Republic of Cuba – Varieties of Postage Stamps

1899/1905. Definitive stamps issued in the era of US protectorate were re-engraved in 1905, when Cuba was already formally an independent nation.

DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE 1899 AND 1905 ISSUES
1 c., green

1899 issue
1905 issue		 1899 issue:

  • left and right sides of the tablet with inscription CENTAVO straight.

1905 issue:

  • left and right sides of the tablet carved.
2 c., red

1899 issue
1905 issue		 1899 issue:

  • floral designs inside the oval shields that hold denomination number.

1905 issue:

  • the shields hold only denomination numbers.
5 c., blue

1899 issue
1905 issue		 1899 issue:

  • all three spikes of the trident in the top right corner are of equal height.

1905 issue:

  • the middle spike of the trident is longer, touches the outer frame.
10 c., brown

1899 issue
1905 issue		 1899 issue:

  • rectangular parts of the tablet with country name flat.

1905 issue:

  • little circles on the vertical lines of the tablet.

23 December 1933. Contemporary stamps overprinted GOBIERNO / REVOLUCIONARIO / 4-9-1933.

OVERPRINT ORIENTATION
1 c.
Type I:

  • overprint reading up.

Type II:

  • overprint reading down.
2 c. on 3 c.
Type I:

  • overprint reading up.

Type II:

  • overprint reading down.

30 October 1990. Soccer world championship in Italy.

COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
10 c.
1 Double perforation.