Cuba has issued about nine official seals, the first eight consisting of the same general design. Most are fairly difficult to find on cover.
Date issued: 1915, EKU March 24, 1917
Printing: Milky gray blue (shades)
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: "REPUBLICA DE CUBA / SELLADO OFICIALMENTE / SERVICIO DE CORREOS"
Control Number: none
Description: Dark shading under "SEL" of "SELLADO", white rays under "SERVICIO DE CORREOS" are three lines wide.
Date issued: 1915, EKU April 21, 1922
Printing: Milky gray blue (shades)
Perforation: Rouletted 6
Inscription: "REPUBLICA DE CUBA / SELLADO OFICIALMENTE / SERVICIO DE CORREOS"
Control Number: none
Description: No dark shading under "SEL" of "SELLADO", white rays under "SERVICIO DE CORREOS" are four lines wide.
Date issued: 1915, EKU March 24, 1917
Printing: Milky gray blue (shades)
Perforation: Hyphen hole perf 7 1/2
Inscription: "REPUBLICA DE CUBA / SELLADO OFICIALMENTE / SERVICIO DE CORREOS"
Control Number: none
Description: Damaged 1917 cover from Louisville, KY to Havana, Cuba repaired at upper right with official seal, tied front and back with violet straightline "Apartados- Recibido en mal estado" ("Received in bad state") handstamps. Dark shading under "SEL" of "SELLADO", white rays under "SERVICIO DE CORREOS" are three lines wide. Updated October 28, 2007
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