Cuba 1873 Bisected 25 Céntimos de Peseta Provisional Issue

Cuba · 1873 · 25 céntimos de peseta (bisected to 12½ céntimos)

This listing describes a bisected 25 céntimos de peseta stamp from Cuba, issued in 1873. It was provisionally used as a 12½ céntimos stamp, originating from Nuevitas and sent to Havana. The image likely shows the stamp affixed to a cover, demonstrating its postal usage.

Bisected stamps were provisional issues created when a specific denomination ran out, and postal authorities needed to create a lower value by cutting a higher value stamp in half. This particular example reflects a period of postal necessity in colonial Cuba.