1873 Cuba Bisected Stamp, Havana

Cuba · 1873 · 25 céntimos de peseta

A bisected 25 céntimos de peseta stamp of Cuba, featuring the portrait of King Amadeo I of Spain, used as 12½ céntimos for local mail within Havana.

Bisected stamps were a common practice in times of stamp shortages or to create fractional denominations, reflecting the postal needs of the era in Spanish colonial Cuba.