"51006 U. S. Wireless Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba" color, mailed 1913 from a US Navy ship (Panther? only first letter is clear) to Iowa, corner & edge wear. A striking scene, looking towards shore & its many antennae. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 either side. $2.50 both sides. (cr)

    "51009 Scaling Walls, Practice Drill U. S. Naval Station, / Guantanamo Bay" color post card, mailed 10 DIC 1911 at Caimanera Oriente to Iowa (1-centavol stamp tied), light but noticeable cancel ink on front in sky, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 cm-c

    "51012 Lighthouse, / Fisherman's Point, / Guantanamo Bay." shown in vertical format with tents on a nearby ridge, color tarjeta postal made in the US, unused, back paper toned a bit & yellowing with age, light narrow stain along the left front edge for about 2 inches, minor corner & edge wear includes a tiny corner crease. $7.50 lc

"55  A TOUCH OF SCENERY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF HAVANA, CUBA / 110623" showing palm trees beside a small stream, white-border era postcard, corner crease, corner & edge wear, mailed there 1926 to Pennsylvania. $3.50 ct

    "AT HAVANA / The new turbo-electric liner Pennsylvania of the Panama / Pacific Line..." black & white, printed in USA, unused slight yellowing of the paper with age, lightly toned back, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (c)

    "Camp at Caravela Point, Guantanamo, Bay, Cuba / Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas / and a Happy New Year" showing numerous tents near the water, black & white post card mailed 1940 from First Marine Base to Ohio (stamp removed, postage due 1-c on arrival), corner crease, toned back, lightly toned front. $15.00 cnm

"CAPITOL BUILDING, HAVANA, CUBA" white-border era postcard from Roberts & Company, pencil writing on back, 3 pinholes near top center, mild corner & edge wear, lightly toned back. Interesting pertinent information on back includes cost ($16 million). $3.00 c

"CAPITOLIO NACIONAL, HAVANA, CUBA / Majestuoso palacio uno de los más grandi- / osos y llujosos de la America Latina." unused chrome post card from Mario L. Gardiola, made in USA, small corner crease, tiny corner crease, wear at 2 corners. $1.50 c

"CM2BL / ex OK1AOT" Habana QSL card used 1965 by operator Adolf Kučera. Front design includes a black & white image of a tall apartment building. $1.50 c. Same call & operator, used 1966, simple map of the island for the front design. $1.50 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CM2PP" Habana QSL postcard on thick stock, mailed there 1940, cancel ink & toning along top & bottom front edges, stamp removed, lacks freshness. $1.75 c. Same, but a more attractive front with less toning & cancel ink, one upper corner with minor wear. $2.00 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CM2QN" Habana QSL card used 1960, Radio Club de Cuba violet handstamp on back, small corner crease. $1.25 c. Same call sign, no crease, used by operator Carlos Vega in 1967. $1.50 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CM2SW" Habana shortwave (14 mc) QSL card mailed 1947 by operator Sergio Rubio, stamp removed, 2 corner creases, edge wear. $1.75 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

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"CM6CP" very early Cienfuegos QSL postcard used 1932 by operator Dr. Carlos M. Carbonell, small spot of toning near stamp box, light toning along bottom front border. A little longer than most. $3.50 cm NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO2BE" Habana QSL postcard mailed there 1947 by operator Manuel Blanco Rodriguez, stamp removed, minor corner & edge wear, hobby-related cartoon art. $2.00 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO2BO/CO4" Pinos Island (Isla de Pinos / Isla de la Juventud) QSL postcard used 1966 by operator Jan Horsky of Piestany Czechoslovakia. $2.00 cc(p) NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO2HS" Habana QSL post card used 1964 by operator Cristobal Hernandez, 2 small corner creases, address correction on front, longer than usual for regular size. $1.25 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO2WF" Habana QSL used 1959, violet handstamp of the Radio Cllub de Cuba on back. $1.25 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO6AH" Cienfuegos shortwave (14 mc) QSL card mailed 1964 by operator Clodomiro Rodriguez Mancebo, stamp removal thinned the back, small corner crease. $1.25 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"CO6JD" QSL card used 1965. $2.00 c

"CO7HQ" Camagüey QSL postcard used 1960 by operator Dr. Miguel E. Sola F., long bend at one corner. $1.25 c NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

    "Completed in 1597, Morro Castle guards Havana, / ... / Pan American World Airways," showing a couple seated nearby, caption with pertinent information on back in English & Spanish on the back, printed in US, unused, fairly fresh. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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"Completed in 1597,..." similar to the above except unused, post card with Pan American World Airways advertising in the back message area, good edges. $3.75 c

    "Country Club, Casa Club y Campo de Golf, Santiago de Cuba / Country Club, Club House and Golf Course" unused linen, E. C. Kropp published, one serrated edge (from booklet), Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"CUBA: CARRETERA CENTRAL / CENTRAL ROAD   5B-H235" unused linen post card from C. Jordi, mailed from Habana to Michigan in 1947 but stamp removed, corner crease. small corner crease. $2.75 c

"Cuba: Trepando a una Palma / Cuba: Climbing the Royal Palm  69837-N" linen postcard mailed 1948 from Guantanamo (mostly clear US Navy cancel ties two 1-c Washington & 3-c Jefferson prexy stamps) to Wisconsin, light but long cancellation on front. $3.75 c-c

    "Cuba Vendedor de Agua. / Water Vendor in the Country." with 2 children selling water from an oxen-drawn barrel cart, unused tarjeta postal circa 192 - 1915, Edición Jordi No. 73, small smudge in the stamp box, trivial wear on one edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $25.00 cpu

    "E 12077a The game of Jai Alai and the hall -- El juego de Jai Alai y el fronton, Habana, Cuba." showing competition in progress before a packed audience, color tarjeta postal with undivided back, made in Germany, minor corner wear. There are many readable signs in the background, which will cause you to reach for a magnifying glass. $15.00 csi

    "Fruitvender(sic), / HAVANA, / Cuba" with his elaborate cart in color, postcard with name written on the undivided back, post card published by The Diamond News Company, mild corner wear & rounding, lightly toned both sides. $9.00 cp

"Grand Hotel Telegrafo / HAVANA, Cuba." exterior with people on the balcony & street below, color post card from The Diamond News Company, mailed 1908 in the US, one badly creased corner, other edge wear, toning on back. $7.00 c

    "Gran Hotel Trotcha / Habana Vedado. / 2. - Edificio del Gran Salón." showing the exterior corner where the cantina was with its awning, black & white postcard on undivided back, very late usage at Larrabee Iowa, corner crease not into image, minor corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 !

    "Gran Hotel Trotcha / Habana Vedado. / 2. - Edificio del Edén" including the fence & sculpted hedges outside, unused black & white tarjeta postal with undivided back, trivial corner wear, a few small spots of light toning on back. $10.50 c

"Habana: Altar de la Iglesia de San Francisco / Altar at San Francissco Church  106642-N" unused white-border era post card from C. Jordi, large area of toning on the back. $3.00 ci

    "HABANA:--Castilo del Morro. / Morro Castle  10" showing a large sailing ship passing by, sepia-tone real photo mailed 1946 (stamp fell off before clear 'Buy CUBAN SUGAR' slogan cancel applied) to Pennsylvania, slight oxidation, a few spots of toning on front (most light but one small & dark), mild corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"Habana: Corte de Caña / Cutting Sugar Cane  9B-H22" postcard mailed 1951 to Illinois but stamp damaged in removal attempt, three corners creased (1 is tiny). $2.75 ca

    "Habana: Foso de los Laureles. / Moat of Cabanas." color from Jordi, numbered 13 on back, unused, album impressions at the corners, wear at one corner mostly seen from back. Not a common view. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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"Habana  Foso de los Laureles.  Moat of Cabanas" mailed there 1913 to Massachusetts, similar to post card shown above except caption is in one line & colors are a bit more yellowish due to yellowish paper, 2 corner creases, corner & edge wear, trace of cancel ink on front. $5.00 c

"HABANA: FUENTE DE LOS LEONES, CAPITOLIO / HAVANA: LIONS FOUNTAIN, CAPITOL / OB-H1120" postcard mailed circa 1940 to Connecticut but stamp removed. brownish paper on back, small corner crease, one corner multiply creased. $2.50 c

   "Habana. Hotel Plaza. Plaza Hotel / Publ. El Partenon, 106 Obispo St." showing a streetcar passing the corner on which it is located; unused Ekc real photo post card, good detail with readable signs. $7.50 cs

"Habana: La Catedral / The Cathedral   1B-H2422" showing the exterior, unused linen postcard from C. Jordi, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back, minor corner wear. $3.25 c

"Habana: La Catedral / The Cathedral   1B-H2422" linen post card mailed from Habana 20II'57 (metered at 5 centavos, large black REGULAR handstamp) to Michigan, bottoms corners faintly creased, yellowish paper. $2.00 c-c

    "Habana: Palacio Presidencial, Avenida de las Misiones  25 / President's House, Missouns Avenue, Havana, Cuba" unused linen postcard with fresh color, made in USA by undisclosed publisher. Nice. $3.50 c

    "HABANA: PARQUE CENTRAL, HOTEL PLAZA / HAVANA: CENTRAL PARK, PLAZA HOTEL  122650-N" including 2 streetcars & a LARRANAGA sign, white-border era with bright color from C. Jordi, unused. trivial wear at 2 corners. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs

"Habana, Parque Fraternidad y Avenida Bolivar / Fraternity Square and Bolivar Avenue  1B-H508" sent free by sailor to Connecticut, violet 'PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR' clearly struck & initialed, one corner with 2 tiny creases, slight browning of the paper with age on back. Circa 1941 postcard from publisher's code. $3.50 c-c

"Habana: Plaza De La Catedral / Havana: Cathedral Square" unused linen post card with good color, made in US by undisclosed publisher, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back, lightly toned back. $3.00 c

    "Habana: Residencias en el Prado. / Residences at Prodo Promenade" including a horse-drawn carriage, M. Saiz advertisement on back for Canary Island linen and laces for the American ladies; color, unused, small internal crease, minor corner wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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"Habana: Temporal a la Entrada del Puerto / A Stormy Day at the Port Entrance, Havana, Cuba  9A-H2186" unused linen post card from C. Jordi, yellowish paper on back, trivial wear at one corner. Circa 1939. $3.25 c

    "HAVANA  NASSAU  PORT TAMPA  MIAMI  KEY WEST / P. & O. S. S. Co's Steamship MARTINIQUE" black-and-white, mailed 1905 at Seabreeze Florida, corner crease, corner wear, much writing on front. Not to be confused with the Martinique that was registered in 1920 to the Peninsular & Occidental Line. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(u)s(o)cbf(f)

    "HABANA. Trabajos de Extraccion del Maine. / Cofferdam work to dig out Maine" mailed TCV 1913 by Juan Tuduri, attempting to initiate a postcard exchange with someone in Kansas. corner crease, minor stamp damaged, corner & edge wear, unusual subject matter. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "HOTEL CAMAGÜEY, CAMAGÜEY  THE CUBA RAILROAD" color, numbered 26 on back, unused, album impressions at the corners, fairly fresh. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cr

    "HOTEL 'ISLA DE CUBA' / HABANA" showing the exterior & nearby grounds, fine line drawing on unused lithographed undivided back postcard, longer than most postcards, toning in front message area & on back, one corner with small crease not into image, corner wear & rounding. $9.50 c

"International Hotel, Varadero Beach, Cuba" unused chrome post card published by Bill Levy, faint corner crease, minor edge wear. $2.00 c

"KG4EP" Guantanamo Bay QSL card used 1977 by operator Gary M. White, trivial wear at one corner. $2.50 c

QSL postcards & QSL cards explained.

"KG4LH" US Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay QSL post card with raised lettering, used 1977 by operator Larry L. Hollingsworth, simple but attractive map of the island. $2.50 c

    "KG4SC" shortwave (28.582 MHz) US Navy Satellite Communications Detachment at Guantanamo Bay QSL postcard with satellite design, used 1977 by operator Joseph A. Kelly, tiny corner crease. $3.50 cm(n)s

"LA HABANA - CUBA  EX OK3MM / CO2BO / WORLD WINNER OF ARRL DX CONTEST 1966" QSL card used 1966 by operator Jan Horsky of Piestany Czechoslovakia. A little longer than most regular postcards. $1.50 cc(p) NEW / NOV / NOVİ / NOWY

"Litoral de la Habana / Havana Coastal / Estimado Cliente: / ..." unmailed chrome post card with printed message in Spanish from 'Ebenezer' in Miami, Hialeah & Carol City Florida; acknowledges an order entering Cuba and extends thanks; fairly fresh. (5 available) $1.25 each. c

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    "'Maine' as it is now. Havana, Cuba" postcard showing the partially submerged wreck of the US warship, color, mailed NOV 2 1908 (1-centavo stamp neatly tied) to Maine, much corner & edge wear, light toning front & back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cs(m)-c

"MORRO CASTLE, HAVANA, CUBA" white-border era post card from Roberts & Company, mailed there 1942 to Ohio but stamp removed. 3 corners crease (2 multiply), partial cancel ink on front, as is. $1.75 c

    "Navy Steamer going inland.  Guantanamo Bay. Cuba." unused Azo (triangles up) real photo postcard, brownish paper, small light ink spot on upper left front corner. $14.00 cm

ORIENTAL DE AVIACION. Unused continental post card showing its Antonov AN-26 (CU-T111) at Guatemala in February 1996, published in the Czech Republic, near mint. $7.50 agc

    OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS (USA). Unused regular-size postcard showing its Lockheed L-188C (N182H) at Miami between flights, lithographed in the USA, near mint, interesting information printed on the back. This historic aircraft brought many Cuban Americans to the US on Havana-Miami refugee flights. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 400% of original print area) & enhanced 144-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 afc

    "PALACIO PRESIDENCIAL, HAVANA, CUBA / A handsome and modern structure..." with corner view, chrome post card with Havana metered .03 postage sent to Florida (large violet 'REGULAR' handstamp  in address area) -3VII'55, corner & edge wear. $2.00 c-c

"PARQUE CENTRAL, HAVANA, CUBA / Este parque en el cual se levanta la esta- / tua del Apostol José Marti..." postcard mailed there 1954 (3 different stamps, one with damaged stamp) to Wisconsin, minor corner & edge wear, tiny corner bend. $1.50 c

"PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL  LA HABANA / CATHEDRAL SQUARE  HAVANA" chrome post card with Spanish writing on back dating to 1974, faint paper clip impression at top edge. $1.50 c

"PARQUE DE SAN JUAN, / NEAR SANTIAGO, CUBA" linen postcard mailed ABR 11 1941 (1-centavo stamp, bold "COMPRE AZUCAR / CUBANO / Buy CUBAN SUGAR' slogan cancel struck twice), corner crease, mild corner wear, cancel ink on front. $2.25 c-c

"PROMENADE IN CARNAVAL, HAVANA" including many people & horse-drawn carriages, color post card with undivided back, one corner has small multiple creases & wear, another corner knocked off (both corner difficulties not affecting the image), other corner & edge wear, asi is. Circa 1907. $5.00 c

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"RACE TRACK, HAVANA, CUBA" showing cars & patrons near the entrance, linen post card mailed to the US (1-c stamp not canceled), one corner with 2 tiny creases not near the image, another corner with trivial wear. $6.00 cr

    "Recuerdo de Habana / Plaza de Armes y Palacio - The Palais" color with unused undivided back citing Union Postale Universelle, arms of Cuba on the back, faint album impressions at the corners, soft corners. Nice and old! Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "RESTAURANT / 'PARIS' / HABANA-CUBA" showing a patio area with 1 waiter, sepia-tone real photo post card mailed there 1941 to Missouri (1-c children & 2-c centenario stamps tied by neat machine cancel), interesting pertinent information on back, fairly fresh. $15.00 ci-c

"RTC-21 / VIEW OF FIFTH AVENUE / Mariano, Havana, Cuba" unused Mirro-Krome postcard published by Roberts Tobacco Company, tiny corner crease, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back, trivial corner & edge wear. $1.75 c

"RTC-27 / FUENTE DE LA INDIA, HAVANA, CUBA / India Park and Fountain of Noble Havana" unused early chrome post card, mild corner & edge wear, brownish paper on back, toning near bottom back edge. $1.75 c

"SANTA CLARA CONVENT, HAVANA, CUBA" showing it courtyard with many flowers in bloom, unused white-border era postcard, toning on back message side obviously from the printing process. Founded in 1610, it housed the Department of Public Works when published. $4.50 cc(c)

    "Souvenir / Restaurant PARIS - COLONIAL PATIO" showing the interior with 2 staff behind the bar, black & white, printed in Cuba, unused, trivial wear at one bottom corner. The restaurant was located on Plaza de la Catedral in Habana. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    See also Covers from US ships in Cuban waters.

    See also Cuban gymnastics photos. Athlete shown is Raul Mendez at the World Championships.

    See also Cuban postal history. Shown is a 1941 airmail cover to the USA.

    "The American Girl Bath / Bellamar Caves Matanzas-Cuba Cuevas de Bellamar Matanzas-Cuba" sepia-tone on undivided back with yellowish paper, mailed with Cuban 1-centavo stamp to Millington Illinois (nice receiving mark) in 1907, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear, light reddish toning in front caption area. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

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"THE MALECON, HAVANA, CUBA" showing the drive along the seawall in color, unused white-border era post card from Roberts & Company, minor wear at 3 corners, otherwise fairly fresh. $4.00 c

    "THE PLAYA, HAVANA, CUBA" showing many bathers in the water, linen postcard mailed there ENE 17 1946 (clear 'Buy CUBAN SUGAR' slogan cancel ties 1-c elderly  couple stamp), partial cancel ink on front, mild corner wear & rounding. $2.75 c-c Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "This Picture Was taken Just After the Close of the War. / Surrender Tree, Santiago, Cuba, Under Which General Toral Surrendered to General Shafter / July 17, 1898" black & white on undivided back with grayish paper, mailed 1907 in Washington DC, 4 small corner creases, toned both sides. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

"Tropical Gardens, Havana, Cuba  20" unused linen post card with good color from an undisclosed publisher, made in  the US, yellowish paper on back. $3.25 c

    "Una Carreta de Caña / Sugar Can Transport, Cuba.  145" interesting agricultural scene including a few workers & an ox cart, sepia-tone real photo postcard with red captioning in the border, mailed at Habana ENE 26 1939 to Indiana, trivial corner wear. $10.00 ca

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    "Yumuri Valley, Matanzas, Cuba." tarjeta postal mailed there ENE 22 1912 to Kentucky, mild wear to corners, corner crease, a hint of cancel ink in the front sky, small spots of light toning in address area. $6.50 c-c

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