(
Philadelphia, PA, 1874) According to
Cuba Collectibles, this historic document shows the first public image of the new Cuban flag. Stamps were ordered by Marcos Morales, leader of the Cuban Junta temporarily exiled in Philadelphia. This stamp was issued a quarter century before the explosion of the Maine in 1898 and the start of U.S. involvement in the Cuban War of Independence from Spain.
Issued with the intent to raise funds for Cuban revolutionary forces back home on the island, the stamp was never used due to a printer's error in the spelling of "Cuba Libre." Mistakenly spelled, "Cuba
Libra." A simple mistake of Spanish grammer resulting in a curious debut for the Cuban flag.
