1899 Cuba Scott #221 1c Franklin Plate 770 Strip of 3 – U.S. Occupation

Original 1899 Cuba U.S. Military Administration Plate Number Strip of Three

An attractive original multiple of Cuba Scott #221, issued in 1899 during the United States administration of Cuba following the Spanish-American War.

The issue utilized the U.S. 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp, overprinted in black:

CUBA
1 c.
de PESO.

This example is preserved as a strip of three with its original lower selvage, displaying the Bureau of Engraving & Printing imprint and Plate No. 770.

Details:

• Country: Cuba
• Year: 1899
• Scott: #221
• Denomination: 1 centavo de peso on U.S. 1¢
• Portrait: Benjamin Franklin
• Color: Yellow green
• Overprint: Black
• Format: Imprint and plate number strip of 3
• Plate Number: 770
• Printer: Bureau of Engraving & Printing
• Period: U.S. Military Administration of Cuba
• Original multiple with all three stamps joined
• Full lower plate-number selvage

A desirable example of the fascinating transitional postal issues produced for Cuba under U.S. administration at the end of the 19th century.

The Plate No. 770 selvage and Bureau imprint make this a particularly attractive format for collectors of Cuba, U.S. Possessions, plate-number material and Spanish-American War-era postal history.

Condition: Vintage unused multiple with age-related toning and visible disturbance/residue on the reverse. Some perforation separation and other age-related imperfections are present. Please examine the photographs carefully for exact condition.

Original period stamps — not reproductions. Sold exactly as photographed.