Costa Rica Scott 147 Lindbergh Surcharge Reprints For Sale!
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
2y ago
This lithograph stone had been stored since the 1970s. It was about time for it to see the light again! After Charles Lindbergh became the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean flying, his fame took him on the “Good Will Tour”. Costa Rica was one of many stops.  At the end of 1927, the Costa Rican government commissioned Antolín Chinchilla to create the official surcharge’s lithograph stone of 100 positions. At the same time, he used the original die to create a smaller one of 25 positions.  This 25 positions lithograph stone is known as a private lithograph stone. I was luc ..read more
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Jesús Jiménez 1 Colon Official Stamp With Double Perforation
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
3y ago
With the same decree that authorized the base stamp on June 12th, 1923, the government authorized to overprint the issue for official use. This official stamp with double perforation is truly an awesome piece of Costa Rican philately. Official stamp with double perforation. So, this might be a hint on why a stamp with double perforation was overprinted without noticing it and was sold to the public…well, there are other reasons, but the most important is that the Jesus Jimenez issue was the first one to be fully produced in Costa Rica. It was printed by Litografía Nacional which had neither a ..read more
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Incredible cover from San José to Kenya in 1926
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
Cover from San José to Kenya. During 1924 there was a change in the postage rates and therefore the need for new stamps arose. Registration for non-UPAE countries was one of the rates that was affected. It went from 20 céntimos to 25 céntimos, converting the total amount of postage + registration from 40 céntimos to 45 céntimos. During this period, there was a lack of stamps to cover this rate. This is when the Costa Rican government ordered an issue of 4 surcharge values (100,000 each) to supply all post offices while the definitive issue arrived. Covers with these surcharges are not easy to ..read more
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Canalías postal card – uprated with coffee promotion stamps 1922
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
Every single Canalías postal card is difficult to find unused and even more difficult used. What’s the origin of the Canalias postal cards? According to Enrique Bialikamien’s book “Tarjetas postales de 1923”, in 1920 printers María v. de Lines and Antonio Canalías ordered several postal cards with different designs to a german printer. During 1921 and 1922 they were sold as souvenirs, but apparently the quantities printed were more than what they projected to sell. In early 1923, Mr. Canalías decided to negotiate with the Costa Rican government the use of such postcards. To make them an offic ..read more
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Cover with a military censor… in a country with no army!
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
How come there is a cover with a military censor in a country without an army? Cover with a military censor…The other day I was watching an interesting presentation by Francisco Pérez on Youtube about covers with military censors in Costa Rica. At the end of the presentation, there was a question that dragged my attention: Why are there covers from post-army abolition with military censor? Well, That’s a very valid question. At that very moment, Mr. Pérez did not have the answer and at that very same moment, I decided to find it out. Costa Rica’s army is gone! On December 1st, 1948, after its ..read more
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COVID-19 emergency flight cover
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
This Costa Rica COVID-19 emergency flight cover is the first emergency cover related to a disease in our philatelic history. Costa Rica COVID-19 emergency flight cover. COVID-19 caught most of the world by surprise, that’s a fact. I could be because some were not interested in international news or just because they thought it was going to be affecting Asia. SURPRISE! It spread faster than most people thought it would. Also, it hit stronger in some first world countries. This rapid spread made a lot of countries shut their borders and therefore leaving tourists trapped. Because of this ..read more
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Cover with independence and postage due stamps
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
This cover with independence and postage due stamps can be an example of how people didn’t understand postage laws or how people tried to outsmart the system. So, there are covers that catch our attention because they’re good looking, they have a good story behind it, they’re interesting or all of the above. And it’s absolutely true that this cover with independence and postage due stamps has all of the above. But let’s start with some facts. The stamps used in this cover started circulating on September 15th, 1921 and were demonetized on December 31st, 1921. Basically, this issue circu ..read more
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Guanacaste Overprint Variety “A” Without Middle Bar
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
Third A looking like an inverted VA very nice Guanacaste Overprint variety. In 1885 the Costa Rican Government decided to give Guanacaste a percentage discount of the stamp sales in that province. In order to control those sales, the government decided to overprint stamps with the legend “Guanacaste”. Issued in 1889, this Guanacaste Overprint described as G12 and issued on Bernardo Soto’s issue has several varieties. In this case, a very nice one. This Guanacaste overprint variety consists of the third “A” not having the horizontal bar, making it look like an inverted “V”. As far as I have re ..read more
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Costa Rica Stamps: Ultra Rare Special Delivery Receipt On Cover
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
4y ago
There are only 2 special delivery receipts on cover reported. There are some topics that you’ve always heard of, but you haven’t seen a single item of those, for example, the special delivery receipt on cover. Well, I was fortunate enough to find one! The special delivery receipt is a piece of paper (about 10×15 centimeters) that is hand stamped with an uncommon cancelation that reads ” INFORMACION, REZAGOS Y LISTA DE CORREOS *SAN JOSE*”. Then a small form must have been completed and signed at the final destination. The purpose of this form was to have proof of delivery. Maybe on purpose or ..read more
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Costa Rica Stamps – 1911 Stamp With Folded Paper
Estampillas de Costa Rica
by fonsi
5y ago
The 1911 issue again! This time is a 1 céntimo surcharge over the 50 céntimos telegraphic stamp (better known and the boat issue) with folded paper. This time is not a 1911 issue’s error directly. Why? Because this error is on the base stamp -the telegraphic seal-. How do these errors happen? Basically, they happen because the paper is folded by the time the stamp gets printed and being ignored during the quality inspection. This is called natural folded paper. Once the stamp is printed (the telegraphic stamp on this occasion), the paper is straightened up and then the unprinted area gets ex ..read more
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