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TYPE I “E” INSIDE THE “D” CHARACTER IN “ ISLA DE CUBA” |
TYPE II “DE” NORMAL |
Due to the slow way the mail service was working at the beginning of the XIX century the directors of the mail system began to work ways to improve the service. Up to that moment the received mail was marked with a cancellation that only contained the city or town of origin of the envelope. The authority concluded that they will add the DATE of the day it was received and the place of origin. Also was required that the back of the envelope be stamped with the date of received and the post office who received it. This new system of dated cancellations was adopted and approved by the Royal Order on 8 May 1842, the General Director of Postal Services in Spain was Don Juan Baeza as it is understood, the new system was given the name of "BAEZA". These "dated cancellations" were imposed to the 29 Spanish provinces and its 3 colonies Cuba, Puerto Rico and Phillipines. Each province was adjudicated a zone number from 1 to 31 in the case of the Cuba and Puerto Rico colonies, they received the same number 30, Phillipines was adjudicated number 31. These new postal marks were given double circles with the name of the city in the upper end and the province in lower part, in both side are the number assigned to each possession in the case of Cuba was #30 and in the center the date: day, month and year. The markers assigned to Cuba we find two types, TYPE I, SHOWING IN THE CENTER "ISLA DE CUBA"is to observe that the preposition "DE" the "E" is inside the character "D". In type II the preposition "DE" is in a normal way as seen at the beginning of this paragraph. Type I cancellations were the first received in Cuba, the following cities were the only ones detected: Habana, Matanzas, Puerto Príncipe, Santiago and Trinidad. These same cities received the II type, just as the other Cuban towns. Always we should notice that the Type I of Santiago (de Cuba) was used in Santiago de las Vegas. In type II cancellation, two examples are to be noted: "S.TIAGO DE CUBA", and SGO. DE CUBA and these were the 4 different types of cancellations created for these cities. Differents ink colors was used according with the ink available in each Post Office at that time. |
STIMATED PRICE ARE BASED IN THE FOLLOWING CONDINTION:
AT LEAST 75% LEGIBILITY OF THE POSTMARK ON ENTIRE PIECE.
CODE |
RARITY |
ESTIMATED PIECES KNOWN |
EST.VALUE |
C |
COMMON |
300 o More |
$50 |
S |
SCARCE |
100-300 |
$70 |
SS |
VERY SCARCE |
50-100 |
$85 |
R |
RARE |
30-50 |
$125 |
RR |
VERY RARE |
10-30 |
$150 |
RRR |
EXTREMILY RARE |
3-10 |
$175 |
EXT |
UNIQUE |
2-1 |
$$$$$ |
?? |
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UNKNOWN |
$$$$$ |
BAEZA POSTMARKS
POST OFFICE |
IMAGE |
COLOR |
USAGE |
RARITY |
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AGUICA |
|
- |
- |
RRR |
|
ALBARES |
|
BLUE |
1852-1861 |
RRR |
|
ALQUIZAR |
|
RED |
1844-1852 |
RRR |
|
ALQUIZAR |
|
GREEN |
1854 |
RRR |
|
ALQUIZAR |
|
BLUE |
1856 |
RRR |
|
ARTEMISA |
|
RED |
1843-1847 |
RRR |
|
ARTEMISA |
|
BLUE |
1851-1857 |
RR |
|
ARTEMISA |
|
GREEN |
1854 |
?? |
|
BAHIA HONDA |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RR |
|
BAHIA HONDA |
|
BLACK |
1849-1853 |
RRR |
|
BAHIA HONDA |
|
BLUE |
1849-1859 |
SS |
|
BAINOA |
|
BLUE |
1849-1855 |
R |
|
BAINOA |
|
BLACK |
1854-1855 |
RR |
|
BARACOA |
|
RED |
1845-1846 |
RR |
|
BARACOA |
|
BLUE |
1848-1860 |
SS |
|
BARACOA |
|
GREEN |
1853-1860 |
RR |
|
BATABANO |
|
BLUE |
1849-1861 |
RR |
|
BATABANO |
|
BLACK |
1861 |
RRR |
|
BAYAMO |
|
RED |
18441847 |
RR |
|
BAYAMO |
|
BLACK |
1860-1861 |
RR |
|
BAYAMO |
|
GREEN |
1854-1858 |
RR |
|
BEJUCAL |
|
RED |
1845-1847 |
RR |
|
BEJUCAL |
|
BLUE |
1849-1853 |
R |
|
BEJUCAL |
|
BLACK |
1859-1861 |
R |
|
BEJUCAL |
|
GREEN |
1851 |
RRR |
|
BEMBA |
|
BLUE |
1849-1861 |
R |
|
CABAÑAS, LAS |
|
BLACK |
1851-1861 |
RR |
|
CAMARIOCA |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
CANDELARIA |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
CANDELARIA |
|
BLUE |
1851-56 |
RR |
|
CANDELARIA |
|
GREEN |
1850 |
?? |
|
CANDELARIA |
|
BLACK |
1857-1858 |
RRR |
|
CAÑAS, LAS |
|
RED |
1845 |
EXT |
|
CARDENAS |
|
RED |
1844-1848 |
R |
|
CARDENAS |
|
BLUE |
1848-1858 |
SS |
|
CARDENAS |
|
BLACK |
1859-1860 |
R |
|
CARDENAS |
|
VERDE |
1848-1849 |
RR |
|
CARTAGENAS |
|
BLUE |
1857-1858 |
RRR |
|
CAUTO EMBARCADERO |
|
BLUE |
1861-1862 |
RRR |
|
CAUTO EMBARCADERO |
|
BLACK |
1868 |
?? |
|
CAYAJABOS |
|
RED |
1848 |
RRR |
|
CAYAJABOS |
|
BLUE |
1853 |
RRR |
|
CAYAJABOS |
|
GREEN |
1856-1858 |
RRR |
|
CEIVA MOCHA |
|
RED |
1846 |
RRR |
|
CEIVA MOCHA |
|
BLUE |
1854-1856 |
RRR |
|
CIBANICU |
|
BLUE |
1850-1852 |
RRR |
|
CIBANICU |
|
GREEN |
1854 |
?? |
|
CIEGO DE AVILA |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RRR |
|
CIEGO DE AVILA |
|
BLUE |
1849-58 |
RR |
|
CIENFUEGOS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1857 |
SS |
|
CIENFUEGOS |
|
RED |
1844-1848 |
R |
|
CIENFUEGOS |
|
GREEN |
1852 |
?? |
|
CIENFUEGOS |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
CIFUENTES |
|
BLUE |
1860 |
RRR |
|
COBRE |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
R |
|
COBRE |
|
BLUE |
1948-1850 |
RRR |
|
COBRE |
|
BLACK |
1852-1861 |
R |
|
COBRE |
|
|
1852-1855 |
RR |
|
COLISEO |
|
RED |
1846-1847 |
RRR |
|
COLISEO |
|
BLUE |
1854-1856 |
R |
|
COLISEO |
|
BLACK |
1860 |
RRR |
|
CONSOLACION DEL SUR |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
CONSOLACION DEL SUR |
|
BLUE |
1855- 1860 |
RRR |
|
CONSOLACION DEL SUR |
|
BLACK |
1860 |
RRR |
|
CORRALILLO |
|
BLUE |
1852-1853 |
RRR |
|
CORRALILLO |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
COMPOSTIZO |
|
RED |
|
|
|
CORRAL NUEVO |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
EL CANO |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RRR |
|
EL CANO |
|
BLUE |
1851-1860 |
RRR |
|
ESPERANZA |
|
BLUE |
1855 |
RR |
|
ESPARANZA |
|
NEGRO |
|
|
|
GUAIMARO |
|
BLUE |
1858 |
RRR |
|
GUAIMARO |
|
BLACK |
1856 |
RRR |
|
GUAMUTAS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1855 |
RR |
|
GUAMUTAS |
|
RED |
|
|
|
GUANABACOA |
|
RED |
1844-1847 |
RR |
|
GUANABACOA |
|
BLUE |
1848-1858 |
RR |
|
GUANABACOA |
|
BLACK |
1851-1855 |
RR |
|
GUANAJAY |
|
RED |
1845 |
RR |
|
GUANAJAY |
|
BLUE |
1851-1857 |
SS |
|
GUANAJAY |
|
BLACK |
1859-1861 |
RR |
|
GUANAJAY |
|
GREEN |
1857 |
RRR |
|
GUARA |
|
BLUE |
1854-1856 |
RR |
|
GUARA |
|
BLACK |
1857-1860 |
RR |
|
GUINES |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RR |
|
GUINES |
|
BLUE |
1849-1860 |
SS |
|
GUINES |
|
BLACK |
1860-1861 |
R |
|
GUINES |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
GUISA |
|
RED |
1845 |
EXT |
|
HABANA (TYPE I) |
|
RED |
1842-1848 |
SS |
|
HABANA (TYPE I) |
|
BLUE |
1848-1851 |
C |
|
HABANA (TYPE II) |
|
BLUE |
1851-1856 |
S |
|
HABANA (TYPE II) |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
HOLGUIN |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
HOLGUIN |
|
BLUE |
1849-1860 |
S |
|
HOLGUIN |
|
BLACK |
1853-1861 |
R |
|
HOLGUIN |
|
GREEN |
1849-1855 |
R |
|
JARUCO |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RRR |
|
JARUCO |
|
BLUE |
1853-1860 |
RR |
|
JIBARA |
|
BLUE |
1851-1856 |
R |
|
JARUCO |
|
GREEN |
1853 |
|
|
JIBARA |
|
BLACK |
1852 |
RRR |
|
JIBARA |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
JIGUANI |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RRR |
|
JIGUANI |
|
BLUE |
1849-1859 |
R |
|
JIGUANI |
|
GREEN |
1854 |
??? |
|
LAGUNILLAS |
|
BLUE |
1856 |
RRR |
|
LAGUNILLAS |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RRR |
|
LAJAS |
|
?? |
? |
EXT |
|
LAS POZAS |
|
RED |
|
|
|
LAS TUNAS |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
LAS TUNAS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1856 |
R |
|
LAS TUNAS |
|
BLACK |
1859-1861 |
R |
|
LAS TUNAS |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
LIMONAR |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
R |
|
LIMONAR |
|
BLUE |
1850-1855 |
R |
|
IMONAR |
|
GREEN |
1856 |
RRR |
|
LIMONAR |
|
BLACK |
1860 |
RRR |
|
MACURIGES |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
MACURIGES |
|
BLUE |
1852 |
RRR |
|
MACURIGES |
|
BLACK |
1858-1861 |
RR |
|
MADRUGA |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
MADRUGA |
|
BLUE |
1852-1853 |
RR |
|
MANZANILLO |
|
RED |
1844-1847 |
RR |
|
MANZANILLO |
|
GREEN |
1851-1852 |
RR |
|
MANZANILLO |
|
BLUE |
1851-1855 |
RR |
|
MANZANILLO |
|
BLACK |
1859-1860 |
RR |
|
MARIEL |
|
RED |
1845-1847 |
RRR |
|
MARIEL |
|
BLUE |
1849-1858 |
R |
|
MARIEL |
|
BLACK |
1857 |
RRR |
|
MARIEL |
|
GREEN |
1851 |
?? |
|
MATANZAS TYPE I |
|
RED |
1842-1847 |
SS |
|
MATANZAS TYPE I |
|
GREEN |
? |
?? |
|
MATANZAS TYPE I |
|
BLUE |
1850 |
|
|
MATANZASTYPE II |
|
BLUE |
1850-56 |
S |
|
MAYARI |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RRR |
|
MAYARI |
|
BLUE |
1850-1861 |
R |
|
MAYARI |
|
GREEN |
1852 |
?? |
|
MELENA DEL SUR |
|
RED |
1846 |
?? |
|
MELENA DEL SUR |
|
BLUE |
1856-1860 |
RR |
|
MELENA DEL SUR |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
MORON |
|
RED |
1846 |
RRR |
|
MORON |
|
BLUE |
1849-1851 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA BERMEJA |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA BERMEJA |
|
BLUE |
1854-1859 |
R |
|
NUEVA BERMEJA |
|
BLACK |
1858-1861 |
SS |
|
NUEVA BERMEJA |
|
GREEN |
1856 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA JERONA |
|
RED |
|
|
|
NUEVA JERONA |
|
BLUE |
1851-1859 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA GERONA |
|
BLACK |
1854 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA PAZ |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA PAZ |
|
BLUE |
1852-1861 |
RR |
|
NUEVA PAZ |
|
GREEN |
1859 |
RRR |
|
NUEVA PAZ |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
NUEVITAS |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
NUEVITAS |
|
BLUE |
1849-1856 |
R |
|
NUEVITAS |
|
BLACK |
1861 |
RRR |
|
NUEVITAS |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
LAS POZAS |
|
BLUE |
1856-1861 |
RRR |
|
LOS PALACIOS |
|
RED |
1846-1847 |
RRR |
|
LOS PALACIOS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1860 |
RR |
|
LOS PALACIOS |
|
GREEN |
1852 |
?? |
|
LOS PALACIOS |
|
BLACK |
1861 |
RRR |
|
PALMA SORIANO |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
PALMA SORIANO |
|
GREEN |
1850 |
RRR |
|
PALMA SORIANO |
|
BLUE |
1854-1855 |
RRR |
|
PINAR DEL RIO |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
PINAR DEL RIO |
|
BLUE |
1851-1858 |
R |
|
PINAR DEL RIO |
|
BLACK |
1856 |
RRR |
|
PINAR DEL RIO |
|
GREEN |
1851 |
|
|
PUERTA DE LA GUIRA |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
PUERTA DE LA GUIRA |
|
GREEN |
1852 |
RRR |
|
PUERTA DE LA GUIRA |
|
BLUE |
1855-1857 |
RR |
|
PUERTO PRINCIPE TYPE I |
|
RED |
1842-1848 |
SS |
|
PUERTO PRINCIPE TYPE I |
|
BLUE |
1848-1851 |
S |
|
PUERTO PRINCIPE TYPE II |
|
BLUE |
1850-1858 |
SS |
|
PUERTO PRINCIPE TYPE II |
|
GREEN |
1854 |
RR |
|
QUIEBRA HACHA |
|
BLACK |
1853 |
RRR |
|
QUIVICAN |
|
RED |
1847 |
RRR |
|
QUIVICAN |
|
BLUE |
1852-1861 |
RRR |
|
QUIVICAN |
|
BLACK |
1860 |
RRR |
|
QUIVICAN |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
REGLA |
|
BLUE |
1857 |
RRR |
|
REMEDIOS |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RRR |
|
REMEDIOS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1860 |
R |
|
REMEDIO TYPE II |
|
BLUE |
1854 |
RRR |
|
REMEDIOS TYPE II |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
REYES |
|
BLUE |
1854-1857 |
RRR |
|
REYES |
|
BLACK |
1856-1857 |
RR |
|
ROQUE |
|
RED |
1848 |
EXT |
|
ROQUE |
|
BLUE |
|
|
|
SAGUA DE TANAMO |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RRR |
|
SAGUA DE TANAMO |
|
BLUE |
1849-1845 |
RR |
|
SAGUA DE TANAMO |
|
GREEN |
1854-1855 |
RR |
|
SAGUA DE TANAMO |
|
BLACK |
1860-1861 |
RR |
|
SAGUA LA GRANDE |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RRR |
|
SAGUA LA GRANDE |
|
BLUE |
1849-1854 |
R |
|
SAGUA LA GRANDE |
|
GREEN |
1851-1856 |
?? |
|
SAGUA LA GRANDE |
|
BLACK |
1856-1861 |
RR |
|
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BAÑOS |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RR |
|
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BAÑOS |
|
BLUE |
1850-1858 |
R |
|
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BAÑOS |
|
BLACK |
1859-1860 |
R |
|
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BAÑOS |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
SAN CRISTOVAL |
|
RED |
1847-1848 |
RRR |
|
SAN CRISTOVAL |
|
BLUE |
1849-1859 |
R |
|
SAN CRISTOVAL |
|
BLACK |
1851-1860 |
RRR |
|
SAN CRISTOVAL |
|
GREEN |
1860 |
RRR |
|
SAN DIEGO DE NUÑEZ |
|
BLUE |
1849-1859 |
RRR |
|
SAN FELIPE |
|
BLUE |
1856-1858 |
RR |
|
SAN FELIPE |
|
BLACK |
1859 |
RRR |
|
SAN ISIDRO DEL AGUACATE |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RRR |
|
SAN ISIDRO DEL AGUACATE |
|
BLUE |
1849-1855 |
RRR |
|
SAN ISIDRO DEL AGUACATE |
|
BLACK |
1859-1860 |
RRR |
|
SAN SALVADOR |
|
RED |
|
|
|
SANCTI SPIRITUS |
|
RED |
1844-1847 |
RR |
|
SANCTI SPIRITUS |
|
BLUE |
1844-1860 |
SS |
|
SANCTI SPIRITUS |
|
GREEN |
1849-1854 |
?? |
|
SANCTI SPIRITUS |
|
BLACK |
1853-1855 |
RRR |
|
SANTA CATALINA DEL GUASO |
|
RED |
1844-1847 |
RR |
|
SANTA CATALINA DEL GUASO |
|
VERDE |
1849-1853 |
RR |
|
SANTA CATALINA DEL GUASO |
|
BLUE |
1851-1857 |
SS |
|
SANTA CATALINA DEL GUASO |
|
BLACK |
1858-1860 |
R |
|
SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR |
|
RED |
1848 |
RRR |
|
SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR |
|
BLACK |
1848 |
RR |
|
SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR |
|
GREEN |
1849-1854 |
RR |
|
SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR |
|
BLUE |
1851-1852 |
RR |
|
SANTA MARIA DEL ROSARIO |
|
RED |
1845-1848 |
RR |
|
SANTA MARIA DEL ROSARIO |
|
BLUE |
1853-1855 |
RR |
|
SANTA MARIA DEL ROSARIO |
|
BLACK |
1860 |
RRR |
|
SANTIAGO DE CUBA TYPE I |
|
RED |
1842-1844 |
RR |
|
SANTIAGO DE CUBA TYPE I |
|
BLUE |
1849 |
RRR |
|
SANTIAGO DE CUBA TYPE I |
|
BLACK |
|
|
|
SANTIAGO DE CUBA TYPE I |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
SANTIAGO DE CUBA TYPE II |
|
RED |
1842-1848 |
R |
|
S.TIAGO DE CUBA |
|
BLUE |
1849-1856 |
SS |
|
S.TIAGO DE CUBA |
|
GREN |
1853-1854 |
R |
|
SGO DE CUBA |
|
BLUE |
1854-1858 |
S |
|
SGO DE CUBA |
|
BLACK |
1857 |
?? |
|
SGO DE CUBA |
|
GREEN |
|
|
|
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RRR |
|
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS |
|
BLUE |
1848-1849 |
RRR |
|
SANTO DOMINGO |
|
BLUE |
1850 |
RRR |
|
SANTO DOMINGO |
|
GREEN |
1855 |
RRR |
|
SANTO DOMINGO |
|
BLACK |
1855-1860 |
RR |
|
TRINIDAD |
|
RED |
1842-1848 |
S |
|
TRINIDAD |
|
BLUE |
1849-1856 |
C |
|
TRINIDAD |
|
BLACK |
1859-1862 |
S |
|
TRINIDAD |
|
GREEN |
1851 |
|
|
VILLACLARA |
|
RED |
1846-1848 |
RR |
|
VILLACLARA |
|
BLUE |
1849-1856 |
SS |
|
VILLACLARA |
|
BLACK |
1855-59 |
RR |
|