Keywords: Indicium-1899-Cuba-1centavo.jpg en Cuban 1 centavo indicium of Christopher Columbus printed on amber paper from a stamped envelope After the establishment of the Republic of Cuba in 1902 the envelope dies were transferred to the Cuban government which produced similar envelopes without the US watermark which was on all 1899 envelopes 75 000 of these stamped envelopes were printed on amber paper They were designed by the U S Department of Engraving and Printing and manufactured by Plimpton and Morgan Co of Hartford Connecticut 1899 1899 Indicium of Cuba produced by occupying U S - Scan of original by contributor U S for occupied Cuba PD-USGov Cut squares of Cuba Christopher Columbus on stamps |