Travel the World of Postage Stamps - Development of fishing industry - Crawfish (Jasus sp.) - Cuba 1975 - Michel Cuba 2035 - my hobby
Travel the World of Postage Stamps - Development of fishing industry - Crawfish (Jasus sp.) - Cuba 1975 - Michel Cuba 2035 - my hobby.
Greetings friends!
Today we will see a postage stamp in denomination of 30 Cuban centavos, which completes the Development of fishing industry series of postage stamps, issued in 1975, as you understand, on the island of Cuba.
This postage stamp is referred to in catalogs as - Crawfish (Jasus sp.).
Yes, this Cuban postage stamp features a lobster.
I would say that this is not just a postage stamp, it is a sad symbol of the cynicism of the Cuban authorities.
Imagine for a moment that you are a resident of the island of Cuba.
You were born and raised surrounded by seas and oceans rich in fish, shellfish and crustaceans, but you will never see them on your dinner table.
You can see them, watching how tourists from different countries have dinner, and, for you, such food, and addiction to it, will become a criminal offense.
Yes, it is forbidden for the inhabitants of Cuba to eat crustaceans such as shrimp and lobster.
Instead, they receive ration cards, which they can exchange for beans, rice, bananas, and sometimes a piece of meat.
I think it was not illegal to own a postage stamp with the image of a lobster, but most of the postage stamps were sent to the Soviet Union, lol.
Even a spiny lobster depicted on a postage stamp could be an unattainable luxury.
Let's take a look at this postage stamp.
Description of the postage stamp:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Crawfish (Jasus sp.).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 30 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2035.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.17 - $ 0.77.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Previous postage stamp from this series and a link to its description:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Shrimp (Pandalus sp.).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 13 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2034.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.17 - $ 0.77.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Previous postage stamp from this series and a link to its description:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 8 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2033.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.14 - $ 0.67.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Previous postage stamp from this series and a link to its description:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Grouper (Epinephelus sp.).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 3 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2032.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.07 - $ 0.47.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Previous postage stamp from this series and a link to its description:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Tuna (Thunnus sp.).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 2 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2031.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.09 - $ 0.52.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
Previous postage stamp from this series and a link to its description:
Type: Postage Stamp.
Country: Cuba.
Subject: # Fishing, # Fish, # Fauna, # Animals, # Nature, # Development, # Industry, # Cuba.
Series: Development of fishing industry.
Name: Angler, Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis).
Denomination of a postage stamp: 1 ¢ - Cuban centavo.
Michel's Cuba catalog code: 2030.
Episode release date: February 22, 1975.
Perforation: comb 12¾.
Postage stamp size: 33 x 44 mm.
Printing technology: Offset lithography.
Circulation: ?.
Estimated price for a clean postage stamp: $ ? - $ ?.
Estimated price for a canceled postage stamp: $ 0.12 - $ 0.55.
Photo: original from @barski collection.
Canceled postage stamp
To be continued.
You can see the development of the story of my postage stamp collection on my Leofinance blog
I edited a photo in the program PhotoDirector, which I also installed on my smartphone.
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