| 0241 |  | "Macuriges" Type 1 (EXT), red straight line handstamp on folded official letter to the Head Magistrate at Habana, red "1" Due marking, small burn hole at left well away from the markings, a Very Fine and extremely rare usage; >one of only two known>. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0242 | | "Matanzas Franco" Type 6 (ME), black straight double line in decorative oval fancy cancel on January 22, 1838 folded letter from Matanzas to Havana, usual tropical marks, Fine. (Photo) |
75-100 |
| 0243 | | "Matanzas", red "15 Feb 1848" "Baeza" type cds on certified letter to Habana, with dual red straight line "Certif" in fancy octagonal frame cancels type 26 (RRR), and red "Franco" type 19 (R) fancy cancel, insignificant folio fold at left well away from all markings, Fine. (Photo) |
75-100 |
| 0244 | | "Matanzas" Type 3 (C&R), a grouping of five folded letters, each with straight line handstamps, one in blue, the other four in black, three addressed to Havana, the other two to Santander, a Fine selection. (Photo) |
300-400 |
| 0245 | | "Mayari." Type 1 (RRR), black straight line in oval handstamp on undated folded letter from the Military Commander at Mayari to the Clerk of the High Court of Justice in Santiago de Cuba, with black "6" Due marking, some typical toning well away from the markings, Very Fine usage; > one of only four to twelve known>. (Photo) |
300-400 |
| 0246 | | "Moron" Type 1 (RR), red straight line handstamp on commercial folded letter to Havana, datelined October 27, 1839, arriving November 11, 1839, Fine. (Photo) |
150-200 |
| 0247 | | "Nuevitas" Type 1 (RR), black straight line handstamp, on November 15, 1839 folded letter to Tivara, with large black "I" Due handstamp on arrival, Very Fine and clean. (Photo) |
200-300 |
| 0248 | | "Palma De Soriano" Type 1 (RRR), black straight triple line in oval handstamp on folded official letter to Santiago De Cuba, with black "1½" Due handstamp, red "1 Mar 1845" Baeza receiver on reverse, Very Fine usage of an exceptionally rare marking. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0249 | | "Pinal Del Rio" Type 1 (RR), red straight double line handstamp on June 22, 1833 folded letter to Habana, Fine. (Photo) |
100-150 |
| 0252 | | "Puerto Principe" folded letter to Havana datelined Pto Principe Abril 3 1830, nice strike of 2-line red "PUERTO PRINCIPE" marking, moderate overall toning and a horiz. filing crease, trivial bit of ink bleed from the cancel, Fine. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0253 | | "Puerto Principe" Type 1 (C), red straight double line handstamp on August 9, 1840 folded letter to Barcelona (Spain), with blue "5R" Due an "4m" weight markings, Fine. (Photo) |
100-150 |
| 0254 | | "Puerto Principe" Type 1 (C), grouping of six folded letters, with red straight double line handstamps, all addressed to Habana, all with either handstamped or manuscript Due markings, a Fine to Very Fine selection. (Photo) |
300-400 |
| 0255 | | "Remedios" Type 4 (ME), two folded letters with red straight line cancels, both directed to Habana, both covers with faults resulting from file folds, one with some tape staining, otherwise Fine. (Photo) |
100-150 |
| 0256 | | "Roque", red straight line handstamp í(unlisted in red)í, on undated legal cover to the Head Judge in Habana, regarding the death of a citizen, with large black "1" Due marking, Very Fine; >possibly unique>. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0257 | | "S. Fernando" Type 1 (RRR), black straight line handstamp on a commercial letter to Habana, datelined July 11, 1839, with manuscript "1R" Due at upper right, a Very Fine usage; one of only a handful known. (Photo) |
300-400 |
| 0258 | | "S. Jose de Las Lajas" Type 1 (RR), blue circular handstamp on large folded letter, sent to the Mayor at Jaruco on February 9, 1858, with black "Capitania / Del Partido / de / S.Jose de Las Lajas" in double oval marking, large blue "10" Due incoming marking on reverse, some typical worm holes, otherwise Very Fine. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0259 | | "S. Juan De Los Remedios." Type 2 (C), lot of three folded letters, each with red straight double line handstamp, each with manuscript "1½" Due at upper right corner, all sent to Havana, a Very Fine selection. (Photo) |
150-200 |
| 0260 | | "Sagua La Grande" Type 2 (ME), black double straight line handstamp on a commercial folded letter to Habana, datelined January 26, 1839, with manuscript "1/6" Due marking, Very Fine. (Photo) |
100-150 |
| 0261 | | "Sagua la Grande" Type 1 (R), two covers each with black straight line handstamps, one with the marking missing the "S" of "Sagua", both addressed to Havana, a Very Fine pair of covers. (Photo) |
200-300 |
| 0262 | | Sagua La Grande, Cuba to Holguin, Cuba, official letter, with blue Sagua La Grande "7 Oct 1852" Baeza Type 3 (R) departure marking, blue "2" Due marking, green straight double line "Holguin De Oficio" Type 6 (RRR) postage free mark, green Holguin "19 Oct 1852" Baeza Type 3 (R) receiver on back, light folio fold not affecting any of the marks, a Very Fine and extremely rare usage. (Photo) |
500-750 |
| 0263 | | "Santa Catalina" (Del Saltadero) Type 1 (EXT), black double straight line handstamp (this town today known as Guantanamo) on undated folded letter to the Governor general at Santiago de Cuba, with a large "1" Due in black, red "Santiago / 22 May 1843" Baeza receiver on reverse, usual tropical toning and some work holes, otherwise a Very Fine and extremely rare usage; >probably one of only two or three known>. (Photo) |
750-1,000 |
| 0264 | | "Santa Catalina" Type 3 (EXT), red straight double line handstamp on undated folded official letter to the Gen. Magistrar in (Santiago de Cuba) Cuba, with red "5" Due marking, red "3 Feb 1844" Santiago ""Baeza" receiver on reverse, a Very Fine and extremely rare usage; >one of only two or three known>. (Photo) |
400-500 |
| 0265 | | "Santiago" (de Las Vegas) Type 1 (RR), black straight line handstamp on official letter from the Mayor of Santiago to the Head Comptroller at Habana, sent circa 1840, harmless vertical folio fold well away from the marking, Fine. (Photo) |
200-300 |
| 0266 | | Santiago de Cuba to Oviedo, Spain, folded letter, with black "26 Nov 1857" Baeza (Santiago) Type 5III í(unlisted in black)í departure marking, blue "Franco / De Oficio" in double oval pre-paid official mail marking í(also unlisted)í, Very Fine and especially rare, destined for the finest collection; >possibly only known with this blue double oval marking>. (Photo) |
400-500 |
| 0267 | | "Santiago Del Cobre." Type 1 (RRR), black triple line in double oval handstamp on undated folded letter to Cuba, directed to the Legal Council of the City, from the Mayor at Cobre, with a black "1½" Due arrival marking, typical ink erosion not deterring from the markings, otherwise Very Fine. (Photo) |
400-500 |
| 0268 | | "Sn-Antonio" Type 1 (RRR), black straight line handstamp on folded letter to the Head of Accounting (Comptroller) at the Islands Treasury Dept. in Habana, from the Administrator at San Antonio, paper with parchment-like qualities including brittleness, sent circa 1840, a Very Fine usage of an especially rare black straight line marking. (Photo) |
200-300 |
| 0269 | | "Sn-Antonio" Type 1 (R), red straight line handstamp on a private letter datelined November 10, 1833, letter with folio fold through the marking, otherwise Fine. (Photo) |
100-150 |
| 0270 | | "Sti Spiritus" Type 2 (C&R), lot of three covers, one with black straight double line handstamp and large black "1½" Due handstamp at upper right corner, the other two with red straight double line handstamps and manuscript "1½" Due marks, all directed to Habana, a Very Fine grouping. (Photo) |
150-200 |
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