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Postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica

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162: 77: 19: 716: 116: 103:, the issue of 1863 was surcharged with new values for postal use: 1 Centavos, 2 Centavos, 5 Centavos (all over the Medio Real stamp), 10 Centavos (over Dos Reales) and 20 Centavos (over Cuatro Reales). The 5, 10 and 20 Centavos were also surcharged " 660: 675: 402: 655: 439: 603: 521: 511: 491: 645: 536: 432: 670: 583: 327: 444: 680: 412: 623: 561: 417: 640: 474: 422: 685: 650: 531: 427: 372: 598: 588: 546: 506: 464: 697: 613: 551: 479: 469: 459: 362: 665: 630: 573: 516: 454: 377: 352: 692: 578: 541: 526: 392: 387: 357: 320: 287: 618: 593: 556: 484: 407: 397: 382: 608: 568: 449: 367: 635: 501: 313: 153:
currency had been introduced in 1896, but stamps with the old currency were still in use, and continued to be used after 1901 for several years.
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currency was dated 1900 and put into circulation in 1901. It consists of ten stamps with values ranging from 1 Céntimo up to 10 Colones. The
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stamp, Red and Black, face value 2 Céntimos, center inverted.
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1863 Cuatro Reales stamp, Green, surcharged "20 cts. U.P.U."
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Costa Rica - Centenario de su Primera Emisión Postal
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London: Macdonald, 1986, p. 164. 14: 88:, and consisted of values "Medio 714: 661:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 200:Society of Costa Rica Collectors 123:Costa Rican stamps were issued 111:Guanacaste Province overprints 57:to the west and south and the 1: 235:Stamps of the World Volume 1 143:The first issue in the new 53:to the east and south, the 41:Costa Rica is a country in 788: 177:High value and rare stamps 706: 656:Saint Pierre and Miquelon 383:Belize (British Honduras) 348: 284:Alvaro Bonilla Lara Medal 278:O´Neill, Frederik Gomez. 26:This is a survey of the 767:Philately of Costa Rica 403:British Virgin Islands 170: 120: 86:American Bank Note Co. 81: 23: 646:Saint Kitts and Nevis 440:Caribbean Netherlands 205:Correos de Costa Rica 164: 119:1885 Guanacaste issue 118: 99:to the new Pesos and 79: 21: 772:Philately by country 721:Philately portal 604:Netherlands Antilles 433:Prince Edward Island 282:. 2003. 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Index


postage stamps
postal history
Costa Rica
Central America
Nicaragua
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea

American Bank Note Co.
Real
U.P.U.

overprinted
Guanacaste
Colón

Airmail
Juan Mora Fernández
Society of Costa Rica Collectors
Correos de Costa Rica
Edificio de Correos and Philatelic Museum
List of people on stamps of Costa Rica
Stanley Gibbons
Rossiter, Stuart
ISBN
0356108627
Alvaro Bonilla Lara Medal
FIAF

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