1794 Letter from Prisoner-of-War in Cuba
Friday, June 13th, 2008: Cuba, France & Colonies, Military, Naval, Postal History, Ships, Spain & ColoniesGeoffrey Lewis. Since 2002, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has been the location of various combatants captured in Afganistan. When was the start of Cuba’s association with prisoners-of-war? Go back 104 years to 1898. Cuba was the scene of the Spanish-American War. A ...
Pan Am Airlines: As Luck Would Have It
Monday, June 9th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Airlines, Airmails, Cuba, Philatelic Journals, Postal History, United StatesEd Wolf. J.E. Whitbeck was a worried man. He felt his job was on the line before he had a chance to prove himself. Here it was October 19 1927 and disaster was about to strike.
Spain: First Floating Trade Fair Stamp (1956)
Saturday, May 10th, 2008: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ships, Spain & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Trade Fairs, United StatesThis interesting stamp (SG 1254/Scott 848) was issued 1956. The ship, CIUDAD DE TOLEDO, with a tonnage of 10, 123, was used to transport Spain’s first floating Trade Fair of national products around the world, was built by the Cia Euskalduna ...