Cuba and Puerto Rico

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March 15th in the year 1882, a lengthy 12 manuscript manumission court file for a brown native man, José de Jesus, who was a slave of Luis Berserá, he is seeking his "redemption" (freedom) from the Junta de Patrocinados (slavery Junta) on the basis that he has not received his monthly stipend of 3 pesos. The slave owner argues that José was not listed in a particular slave census and so there would be monthly stipend [for a certain time frame]. There must be formal recognition by both parties of all statements, as can be seen declared in documents in this group and it is noted that José de Jesus is illiterate and has a representative to sign for him. This a lengthy and rare manumission manuscript group giving evidence to the fact slaves were in fact given a voice to be able to claim their freedom - they were afforded due process [as per slavery tribunals of the era, who appeared to fairly weigh presented evidence]. On the 5th of May, 1882 in a formal session of the Junta de Patrocinados, the Junta declared overturned the claim by José de Jesus to receive his freedom.

Price: $900.00

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A 7 manuscript manumission court dosier in which Hilario Lamnaya, [supposed] slave of D. Angel Haza is granted his freedom. This is a case of mistaken slave owners... In the year 1883 in a letter to the President of the Patronatos, Hilario Lamnaya, [supposed slave of ] Angel Haza, cannot be found "empadronado" [his whereabouts are unknown]... The [supposed] slave owner, Angel Haza, is aware of the particulars of what is noted above and has 15 days to reply to a claim by his slave Hilario Lamnaya... On Jan. 9th, 1882, the Secretary of the Junta of Patronatos (slave owners), state Hilario is neither found empadronado (as a slave) nor has he received his monthly stipend... The Junta of Patronatos (slave owners), has agreed to redeem (free) Hilario... Angel Haza cannot be located, but it is later noted that Hilario was the slave of Pedro Larrinaga and that Hilario is to be given his Cedula of Freedom... On Nov., 24th, 1883, in a document with the Secretary of the Junta of Patrocinados noted at the header, Hilary is being "redeemed" and given his Cedula of Freedom.

Price: $700.00

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Two c1870 manuscripts. 1) The French Frigate "Eugenia and Adele" brought 377 Colonos to the Capital, La "Alianza & Compania" [insurance] made a deposit of 18,700 pesos as compensation for mortality that may have occurred on the ship++..

 

 

2) The French Frigate "Eugenia and Adele" brought 466 Colonos to the Antilles, the manuscript discusses "Alianza & Compania" and this time about a representative of the Company and the representation of the Government in China, t-cup108bCUP 108t-cup108cCUP 108and the Captain is named who "brought the 466 colonos to this port". InformatIon of this voyage was published in the Gazette... ; Captain Giraud and the 973 tonnes this ship weighs and its "tripulation" of 30 men is listed; the man who wrote the contracts for the 466 colonos is also listed, it is stated the ship had a Chines doctor on board, water and food aboard++... M SOLD

Price: $400.00

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Two cards from the Heritage Collection on the Spanish-American War. One showing the Rough Riders in Santiago Cuba and the other showing the fighting at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippines. Date 1992. M

Price: $20.00

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This is a 1960 "warrant card" from a sub-branch of Chinese Freemasons, which originated as a secret sect (Hongmen) in an attempt to overthrow the Manchurian rule in late Qing Dynasty. The warrant's arrangement works more like a template to notify the recipient (name field in blank) that under the authority of the main branch, he has been elected as (position field in blank) for the upcoming term, and request him (male only since the word "Mr." is pre-printed) to report to the branch and swear in to the office. M

Price: $100.00

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Original and complete 1868 Chinese SHIP MANIFEST, from MACAO, China with 213 Chinese Colonos listed with their ages and areas where they are from in China also listed. It is signed by the Spanish Consul General de S.M. (de Su Majestad). The last one of these that went in a Swann auction in March 2012 sold for $3360. M

Price: $3900.00

t-cup071CUP 0711887 issue of Charlatan. Satire on the how Cuba is suffering from the Spanish upper class draining the country, counterfeit banks, Customs fraud. The message is “Salamanca come soon, cant you see they are getting drunk”. Size 39x60cm. B

Price: $400.00

Note: Manuel de Salamnca was Captain General of Cuba in 1889. He was a spokesman in the Spanish Congress for the miserable ways the Cubans had been treated by Spain.

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Pre-Cuban war issue of Judge. Fold-out illustration titled “NEXT! Brazil having fallen into the line of Republics, Mr. Blaine is reported to have an open eye on Cuba”. Size 35x52cm.  ASK FOR AVAILABILITY

Price: $150.00

t-cup068CUP 068Bound volume of El Eco de Villaclara with issues 46 to 155, covering the period April 17 – December 30, 1847. B

Price: $3000.00

Note: from https://linkgua-digital.com/glosario/el-eco-de-villaclara/ El Eco de Villaclara (Villaclara [1831-1856]). Fue el primer periódico de esta ciudad. Comenzó a salir el 3 de diciembre, según señala Manuel Dionisio González en la página 25 de su Memoria histórica de la villa de Santa Clara y su jurisdicción (Villaclara, Imprenta del Siglo, 1858). En su artículo «Periodismo villaclareño» —publicado en El Palenque Literario (La Habana, 1 (13): 289, abril 10, 1878)—, Camilo Valdés Veitía afirma que «don Manuel de Sed y don José Manuel de la Torre, fueron los prohombres que realizaron una empresa que acreditó la sensatez, la cultura de un pueblo ávido de instrucción y anhelante por estar en comunicación con el mundo civilizado». Añade dicho autor, en las páginas 289-290 de su trabajo antes citado, que se publicó dos veces por semana hasta el 1.º de febrero de 1834, fecha en que se extendió a un número más «no solo por haber quedado dueño único de la imprenta D. Manuel de Sed, sino porque la suscrición [sic] aumentó en el distrito jurisdiccional y fuera de él a más de trescientos debido a la importante colaboración de los que lo redactaban. José Dionisio Veitía, Andrés José de la Parra, Cristóbal Plana, Indalecio y Joaquín Santos Suárez, Manuel González del Valle, Juan Antonio Pascual y Francisco Poveda fueron los que dieron importancia con sus escritos a una publicación que el Diario de La Habana reputó como de las mejores en su época». Joaquín Llaverías aclara, en la página 271 del tomo 1 de su Contribución a la historia de la prensa periódica (La Habana, Talleres del Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1957), que Manuel Sed fue su principal redactor y editor. Su título sufrió variaciones. En los facsímiles de los ejemplares correspondientes al 1.º de octubre de 1836 y al 18 de agosto de 1849, reproducidos por Llaveríasen las páginas 276 y 278, respectivamente, de su ya mencionada obra, aparece como El Eco de VillaClara y Eco de Villa-Clara. Del 2 de mayo al 3 de diciembre de 1844 fue su redactor Luis Eduardo de Cristo. En los ejemplares revisados, correspondientes a los años 1844, 1845 y 1849, se encuentran colaboraciones de Miguel Teurbe Tolón, F. J. de la Cruz, Juan Martínez Villergas. En sus páginas se publicaron, además de noticias oficiales, artículos reproducidos de publicaciones de la capital y de Madrid y otras secciones de interés local, numerosos trabajos de índole literaria: poesías, cuentos, crítica y folletines. Estos últimos aparecían firmados por Epifanio. Contó también, según señala Llaverías en la página 271 de su obra anteriormente citada, con la colaboración de Eligio Eulogio Capiró, Plácido (seudónimo de Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés) y Manuel Dionisio González. Camilo Valdés Veitía expresa, en la página 290 de su artículo ya mencionado, que su salida finalizó el 31 de julio de 1856 y que se le trató de sustituir «con una publicación didáctica titulada El Progreso, que dio su primer número el 1.º de diciembre de 1856, dirijido [sic] por José María Céspedes, y en ese número terminó».

t-cup022CUP 022 Rare Album de la Revolucion Cubana, 1952-1959. Issued in Havana, early 1960’s. Editado por: Revista Cinegrafico, S.A. Director Tecnico y Administrador: Rene Jimenez. Coordinador: L. Dominguez Triay. Textos: J.M. Picart – Mario Jimenez. Advertising for Felices by Consuma Productos Cubanos. All 271 cards are present and pasted in. Due to the heavy weight, middle pages have separated but can be restapled. The album tells the story of the revolution. Very rare to find this album due to paper quality combined with weight of the 271 cards would have led to these albums falling apart many years ago. M

Price: $800.00

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Rare Cuban chromo album titled “La Guerra de los Mundos”. Produced in Guanabacoa in the late 1950’s. All 100 stickers are present. Album is complete, with normal ageing. M

Price: $500.00

t-cup055CUP 055 CUBA ELECTION 1952 - Chibas PRESIDENT. M

Price: $150.00

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Complete set of Liebig trade cards on Cuba, dated 1899, at the time of the war. Adverts and motifs on back. M

Price: $300.00

t-cup048CUP 048t-cup048aCUP 048COLLECTION OF 10 MILITARY DOCUMENT FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND CUBAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

1. Appointment of Army Volunteers, Santa Clara, 1897

2. Biography sheet for Fernandez Garcia, a volunteer with the Sargento Battalion, 1887-1896

3. Receipt for money paid to support the orphans of the war, San Fernando, 1898

4. 18 packed manuscript pages of the military record of Vicente Villares, who served from 1836-1876. Covers the First War of Independence

5. 17 packed manuscript pages of the military record of Constantine Villares, who served in the cavalry from 1872-1914. He participated in the First War of Independence

6. Benefits and Obligations contract for a volunteer with the 2nd Company Batallon Cazadores de Santa Clara, 1896

7. Commission to send the Army and Navy to Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American War, 1896

8. Service sheet of a soldier who serve in the Kings 1st Regiment, 1835-1855. Was in Cuba for the Slave Revolt of 1844.

9. 6 pages from the Deputy Inspector of Infantry Weapons and Militia dated 1884.

10. 7 page document on the promotion of Facinda Perez Garcia, an infantry captain in Cuba, dated 1880. M

 

Price: $1600.00

t-cup045CUP 045 An 8 page 1879 file of Don Facunda Perez Garcia, an Infantry Captain being promoted to Lieutenant. He was based in Cuba.  ASK FOR AVAILABILITY

Price: $110.00

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t-cup042CUP 042 Cuban stock certificate Expreso Aereo Inter-Americano, SA. Dated 1952, properly issued and filled in. B

Price: $60.00

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Paper booklet published in 1898 called Greater America. Dewey islands, Cuba, Puerto Rico by Neely educational library. There are 80 pages, all loose and almost all of them have chunks missing from the corners where it appears that mice may have feasted on this item over the years. Although in very poor condition, and I can’t be certain it is even complete, it is, nevertheless an excellent reference booklet for any student of any of the 3 theatres of the Spanish-American War. Each page contains one page-size photo of the War, military units, the life of the people, some very strange images. I considered keeping this for myself in order to use it to identify different American regiments, local towns, etc. M

Price: $60.00

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Collection of Cuban banknotes from 1960. All but 1 are signed CHE, who was Minister Finance at the time. M

Price: $100.00

t-cup033CUP 033 Cuban stock certificate Asociacion Canaria for 100 pesos. Issued in Havana in 1921. Uncirculated by signed by all parties. M

Price: $100.00

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t-cup024CUP 024 Collection of 7 early 20th century postcards on Puerto Rico. All used. M

Price: $200.00

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