REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREO AEREO NACIONAL (National Air Mail) issued on 5 August 1931 a 10 Cuban centavos (10¢) stamp for their domestic air mail series. It was the first in a series and featured a Ford 4-AT Trimotor airplane flying over a mountain landscape with palm trees.
REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS issued in the late 1940s (around 1948) a 2-centavo postage stamp from part of a series promoting the Tobacco Industry (Industria del Tabaco Habano). It was based on similar designs that were also used in earlier issues from the 1930s. The design depicted an allegorical figure representing "Liberty" or "Cuba" holding a Cuban flag and a box of cigars.
REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS issued around 1937–1939 a green engraved design depicting a Ciboney (Siboney) indigenous person seated on a rock, smoking a cigar, alongside a large Habano cigar and a palm tree in the background. It was designed to honour the Cuban tobacco industry (Tabaco Habano) and the Ciboney indigenous people.
REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS issued on 8 February 1952 a 1 centavo stamp showing the Palacio de Comunicaciones, an architectural landmark that served as a centre for telecommunications. It was issued as a postal tax or semipostal stamp, often used to raise funds for specific projects, such as the construction of the building itself.
REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS AÉREO" (airmail) postage stamp issued in 1955 commemorated the 50th anniversary of Rotary International, featuring a portrait of Paul P. Harris (1868–1947), the founder of Rotary International. In addition to Harris's portrait framed by a large cogwheel—the Rotary emblem— the design was set against a background of a sugar mill (left) and palm trees with a Cuban farmhouse (right). It was printed in Cuba by the Compañía P. Fernández S.A., as indicated by the "IMPRESO EN CUBA" text at the bottom.
REPUBLICA DE CUBA CORREOS issued on 3 November 1953 a commemorative airmail stamp highlighting the First International Congress of Court of Accounts (Primer Congreso Internacional de Tribunales de Cuentas). It honoured a major international financial and legal meeting held in Havana, Cuba, from 2–9 November 1953. It featured the then-modern Tribunal de Cuentas building (Court of Accounts) alongside a stylised classical profile.
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