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Cuban airmail aerogram (aerograma), space theme, 15 c, 1986 — unused
Object/Artifact
A single sheet of lightweight postal stationery designed to fold into its own envelope (aerogram/aerogramme), shown unfolded and flat. The paper has an allover pale geometric security tint. The main address panel carries, at upper left, a blue-and-red label reading "AEROGRAMA / AEROGRAMME / VIA AEREA · PAR AVION"; a color illustration of a Soviet-type orbital spacecraft/station (solar panels, docking module) against a blue starfield; five ruled address lines at center; and, at upper right, an imprinted (printed-on) diamond-shaped stamp showing a cosmonaut in a space helmet lettered in Cyrillic, inscribed "CUBA / aéreo / 1986 / 15." The gummed closure flap (printed upside-down relative to the panel) carries a "Remite" (sender) line and a notice about enclosures. Dotted lines mark the folds/cuts. The piece is blank/unused — no address, message, postmark, or cancellation.
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Obtained at work by María A. Arús Caraballo, who worked as a librarian and used aerogrammes to communicate with foreign partners.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
María A. Arús Caraballo collection
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María A Arús Caraballo, who worked at the Academia de Ciencias emeroteca, used aerogrammes to communicate with libraries abroad and brought some home, which she almost never used because it was not common to correspond with persons abroad.
Correos de Cuba
1986
1980s
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Panel: "AEROGRAMA / AEROGRAMME"; "VIA AEREA · PAR AVION"; imprinted stamp "CUBA / aéreo / 1986 / 15"; five ruled address lines. Flap: "Remite" with ruled sender line; postal notice (transcribed): "SI SE INCLUYERE ALGUN OTRO OBJETO EL AEROGRAMA SERA CURSADO POR VIA DE SUPERFICIE." (i.e., if any other object is enclosed, the aerogram will be sent by surface mail). No handwriting, address, or cancellation.
Paper
Materials: Thin wood-pulp airmail/aerogram paper; offset-printed inks; gummed edges (gum not imaged). Technique: Offset lithography on pre-scored, die-cut aerogram stock with printed imprinted stamp; gummed flaps for self-sealing.
Good
María A. Arús Caraballo
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
acquisition