Special Delivery Stamp, Cuba, 1899–1902
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1899–1902
Issuing entity
Republic of CubaThe Special Delivery Stamp issue is a set of postage stamps released in Cuba on 1 October 1899. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 6–6‑7).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10C orange; 10C orange; 10C blue. Catalogue notes on individual values: Inscription: "IMMEDIATA"; Inscription: "INMEDIATA"; Inscribed: "CUBA 10c de PESO"; Set (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: 12. Watermark: type 1 in the StampWorld watermark list. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (1899 Cuba Special Delivery.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- StampWorld type 1
- Perforation
- 12
Design
- Values and colours
- 10C orange · 10C orange · 10C blue
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 October 1899
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 6–6‑7
Catalogue references
- StampWorld6–6‑7
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.