{"product_id":"1899-cuba-scott-e1-mensajero-azul-10c-special-delivery-stamp-u-s-occupation","title":"1899 Cuba Scott E1 “Mensajero Azul” 10c Special Delivery Stamp – U.S. Occupation","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal 1899 Cuba “Mensajero Azul” Special Delivery Stamp\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA desirable example of Cuba’s famous \u003cstrong\u003e“Mensajero Azul” (Blue Messenger)\u003c\/strong\u003e Special Delivery stamp, issued in 1899 during the United States administration of Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue was created by overprinting the United States 10-cent blue Special Delivery “Running Messenger” stamp in red with \u003cstrong\u003e“CUBA \/ 10c. \/ de PESO.”\u003c\/strong\u003e It is cataloged as \u003cstrong\u003eScott E1\u003c\/strong\u003e and is one of the distinctive postal issues associated with the U.S. intervention period in Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown among Cuban philatelists as \u003cstrong\u003eEl Mensajero Azul\u003c\/strong\u003e, the stamp served as an interim Special Delivery issue before Cuba received its own newly designed Special Delivery stamp later in 1899. Cuban philatelic literature specifically identifies Scott E1 by this popular name. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stamp features the dramatic running postal messenger design surrounded by the inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“United States Special Postal Delivery – Secures Immediate Delivery at Any Post Office.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuba, 1899; U.S. Administration \/ Occupation period; 10 centavos Special Delivery; Scott E1; blue engraved stamp with red Cuba surcharge; unused appearance with gum present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique philatelic condition as photographed. The front retains strong visual appeal with a clearly visible red surcharge. The reverse shows aged\/disturbed gum, toning, staining and other evidence of previous storage. Perforations show age-related irregularities. Please examine all front and back photographs carefully; they form an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evocative survivor from a transitional period in Cuban postal history and an appealing addition to a specialized collection of \u003cstrong\u003eCuban stamps, U.S. occupation issues, Caribbean postal history, or 19th-century philately\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive the exact stamp shown in the photographs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50406595297523,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/Mensajeroazul1.jpg?v=1787008917","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/1899-cuba-scott-e1-mensajero-azul-10c-special-delivery-stamp-u-s-occupation","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}