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Costa Rica

ImageDescriptionStock Code
1834 Maritime: cover from San Jose to London with manuscript "1/8" rating showing, on the reverse, fine stepped FALMOUTH/SHIP LETTER in red and London arrival cds. Filing crease and some faults but a scarce early cover SOLDCR/16375/C
1844 Prestamp: small post office shipment document with fine oval CORREOS/DE/CARTAGO marking in black completed for a double rate letter sent to Heredia. Attractive £300CR/16376/C
1888 : cover from San Jose sent to New York with single 1888 10c Soto tied by cds (10 Oct) with second strike alongside. Transit and arrival b/stamps. Early usage of the stamp £180CR/16377/C
1904 Postal stationery: "INTERIOR/4 centimos" surcharge error on 2c psc corrected with an additional larger EXTERIOR overprint (H&G 7) fine unused £90CR/16378/C
1904 : registered headed cover from San Jose to Paris with single 1901 20c tied by target with large "R" and regn. h/stamp alongside. San Jose cds b/stamp (27 Nov) £120CR/16379/C
1906 Cancellation: cover to New York with 1901 10c tied by small undated cancel in blue with very fine ESCASU cds (8 Aug) alongside. San Jose transit cds. Scarce origination SOLDCR/16380/C
1906 : registered cover from Limon to Besancon in France with 1901 1c and 2 x 2c plus 1903 2 x 4x and 2 x 6c (total 25c). New Orleans and New York transit b/stamps and added New York EXCHANGE regn. label. Attractive franking £240CR/16381/C
1906 : registered mourning cover from San Jose to St. Blasien in Germany with 11 x 1905 1c on 20c plus, on the reverse, further 19 copies (incl. a blk x12) plus a single 1901 5c (total 35c). Added New York EXCHANGE regn. label and arrival cds. A remarkable and rare franking SOLDCR/16382/C
1913 Railway: ppc (loading Bananas on a train) sent from Limon (6 Jan) to Altona in Germany with 2 x 1910 2c on 50c telegraphs (train). Scarce on cover £240CR/16383/C
1928 : 4c "coffee" psc (H&G 17) with view (Limon - Avenida 2. Oeste) with added 1926 6c on the picture side sent from San Jose to Santiago in Cuba. Arrival cancel. Scarce SOLDCR/16384/C