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Costa Rica Guanacaste 1889 5c Orange Inverted V, Position 71 Used. Scott 66 var
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Costa Rica Guanacaste 1889 5c Orange Inverted V, Position 71 Used. Scott 66 var
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Costa Rica Guanacaste 1889 5c Orange Inverted V, Position 71 Used. Scott 66 var

Costa Rica Guanacaste 1889 5c Orange Inverted V, Position 71 Used. Scott 66 var

$175.00

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Cross bar in second A missing, creating an inverted V. Not listed in Scott but listed as Mena G52a and Saenz G58a. Position 71 on the sheet and also occuring on the 1c and 10c values. A scarce stamp.


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Costa Rica 1945 Airmail Overprints in Marginal Blocks of Four MNH. Scott C104-C116
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Costa Rica 1945 Airmail Overprints in Marginal Blocks of Four MNH. Scott C104-C116
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Costa Rica 1945 Airmail Overprints in Marginal Blocks of Four MNH. Scott C104-C116

Costa Rica 1945 Airmail Overprints in Marginal Blocks of Four MNH. Scott C104-C116

$145.00

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Fresh MNH blocks with only the 50c value not being marginal. Only 4,500 sets overprinted.

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Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
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Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
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Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73
Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73

Costa Rica 1941 Panama Border Dispute Complete Set Airmail First Day Cover. Scott C67-C73

$70.00

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Registered First Day Cover with 2nd June Certificado Exterior CDS on full set to New York with Brownsville, Texas Air Mail Field and New York receiving stamps on the reverse. Centre fold not affecting stamps and a couple of minor tears to left-hand edge. Limited circulation with only 5,000 sets printed.

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Costa Rica 1941 Soccer Championship Airmail Complete Set VLM Mint. Scott C57-C66
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Costa Rica 1941 Soccer Championship Airmail Complete Set VLM Mint. Scott C57-C66
$110.00

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Costa Rica 1941 Soccer Championship Airmail Complete Set VLM Mint. Scott C57-C66

Costa Rica 1941 Soccer Championship Airmail Complete Set VLM Mint. Scott C57-C66

$110.00

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Faintest trace of a hinge. Just 5,000 sets issued.

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Costa Rica 1940 15c on 25c Orange Panamericana Surcharge Error MNH. Scott C55 var
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Costa Rica 1940 15c on 25c Orange Panamericana Surcharge Error MNH. Scott C55 var
$70.00

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Costa Rica 1940 15c on 25c Orange Panamericana Surcharge Error MNH. Scott C55 var

Costa Rica 1940 15c on 25c Orange Panamericana Surcharge Error MNH. Scott C55 var

$70.00

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Just 300 examples of the 15c on 25c orange were created. The overprint was accidentally applied to three panes of the Waterlow 25c Orange Cocos Island issue, instead of the issued 15c on 50c (the two issued stamps are also supplied for comparison). Owner's/expertizer's mark on all three.

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Costa Rica 1934 Airmail Officials Complete Set LM Mint. Scott CO1-CO13
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Costa Rica 1934 Airmail Officials Complete Set LM Mint. Scott CO1-CO13
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Costa Rica 1934 Airmail Officials Complete Set LM Mint. Scott CO1-CO13

Costa Rica 1934 Airmail Officials Complete Set LM Mint. Scott CO1-CO13

$40.00

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Paradoxically, catalogued as a less expensive set than the identical definitives but with significantly less copies overprinted (only 10,000). The 25c value has a thin.

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Costa Rica 1931-32 Habilitado Airmail Surcharges (First Printing) Complete Set. Scott C11-C13
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Costa Rica 1931-32 Habilitado Airmail Surcharges (First Printing) Complete Set. Scott C11-C13
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Costa Rica 1931-32 Habilitado Airmail Surcharges (First Printing) Complete Set. Scott C11-C13

Costa Rica 1931-32 Habilitado Airmail Surcharges (First Printing) Complete Set. Scott C11-C13

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Surcharge set on 1929-30 revenue stamps. There were two printings; this is the first printing with a brownish-vermilion overprint on cream paper. Only 2,000 sets issued. The 2c value is MNH, the 5c is VLM Mint and 10c LM Mint with small hinge remnant.

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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Top Values MNH. Scott CLCR9-CLCR11
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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Top Values MNH. Scott CLCR9-CLCR11
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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Top Values MNH. Scott CLCR9-CLCR11

Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Top Values MNH. Scott CLCR9-CLCR11

$690.00

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Very undercatalogued in Scott, about right in SG, the Costa Rica SCADTA stamps were handstamped in very low numbers (ignore the image in Scott which shows a false machine cancel - the Costa Rica overprints were all handstamped, except the 30c which was also machine stamped in Berlin). There were only 50 overprints of the  2, 3 and 5 peso high values.

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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Short Set to 1p Used. Scott CLCR1-CLCR8
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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Short Set to 1p Used. Scott CLCR1-CLCR8
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Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Short Set to 1p Used. Scott CLCR1-CLCR8

Colombia SCADTA 1923 Costa Rica Airmail Overprints Short Set to 1p Used. Scott CLCR1-CLCR8

$525.00

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Very undercatalogued in Scott, about right in SG, the Costa Rica SCADTA stamps were handstamped in very low numbers (ignore the image in Scott which shows a false machine cancel - the Costa Rica overprints were all handstamped, except the 30c which was also machine stamped in Berlin). There were only 75 overprints of the 60c and just 50 examples of the 1 peso. Two shades of the 30c value are included in this short set.

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Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
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Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
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Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var
Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var

Costa Rica 1946 55c Deep Blue Airmail Die Proof. Scott C123 var

$240.00

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ABNC die proof for the 1946 Caribbean and Central American Soccer Championship. India paper die sunk onto card.

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Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
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Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
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Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var
Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var

Costa Rica 1946 25c Blue Airmail Sunken Die Proof. Scott C124 var

$190.00

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ABNC Portraits Type, depicting Aniceto Esquivel. A couple of minor creases on the outer card only, small ink mark to reverse on edge of outer card.

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Costa Rica 1910 25c Deep Lilac Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 15
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Costa Rica 1910 25c Deep Lilac Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 15
$60.00

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Costa Rica 1910 25c Deep Lilac Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 15

Costa Rica 1910 25c Deep Lilac Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 15

$60.00

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Ungummed as printed on India paper with no previous hinging. Fresh.

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Costa Rica 1910 10c Dark Blue Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 14
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Costa Rica 1910 10c Dark Blue Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 14
$60.00

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Costa Rica 1910 10c Dark Blue Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 14

Costa Rica 1910 10c Dark Blue Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Pair. Hiscocks 14

$60.00

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Ungummed as printed on India paper with no previous hinging. Fresh.

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Costa Rica 1910 5c Orange Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Block. Hiscocks 13
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Costa Rica 1910 5c Orange Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Block. Hiscocks 13
$120.00

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Costa Rica 1910 5c Orange Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Block. Hiscocks 13

Costa Rica 1910 5c Orange Ship Telegraph ABNC Plate Proof Block. Hiscocks 13

$120.00

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Ungummed as printed on India paper with no previous hinging. Fresh.

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Costa Rica 1952-53 Airmail Specimen Complete Set MNH. Scott C216-C219 + shades
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Costa Rica 1952-53 Airmail Specimen Complete Set MNH. Scott C216-C219 + shades
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Costa Rica 1952-53 Airmail Specimen Complete Set MNH. Scott C216-C219 + shades

Costa Rica 1952-53 Airmail Specimen Complete Set MNH. Scott C216-C219 + shades

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Reimpression of the 1934 definitives. ABNC specimen overprints with punch hole. Also included are the two additional shades of the 5c and 10c, issued in 1953. The dark blue 5c has toning on the upper left perf tips.

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Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
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Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
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Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a
Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a

Costa Rica 1892 Coat of Arms 10p Brown M Mint. Scott 44 & 44a

$45.00

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These stamps are often mis-described with the brown on yellow paper (44a) being sold as the higher value stamp. The brown on pale buff (44) was printed in 1892 whereas the yellow paper variety comes from the 1899 printing and was never circulated. Good gum on both examples. Hinge remnants.

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Costa Rica 1911 1c Green & Black Double Overprint M Mint. Scott 78var (unlisted)
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Costa Rica 1911 1c Green & Black Double Overprint M Mint. Scott 78var (unlisted)
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Costa Rica 1911 1c Green & Black Double Overprint M Mint. Scott 78var (unlisted)

Costa Rica 1911 1c Green & Black Double Overprint M Mint. Scott 78var (unlisted)

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Double overprint variety. Unlisted in Scott, 74Ab in Mena. Excellent gum, slight toning around the perf tips.

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Costa Rica 1924 Complete Specimen Set MNH. Scott 129-135
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Costa Rica 1924 Complete Specimen Set MNH. Scott 129-135
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Costa Rica 1924 Complete Specimen Set MNH. Scott 129-135

Costa Rica 1924 Complete Specimen Set MNH. Scott 129-135

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ABNC specimen set with punch hole. Perfect gum.

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Costa Rica 1940 La Sabana Airport Complete Specimen Airmail Set MNH. Scott C39-C45
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Costa Rica 1940 La Sabana Airport Complete Specimen Airmail Set MNH. Scott C39-C45
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Costa Rica 1940 La Sabana Airport Complete Specimen Airmail Set MNH. Scott C39-C45

Costa Rica 1940 La Sabana Airport Complete Specimen Airmail Set MNH. Scott C39-C45

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ABNC specimen set with punch hole.

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Costa Rica 1947 15c on 30c Football Inverted Surcharge MNH. Scott C146.
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Costa Rica 1947 15c on 30c Football Inverted Surcharge MNH. Scott C146.
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Costa Rica 1947 15c on 30c Football Inverted Surcharge MNH. Scott C146.

Costa Rica 1947 15c on 30c Football Inverted Surcharge MNH. Scott C146.

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Forged overprints appeared on the market soon after this stamp was circulated. Genuine examples have a 27mm overprint, forgeries measure 29mm. Sanabria states 150 inverted examples exist, SOCORICO quotes 200. Either way, scarce in genuine form.

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