List of people on the postage stamps of Cuba

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Isabel II of Spain depicted on imperforate postage stamps for use in Cuba (1862). This is the second of four portraits used before her abdication in 1868.
Amadeo I of Spain depicted on a postage stamp for use in Cuba (1873).
Alfonso XII of Spain depicted on a postage stamp for use in Cuba (1880).
Alfonso XIII of Spain as a baby on a postage stamp for use in Cuba (1891). This portrait is irreverently known as "el pelón" or "baldie".
Christopher Columbus depicted on a postage stamp printed by the U.S. for use in Cuba during its intervention (1899).

This is a list of people on stamps of Cuba.[1][2] (complete through 1958)

References

  1. ^ Edifil; Catálogo Especializado de Sellos de Cuba, Tomo I (1855-1958), 2nd Ed.; Madrid, 2002 (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Jones, Wm. P. and Roy, Rudy J.; A Handbook of the Stamps of Cuba in 3 volumes. 3rd Ed. 2011.

See also