million (1969-1970 campaign for 10 million tons of sugar)

1971 — SALUDAMOS XI ANIVERSARIO DE LOS C.D.R. We salute the 11th Anniversary of the CDR (Comites Defensa Revolucion)

1971 — SALUDAMOS SEMANA PROTECCION E HIGIENE DEL TRABAJO 23 AL 30 (Agosto) We salute the protection and health of workers week - 23 to 30 (August)

1973 — VIVA 1 DE MAYO Hurray for the First of May

1974 — VIVA EL XX ANIVERSARIO DEL ASALTO AL MONCADA Hurray for the 20th Anniversary of the assault on the Moncada barracks

1974 — LA PREVENCION DE INCENDIOS AREA SOCIAL Fire Prevention - Society's Task

1974 — SALUDAMOS XIV ANIVERSARIO DE LOS C.D.R. We salute the 14th Anniversary of the CDR (Committee for the Defense of the Revolution)

1975 — SALUDAMOS XV ANIVERSARIO DE LOS C.D.R. We salute the 15th Anniversary of the CDR (Comites Defensa Revolucion)

1975 — CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS International Conference on Human Settlements

1976 — XI FESTIVAL 11th Festival

1976 — V Exposición Filatélica Cienfuegos 1976 - 2 AL 18 DE DICIEMBRE 5th Philatelic Exposition - Cienfuegos - 1976 - 2nd to 18th of December

1979 — TASA COBRADA Rate (or Tax, or Fee) charged

1979 — LA HABANA. SEDE DE LA VI CUMBRE DE PAISES NO ALINEADOS Havana, site of the 6th Non-Aligned Countries' Summit

1980 — CORREOS DE CUBA. CENTRO NACIONAL DE CLASSIFICACIÓN Cuba Posts. National Classification Center

1981 — SALUDAMOS XVII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ - CAPABLANCA IN MEMORIAM - MAYO 20 A JUNIO 12, 1981 We salute the 17th International Chess Tournament - Capablanca in memoriam - May 20 - June 12, 1981

1980 — LA INMUNIZACIÓN PROTEGE LA SALUD Immunization protects health

1983 — SALUDAMOS XVIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ - CAPABLANCA IN MEMORIAM - MAYO DE 1983 We salute the 18th International Chess Tournament - Capablanca in memoriam - May, 1983

1984 — AMAMANTE A SU HIJO Breast feed your child

1984 — UN NIÑO QUE CRECE ES UN NIÑO SANO A growing child is a healthy child

1985 — XIII CONGRESO UPAE. HABANA 1985 XII Unión Postal de las Américas y España Congress. Havana 1985

1985 — SANTIAGO DE CUBA CIUDAD HEROE Santiago de Cuba - Heroic City

1989 — SALUDAMOS CONGRESO SIND NAC TRAB COMONES We Salute the Congress of National Communications Workers Syndicate

1997 — CUBA - SEDE DEL XIV FESTIVAL MUNDIAL DE LA JUV Y LOS ESTUDIANTES Cuba. Site of the 14th Youth & Students Festival

1998 — NO INCLUYA OBJETOS DE VALOR AL PORTADOR Do not include any object of value to the carrier/bearer

1999 — INDIQUE EL CODIGO POSTAL DE RESIDENCIA Cuba Posts - (Use) Zip Code

2010 — EN EL LXV ANIVERSARIO DEL GENOCIDIO DE HIROSHIMA Y NAGASAKI / "NO A LA GUERRA, SI A LA PAZ" On the 65th anniversary of the Genocide of Hiroshima and Nagasaki / "No to war, yes to peace"

2010 — CUBA SALUDA EL XVII FESTIVAL MUNDIAL DE LA JUVENTUD Y LOS ESTUDIANTES Cuba salutes the 17th World's Youth & Students Festival

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