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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!
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
Every country’s first issue always attracts lots of attention from collectors. Well, Costa Rica’s first issue is not the exception. A really nice design and engraving makes this issue a real gem. It’s try that it’s easy -and relatively cheap – to get it, but the postal history is another story. Also, there is the … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Double transfer on the first issue’s 4 reales
When I try to think about the rarest Costa Rica stamps, a few come quickly to my mind: the 1901 2 Cts inverted center, the 1907 inverted centres and some Guanacaste overprints…wait! there’s another extremely rare, almost impossible to find (not fake) jewel: Scott 94c. Let’s start fresh: the Scott 94 itself it’s not easy … Read more Costa Rica Stamps – Scott 94c: One of the rarest Costa Rica Stamps
Just when everything seems calm and you think there’s nothing that can make your day…a stamp like this appears. Surprise! Let’s be fair, it’s not easy to find a Scott 84c (Perf. 14×14) new with gum. Now, add a shifted printing and by some kind of a miracle one overprint falls on the selvage…SCORE! … Read more Scott 84c With Overprint on Selvage