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This cover with independence and postage due stamps can be an example of how people didn’t understand postage laws or how people tried to outsmart the system. So, there are covers that catch our attention because they’re good looking, they have a good story behind it, they’re interesting or all of the above. And it’s … Read more Cover with independence and postage due stamps

A very nice Guanacaste Overprint variety. In 1885 the Costa Rican Government decided to give Guanacaste a percentage discount of the stamp sales in that province. In order to control those sales, the government decided to overprint stamps with the legend “Guanacaste”. Issued in 1889, this Guanacaste Overprint described as G12 and issued on Bernardo … Read more Guanacaste Overprint Variety “A” Without Middle Bar

There are only 2 special delivery receipts on cover reported. There are some topics that you’ve always heard of, but you haven’t seen a single item of those, for example, the special delivery receipt on cover. Well, I was fortunate enough to find one! The special delivery receipt is a piece of paper (about 10×15 … Read more Costa Rica Stamps: Ultra Rare Special Delivery Receipt On Cover

The 1911 issue again! This time is a 1 céntimo surcharge over the 50 céntimos telegraphic stamp (better known and the boat issue) with folded paper. This time is not a 1911 issue’s error directly. Why? Because this error is on the base stamp -the telegraphic seal-. How do these errors happen? Basically, they happen … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – 1911 Stamp With Folded Paper

Better known as the “flags issue”, this is the commemorative issue for the 1941 Central American and Caribbean Soccer Championship, with Scott numbers 201-208. It consists of the base engraved in different colors and then the flags from the participant countries were lithographed. There are several errors and varieties known for this issue, for example, … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – New Error Reported: Flag Without Upper Blue Stripe