The Society for Costa Rica Stamp Collectors

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Auction 244

Send all bids to Hector Mena PO Box 14831, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 or hrmena8@cox.net. The closing date is October 30, 2021 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 fax or mail from auction manager. 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 signature package and foreign ones will be sent airmail registered at the recipient risk. Consultwww.usps.com for postage rates. Submit items for next auction by December 1, 2021 by noon to auction manager.

All payments will be made to Socorico either by check to Treasurer or PayPal account socorico@mail.com Each bid should be accompanied with the address to mail the lots, if not available the society listed address will be used and also with mailing instructions

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
1	Waybill front Receptoria San Jose Nov 27, 1842	$35
2	Waybill front as above Sep 20, 1840	$35
3	Waybill front Receptoria Alajuela Jan 10, 1842	$35
4	Waybill front Correos Cartago Mar 10, 1846	$35
5	Waybill front Receptoria Heredia Jan 20, 1842	$35
6	Waybill front as above Apr 3, 1840	$35
7 7a	1905 folded letter official none-stamped	$9
8	Sc1 black proof on India paper, couple of small thins	$120.-
9	Sc1 green plate proof (thins and repairs-PP1c)	$25
10	Sc1 orange yellow proof mounted on card (PP1b)	$50
11	Sc2 orange yellow proof on India paper	$90
12	Sc2 orange yellow printed on thin paper	$4
13	Sc2 orange yellow printed on India paper, damage	$2
14	Sc2 discolored pink proof on India paper	$100.-
15	Sc3 pair MNH perf off	$35
16	Sc1,2,3 1880 canceller has the month (DIC) reverse	$35
17	Sc1,2,3 canceller with 1 reverse	$35
18	Sc2 cancels of Dec 25 and Sep 15	$35
19	Sc2, 3 1880 canceller has the month (JUN) reverse	$35
20	Sc3 collection of 15 different cancels	$150.-
21	Sc3 collection of date cancels from 1873/1882	$150.-
22	Sc4 collection of 10 different cancels	$120.-
23	Sc4 collection of date cancels from 1873/1882	$200.-
24	Sc7 surcharge 1c block of 4 no gum	$20
25	Sc9 surcharge 2c block of 4 no gum	$25
26	Sc13 UPU 5c gum light hinge, off center	$18
27	Sc14 UPU 10c gum, off center	$20
28	Sc15 UPU 20c gum, off center	$70
29	Sc26a Soto 2c imperf vertical pair, gum, no hinged	$25
30	Sc26c Soto 2c horiz pair imperf in between no gum	$65
31	Sc29a Soto 20c vert pair imper in between, hinged with gum	$70
32	Sc29b Soto 20c horiz pair imperf in between, no gum	$70
33	Sc35 Arms collection of 10 fancy cancels	$5
34	Sc36 as above collection of 12 fancy, town cancels	$5
35	Sc37 as above collection of 12 fancy, town cancels	$5
36	Sc37 as above collection of 12 fancy, town cancels	$5
37	Sc38 as above collection of 12 fancy, town cancels	$5
38	Sc38 as above collections of 10 fancy, town cancels	$5
39	Sc38 as above collection of 25 with cork cancels	$10
40	Sc39 imperf pair, one bisected, cancel	$150.-
41	Sc61 4c 11x14 cancel T of due	$5
42	Sc73 corner block of 8 plate number MNH	$5
43	Sc87 gum hinged centered	$125.-
44	Sc111C-H Coffee sacks essays in red	$45
45	Sc111C-H as above essays in black	$45
46	Sc105-09 Independence gum, crease on 3c	$12
47	Sc105-09 as above imperforate, hinged, gum but 2c	$w/d
48	Sc105-09 as above imperforate inverted center no gum	$275.-
49	Sc109 imperforate corner	$6
50	Sc109 imperforate pair tete beche pair, gum	$6
51	Sc242 Mauro Fernandez issue o/p muestra	$3.5
52	Sc242 as above block of 40 with complete selvedge, plate # 0283 MNH	$10
53	Sc242 on FDC to Texas July 21	$2
54	Sc242 die proof on sheet with decree signed by Alvaro Bonilla (SS249)	$100.-
55	Sc242 + 249 die prints in a presentation sheet (SS260a)	$75
56	Sc246 Mauro Fernandez surcharge block of 40	$10
57	Sc246 marginal pair right with error in position 2	$5
58	Sc246 pair right with error in position 2	$4
59	Sc246 block of 15 with error in position 2 plate #4117	$15
60	Sc246 block of 20 with error in position 2 plate #4120	$20
61	Sc246 block of 50 (complete sheet) with error in position 2 plate #4288	$25
62	Sc246 proof of s/c in black pair on onionskin paper (SP253)	$5
63	Sc246 proof of s/c in blue block of 4 on onionskin paper (SP253a)	$9
64	Sc246 proof of s/c in red block of 4 on onionskin paper Double s/c (SP253c-a)	$15
65	Sc246 s/c proof in blue strip of 3 (SP253f)	$9
66	Sc246 s/c proof in blue block of 6 as above	$15
67	Sc246 s/c proof in blue 3.5 and 4.0 mm high (SP253f-a)	$9
68	Sc246 s/c proof in black strip of 3 (SP253g)	$9
69	Sc246 s/c proof in black block of 6 as above	$15
70	Sc246 s/c proof in black 3.5 and 4.0 mm high (SP253g-a)	$7
71	Sc246 s/c proof in upper of stamps corner strip of 3 (SP253h)	$8
72	Sc246 s/c proof in upper of stamp 3.5 and 4.0 mm high (SP253h-a)	$7
73	Sc246 s/c proof pain in middle of stamp (SP253i)	$6
74	Sc246 s/c proof vertical pair, upper stamp in blue, lower in red (SP253j)	$8
75	Sc246 s/c proof horizontal pair one without s/c (SP253l)	$8
76	Sc246 overprinted muestra	$3.5
78	Sc246 horizontal strip of 3, left stamp without s/c (unlisted)	$15
79	Sc246 vertical pair one without s/c (253c)	$8
80	Sc246 inverted surcharge (253d)	$8
81	Sc246 s/c displaced up block of 4 orange vermillion MNH	$10
82	Sc246 1 of second 15 partially printed	$2.5
83	Sc246 error in position 2 on cover from Puntarenas 1946	$20
84	Sc246 strip of 3 with error in position 2 from Naranjo registered Jun 1946	$30
85	Sc246 on cover from Barra del Colorado, Mar 1947	$5
86	Sc246 on cover from Limon, Aug 1946	$3
87	Sc246 strip of 3 on back from Manzanillo registered Feb 1947	$5
88	Sc246 on cover from Puntarenas window cover Set 1946	$2
89	Sc246 on cover from Puntarenas	$2
90	Sc246 on cover from Puntarenas Sep 1946	$2
91	Sc246 on cover from Puerto Viejo	$3
92	Sc246 on cover on back from Siquirres Jun 1946	$2
93	Sc246 on cover from Turrialba coffee advertise Feb 1947	$3
94	Sc247 essay on 10c inverted o/p block of 4 (E254b)	$20
95	Sc247 inverted o/p block of 4 (254b)	$20
96	Sc251-6 Roosevelt in block of 4	$3
97	Sc251-6 as above o/p muestra in block of 4	$`
98	Sc258 double surcharge in block of 4 (264a)	$20
99	Sc259 misprinted surcharge block of 4	$15
100	Sc260 misprinted surcharge strip of 3	$10
101	Sc128 Maldonado 2c block of 28 MNH imprint	$10
102	Sc132 Nicoya 15c block of 40	$10
103	Sc162 Maldonado 3c corner block of 25 MNH	$10
104	Sc164 Virgin 5c corner block of 35 MNH	$10
105	Sc167 Virgin 45c block of 14 with plate #365	$10
106	Sc184 Orchid complete sheet of 100	$10
107 107a	Sc185 Cocoa one half sheet of 50	$10
108	Sc186 tuna corner block of 40	$10

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