Costa Rica Stamps

In 1921, the Costa Rican government decided to Issue a stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of Central America’s independence. This by the decree #13 of March 2nd, 1920 and #26 of September 7th, 1921. This stamp started circulating in September 15th, 1921. G. Prudhomme was hired to design the stamp. Until now, the only proof … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Central America independence issue gorgeous die proof

In late 1925 there was a shortage of 3 céntimos stamps to comply with the local open letter rate. That’s why in November 24th, 1925 the Costa Rica government emitted the decree #24 in which authorized to surcharge 100,000 5 céntimos stamps from the 1923 definitive issue. Those Costa Rica stamps started being valid in … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 136, surcharged stamps with shifted perforations

It’s interesting how a somehow clear variety remains hidden for more than 70 years. Believe it or not it’s common in Costa Rica stamps. This time we’re talking about the soccer championship ink stain variety (yes, we named it, we know we’re not that creative when it comes to name varieties) that appears in several … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Soccer championship ink stain variety

It is true that when we all started collecting stamps, perforations were not part of our main concerns. As we evolved as philatelists -and learned more- we realized that perforations do are important. But not only that they are not damaged, but the importance of measuring perforations and understanding the different posible combinations in a … Read more The importance of measuring perforations in stamps

Because of the lack of 15 céntimos stamps during the first months of 1947, the government decided to issue an emergency surcharge on 45.000 stamps of each value from the 1946 Central America & the Caribbean Soccer Championship issue. The surcharge reads “Habilitado para ₡0.15 Decreto No. 16 de 28 de abril de 1947” in … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Emergency Surcharge Over The 1946 Soccer Issue