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

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 base stamp pane and 6-10, 16-20, 26-30, 36-40 and 46-50 of the overprint plate.

The error/variety list is the following:

1. First roman 1 (position 56 of the base stamp pane and position 6 of the overprint plate).
2. Double transfer at bse stamp (position 58).
3. Third roman 1 (position 69 of the base stamp pane and position 19 of the overprint plate).
4. Second roman 1 (position 100 of the base stamp pane and position 50 of the overprint plate).

For this kind of studies, we recommend the following tools:

• Stamp Magnifying Microscope: Celestron 5 MP Handheld Digital Microscope 
• Stamp Magnifying Lamp Desk Clamp-Mount 90 SMD LED Adjustable Spring-Arm