Lot
2504 
Cuba, Havana, Cuba Department of Posts, Official Business Penalty Entire, to Malden, Mass., registered with purple "Havana, Cuba, Apr 25, 1899" date stamp and "Register, Chas. F.W. Neely, Chief, Bureau of Finance" corner card, receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.
Lot
2505
Cuba, Military Sta., No 10, Havana, Cuba, N.Y.P.O., Feb 9, 99, duplex postmark canceling on 1893, 2¢ Columbian entire to Buffalo, N.Y., with purple "Headquarters, 202d Inf., N.Y. Vols.," handstamp alongside, receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. U.S. U349 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $220
Lot
2506
Cuba, Post Office Department Penalty Covers, 1898-99, two different Official Business imprints; "Post Office Department, Post Office at New York, N.Y. (Military Station No. 1, Cuba.)" entire to postmaster at New York, with "Military Sta. 1, Santiago de Cuba, Oct 19, 98" duplex postmark, and "Department of Posts, Post Office at Havana, Cuba" entire to New York, red "Havana, Cuba, Oct 26, 1899" registry etiquette date stamp and matching "Registered Business." straight line handstamp, Very Fine, a scarce pair. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270
Lot
2507
Cuba, Santiago, Cuba to Berlin, Germany, 1899, U.S. 1897, 2¢ Liberty postal card canceled by "Military Sta. 1, Santiago de Cuba, Jan 10, 99" duplex postmark, reverse wit printed drug company New Year's greetings, with German receiving postmark; slight card creasing, Very Fine, a rare overseas usage of a U.S. 1897, 2¢ Liberty postal card, ex-Niehusen. Scott No. U.S. UX13 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,400
Lot
2508
Cuba, Havana, Cuba, registry etiquette on 1899, 2c on 2¢ carmine on blue entire (U8) to Carlstadt, N.J., uprated with 1899, 1¢ on 1¢ green + 2c on 2¢ carmine, two singles + 3c on 3¢ purple + 5c on 5¢ blue (221-222, 224-225) and all tied by target handstamps, with purple "Sep 9, 1899" straight line date stamp above etiquette; 3¢ with corner nick, otherwise Very Fine, Scott catalog records only 13 usages of this exchange etiquette. Scott No. FX-HA1; $2,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,450
Lot
2509
Cuba, Havana, Cuba, registry etiquette on "War Department, Headquarters District, Guantanamo, Cuba, Official Business" penalty cover to Coldwater, Mich., franked with 1899, 2¢ carmine, vertical pair + 5¢ blue, two singles tied by oval handstamp, violet "Reg., Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Jul 24, 1900" date stamps and soldier's letter endorsement at left, reverse with Havana transit, Scott catalog records only 13 usages of this exchange etiquette. Scott No. FX-HA1; $2,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,050
Lot
2510
Cuba, Envelope, 1899, 1c on 1¢ green on blue, additional albino "1c De Peso", albino impression of surcharge just below "Cuba" overprint, fresh Very Fine, unusual and very rare; with 2011 P.F. certificate. Scott No. U2 var. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $525
Lot
2511
Cuba, Envelope, 1899, 2c on 2¢ carmine on blue, double surcharge, entire showing two strong surcharge imprints, addressed to Washington D.C. with "Havana, Cuba, May 11, 1900" duplex canceling; entire with small corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine, ex-White; with 2003 P.F. certificate. UPSS No. U8b $6,750. Scott No. U8a $6,750.
THE UNIQUE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1899 2C ON 2¢ CARMINE ON BLUE ENTIRE WITH DOUBLE SURCHARGE.
Realized: $3,750
Lot
2512
Cuba, Envelope, 1899, 2c carmine, registered entire to Haiphong, Tonkin, uprated with 1899, 1¢ green + 2¢ carmine, block of four and single (227+228) all canceled by barred killer, purple "Reg, Puerto Principe, Oct 21, 1901" date stamp with matching "Personal Receipt Demanded" handstamp, San Francisco exchange etiquette (FX-SF1a), reverse S.F., Jackson, Fla., Hong Kong & receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. U13 Estimate $250 - 350.
Realized: $500
Lot
2513
Cuba, Envelope, 1899, 2c carmine on oriental buff, registered entire to Tonkin, Vietnam, canceled by partial Puerto Principe cds's (added stamps removed), with Havana, Cuba (FX-HA1) and San Francisco, Cal. (FX-SF1a) registry exchange etiquettes, with S.F., Hong Kong and receiving backstamps, F.-V.F. appearance, still a very rare usage of the Havana, Cuba exchange etiquette (Scott cat $2,000). Scott No. U15 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350