Keywords: Hampden Machine cancel Havana-1899.jpg en A Hampden machine cancel from Havana 1899 The Hampden machines were not very reliable nor effective Their distribution was in large part attributable to political connections in the Post Office Department The Havana cancel is rare When Morris and Payne wrote their book on Hampden cancels in 1991 only one was known Today only 13 are known all from 30 September to 30 October 1899 The stamp is a 5 centavos adhesive stamp printed in the US for use in occupied Cuba 1899 U S Post Office Department in Cuba U S Post Office Department PD-USGov Uploaded_with_UploadWizard 1899 in Cuba Postmarks of Cuba Stamps_of_Cuba |