Send all bids and payments to Raul Hernandez, 4204 Haring Road, Metaire, LA 70006 USA or
rherna3870@aol.com. The closing date is
June 29, 2019 at noon.
The winning bid will be 10% over the next highest bid. If there is only one bid the winning price will be equal to the reserve.
If the difference between the top bids is less than 10% the winning bid will be equal to the top bid.
All the lots are illustrated in the Socorico Web Site with complete auction conditions.
The same information can be obtained by phone, fax or mail from R. Hernandez. A buyer fee of 5% will be charged,
but it will be waived if payment is received within 15 days after notification. If no payment is received 30 days
after notification the lot will be assigned to the second highest bidder. The cost of postage is additional.
Packages over $100 will be sent insured and foreign ones will be sent airmail registered at the recipient risk.
Consult www.usps.com for postage rates.
Catalogue price reference is "Scott Standard Catalogue", other reference numbers are the "Costa Rica Postal Catalogue Fourth Edition"
or "Costa Rica Revenue Stamp Catalogue 2006 (M&R)". Low value stamps are not graded; in a lot the overall grade represents the highest value stamps.
Abbreviations o/p: overprint, s/c: surcharge, cc: circular cancellation, ng: no gum, og: original gum, nh: no hinged, FDC: first day cover,
mint or MNH: mint never hinged, SJ: San Jose, reg: registered, bk: block, i: irregular shape, RUC: right upper corner, RLC: right lower corner,
LUC: lower upper corner, LLC: left lower corner. Commercial covers - unless specified these covers may have stamps of other contemporary issues.
All covers from San Jose or to San Jose unless specified.
| Lot | Description | Reserve |
001
001a | Cover 1893 #37 x2 to DC Oct received Nov 7 via NY | $20.00 |
002
002a | Cover 1893 #37 + 38 x2 for 25c registered fee Limon to Munich Dec 1, 1893 received Dec 22 via NY | $45.00 |
003
003a | Cover 1895 Oct 21from Santa Cruz to Aquileo Echeverria SJ no stamp | $25.00 |
004
004a | Cover 1896 Oct 1 SJ to Limon with #36 bisected, open letter fee | $30.00 |
005
005a | Cover 1897 Dec 30 SJ to NY with #38 on back | $15.00 |
006
005a | Cover 1897 Jul 29 SJ to Paris with #38 via New Orleans (NO transit date Aug 6) | $25.00 |
007
007a | Cover 1897 Nov 18 SJ German consulate to Darmstadt with #38 via NY | $30.00 |
008
008a | Cover 1899 Aug 20 San Carlos to Passau with #38x2 via NY | $35.00 |
| 009 | 37a Arms violet gum, hinge mark | $20.00 |
| 010 | C2 block with broken E on right upper stamp MNH | $4.00 |
| 011 | Railroad engine 1947 C159 # corner block + specimen op | $7.00 |
| 012 | Railroad engine 1947 C159 color proofs (CPA179) | $25.00 |
| 013 | Rotary 1956 C246-51 complete set with Muestra vertical (MA259-64 I) | $15.00 |
| 014 | Rotary 1956 C246-51 complete set with Muestra horizontal MA259-64 II) | $15.00 |
| 015 | Rotary covers C246/250 local & US, reg, registered use 7 items | $6.00 |
| 016 | Rotary large cover C251 + to Monroe, Dec 60/61 2 items | $2.00 |
| 017 | C292a OAS flags sideways (A304a) mint | $30.00 |
| 018 | C292 DF for DE (A304b) used | $5.00 |
| 019 | C298-302 St Vincent Paul imperforate large margins (IA310-314) | $35.00 |
| 020 | B1-4 semi postal blocks of 4 mint imperforate | $25.00 |
021
021a | B5-7 semi postal blocks of 4 mint perf 12 | $5.00 |
022
022a | Bar cancels with gum 3 items | $2.00 |
| 023 | Bar cancels one bar missing in each stamp 7 items | $2.00 |
| 024 | Bar cancels 10c with double bars, 25c end of bars | $5.00 |
| 025 | Fake official overprints 15 items | $2.00 |
| 026 | Fake cancellations XIX century stamps 18 items | $2.00 |
| 027 | Machine covers U2, U4, one U2 proof or blank (3 covers) | $2.00 |
| 028 | Machine covers U1 to Boston, NY 1940-42 (3 covers) | $1.00 |
| 029 | Machine covers U3 government offices to DC or NY (4 covers) | $1.00 |
| 030 | Machine covers U3 government offices to DC or NY (4 covers) | $1.00 |
| 031 | Machine covers U3 government offices to Cuba, Venezuela, Oregon (4 covers) | $1.00 |
| 032 | Machine covers U3 local Cinchona Plantation, Philly + A.Bonilla x-mas card | $2.00 |
| 033 | Machine covers F106 (proof or blank) #25 pictorial local | $2.00 |
| 034 | Machine covers U25 (local), #1554 Gainesville (3 covers) | $1.00 |
| 035 | England 1887 Queen Victoria Sc 117 used cat 45.00 | $2.50 |
| 036 | England 1902 King Edward Sc 129 to 132 used cat 75.00 | $4.00 |
| 037 | England 1902 King Edward Sc 136 & 138 used cat 110.00 | $5.00 |
| 038 | England 1911 King George V Sc 169, Rules the waves Sc179 used cat 87.00 | $4.00 |
| 039 | England 1939 King George VI Sc 249 to 251A used cat 37.00 | $2.00 |
| 040 | England 1951 King George VI Sc 286 to 289 used cat 24.00 | $1.00 |
| 041 | England 1955 Queen Elizabeth Sc 309 to 312 used cat 52.00 | $2.50 |
| 042 | Sc 377/385, includes souvenir sheet, MNH. | $18.00 |
| 043 | Sc 427/29, MNH blocks of 4. | $20.00 |
| 044 | Sc 433/436, MNH blocks of 8. | $20.00 |
| 045 | Sc 437 MNH sheet of 15. | $8.00 |
| 046 | Sc 437 MNH strip of 3. | $1.00 |
| 047 | Sc 444a-c, MNH sheet of 15 | $15.00 |
| 048 | Sc 466/475, MNH, includes souvenir sheet. | $10.00 |
| 049 | Sc 466/475, MNH blocks of 4, includes souvenir sheet. | $40.00 |
| 050 | Sc 476a-b +label, block of 9 MNH. | $3.00 |
| 051 | Sc 508/517, MNH blocks of 4. | $30.00 |
| 052 | Sc 532/533, MNH blocks of 4. | $6.00 |
| 053 | Sc 593a-j, MNH sheet of 10. | $10.00 |
| 054 | Sc 599a-j, used | $6.00 |
| 055 | Sc 602a-e, MNH sheet of 15. | $4.00 |
| 056 | Sc 608, MNH souvenir sheet. | $8.00 |
| 057 | Sc 609 a-d, MNH strip of 4. | $5.00 |
| 058 | Sc 610a-c, MNH hor. strip of 3 MNH. | $4.00 |
| 059 | Sc 611a-d, MNH sheet of 4 MNH. | $2.50 |
| 060 | Sc 612, MNH souvenir sheet. | $8.00 |
| 061 | Sc 613 a-b, MNH vertical pair. | $2.00 |
| 062 | Sc 614a-b, MNH hor. pair. | $1.50 |
| 063 | Sc 616a-f, sheet of 6 MNH. | $8.00 |
| 064 | Sc 617, MNH souvenir sheet. | $15.00 |
| 065 | Sc 618, MNH souvenir sheet MNH | $5.00 |
| 066 | Sc 619a-d, MNH sheet of 4. | $5.00 |
| 067 | Sc 620a-b, MNH pair. | $2.00 |
| 068 | Sc 621a-d, MNH sheet of 4. | $6.00 |
| 069 | Sc 622a-d, MNH sheet of 4. MNH. | $3.50 |
| 070 | Sc 623, MNH hor. pair. | $1.50 |
| 071 | Sc 626a-d MNH sheet of 4. | $1.50 |
| 072 | Sc 628a-f, MNH sheet of 6. | $4.00 |
| 073 | Sc 629, MNH. | $1.50 |
| 074 | Sc 630a-g, MNH sheet of 7. | $2.50 |
| 075 | Sc 633a-d, MNH sheet of 4 | $1.00 |
| 076 | Sc 634 a-b, horizontal pair, MNH. | $2.00 |
| 077 | Sc 635a-d, MNH sheet of 4. | $5.00 |
| 078 | Sc 637a-d, MNH sheet of 4. | $2.50 |
| 079 | Sc 638a-b, MNH sheet of 2 | $4.00 |
| 080 | Sc 640a-b, MNH souvenir sheet of 2 | $3.50 |
| 081 | Sc 643a-d, MNH miniature sheet. | $6.00 |
| 082 | Sc 644a-d, MNH self-adhesive block of 4. | $2.00 |
| 083 | Sc 645a-b, MNH hor. pair. | $1.75 |
| 084 | Sc 647a-b, MNH souvenir sheet of 2. | $1.75 |
| 085 | Sc 649a-b, MNH souvenir sheet of 2. | $1.75 |
| 086 | Sc 653a-b, MNH souvenir sheet of 2 | $4.00 |
| 087 | Sc 656, MNH souvenir sheet. | $3.00 |
| 088 | Sc 141-144, MNH. | $5.00 |
| 089 | Sc C145/147, MNH inverted overprint. | $5.00 |
| 090 | Sc 168/177, used. | $4.50 |
| 091 | Sc C211/215, MNH. | $2.50 |
| 092 | Sc C354/361, MNH. | $5.00 |
| 093 | Sc 362/365, MNH. | $4.50 |
| 094 | Sc C362/365, used set. | $2.50 |
| 095 | Sc C921, MNH sheet of 20 | $6.00 |
