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Vista Nocturna, Ciudad de la Habana
Unused card, unmarked but for two small pieces of tape along the upper reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104041
Price: $3.00
Havana, La Fuerza Castle
Unused, aging card captioned in Spanish, English, and Russian. Small tape along reverse upper edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20104042
Price: $3.00
La Habana, Museo de la Revolucion
No people?? Unused card, slightly aging and with two bits of tape near upper reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104043
Price: $3.00
Aerial view of Havana
Unused, aging card with some tape along the upper reverse edge. We would like to repeat the delightful English version of the caption: “The elegant silhouette of Havana’s buildings, seen against the rich Cuban blue sky and sea, gives the city its gay and modern character.” May it ever be so again. By the way, inside the stamp area this appears: “JUST DROP IN THE MAILBOX. Postage paid by Cuban Tourist Commission.” Who knows, some day maybe we’ll try that. Grade: 3

Code: 20104044
Price: $5.00
Havana, Castillo del Morro
There’s no sign this card (1990s?) was postally used but it has a pre-printed stamp on the reverse, a long message but no address, and some tape at the reverse top. Grade: 4

Code: 20104045
Price: $2.00
Bayamo, National Monument, Main Church
Unused but with tape pieces along the upper reverse. This is another of the “Just drop in the mailbox” cards where postage was not needed. Grade: 4

Code: 20104046
Price: $3.00
Havana, 1741 Cathedral
Among other tidbits in the bilingual captions, “Christopher Columbus’ body rested here for many years.” Unused but with tape pieces along the upper reverse. This is another of the “Just drop in the mailbox” cards where postage was not needed. Grade: 4

Code: 20104047
Price: $4.00
Havana, Cathedral Square
Nice on the front but very heavily foxed (aged) on the back, an unused card. Grade: 4

Code: 20104048
Price: $4.00
Havana, 1st May Day Celebration
What the English caption of this unused card means (as we can tell from the Spanish and Russian captions alongside) is not that it was the first celebration, but the celebration on 1st May. Either way, a fine historical artifact. Grade: 2

Code: 20104049
Price: $8.00
Havana, Mirador de Bellomonte
Unused, aging card with captions in Spanish, English, and Russian. Grade: 2

Code: 20104050
Price: $6.00
Havana, Sciences Academy
Not postally used, but with messages throughout the reverse, and two pieces of tape at the top reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104051
Price: $2.00
La Habana, El Morro
Not sure if this card was mailed or not. It has a large and colourful pre-printed “postage paid” stamp in the right area, and there’s a message and address but no postmark. There is however some tape on the right reverse edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20104052
Price: $3.00
La Habana, El Capitolio
Like the previous card in this 1998 series, this has a large and colourful pre-printed “postage paid” stamp, and this time there’s a partial postmark. There is also some tape on the right reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104053
Price: $3.00
La Habana, Vista del Morro y entrada de la bahia
Similar to preceding cards, this has pre-printed postage but no postmark, though message and address are there. A very small piece of clear tape on the top edge of the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104054
Price: $3.00
La Habana, Hotel Comodoro
When the photo on this unused card was taken, the hotel may have been in better shape than online reviews suggest it is now. Sounds as though it could use a great deal of TLC. So could the card: heavily fingermarked on the back, and small pieces of tape on the upper back edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20104055
Price: $2.00
Havana, Vista de Malecon
Mailed in 1997, with stamp and postmark and what looks like a very large but faint circular chop from the Brazilian office that received the card. Small pieces of clear tape in the address area. Grade: 3

Code: 20104056
Price: $4.00
Holguin, Guardalavaca – Piscina Hotel Atalantico (sic) Norte
The property is still there — now called Club Amigo Atlantico — with absolutely polarizing online reviews, the kind that sometimes make for difficult decision-making. Unused, aging card with two shards of tape on the upper reverse edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20104057
Price: $2.00
Cayo Largo, View from Cayo Largo Marina
Unused card, comic and in great condition apart from the two small pieces of tape near the left reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104058
Price: $3.00
Laguna de Tesoro
Unused card with two patches of tape along the upper reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104059
Price: $2.00
Granma, Panoramic view of the Marea del Portillo Hotel
An old and what might be the only standby in this area, now called Club Amigo Farallon del Caribe – Marea del Portillo. It gets average-to-good online reviews, which helps if it is indeed the only option in the area. We’ve not been there, we don’t know. The card is unused, in good condition apart from the same two small pieces of tape that plague many of our Cuban postcards. Grade: 3

Code: 20104060
Price: $3.00
Cayo Largo, aerial view
Mailed, the card has its stamp and a postmark that didn’t quite reach the stamp. There are also two small scraps of tape on the reverse, and a partial round chop from the office of the people in Brazil who received the card originally. Grade: 4

Code: 20104061
Price: $3.00
Cayo Largo, Embarcadero
Mailed in 1999 from Brazil (not Cuba!) with two stamps, two postmarks from Iguacu Falls, and two small pieces of tape over those. Grade: 4

Code: 20104062
Price: $3.00
Cayo Coco, Playa Las Colaradas
Mailed in 1998, with stamp, postmark, and three small pieces of tape at the reverse top edge. Grade: 4

Code: 20104063
Price: $3.00
Matanzas, “Guama” Tourist Center
Unused, aging card with two faint tape bits on the top reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104064
Price: $2.00
Guama, Taino Indian Village
Unused card marked only by two small tape pieces at top reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104065
Price: $3.00
Camaguey, Playa Santa Lucia, Club Mayanabo
Not a very flattering photo on this unmailed card … the property’s name now is Club Amigo Mayanabo and online reviews are mixed apart from one very clear instruction: don’t go in February unless you are part of the annual Italian tour group. Sounds like we would have needed anger management lessons if we had been there. The card? Not postally used, but with a message on the left and some tape on the top. Grade: 4

Code: 20104066
Price: $2.00
Camaguey, Colonial mansion
Unused card from the Cuban Tourist Commission, which would pay the postage for you if you dropped the card into a letterbox. Taped pieces on top reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104067
Price: $2.00
Motel Balneario del Sol
Mailed, with stamp but no legible postmark. Some tape along the left back edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104068
Price: $3.00
Las Tunas, Hotel Cadillac
Now known as the Islazul Cadillac, not much in the way of recent reviews so we will just tell you the card is unused apart from the name “Cuba” written on the upper left reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104069
Price: $2.00
Las Tunas, Plaza de la Revolucion
The front of this card is good. The back is a mess of stamps, full 2013 postmark, taped address label and another label partly ripped off. Grade: 5

Code: 20104070
Price: $2.00
Cienfuegos, Hotel Jagua
The hotel is still there, and gets better reviews from people who realise “you get what you pay for”. The card is severely aged and unused apart from some tape at the top reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104071
Price: $2.00
Cienfuegos, multiple views
Unused card: “Puerto y Palacio del Valle”. But (always a “but”): two small pieces of clear tape near top reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104072
Price: $2.00
Pinar del Rio, Underground river in the Indian’s Cave
Unused card with small tape pieces near upper edge of the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104073
Price: $2.00
Pinar del Rio, Cathedral
The front of this unmailed card is good. The reverse is is very bad condition, with writing, tape, and abrasions. But it is authentically Cuban. Grade: 5

Code: 20104074
Price: $1.00
Pinar del Rio, Vinales Valley
Unused card, significantly aged, and with tape on top of the reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104075
Price: $3.00
Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus
Unused card marred only by two small pieces of tape near upper edge of the back. Grade: 3

Code: 20104076
Price: $2.00
Trinidad, Museo A. Von Humboldt
We know you want to know: who was A. Von Humboldt? Well, Baron Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769-May 6, 1859) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer who explored much of Central and South America. Apparently including Cuba. Unused card with tape at upper edge of reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104077
Price: $3.00
Cobblestone streets in Trinidad
At least this unused card has two persons in it, even if you need to search for them. Some tape at upper edge of reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20104078
Price: $3.00
Varadero, Hotel Atabey
The new name of this hotel is BelleVue Palma Real, and if online reviews are to be believed (and we have to say, those reviews are consistent), there are only so many different ways to say “What do you expect, it’s Cuba”. Clientele to now seems to be almost entirely Canadians who commiserate with the staff and hate the management. Anyway … the card is unused and with quite small bits of tape along upper reverse edge. Grade: 3

Code: 20104079
Price: $3.00
Varadero, Villa Punta Blanca
If you do an online search for this property, you will be led up a bunch of blind alleys. One person laconically posted a forum question: what is this called now? We have no idea. Your turn! Unused card with tape on upper reverse. Grade: 4

Code: 20104080
Price: $2.00

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