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Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 83: block of 25 with several varieties and errors

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I will never get tired of saying that surcharges and overprints are my favorite. Why? Because there’s more chance there will be varieties and errors…and the 1911 issues are the living proof of it. Here we have a block of 25 of Scott 83 consisting of positions 56-60, 66-70, 76-80, 86-90 and 96-100 of the … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 83: block of 25 with several varieties and errors

Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 1b, the rarest Costa Rica stamp from the XIX century!

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Let’s head back to 1875. By this time -and after several printings- the plate of the medio real cracked to the point that it wasn’t able to be used anymore. So, another plate was made to continue printing, but there were some differences in the plate -really easy to see- from the previous one…Scott 1a … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 1b, the rarest Costa Rica stamp from the XIX century!

Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 47 Horizontal Marginal Pair Imperforated in Between

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Once again a very rare piece of Costa Rica Philately appeared. This time an horizontal marginal pair of Scott’s #47 (1901 Issue’s 5 cents stamp). The catalog only reports an used vertical pair. This one is a mint, NG horizontal pair -positions 41 and 42- out of a 100 stamp pane. How do i know … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 47 Horizontal Marginal Pair Imperforated in Between

Philatelic Literature – El Filatelista #11: Cabotaje

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It’s our pleasure to present you this extremely interesting publication about oxcart and ship mail in Costa Rica. This 44 pages study presented by Jorge Beeche in the “El Filatelista” magazine from the Centro Filatelico de Moravia is filled with amazing images and facts about oxcart and ship mail that most of us didn’t know! … Read more Philatelic Literature – El Filatelista #11: Cabotaje