Telephone address book (Libreta Telefónica), Banco Popular de Ahorro — Sancti Spíritus

Object/Artifact

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Telephone address book ("Libreta Telefónica"), Banco Popular de Ahorro — Sancti Spíritus

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.35

Description

Small pocket telephone address book in a textured green imitation-leather (leatherette) cover, gilt-stamped on the front "LIBRETA / TELEFONICA," with a cream paper text block. The inside front opening shows, at left, a violet rubber inkstamp of the Banco Popular de Ahorro (palm-tree-and-"BPA" monogram, lettered "Banco Popular de Ahorro / DIR. PROVINCIAL / SANCTI SPIRITUS") and, at right, a printed owner-identification page headed "PERTENECIENTE A" with ruled fields "NOMBRE:", "DIRECCION:", "TELEFONO:" — all blank. Interior alphabetical address pages not shown.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Time Period

1980s

Place

City

Sancti Spiritus

State/Province

Sancti Spiritus

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Maker: Booklet manufacturer/printer not indicated (no printer's imprint on the shown pages). Distributed/issued through the Banco Popular de Ahorro provincial directorate, Sancti Spíritus (per inkstamp). Date: Not earlier than 1983. The Banco Popular de Ahorro was established by Decreto-Ley No. 69 of 18 May 1983, so the stamped book cannot predate that year. Place of Origin: Cuba; associated with Sancti Spíritus province through the bank stamp (place of printing not indicated).

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Cover — "LIBRETA TELEFONICA" (gilt). Inside front — violet inkstamp "Banco Popular de Ahorro / DIR. PROVINCIAL / SANCTI SPIRITUS" with the BPA palm-and-monogram device; printed "PERTENECIENTE A" owner fields (Nombre / Dirección / Teléfono), blank. No printer's imprint or date observed on the shown pages.

Materials

Material Notes

Materials: Textured imitation-leather (leatherette) or coated-paper cover over board; gilt (foil) lettering; cream wove-paper text block; violet stamp-pad ink. Technique: Commercially bound pocket notebook; foil-stamped cover lettering; printed interior; hand-applied rubber inkstamp.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Sancti Spiritus

State/Province

Sancti Spiritus

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

December 31, 2025

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026