1899 10c on 10c Cuba, Postage Due, Deep Claret, Double Line Watermark, Perf. 12

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This is Cuba – U.S. Administration overprint is on a U.S. postage due stamp rather than a standard definitive issue.

The original design is a 10¢ U.S. postage due from the 1894 Bureau of Engraving and Printing issue. A large numeral “10” appears in an ornate frame, typical of U.S. postage due issues of the era.

Issued during the U.S. military administration of Cuba after the Spanish-American War (1898–1902), postage due stamps were necessary to indicate underpaid or unpaid mail. Rather than print special Cuban postage due stamps immediately, existing U.S. postage dues were overprinted and denominated in Cuban currency.

Mint examples can be harder to find than used examples, since many were actually used for their intended postal purpose.

This is Cuba – U.S. Administration overprint is on a U.S. postage due stamp rather than a standard definitive issue.

Mint examples can be harder to find than used examples, since many were actually used for their intended postal purpose.