Costa Rica Stamps – “Capitania del Puerto de Limon” Cachet 1923

It´s not that I consider I’ve seen it all, but there are some simple things that still amaze me. I got today a standard 1923 postcard with 12 centimos franking consisting in the never-ending issue of 1910 (one of my less favourite if not the one I dislike the most). So why did it buy … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – “Capitania del Puerto de Limon” Cachet 1923

Correspondence From Montezuma

From time to time it´s fun to grab a bunch of covers/postcards and start looking for rare cool places. For Costa Rica philately in the beginning of the XX century it’s really common to have correspondence with cancels from San José, Limón, Heredia, Puntarenas, Cartago and Alajuela. Then, there are those places than I thought … Read more Correspondence From Montezuma

Scott 84c With Overprint on Selvage

Just when everything seems calm and you think there’s nothing that can make your day…a stamp like this appears. Surprise! Let’s be fair, it’s not easy to find a Scott 84c (Perf. 14×14) new with gum. Now, add a shifted printing and by some kind of a miracle one overprint falls on the selvage…SCORE!     … Read more Scott 84c With Overprint on Selvage