Author: bobhisey

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Emigration (a)

1910, Type E of 1910, OP ‘Emigracion’

a1
1C red
op blue

a2
2C green
op blk

a3
5C violet
op red

1912, Type E of 1910, OP ‘1911/Emigracion’

a4
1C red
op blue

a5
2C green
op blk

a6
5C violet
op red

1912, New design

a7
3C
blue

a8
5C
green

1921, Type E of 1912, OP ‘Emigracion/Habilitado’

a9
5C violet
op blk

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Conversion (b)

1919, Type E of 1918, OP 1919 and value

b1
1c on
4c of 1915

b2
1c on
10c of 1916

b3
1c on
20c of 1915

b4
1c on
20c of 1917

b5
1c on
40c of 1915

b6
1 1/2c
on
2c of 1914

b7
3c on
4c of 1915

b8
3c on
5c of 1915

b9
3c on
5c of 1918

1919, Square Imperf label, ‘Impuesto de Conversion’

b10
3c
olive-green
imperf

1919, two labels.
T1-clear background
T2-shaded background

b11
40c
T-1

b12
40c
T-2

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Book Parcel Post (Postal Tax) (c)

1927, Postage stamps of 1927 OP ‘Renta Postales’

c1
10c
carmine

c2
1C
olive-green

1927, Type E of 1921, OP Renta/Postales

c3
50c
Sepia

c4
2C
green

1927, Postage stamp of 1923 OP ‘Renta Postales’

c5
10c on
12c carmine
Columbus

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Wine and Spirits (d)

1931, Postage Stamps of 1931, OP. d1, 5c on 13c and
d2, 10c on 13c
None yet found.

1931, Telegraph Stamps of 1927. OP Importacion /Vinos/5c/?litro or Importacion/Licores/10c/?litro

d3
5c on 10c
wine
1/2 litro

d4
5c on 10c
wine
3/4 litro

d5
5c on 10c
wine
1 litro

d6
10c on 50c
liquor
1/8 litro

d7
10c on 50c
liquor
1/4 litro

d8
10c on 50c
liquor
1/2 litro

d9
10c on 50c
liquor
3/4 litro

d10
10c on 50c
liquor
1 litro

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Tourism (e)

1931, Type A, Volcano

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type A, redrawn, re-enforced lines

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

Type E

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Archives (f)

1934, Type E of 1933/34 op ‘Archivos’ in red

f1
10c
ulive
1934

f2
50c
light brown
1933

f3
1C
orange
1933

f4
2C
green
1933

1935, Archives Type A, perf 14

f5
10c
green

f6
50c
blue

f6a
50c
light blue

f7
1C
red

f8
2C
dull claret

1939, Emigration Type A, op ‘cinquenta/Centimos’ blk

f9
50c on
1C

f10
50c on
2C

1940, Emigration Type A, op ‘cinquenta/Centimos’ red

f11
50c on
2C
red op

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Archives (f)

1944, Type E of 1942 op ‘Archivo’ in red

f12
10c
olive
1942

1944, Type E of 1942 op ‘Timbre de Archivo’ in blk

f13
50c
sepia
1941

1944, Postage Due of 1915 op ‘Timbre de /Archivos /0.10’ in blue

f14
10c on
10c
violet

f15
10c on
20c
sepia

1946, Type E, op ’Timbre de Archivo/0.10 blue.

f16
10c on
50c
1935

f17
10c on
50c
1942

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Archives (f)

1946, Archive Type A, op ‘Timbre de/Archivo/0.10/’ in blue

f18
10c on
1C
red

f19
10c on
2C
violet

1946/7, Official of 1937, op ‘Timbre/Archivo’ in blue, black

f20
10c carmine
op blue
1946

f21
10c carmine
op blk
1947

1947, Type E of 1946 op ‘Archivo/1947/0.50’

f22
50c on
2C
green

f23
50c on
3C
blue

f24
50c on
5C
sepia

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Archives (f)

1947/8, Airmail of 1946, op ‘Timbre/de Archivo/value’

f25
10c on
30c
black

f26
10c on
40c
red

f27
10c on
60c
red

f28
50c on
60c
carmine

f29
50c on
2C
black

f30
1C on
2C
blue

f31
1C on
3C
red

1949, Official op of 1937, op ‘Timbre de Archivo’, 1 line

f32
10c carmine

1949, Type E of 1947. op ‘Archivo’

f33
50c
of 1947

1949, Postage of 1945, op ‘Timbre/Archivo/0.10

f34
10c op
on 20c

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Archives (f)

1949, Type E of 1947, op ‘Timbre de Archivo/value’

f35
50c on
1C of
1947

1950, Type F, op ‘Archivo’ instead of date

f36
50c
brown

1951, Archivo Type B, ABNC

f37
10c
green

f38
50c
blue

Bf39
1C
rose

1956, Archive Type B, TDLR. Also in 1964 and 1965

f40
50c
greyish lt blue

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Archives (f)

1964, Type F, op ‘Archivo’ instead of date, 14mm, blk.

f41
50c
brown

1956, Archive Type B, TDLR.

f42
10c
green

f43
1C
lilac-red

1968, Archive Type B, ABNC.

f44
10c
light blue

1990, Archive Type C,Lehman & Casa Graphica

f45
5C
green & brown
Casa Grafica,
perf 13

f46
10C
lt blue & brown
Casa Grafica
perf 13

f47
20C
violet & brown
Lehman
perf 10.5

1956, Archive Type D, Oberthur, perf 12.5

f48
100C
buff

f49
200C
black

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Bank Cheques (g)

1936, Telegraph Stamps op ‘Cheque/value’ Space 4mm

g1
3c on
10c
brown

g2
5c on
50c
blue

1936, Type E op ‘Cheque’ in red by ABNC

g3
5c
gray-black of
1936

1936, Telegraph Stamps op ‘Cheque/value’. space 2cm.

g4
5c on
50c
blue

1937, Type E of 1937 op ‘Cheque’ in red by ABNC

g5
5c
gray-black of
1937

1937, Type E of 1935 op ‘Cheque’ in red, no date change

g6
5c
of 19356

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Bank Cheques (g)

1937, Type E of 1929 op ‘Cheque’ in red , no date change

g7
5c of
1929

1937, Type E of 1932 op ‘Cheque’ in red , no date change

g8
5c on
10c of
1932

1938, Type E of 1936 op ‘Cheque’ or ‘1938’and
Telegraph Stamps op ‘Timbre-Cheque/1938/Centimos’

g9
‘Cheque’ on
5c
gray-black
1936

g10
‘1938’ on
5c
gray-black
1936

g11
‘Timbre-Cheque/1938/Centimos

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Bank Cheques (g)

1939, Type E, op ‘Cheque’

g12
5c
gray-black

1939, Type E, op ‘Cheque/Dos/Centimos’

g13
2c on
5c Cheque
of 1939

g14
2c on
2c
1930

g15
2c on
2c
1934

g16
2c on
2c
1935

g17
2c on
20c
1934

g18
2c on
20c
1937

g19
2c on
20c
1938

g20
2c on
2c
1938

1940-1943, Type E, op ‘Cheque’ diagonally, in red by ABNC

g21
2c
green 1940

g22
2c
green 1941

g23
2c
green 1942

g24
2c
green 1943

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Bank Cheques (g)

1944, Type E, op ‘Cheque’ diagonally, in red

g25
2c
green 1940

g26
2c
green 1944

1945, Type E, op ‘Cheque’ diagonally, in red

g26
2c
green 1945

1945, Type E, op ‘1945’

g28
2c cheque
stamp
1941

g29
2c cheque
stamp
1942

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Bank Cheques (g)

1946, Officials of 1937, op ‘Timbre/Cheque/2’, old value blocked by ‘W’ (op ‘a’) or ‘III’ (op ‘b’)

Type a

g30
2c on
2c lilac

g31
2c on
3c brown

g33
2c on
4c red

g34
2c on
5c olive

g35
2c on
8c brown

Type b

g36
2c on
10c carmine

g37
2c on
20c blue

g38
2c on
40c orange

g39
2c on
55c violet

1946, Cheque stamps of 1944/45 op ‘Ano/1946’

g40
2c
cheque stamp
1944

g41
2c
cheque stamp
1945

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Sport Stamps (h)

1940, Type E, op ‘Timbre/Deportivo’

h1
1C
of 1937

h2
5C
of 1938

h1a
Error
1C
of 1938

h1b
Error
1C
of 1939

h2a
Error
5C of 1939

1943?, Type E, op ‘Deportivo’ blk

h3
1C
1940

h4
1C
of 1941

h5
1C
of 1942

h6
5C
of 1940

h7
5C
of 1943

h8
5C on
10C of
1941

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Sport Stamps (h)

1945, Type E, op ‘Deportivo’ diagonal, red, ABNC

h9
1C
orange
1944

h10
5C
red-lilac
1944

1947, Type E, op ‘Tombre/Deportivo’ diagonal, red, ABNC

h11
5C
1946

1950, Type F, op ‘Deportivo ’ instead of date, red, 16mm

h12
5C
olive

1951, Sport Type A

h13
1C
light green

h14
5C
strawberry-rose

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Sport Stamps (h)

1945, Type E, op ‘Deportivo’ diagonal, red, ABNC

h9
1C
orange
1944

h10
5C
red-lilac
1944

1951, Sport Type A, ABNC, imprint

h13
1C
light green

h14
5C
strawberry-rose

1954, Sport Type A, Waterlow & Sons, imprint

h15
1C
light green

1958, Sport Type A, Waterlow & Sons, imprint

h16
1C
dark green

h17
5C
strawberry-rose

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Sport Stamps (h)

1964, Type F, op ‘Deportivo’, red,

h19
1C
violet

h20
5C
olive

1964, Type A, De La Rue, imprint

h21
1C
green

h22
5C
red

1967, Type A, De La Rue, imprint

h23
2C
brown

h24
10C
light Blue

h25
20C
yellow

1967, Type A, Lithografia Trejos, imprint, perf 16

h26
2C

h27
5C
violet-red

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National Electricity Service (i)

1941?, Type E, op ‘Servicio/Nacl/Electricidad’

i1
50c of
1937

i2
1C of
1940

i3
2C of
1937

i4
5C of
1939

1942?, Type E, op ‘Servicio/Nacl/Electricidad’

i5
50c of
1941

i6
1C of
1941

i7
2C of
1941

i8
5C on 10C
of 1941
in black,
two ‘5’s in red

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Economic Defense (j)

1944, Official Airmails op ‘Defensa Economica/Timbre Fiscal’

j1
5c green
op red

j2
10c red
op black

j3
25c yellow
op black

j4
50c gray
op black

j5
75c violet
op black

j6
1C carmine
op black

j7
2C blue
op red

j8
5C gray-black
op red

j9
10C brown
op black

1944, Type E, op ‘1944/Defensa/Economica’

j10
1c
op blue above

j11
2c
op red above

j12
10c
op red above

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Forensic (k)

1944, Type E, op ‘Timbre/Forense/bar/value’

k1
25c on
50c of 1935
op blue

k2
50c on
50c of 1935
op black

k3
1C on
2C of 1939
op black

k4
2C on
2Cof 1940
op black

k5
3C on
5C of 1944
op blue

k6
4C on
5C of 1944
op blue

k7
5C on
10C of 1944
op red

k8
10C on
10C of 1944
op red

1945, Type E, op ‘Timbre/Forense/value

k9
25c
of 1945

k10
50c
of 1945

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Forensic (k)

1946, Forensic Type A. Waterlow & Sons, imprint

k11
25c
violet

k12
50c
red

k13
1C
green

k14
2C
blue

k15
5C
orange-yellow

1946, Forensic Type A. Waterlow & Sons

k16
3C
gray-black

k17
4C
red-brown

1960, Archive stamp Type B, op ‘Timbre Forense’, black

k18
1C
vermillion

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Forensic (k)

1960, Forensic Type A, Waterlow & Sons, imprint.

k19
10C
violet

k20
20C
light red

k21
50C
black

1960, Forensic Type A, TDLR, imprint, perf 13

k22
50c
red

k23
1C
green

1964, Type F, ABNC, op ‘Forense/value’

k24
1C on
5C
olive-green

1968, Forensic Type A, TDLR, imprint, perf 12.5

k25
1C
gray-green

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Forensic (k)

1968, Forensic Type A, Litografia Lehman, imprint, perf 12.5

k26
1C
gray-green

1968, Forensic Type A, Casa Grafica (Ltda), imprint

k27
1C
yellow-green

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Consular (l)

1946, Type F, printed & op by ABNC. op ‘Timbre/Consular/bar/value’

l1
$0.50 on
5C green
op red

l2
$1 on
10C blue
op red

l3
$2 on
20C rose
op black

l4
$5 on
50C orange
op black

1947, Type F, printed & op by ABNC. op ‘Timbre/Consular/1947/value’

l5
$0.50 on
2C green

l6
$1 on
5C lilac-brown

l7
$2 on
10C black

l8
$5 on
25C red

1947, Type F, printed & op by ABNC. op ‘Timbre/Consular/1947/value’

l9
$1 on
5C of 1946
op blue

l10
$2 on
10C of 1944
op red

l11
$2 on
10C of 1945
op red

l12
$5 on
50C of 1946
op black

l13
$10 on
100C of 1945
op black

l14
$10 on
100C of 1946
op black

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Consular (l)

1948, Consular Type A, Waterlow & Sons, imprint, perf 12.5

l15
50c
green

l16
$1
blue

l17
$2
orange

l18
$5
yellow

l19
$10
brown

l20
$20
rose-lilac

l21
$50
light blue

1954-60 Consular Type A, Waterlow & Sons, imprint, perf 12.5

l16
$1

l17
$2

l18
$5

1957, Consular Type A, TDLR Londres, imprint, perf 12.5

l19
$1
blue/black

l20
$2
red/black

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Consular (l)

1957, Consular Type A, TDLR Londres, imprint

l21
$5
light brown/
black

1964, Consular Type A, TDLR, imprint

l22
$1
blue/black

l23
$2
red/black

l24
$5
red/black

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Consular (l)

1968, Consular Type A2, 7stars in shield, not 5.
Casa Grafica, no imprint. Litho

l25
$1
blue/black

l26
$10
brown/black

1969, Consular Type A2, Moller & Rothe, no imprint. perf 12. Not litho

l27
$5
red/black

l28
$10
brown/black

1969, Consular Type A2, TDLR, perf 13.5

l29
$20
carmine/black

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Worker (m)

1969, Type E, op ‘Timbre/Obrero/Ley 4351, ABNC imprint

m1
5c
blue

m2
10c
lilac

m3
25c
gray

m4
50c
brown

m5
1C
violet

m6
2C
orange

m7
5C
olive-green

m8
10C
yellow

m9
20C
light brown

m10
25C
red

m11
50C
blue

m12
100C
black

1969, Type E, op ‘Timbre/Obrero, ‘X’ over original value, new value in tablet.

m13
10C on
20C
light brown

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National Airports (n)

1970, Type E, op ‘Pro/Aeroportes/Nationales/Ley 4638’

n1
5C
olive
ABNC

1979Airport Type A, Fotolitografia Universal, perf 14

n2
5C
black, green &
blue

n3
20C
black, green &
blue

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Agrarian (o)

1975, Type F, op ‘Timbre/Agrario/Ley 5792

o1
50c
brown
ABNC

1975, Agrarian Type A, Casa Grafica, perf 10.5

o2
50c
brown

o3
1C
violet

o4
2C
orange

o5
3C
yellow-green

o6
5C
yellow-olive

o7
10C
light orange

o8
20C
gray-lilac

o9
25C
bright rose

Type A, Harrison & Sons, perf 14.5

Type A, Charles Oberthur, perf 12.5

o10
50C
rose & green

o11
100C
light
blue-green

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Education and Culture (p)

1976, Type F, op ‘Timbre/de/Educacion y/Cultura/Ley 5923

p1
50C
ABNC

p2
100C
ABNC

Type A, TDLR Columbia, perf 13

p3
50C
light brown
on blue

p4
100C
blue

Type A, Charles Oberthur, perf 12

p5
50C
brown
on cream

p6
100C
blue

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Police (q)

1981, Type F, op ‘Timbre/Policial/Ley 6594

q1
10C
orange

q2
20C
brown

q3
50C
blue

Police Type A (different background) Harrison, perf 14

q4
5C
red
no imprint

q5
20C
brown

Police Type A, TDLR, perf 13

Police Type A, Setelipaino, perf 12.5

q6
20C
brown

q7
50C
dark orange

Police Type A, Casa Grafica, perf 10.5

q8
5C
olive-green

q9
20C
??

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Migration (r)

1985, Type A Nation Airports, op Timbre/Migratorio/Ley 7015-85

r1
20C
black, green &
blue

1986, Migration Type A, Casa Grafica, perf 10.5

r2
20C
green & brown

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Departure (s)

Type E, Air Departure, op ‘Salida Aerea Persona 32.50C’ black

Departure Type A1, by Air, Airplane
perf 10.5

s1
35.20C on
50C
blue
ABNC

s2
35.20C
green,
brown

Departure Type A2, Overland use, car

Departure Type A3, border,ports

s3
35.20C
green,
brown

s4
$2
blue,
gray

Type G, op ‘Servicio de Pasajeros Internationales’ black, FCO imprint

s5
200C on
500C
green

s6
400C on
500C
green

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Departure (s)

Departure Type B, Unified tax Payment, TDLR

s7
517C
blue

s8
530C
claret

s9
952C
brown
adult

s10
652C
child

s11
645C
passport

s12
222C
air, nationals

s13
117C
terminal use

s14
3000C
orange-red
passport

s15
$15
carmine
FCO imprint

s16
$31
olive

s17
209C
blue
air,
non-nationals
FCO

Departure Type C, Unified tax Payment

s18
979C
blue

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National Register (t)

1970, Type E, op ‘Registro/Nacional/ley 5695’ on ABNC stamps

t1
2C
orange

t2
5C
olive-green
ABNC

t3
5C
olive-green
TDLR

t4
10C
yellow

t5
25C
carmine

1988, Register Type A, Casa Grafica, perf 10.5

t6
50c
light brown

t7
1C
light blue

t8
2C
red

t9
5C
bright green

t10
10C
yellow

t11
20C
orange-brown

t12
25C
carmine

t13
50C
pink & blue

1988, Register Type A, TDLR, perf 13

t14
50C
pink & blue

t15
100C
green

t16
500C
???

t17
1000C
blue & rose

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Education (u)

1990, Education Type A. President Calderon Guardia, TDLR, perf 12

u1
100C
black

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Hospital at Puntarenas (v)

1931, Postage of 1931 and Revenue type F.
op Type a, ‘Hospital Punarenas/Ley13 agosto (?)/value

v1
5c on
13c postage
of1931

v2
10c on
13c postage
of1931

v3
25c on
1C
Revenue 1930

v4
50c on
50c
Revenue 1930

v5
2C on
2C
Revenue 1930

1931, Telegraph op Type a or Type b (??)

v6
5c on
10c Telegraph
1927
Type b

v7
5c on
10c telegraph
1927
Type b

v8
25c on
50c telegraph
1927
Type b

1934, Puntarenas Type A, Litho by Imprenta Nacional.

v9
5c
blue & red

v10
10c
green & red

v11
25c
blue & red

v12
50c
green &
sepia-red

v13
2C
blue &
sepia-red

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Hospital at Puntarenas (v)

1944, Type E, op ‘Hospital/de/Puntarenas’

v14
5c
op red

v15
10c
op black

v16
25c on
50c
op black

v17
50c
op black

v18
2C
op black

1945, Puntarenas Type A, one color

v19
5c
red

v20
10c
light green

v21
25c
blue

v22
50c
lilac

v23
2C
orange

v24
5C
light sepia

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

University of Costa Rica (w)

1941, Type F, op ‘Universidad/value’ in red.

w1
50c of
1938

w2
5.60C on
10C of
1939

1944, University Type A, print and op ‘Timbre Universario’, ABNC on 1941 type stamps

w3
5c
red
op black

w4
10c
olive
op red

w5
25c
violet
op black

w6
50c
yellow
op red

w7
1C
gray-black
op red

w8
2C
blue
op red

w9
5C
green
op black

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

University of Costa Rica (w)

1944, Type F, op ‘Universitario’ diagonal.

w10
50c
brown
op red

w11
5.60C
green
op black

1946, University Type A, op new value, old value and currency blacked out.

w12
50c on
10c
op red

w13
50c on
1C
op red

w14
50c on
2C
op red

w15
50c on
5C
op black

w16
5.60C on
5c
op black

1947, University Type A, op new value ‘Cincuenta’

w17
50c on
25c
op black

w18
50c on
25c
op blue

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

University of Costa Rica (w)

1947, Airmail stamps of 1934 op ‘Timbre/Universario/value

w19
50c on
5C black
op red

w20
50c on
5C black
op blue

w21
50c on
10C brown
op black

1947, University Type A of 1944 op as above

w22
50c on
5c red
op blue

w23
50c on
25c violet
op blue

1947, University Type A. Printed and op ‘Timbre Universario’ diagonal, as 1944 issue

w24
5.60C
violet
op black

1947, Type E of 1947. op ‘Timbre/Universario’ and value. Original value blacked by ‘=‘

w25
50c on
5c
op red

w26
50c on
5c
op red
Different type,
same sheet

w27
1C
op red

w29
3C
blue
op red

w30
10C
orange
op black

w31
25C
red
op black

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

University of Costa Rica (w)

1951, University Type B, casa Grafica, perf 11. Classic building. Timbre Aereo

w31
50c
rose-carmine

w32
$1
green

1961-3, University Type B2, modern building, Casa Grafica, perf11. Timbre Aereo

w33
50c
green

w34
$1
mauve

1965-9, University Type B2, Lithografia Universitario, perf 10.5

w35
50c
green

w36
$1
mauve

1969, University Type B2, Impresoria Ltd. perf 10.5, poor printing

w37
50c
green

w38
$1
magenta

1969, University Type A, op ‘U.C.R.’ perf 10.5

w39
50c
green

w40
$1
magenta

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospital of Puerto Cortes (x)

1945, HPC Type A, Litho by Imprento Nacional. Value centered

x1
50c
blue
value red

x2
25C
blue
value red

x3
50C
rose
value blue

x4
75C
red
value blue

x5
100C
blue
value red

1946, HPC Type B, Litho by Imprento Nacional. Value 2x at bottom

x6
50c
blue
value red

x7
5C
sepia
value red

x8
50C
lilac
value red

x9
100C
green
value red

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Red Cross (y)

1944, Airmail of 1934, op ‘value/law number/Impuesto/Cruz Roja’ in red

y1
3C on 5C black

1961-3. Red Cross Type A, Fotolit, perf 11. Large cross in red.

y2
12C
green

y3
12C
blue

y4
12C
blue
dated 1962

y5
12C
blue
dated 1963

1962, International RC League, op ‘Habilitado/Cruz Roja Cost./12C, 1962’ in red

y6
12C
black and red

1974, Red Cross type B. Imprenta National, Roulette

y7
1C
red/yellow

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Red Cross (y)

1974, Red Cross type B. Lithografia Universal. Perf 14

y8
1C
red/yellow

1974, Red Cross type B. Casa Grafica.

y9
5C
red/blue

y10
200C
red/green

1996, Abandoned Children stamp op ‘Timbre Cruz Roja/Ley 1591’ + 2 bars

y9
200C
brown-red

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1962, Hospital Type A, Vignette San Juan de Dios Hospital,
perf 12.5, Photolithografia Universal

z1
10c
yellow

z2
25c
deep blue

z3
50c
green

z4
1C
red

z5
2C
brown

z5a
2C
brown
value in
small type

z6
5C
blue

z7
10C
dull orange

z8
20C
gray-black

z9
50C
violet

z10
100C
gray

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1962-3, Hospital Type B. Vignette Children’s Hospital. perf 12.5, Litografia Universal

z11
10c
yellow

z12
25c
light blue

z13
50c
?

z14
1C
rose

z15
2C
brown

z16
5C
green-blue

z17
10C
yellow-orange

z18
20C
black

z19
50C
violet

z20
100C
gray

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1963-66, Hospital Type C. Vignette TB Hospital. perf 12.5, Litografia Universal
Front wall of bldg and background white.

z21
10c
yellow

z22
25c
blue

z23
50c
yellow-green

z24
1C
dull rose

z25
2C
light brown

z26
5C
light blue

z27
10C
orange

z27a
10C
yellow

z28
20C
black

z29
50C
violet

z30
100C
gray

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1966, Hospital Type C2. Vignette TB Hospital. perf 12.5, Litografia Universal
All bldgs colored. 24x31.5mm

z31
1C
red

z32
2C
gray-brown

z32a
2C
smaller
‘colones’

z33
5C
blue

z34
10C
orange

z35
20C
yellow-ochre

z36
50C
lilac

z36a
smaller
‘colones’

z37
100C
black

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1969, Hospital Type C3. Vignette TB Hospital. Smaller stamp, 22x30mm, P12.5

z38
1C
carmine

z39
2C
brown

z40
5C
blue

z41
10C
yellow

z42
20C
light yellow

z43
50C
lilac

z44
100C
gray

1972, Hospital Type C4. Vignette TB Hospital. Smaller stamp, 21.5x29mm.
Perf 11 (10.5), Fotolitografia Universal

z45
1C
carmine

z46
2C
brown

z47
5C
blue

z48
10C
orange

z49
20C
yellow

z50
50C
lilac

z51
100C
gray

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1976, Hospital Type D, Ministry of Health & baby.
Fotolitografia Universal, Perf 10.5

z52
1C
green/pink

z53
2C
orange/green

z54
5C
blue/yellow

z55
10C
magenta/light green

z56
20C
yellow/orange

z57
50C
brown/orange

z58
100C
light blue/
orange-yellow

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1977, Hospital Type E, Ministry of Health & seal
Fotolitografia Universal, Perf 12.5

z59
1C
brown/buff

z60
2C
rose-carmine/
yellow

z61
5C
gray/red

z62
10C
pink/green

z63
20C
blue/pink

z64
50C
yellow/red

z65
100C
orange/green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1979, Hospital Type F. Diamond vignette Ministry Health,
Fotolitografia Universal P12.5

z66
1C
orange-yellow/
blue

z67
2C
brown

z68
5C
red/green

z69
10C
blue/yellow

z70
20C
yellow/mauve

z71
50C
gray/violet

z72
100C
orange/green

1981, Hospital Type G, square vignette, Lehman, perf 11, dated 1981

z73
1C
blue/orange

z74
2C
brown/olive

z75
5C
?

z76
10C
yellow/blue

z77
20C
yellow/mauve

z78
50C
?

z79
100C
green/orange

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Hospitals (z)

1983, Hospital Type G, square vignette, Lehman, perf 11, dated 1983

z80
1C
?

z81
2C
?

z82
5C
?

z83
10C
?

z84
20C
yellow/mauve

z85
50C
magenta/black

z86
100C
green/orange

z87
500C
yellow/red

1985, Hospital Type G, square vignette, Lehman, perf 11, dated 1985

z88
20C
?

z89
50C
?

z90
100C
green/orange

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Orphanages (aa)

1962, General Type F, op ‘Timbre/Hospicio de/Huerfanos/2 colones in black

aa1
2C on
2c
green

1965, Orphanage Type A

aa2
2C
green/
reddish-brown

1967, Orphanage Type A

aa3
2C
green/
reddish-brown
Fotolithografia
Universal, P12.5

aa3a
ditto
imperf

aa4
2C
green/pink
Trejos
P13.5

1967, Orphanage Type B

aa5
50C
green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Rehabilitation (bb)

1967, Rehabilitation Type A, 50c Fotolithografia Universal, P 12.5

bb1
50c
lilac-brown

bb2
50c
brown-lilac/
brown-ochre

1967, Rehabilitation Type A, 1C, Fotolithografia Universal, P 10.5, 12, 13.5

bb3
1C
lake-brown
P10.5

bb4
1C
claret
P11.5

bb5
1C
claret
no imprint

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

National Libraries (cc)

1968, General Type F op ‘Bibliotecas/Nationales’

cc1
5C
olive-green
TDLR

cc2
5C
olive-green
ABNC

1969, Library Type A. 5C

bb3
5C
olive-green
Seitelipaino, P12

bb4
5C
olive-green
Casa Grafica
P11

bb5
5C
green
Litografica
Lehmann
P13.5

bb6
5C
gray-green
No imprint

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Abandoned Children’s Fund (dd)

1969, Forensic Revenue Stamp-Waterlow.
op ‘Timbre/de Ayuda/al Nino/Abandonado/Ley 4320

dd1
5C
yellow

dd2
10C
lilac

1969, Abandoned Children Type A

dd3
5C
olive-green/
brown-lilac
Fotolitografica
Universal
P12.5

dd4
10C
blue/brown
Fotolitografica
Universal
P12.5

dd5
10C
blue/light brown
Fotolitografica
Universal
P10.5

dd6
10C
blue/brown
Litografia
Lehmann
P13.5

dd7
10C
blue/brown
Litografia
Trejos
P13.5

1969, General Type F, op ‘de Ayuda/al Nino/Abandado/Ley 7088-87. TDLR

dd8
100C

1969, Abandoned Children Type B, (redrawn Type A) De La Rue, Perf 14

dd6
10C
blue/brown
Litografia
Lehmann
P13.5

dd6
10C
blue/brown
Litografia
Lehmann
P13.5

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

National Museum (ee)

1969, Museum Type A

ee1
2C
reddish-brown/
yellow

1969, op ‘Museo Nacional’

dd2
62C on
100C olive-green
Harrison
Type F

dd3
62C on
500C
FCO
Type G

dd4
92C on
100C olive-green
FCO
Type F

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

National Parks, (ff)

1977, General Type F, op ‘Pro Parques/Nacionales/Ley 6084

ff1
5C
olive-green
ABNC

1977, Parks Type A

ff2
1C
Rose-lilac
Casa Grafica

ff2a
5C
Aquablue
Casa Grafica

ff3
1C
rose-lilac
Litografia
Trejos

ff4
5C
aquablue
Litografia
Trejos

ff5
100C
green
DeLaRue

19??, Parks Type A2, Litografia Trejos, silver value square

ff6
250C
multi
trejos

ff7
500C
multi
Trejos

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Society of the Girl’s City (gg)

1981, Girl’s City Type A, Litografia Trejos, P13.5

gg1
5C
ultramarine

gg2
20C
orange

Wild Life (hh)

1992, General Type F, op ‘Ley 7317/Vida/Silvestre

hh1
20C
brown
FCO

hh2
50C
blue
TDLR

hh3
100C
black
Harrison

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Medical Association (ii)

1944, General Type E, op ‘1944/Timbre/Medico’, in red

ii1
1C
of 1943

1944, Medical Type A, 26x33mm, P12.5, Imprenta Nacional

ii2
1C
blue

1949, Medical Type A, 20x25mm, P11.5 or roulette, Imprenta Nacional

ii3
1C
blue
P11.5

ii3a
1C
light blue
P11.5

ii3b
1C
violet-blue
P11.5

ii4
2C
blue
P11.5

ii5
2C
brown
P11.5

ii5a
2C
light brown
P11.5

ii3r
1C
blue
rouletted

ii3ar
1C
light blue
rouletted

ii3br
1C
violet-blue
rouletted

ii4r
2C
blue
rouletted

ii5r
2C
brown
rouletted

ii5a
2C
light brown
rouletted

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Medical Association (ii)

1949, Medical Type A, Imprenta Nacional, roulette or perf.

ii7
10C
vermillion
Perf

ii7r
10C
vermillion
roulette

1997, Medical Type A, no imprint. Litografia Nacional, Perf 11.5

ii8
100C
yellow-green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Lawyer’s Association (jj)

1964, Forensic Type A, op ‘Colegio/Abogados’, perf 12.5

jj1
1C
green

jj2
5C
yellow

jj3
10C
lilac

jj4
20C
red

jj5
50C
brown

1964, Lawyer Type A, Casa Grafica, P13

jj6
50c
golden yellow

jj7
1C
gray-green

jj8
2C
dull rose

jj9
10C
blue

jj10
20C
gray

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Lawyer’s Association (jj)

1964, Lawyer Type B, no imprint, P14. Value black, two fonts.

Thin font

jj11
50c
blue

jj12
1C
orange

jj13
2C
yellow

jj14
5C
violet

jj15
10C
carmine

jj16
20C
green

jj17
50C
red

Thick font

jj11a
50c
blue

jj12a
1C
orange

jj13a
2C
yellow

jj14a
5C
violet

jj15a
10C
carmine

jj16a
20C
green

jj17a
50C
red

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Lawyer’s Association (jj)

1964, Lawyer Type B, no imprint, P14. op ‘C5.00’

jj8
C5.00
on
50c blue

1964?, Lawyer Type B, Casa Grafica, imprint small ’CG’ Bottom right. P14. Value black

jj19
5C
light blue

jj20
10C
blue

jj21
20C
green

jj22
25C
lavender

jj23
50C
salmon
value black

jj23a
50C
salmon
value red

jj24
100C
light blue

1964?, Lawyer Type B, Imprenta Nacional, roulette.

jj
50C
Salmon
value salmon

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Engineers and Architects Association (kk)

1966-7, Engineer Type A, Fotolitografia Universal

kk1
5c
red

kk2
25c
blue

kk3
1C
green

kk4
5C
yellow

kk5
10C
gray

kk6
50C
orange

1981, Typa A2, ‘25 Anniversario’ added. Fotolitografia Universal, P12.5

kk7
1C
green

kk8
5C
yellow

kk9
10C
gray

kk10
50C
orange

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Engineers and Architects Association (kk)

1981, Engineer Type B, Imprenta Universal, P11

kk11
1C
green

kk12
5C
yellow

kk13
20C
rose

kk14
50C
orange

1981, as above, op 100C on the 1C green by handstamp

kk15
110C on
1C
green

1981, Engineer Type B, Printed by ‘LIL’, Perf 13.5

kk16
100C
gray

kk17
1000C
brown

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Dental Association (ll)

1966, Dental Type A, Litografia Universal

ll1
50c
blue/lilac

ll2
1C
brown/lilac

ll3
2C
light green/
lilac

ll4
5C
red/lilac

ll5
10C
black/lilac

1966, Dental Type B, Litografia Lehman, P 13.5

ll6
1C
mauve

ll7
5C
orange

ll8
10C
black

ll9
50C
purple

ll10
100C
brown

ll11
500C
blue

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Economic Sciences Association (mm)

1969, Economics Type A, Litografia Lehmann, P 13.5

mm1
100C
blue

mm2
200C
green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Topographers Association (nn)

1973, Topographer Type A, Litografia Universal.

nn1
50c

nn2
1C
lilac

nn3
2C

nn4
5C?

nn5
10C
orange

nn6
20C?

1991, Topographer Type B, Publicaciones UNA, Perf 10.5.

nn8
5C
light brown

nn9
10C
yellow

nn9a
10C
blue

nn10
20C
yellow-green

nn10a
20C
carmine

nn11
100C
green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Journalism Association (oo)

1974, General Type F, op ‘Colegio de/Periodistas/Ley 5527’, ABNC

oo1
5c
blue

oo2
10c
reddish violet

oo3
25c
dark gray

oo4
50c
brown

oo5
1C
violet

oo6
2C
red-orange

1974, Journalism Type A, Casa Grafica, P10.5

oo7
5c
stone/black

oo8
10c
stone/
dark green

oo9
25c
stone/
liight brown

oo10
50c
stone/
light green

oo11
1C
stone/blue

oo12
2C
stone/violet

oo13
5C
stone/red

oo14
10C
stone/
magenta

oo15
20C
stone/orange

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Journalism Association (oo)

1974, Journalism Type A, TDLR of Columbia, P13

oo16
50C
rose-pink

oo17
100C
light blue-green

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Private Accountants Association (pp)

1980, Accountants Type A, Casa Grafica, P 10.5

pp1
2C
blue

pp2
10C
mauve

pp3
25C
brown-ochre

pp4
50C
light olive

pp5
100C
green

pp6
300C
pink

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Public Accountants Association (qq)

1981, CPA Type A, Litografia Universal, P12.5

qq1
25C
pink
no imprint

qq2
50C
yellow

qq3
100C
blue

qq4
500C
green/
light blue

qq5
1000C
red/
dark orange

1981, CPA Type A, Casa Grafica, P12.5

qq6
25C
pink
“colones” in
smaller font

COSTA RICA Revenues, Specific

Forensic (k)

g13
2c on
5c Cheque
of 1939

h

l25
$1
blue/black

Type E

Type E

Type E

n1
5C
olive
ABNC

Type F

Type F

Type F

Type F

Archivo B

Archivo B

z

z

z

g

g

g

g

g16
2c on
2c
1935