Cuba 1868 Bisected 20 Céntimos de Escudo

Cuba · 1868 · 10 céntimos de escudo

A diagonally bisected 20 céntimos de escudo stamp, featuring a portrait of Queen Isabella II of Spain, affixed to a folded letter and used as 10 céntimos. The stamp is cancelled with a circular date stamp.

This bisected stamp represents an emergency postal measure in colonial Cuba, where a 20 céntimos stamp was cut in half to fulfill the need for a 10 céntimos denomination, highlighting a unique aspect of 19th-century postal history.