SOCORICO

SOCORICO PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE

Costa Rica Postal Catalogue, Third Edition 2004, by Hector R. Mena. Softbound. VI + 260 pages. $25 members, $40 for non-members. Included is the July 2005 1st revision on a CD in Adobe Acrobat format with most illustrations in color. Weight is 34 ounces. Postage $2.55 US media rate, $9.50 International Global Priority.

The Oxcart,   Available are issues #58 through #167 at $3, (except #100 is $5). Issues #168 on are $4.50 each. Plus postage, weight is 2 ounces per issue.

The Oxcart, Issues #1 to 60 on CD-ROM, including the first 36 issues of the Costa Rican Philatelist, produced by Richard S. Simpson for SOCORICO. Adobe Reader required. $25 for members, $40 for non-members plus postage, weight 2 ounces.

Airmail Postal History of Costa Rica, 1999, by Richard Saundry, Fred O'Neill et al. Softbound (tape). VI + 121 pages. $15 members, $30 non-member, weight 12 ounces.

Costa Rica Postal Stationery, 1998, by H. Dana Mitchell. Softbound (tape). IV + 41 pages. $5 members,$10 non-members, weight 6 ounces.

History of Revenue Stamps of Costa Rica (1870-1970), by Alvaro Bonilla Lara. Softbound (tape). VII + 232 pages. $18 members, $30 non-members, weight 31 ounces.

First Issue Covers - A CD-ROM, by Carlos Saenz. $10 for members, $20 non-members. Plus postage, weight 2 ounces.

The Index to Costa Rican Philatelic Literature Part II (1974-2000), Third Edition by Hector R. Mena. Unbound, 88 pages, $5, weight 9 ounces.

The Index to Costa Rican Philatelic Literature (1863-1972), by Earl G. Fossum and Hector R. Mena. Softbound (tape), 124 pages. $5, weight 14 ounces.

Catalogo de Sello Postales de Costa Rica, 2nd edition 1978, by Carlos Saenz. Softbound (stapled) 104 pages. $10 members, $20 non-members, weight 9 ounces.

Ordering:   please order from the Society Librarian at P.O. Box 14831, Baton Rouge, LA 70898 USA. Please specify shipping method and remit sufficient postage. The US domestic book rate is $1.42 for the first pound and 42 cents for each additional pound. Other countries will be shipped by Global Priority rate at $9 per package up to 36 ounces (estimated delivery time less than 2 weeks). Consult the USPS web site for other rates (http://www.usps.gov).

OTHER PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST FOR SOCORICO MEMBERS

Repertorio Filatelico Costarricense, Apartado 2868, San Jose, Costa Rica. Monthly in Spanish. Editor Fred O'Neill. Price $13/year.

Central American Newsletter, 36 Trevor Road, Flixton, Urmston, Manchester M41 5QH, England. Quarterly. Editor Michael P. Birks for the Central American Group of the Spanish Main Society. 5 in Europe and 7 elsewhere/year.

The Latin American Post, Postal Box 6420, Hinton, Alberta, Canada T7V 1X7. Quarterly. Editor Piet Steen for the Latin American Philatelic Society. Price $15/year.

Preprinted Costa Rica Album Pages. 176 pages with spaces for all Costa Rica postage stamps from #1 through 2005. Downloadable from this site or pre-printed pages available from Richard S. Simpson, http://www.albumpages.net.