Cuba 1868 Bisected Stamp on Cover

Cuba · 1868 · 10 céntimos de escudo (bisected) and 20 céntimos

A postal cover from 1868 featuring a bisected 20 céntimos stamp used as 10 céntimos de escudo, alongside a full 20 céntimos stamp, mailed from Matanzas to Guanajay, Cuba.

Bisected stamps were often used during periods of stamp shortages, allowing a higher denomination stamp to serve as two lower denomination stamps. This example illustrates a specific postal need in Cuba in 1868.