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Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
It looks like they are starting an official pilot service with an eye toward normal postal service in the future.
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And do you think this is a welcome development? Or will it turn out to be rather under-whelming, as the article seems to suggest?
I would guess that this is just one of a number of diplomatic moves to try to ease things back to the normality of 52 years ago. Or will this fall at the last fence?
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I think that it is a new chapter in US and Cuban postal history.
I think it could be a good thing. Imagine a resident Cuban who has lived in a closed world of propaganda has the opportunity to order books to learn more about philosophy, history and the world at large.
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Thanks for posting this, smauggie.
I am tempted to write to the names & addresses that appear on my Cuban covers & cards and see who (and whose heirs) are still collecting, want to restart, need supplies, etc.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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And of course this will not change Paypal's Draconian policy of going after anyone using their system to buy anything at all with the word Cuba' in it. Even pre 1959 material.
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I'm not sure if that was Paypal policy or eBay, but you really have to juggle eBay to find Cuba material. Does SOR have any restrictions on listing, for example, Cuba or North Korea?
I have a few Castro-era Cuban stamps and had a person asked me the other day if I had any North Korean. Thanx,
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Hi Kemling1;
Sorry to go off topic, but most modern Cuban and N Korean stamps are of a topical nature. So when I list them the title just says "6 Different Rose Varieties", and the "N Korea is only in the description text.
And yes I've sold many North Korean lots on here, some even sold completely out. My buyers were topical collectors and could care less about what country issued them.
Just layin' low....
TuskenRaider
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I never found Cuban stamps much of a challenge they were always plentiful when i was a kid...but i like the postcards and covers. This one is from the International Leprosy Congress.
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"Does SOR have any restrictions on listing, for example, Cuba or North Korea?"
Note that the United States has not imposed an embargo against the importation of stamps from North Korea.
The embargo against the importation of goods from Cuba was imposed by the United States Congress based on a proclamation by President Kennedy made on February 7, 1962. Congress has not yet repealed it. However, the US Treasury Department has declared that used Cuban stamps may be imported and sold without limitation while unused stamps may be imported for personal use, but not resold.
Regarding the sales platforms, Stamporama’s role is limited to providing a venue to facilitate buying and selling philatelic material. Stamporama assumes no liability, or warrants any action or promise of action by either buyers or sellers. Stamporama has many members who reside outside of the United States who sell to other members who also reside outside the United States. Sales of stamps from Cuba is not embargoed by other countries. Stamporama's servers are located with its owner in Canada. Other than as stated in the Auction and Approval Rules, Stamporama does not impose any other restrictions. Sellers and buyers are responsible for knowing what they can and cannot sell/buy.
Stamporama invoice payments through PayPal only provide PayPal with the total amount sold/owed. The invoice information sent to PayPal does not include a line item detail of each item sold.
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Thanks for everyone's responses. Ken
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Mail will probably arrive in Cuba a bit faster now than before, but sending mail to Cuba was never prohibited. Back in the 1990s I exchanged a few letters with people in Cuba wishing to exchange used stamps with someone from the USA. No problem whatsoever but one did have to be careful what was written (avoid political subjects). As the article in the original post stated, mail was previously forwarded to first Mexico or Canada before being send on to Cuba.
This was no different than exchanging mail with individuals in counties in the Warsaw Pact prior to 1990. I had stamp exchanges going with people in Poland in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. Again, they could only send me used stamps and political discussion was strictly avoided. As soon as the communist governments toppled, I started receiving mint stamps from my exchange partners and political discussion was suddenly OK.
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I had a good trading partner in Kiev during the early 1990s. I got alot of Russian stamps from him. Then he suddenly disappeared. He had sent me MNH Russia prior to the break-up, and then he was sending me Belarus. I feared the worst for him.
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Recent BBC headline:
Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
It looks like they are starting an official pilot service with an eye toward normal postal service in the future.
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And do you think this is a welcome development? Or will it turn out to be rather under-whelming, as the article seems to suggest?
I would guess that this is just one of a number of diplomatic moves to try to ease things back to the normality of 52 years ago. Or will this fall at the last fence?
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
I think that it is a new chapter in US and Cuban postal history.
I think it could be a good thing. Imagine a resident Cuban who has lived in a closed world of propaganda has the opportunity to order books to learn more about philosophy, history and the world at large.
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
Thanks for posting this, smauggie.
I am tempted to write to the names & addresses that appear on my Cuban covers & cards and see who (and whose heirs) are still collecting, want to restart, need supplies, etc.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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And of course this will not change Paypal's Draconian policy of going after anyone using their system to buy anything at all with the word Cuba' in it. Even pre 1959 material.
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
I'm not sure if that was Paypal policy or eBay, but you really have to juggle eBay to find Cuba material. Does SOR have any restrictions on listing, for example, Cuba or North Korea?
I have a few Castro-era Cuban stamps and had a person asked me the other day if I had any North Korean. Thanx,
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
Hi Kemling1;
Sorry to go off topic, but most modern Cuban and N Korean stamps are of a topical nature. So when I list them the title just says "6 Different Rose Varieties", and the "N Korea is only in the description text.
And yes I've sold many North Korean lots on here, some even sold completely out. My buyers were topical collectors and could care less about what country issued them.
Just layin' low....
TuskenRaider
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I never found Cuban stamps much of a challenge they were always plentiful when i was a kid...but i like the postcards and covers. This one is from the International Leprosy Congress.
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
"Does SOR have any restrictions on listing, for example, Cuba or North Korea?"
Note that the United States has not imposed an embargo against the importation of stamps from North Korea.
The embargo against the importation of goods from Cuba was imposed by the United States Congress based on a proclamation by President Kennedy made on February 7, 1962. Congress has not yet repealed it. However, the US Treasury Department has declared that used Cuban stamps may be imported and sold without limitation while unused stamps may be imported for personal use, but not resold.
Regarding the sales platforms, Stamporama’s role is limited to providing a venue to facilitate buying and selling philatelic material. Stamporama assumes no liability, or warrants any action or promise of action by either buyers or sellers. Stamporama has many members who reside outside of the United States who sell to other members who also reside outside the United States. Sales of stamps from Cuba is not embargoed by other countries. Stamporama's servers are located with its owner in Canada. Other than as stated in the Auction and Approval Rules, Stamporama does not impose any other restrictions. Sellers and buyers are responsible for knowing what they can and cannot sell/buy.
Stamporama invoice payments through PayPal only provide PayPal with the total amount sold/owed. The invoice information sent to PayPal does not include a line item detail of each item sold.
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
Thanks for everyone's responses. Ken
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
Mail will probably arrive in Cuba a bit faster now than before, but sending mail to Cuba was never prohibited. Back in the 1990s I exchanged a few letters with people in Cuba wishing to exchange used stamps with someone from the USA. No problem whatsoever but one did have to be careful what was written (avoid political subjects). As the article in the original post stated, mail was previously forwarded to first Mexico or Canada before being send on to Cuba.
This was no different than exchanging mail with individuals in counties in the Warsaw Pact prior to 1990. I had stamp exchanges going with people in Poland in Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. Again, they could only send me used stamps and political discussion was strictly avoided. As soon as the communist governments toppled, I started receiving mint stamps from my exchange partners and political discussion was suddenly OK.
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re: Cuba and US to restore postal service after 52 years
I had a good trading partner in Kiev during the early 1990s. I got alot of Russian stamps from him. Then he suddenly disappeared. He had sent me MNH Russia prior to the break-up, and then he was sending me Belarus. I feared the worst for him.
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