Postal Cards - Issues of 1903: Liberty & José Martí
Tarjetas Postales - Emisión de 1903: Libertad & José Martí
1903 — 1¢ perforation on U.S. Liberty 2¢
1903 — 1¢ perforation on U.S. Liberty 2¢ - Used 27 February 1904 from Havana to Matanzas
Combination of varieties: Broken buckle on the underlying card and large period behind "Peso" on the overprint.
1¢ double perforation on 2¢ detail
1903 — 1¢ José Martí
The card was in circulation for over 50 years and had many different printings with different colors and thicknesses of card stock.
Used with scarce Krag continuous straight line machine cancel on 24 July 1910 to Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Used with more common Krag continuous wavy line machine cancel on 1 March 1910 to New York City.
1903 Indicium — José Martí
Over a long period of time and many reprints of the Martí card, varieties occurred when damage happened to the plates.
Some of the constant varieties are illustrated here. For more on the constant varieties, click on this link.
| Technical Details / Detalles Técnicos | |
|---|---|
| Issue Date / Fecha de Emisión | 1903 |
| Size / Tamaño | 140 x 85 mm |
| Denomination / Denominación | 1 centavo |
| Print and Paper Color / Color Impresión y Papel |
black on cream negro sobre crema |
1903 Single Postal Cards / Tarjetas Postales Sencillas de 1903 |
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| UPSS No. |
Edifil No. |
H&G No. |
Description / Descripción | |
| S3 | 69 | 38 | In 1903, the remainders of the US "Liberty" issue, Edifil 40 (H&G 37), were perforated with a "1" thru the "2" value on the surcharge. Emisión "Libertad" (Edifil 40) - En 1903, la habilatación fue realizada mediante una perforación en forma de cifra "1", sobre el valor anterior. |
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| S4 | 70 | 39 | Effigy of José Martí - Printing for the Republic of Cuba Efigie de José Martí - impresa por la República de Cuba |
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| S4a | — | — | Martí - variety with curved upper bar of the "E" in ESTE in the note | |
| S4b | — | — | Martí - variety with lower right corner of the indicium broken off | |
| S4c | — | — | Martí - variety with two nicks below "UN C" of UN CENTAVO in the indicium | |
| S4d | — | — | Martí - variety with broken "O" and "L" of SOLAMENTE in the note | |
| S4e | — | — | Martí - variety with solid black ink blob in front of UN CENTAVO in the indicium | |
| S4f | — | — | Martí - variety with sharp broken "A" of REPÚBLICA in the indicium | |
| S4g | — | — | Martí - variety with a tear in the left Cuban flag in the indicium | |
| S4h | — | — | Martí - variety with displaced and splayed right leg of the "R" in PARA in the note | |
| S4i | — | — | Martí - variety with first "E" of SOLAMENTE leaning to the right in the note | |