1938 Photo Postcard from Habana/ Havana CUBA 
QSL CM2MZ Ricardo R del Monte 
 
1938 Photo Postcard from Habana CUBA QSL CM2MZ Ricardo R del Monte 
The Handwritten date is   December 16 1938
 
(In 1938 Fulgencio Batista made contact with Myer Lansky, an associate of Lucky Luciano, to help make Havana into the Monaco of the Caribbean.) 
 
On the address side the description of the small sideways printed photo on the front, reads;
 
"View of stately Prado Boulevard. The beauty of Havana is twofold - the past offering romance, and the present gayety.
 
Along the bottom reads;
For any information and folders regarding Cuba please address the Cuban Tourist Commission 255
Prado P.O. Box 1609, Havana, Cuba.
 
There is a 1 cent Republic De Cuba postage stamp with the cancellation mark that reads: 1833 Finlay 1933 Habana,  Cuba Feb 23 1939
 
CONDITION: Very good condition. No pin holes, rips, tears, creases or smearing. Corners and edges have minor visible signs of discoloration, wear or damage, (see photos). Within the photo on the front is what appears to be a hole or tear, (see scanned photo which we enlarged to show greater detail, this is not a tear but an error in printing where it appears the ink missed a spot)  
 
A Rare photo postcard and a small piece of history from one Amateur Radio operator to another, from two different worlds.
 
 Havana, Cuba Historical Memorbillia
 

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