Lot 1181 S
Cuba, Special Delivery, 1899, 10c on 10¢ Blue, "Specimen" Overprint, plate 492, purple "Specimen" handstamp, rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, F.-V.F. and rare.Scott No. E1S $1,500.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED CUBA 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY "SPECIMEN" OVERPRINTS WITH NO DOTS IN FRAME.
In March 1900 one pane of each denomination was prepared for the Paris and Pan-American Expositions. H.G. Mandel stamped most of these with "Specimen" on stamps that were mounted by him for the displays at the expositions.