1880 Cuba Bisected Stamp on Cover

Cuba · 1880 · 12½ céntimos

A bisected 25 céntimos de peseta stamp of Cuba, used as 12½ céntimos, affixed to a fragment of a folded letter sent from Neuvitas to Matanzas.

This bisected stamp illustrates a period of postal necessity in Cuba where stamps of lower denominations were unavailable, leading to the authorized splitting of higher value stamps to meet specific postal rates.