{"product_id":"1857-cuba-real-plata-queen-isabella-ii-stamp-spanish-colonial-used","title":"1857 Cuba ½ Real Plata Queen Isabella II Stamp – Spanish Colonial – Used","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1857 Cuba ½ Real Plata – Queen Isabella II – Spanish Colonial Period\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique postage stamp from Spanish colonial Cuba featuring the laureate portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen Isabella II of Spain\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic imperforate issue represents one of the earliest periods of Cuban adhesive postage. The ½ Real Plata design was originally introduced with Cuba's first postage stamps in 1855 and was subsequently printed on different papers. This example appears to be from the \u003cstrong\u003eno-watermark issue associated with the 1857 period\u003c\/strong\u003e. Contemporary philatelic references describe the 1857 ½ Real as printed on unwatermarked paper. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry: Cuba \/ Spanish Antilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: Spanish Colonial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: circa 1857\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: ½ Real Plata Fuerte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonarch: Queen Isabella II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Blue-green \/ dark blue-green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Imperforate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatermark: None observed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCancellation: Heavily cancelled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Authenticity and exact catalog variety have not been professionally certified. The stamp shows substantial age and postal use, including heavy cancellation, toning, surface wear, irregular\/close margins and edge wear. Please examine the enlarged front and reverse photographs carefully; the exact stamp pictured is the stamp you will receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascinating survivor from \u003cstrong\u003e19th-century Spanish colonial Cuba\u003c\/strong\u003e and an attractive historical piece for collectors of Cuban, Spanish Colonial and Caribbean postal history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443887411443,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/mediorealerrorcolonia.jpg?v=1787079389","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/1857-cuba-real-plata-queen-isabella-ii-stamp-spanish-colonial-used","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}