Issue of August, 1899: Effigy of Christopher Columbus - 2c. de Peso.
Emisión de 1899: Efigie de Cristóbal Colón - 2c. de Peso.
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 81 — carmine on white / carmín s. blanco
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 50 — carmine on white / carmín s. blanco
Soldier's letter 24 September 1899 from Cienfuegos to Waltham, Massachusetts.
Earliest Reported Postmark (ERP) according to United Postal Stationery Society
1899 — 2¢ Columbus carmine on amber / carmín s. crema
1899 — 2¢ Columbus carmine on buff / carmín s. anteado
1899 — 2¢ Columbus used 9 July 1900 from Havana to Elberfeld, Germany
Earliest Reported Postmark (ERP) according to UPSS
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 76 — carmine on blue / carmín s. azul
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, used 9 May 1900 from Havana to Matanzas
Earliest Reported Postmark (ERP) according to UPSS
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 59 — carmine on white / carmín s. blanco
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 59 — carmine on amber(?) / carmín s. crema
Used, uprated, to Budapest, Hungary
1899 — 2¢ Columbus, Thorp knife 76 — carmine on buff / carmí n s. anteado
Corner card / Remitente: "Miró y Otero"
1899 — 2¢ Columbus — Used 16 January 1900 from Havana to Cataline de Güines
Earliest Reported Postmark (ERP) according to UPSS
These handstamps were applied by Portuguese postal officials to U.P.U. specimens
to prevent subsequent use in the country of origin
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 1899 — 2¢ Columbus indicium |
| Technical Details / Detalles Técnicos | |
|---|---|
| Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión | August 1899 / Agosto 1899 |
| Watermark / Filigrana | See above / Ver arriba |
| Printing / Impresión | In relief / En relieve Plimpton & Morgan Co., Hartford, CT, USA |
| Design / Diseño | U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving Washington, D.C. |
| Size / Tamaño | 160 x 89 mm & 171 x 95 mm & 241 x 105 mm |
| Denomination / Denominación | 2 centavos |
| UPSS # | Edifil # | H&G # | Effigy / Paper Color Efigie / Papel |
Description / Descripción | Quantity Produced Series Completas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 55 | 9 | carmine on white carmín s. blanco |
160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 25 November 1899 |
50,000 |
| 19 | 55A | 9 | carmine on white carmín s. blanco |
160 x 89 mm; knife 50 (see "Measurements") Modelo 50 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 2 February 1900 |
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| 20 | 55B | 9 | carmine on white carmín s. blanco |
160 x 89 mm; knife 81 (see "Measurements") Modelo 81 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 5 February 1901 |
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| 21 | 62 | 9 | carmine on white carmín s. blanco |
241 x 105 mm; knife 59 (see "Measurements") Modelo 59 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 26 August 1901 |
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| 22 | 56 | 9 | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
160 x 89 mm; knife 75 (see "Measurements") Modelo 75 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 28 December 1899 |
75,000 |
| 23 | 56A | 9 | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
160 x 89 mm; knife 81 (see "Measurements") Modelo 81 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 23 January 1901 |
10,000 |
| 24 | 63 | 9 | carmine on amber carmín s. crema |
241 x 105 mm; knife 59 (see "Measurements") Modelo 59 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 4 August 1903 |
10,000 |
| 25 | 57 | 9 | carmine on buff carmín s. anteado |
160 x 89 mm; knife 50 (see "Measurements") Modelo 50 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 26 July 1900 |
50,000 |
| 26 | 66 | 9 | carmine on buff carmín s. anteado |
Corner Card / Remitente: "Miro y Otero" & Type B "Habana" 171 x 95 mm; knife 76 (see "Measurements") Modelo 76 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 16 January 1900 |
5,000 |
| 27 | 61 | 9 | carmine on blue carmín s. azul |
171 x 95 mm; knife 76 (see "Measurements") Modelo 76 (ver "Medidas") ERP = 9 May 1900 |
10,000 |