Costa Rica Stamps – New Error Reported: Flag Without Upper Blue Stripe

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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

Postcard with Mixed Franking 1910 Issue and 1911 Surcharge/Overprint

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postcard with mixed franking

Postcards with mixed franking from this period are really hard to find. Some time ago I was lucky enough to find an amazing postcard with mixed franking from the 1910 issue, one surcharge and one overprint from 1911. It’s very common to find postcards with either stamps from the 1910 issue or with 1911 overprints. … Read more Postcard with Mixed Franking 1910 Issue and 1911 Surcharge/Overprint

Costa Rica Stamps: Air Mail Surcharges With Fallen Bar

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Errors are a consistent part of surcharges and overprints in Costa Rica’s philately. Fallen bars being an interesting variation. Keep on reading to find more about the airmail surcharges with fallen bars. As a consequence of a lack of 15 cent stamps, on June 1st, 1947, the government approved the surcharge (in black and red) … Read more Costa Rica Stamps: Air Mail Surcharges With Fallen Bar

Tips For Stamp Collecting In The XXI Century

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Unlike what many people believe, technology has come to help philately and here are our tips for stamp collecting in the XXI century. The intention of sharing these tips for stamp collecting in the 21st century is to help make this hobby even more entertaining and at the same time take it to an even … Read more Tips For Stamp Collecting In The XXI Century

Costa Rica Stamps: Unique Jesús Jiménez Issue Usage To Algeria

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Jesús Jiménez Issue

During the 1920’s is very rare to find Costa Rica stamps used in correspondence to Africa. Recently came to my hands one of those extremely rare piece of Costa Rica stamps’ postal history from the 1920’s. A beautiful postcard depicting passengers getting into a train to depart from Limón to San José. That’s nice, but … Read more Costa Rica Stamps: Unique Jesús Jiménez Issue Usage To Algeria