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Cuba 1877 Bisected 25c Stamp on Cover
very rarepre-1900

Cuba 1877 Bisected 25c Stamp on Cover

Cuba · 1877 · 12½ céntimos

A bisected 25 céntimos de peseta stamp from Cuba, used as 12½ céntimos on a printed flyer sent to Havana in 1877.

This bisected stamp illustrates a period of postal necessity or shortage in Cuba, where stamps were cut to create lower denominations not readily available.

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Image: Spain for colony of Cuba · License: Public domain

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