Keywords: 1899PC-HampdenCancel-Detail.jpg en Scarce usage of Hampden machine cancellation on a postal card of Cuba used during the U S intervention on 5 October 1899 Only one machine was in the country of Cuba and usage is documented only between 30 September 1899 and 30 October 1899 The inscription reads Havana Cuba Oct-5 2-PM -99 The underlying postal card is a provisional issue of the U S government which to save time and money overprinted U S postal cards with the impression Cuba - 1c de Peso 1899 U S Post Office Department for use in occupied Cuba; scan of original owned by contributor U S Post Office Department PD-USGov Cut squares of Cuba Postal cards of the United States Postmarks of Cuba |