The Cathedral of Havana

 
CUBA, 1929, Scott 292

 
SPAIN, 1985, Scott 2402
CUBA, 1985, World Cultural Heritage, Scott 2822

 
CUBA, 1998, visit of Pope John Paul II, Scott 3892
CUBA, 1999, World Tourism Day, 4033

The Cathedral of Havana, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is a wonderful 18th-century Baroque church with asymmetric spires. It once held the remains of Christopher Columbus. This had been a Jesuit church until the Suppression. Begun in 1748 and consecrated in 1755, it became the cathedral in 1789.

CUBA, 2004, the Bi-national Philatelic Exposition of Cuba and Mexico, Scott 4386

 

 
CUBA, 2005, 50 years of Europa stamps, Scott 4543-4543a

CUBA, 2009, a souvenir sheet of the cat issue shows the cathedral by moonlight, Scott 4973

  
BULGARIA & CUBA, 2010, a joint issue celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria (Scott 4560b) and Cuba

 
CUBA, 2010, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba
CUBA, 2011, one of six stamps in a tourism set, Scott 5259

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