1898 Puerto Príncipe Provisional Stamp

Cuba · 1898 · 3 C. de Peso

A provisional stamp featuring a black handstamped overprint 'HABILITADO' and '3 C. de PESO' along with 'PUERTO PRINCIPE' and '1898' on an underlying stamp, likely a Spanish colonial issue.

Issued during the U.S. occupation of Cuba following the Spanish-American War, this stamp served as a temporary postal solution in Puerto Príncipe (now Camagüey) due to disruptions in regular postal services.