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The first four issues of the journal (July, Sep, Dec 1971 and Mar 1972) were published entirely in Spanish under the title El Filatelista Cubano by the Círculo Filatélico Cubano de Miami (The Cuban Philatelic Circle of Miami). Starting with the   July 1972 issue, the journal's title was changed to its English equivalent The Cuban Philatelist and most information contained in the journal was published in both Spanish and English. This change came about when the former Círculo Filatélico de Miami was incorporated and renamed The Cuban Philatelic Club, Inc. of America.

The first four issues of El Filatelista Cubano and the subsequent 12 issues of The Cuban Philatelist were published in 8.5 x 11 inch format. In mid-1975 the Cuban Philatelic Circle changed its name to the Cuban Philatelic Society of America, Inc. (CPSA), and although The Cuban Philatelist conserved its name, it started being published in odd sizes ranging between 7 to 7.5 by 8.5 to 9.25 inches with an oversize issue in October 1978 of 8 x 10 inches.

In total, 23 issues of the journal were published under the name The Cuban Philatelist on a quarterly basis, each volume consisting of four issues numbered 1-4 corresponding to the months of July, October, January, and April.  The last issue was published in March 1979. The journal resumed publication in an 8 1/2 x 11 inch format under the new name of El Boletín (The Bulletin) in October 1979 and continued under that name until the Nov-Dec 1988 issue.

Starting with the Jan-Feb 1989 issue, El Boletín was primarily dedicated to tri-annual philatelic auctions and The Cuban Philatelist was resuscitated as the official journal of the CPSA and was dedicated exclusively to articles on Cuban philately. Initially, publication of the bulletin and the journal was regular, with the bulletin appearing dated Jan-Feb, May-Jun, and Sep-Oct, and the journal appearing dated Mar-Apr, Jul-Aug, and Nov-Dec. The regularity of publication was maintained until 1993 when only one issue journal was published, followed by three in 1994, and two in 1995 and 1996. Starting in 1997 the journal has been published three times a year until present.

The editor of El Filatelista Cubano and the first editor of The Cuban Philatelist was the club's founder Agustín J. Cantens, Jr.   In the fall of 1976, Bernabé de Varona took over as editor of the journal starting with Vol.6, Issue No.1, dated September 1976, and continued as its editor until the last issue of March 1979.  Publication of the CPSA's official journal resumed under the name of El Boletín, in October 1979 under the leadership of new editor Silvia García-Frutos.   As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, at the beginning of 1989, The Cuban Philatelist was brought back to life as the literary journal of the Society by Silvia García-Frutos and El Boletín was dedicated to philatelic auctions and Society news, announcements, and advertisements.  Mrs. García-Frutos continued as the editor of both publications until the Nov-Dec 1995 issue of The Cuban Philatelist and the Nov-Dec 1996 issue of El Boletín.  In 1996, Dr. Yamil H. Kouri, Jr. took over as editor of The Cuban Philatelist starting with the July 1996 issue and continues in that capacity to date. In 1997, Ernesto Cuesta took over as auction manager and editor of El Boletín from the July 1997 issue until the May 1999 issue. Starting with issue No.60 of April-May 2000, Silvia García-Frutos took over once more as auction manager and bulletin editor and continues in that capacity to date. Back to Top