Keywords: 1883-Cuba-3-Overprints.jpg en In 1883 there was a serious theft of 1882 postage stamps in Cuba resulting in the overprinting of the remaining stamps and demonetization of non-overprinted stamps to prevent the thief from capitalizing on his loot Depicted here are three of the five overprint types called araƱas spiders because of the intricate webs Three denominations were overprinted - 5 10 and 20 centavos 1882-83 Spain for colony of Cuba - Scan of originals owned by contributor Spain for colony of Cuba PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Stamps of Cuba Overprints on stamps of Cuba |